Biden Ends Five-Day Thanksgiving Vacation with Flight to Africa
Lame-duck President Joe Biden returned to Washington, D.C., on Saturday night after a five-day vacation on Nantucket Island and headed to Angola within hours. Biden, who will be in the capital Luanda from Monday to Wednesday, will be the first US president to visit the oil-rich country since it gained independence from Portugal in 1975. […]
Flight passengers visiting this vacation spot will have to pay a fee just to leave the islands
The Maldives, a luxury South Asian island known for its crystal-clear waters and luxury resorts, has raised air taxes on tourists. According to the Maldives Inland Revenue Authority, the exit tax will begin in 2022 and will be levied on passengers departing the Maldives from Maldivian airports based on their class of travel. Taxes vary […]
Trump roasts Dems with ‘Christmas Vacation’ turkey parody video on Thanksgiving
That's beautiful, Mr. Trump. Hours after wishing everyone a happy Thanksgiving, including “the lunatics on the radical left,” President-elect Donald Trump lambasted Democrats in a parody video of “Christmas Vacation.” “If this turkey tasted half as good as it looks, I think we'd all be in for a big, big feast,” he says, his head […]
Anti-police activist blew $75K in charity funds for luxury vacation rentals, other personal expenses: AG
Prosecutors say the anti-police activist founded a nonprofit organization aimed at improving “transparency and accountability” in law enforcement, then “misused charitable donations to fund lavish vacations and shopping sprees.” I have doubts. The District of Columbia Attorney General's Office is currently charging Raheem AI Executive Director Brandon Anderson with “misappropriating $75,000 in nonprofit funds for […]
Cruise Line Offers 4-Year-Long ‘Skip Forward’ Vacation to Avoid Donald Trump’s Tenure
Cruise lines have announced “skip forward” vacations for wealthy Americans who want to travel around the world for four years instead of living under President-elect Donald Trump's second term. Viravi Residences, a luxury vacation company offering “residential cruising”, launches advertisement Plans were made for the Nov. 7 cruise, including a four-year cruise that would cover […]
Oregon nurse murdered while on European vacation by suspect she met at nightclub: police
An Oregon nurse disappeared from a nightclub while on vacation in Hungary and was found dead. Budapest Police Headquarters announced on November 8 that 31-year-old Mackenzie “Kenzie” Michalski was missing after disappearing from a nightclub while on vacation in Europe. Friends first contacted authorities after a 31-year-old woman missed her flight and left her belongings […]
Remains of Michigan woman, 68, who disappeared during vacation, found in stomach of shark
An American woman went missing while on vacation in Indonesia on a diving trip, and her body was found inside a shark's stomach, according to a friend of the woman. According to a report in Asia Pacific Press, Colleen Monfore, 68, was diving with friends near Pulau Leong Island off the coast of Maluku province […]
‘Really creepy’ mother admits to sexually assaulting teen hockey players ‘young enough to be her kids’ during family vacation
A married Minnesota mother admitted to sexually assaulting two 15-year-old hockey players during a family vacation, authorities said. Alison Lee Shardin, 39, was arrested on February 1st. Shardin was charged with third- and fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct. On Friday, she pleaded guilty to a third-degree count, but the fourth-degree count will be dropped under the […]
Why get a snow globe or cheesy T-shirt on vacation when you can get a tattoo instead?
Forget all the kitschy travel memorabilia like keychain souvenirs, snow globe souvenirs, souvenir T-shirts, and other tourist trinkets. Jetsetters are choosing more permanent tokens from their travels. They're getting inked because the number of “tattoo enthusiasts” is on the rise. data from hostel world More than 40% of adult travelers under the age of 35 […]
Popular vacation destinations on alert after hazardous materials wash ashore
Several popular beaches along the Maryland and Delaware coasts were closed to swimming last week after medical waste, including hypodermic needles, washed up on shore. Swimming was prohibited at beaches in Ocean City, Maryland; Fenwick Island, Delaware; and state and federal beaches on Assateague Island, which straddles Maryland and Virginia. The City of Ocean City […]