United 777 Engine Cover Ripped Off Mid-Flight!

There’s some scary footage of an engine cover (nacelle) falling apart on an United 777 today from San Francisco – Honolulu. The incident occurred 45 minutes before the arrival of the aircraft into Honolulu at which point the airport received a distress signal from the aircraft. Twitter is full of …

Focal Point: Golkonda Fort (Dol Guldur & the Origin of the Koh-i-Noor Diamond)

Golkonda Fort sits on a 390 foot granite hill, 7 miles outside the centre of Hyderabad, India. The fort dates back to 14th century and was considered impenetrable for almost three centuries before its fall to Mughal emperor Aurangzeb in 1687 at which point it was pillaged and looted. 

SPG/Marriott Devaluation w/ 21% of Marriott hotels going up!

So you’ve probably heard by now that SPG and Marriott just announced their 2018 hotel category changes. At SPG, 8% of hotels are moving up a category, while 7% are moving down, but at Marriott 21% are moving up, while only 5% will be coming down. These changes are in …

Amazing Deal: Austin/San Antonio/El Paso – Hawaii for $400 RT

United Airlines and American Airlines have put economy class seats to Hawaii on sale from many Texas cities including Austin, San Antonio, El Paso to Maui, Kailua (Kona), Honolulu, Lihue (Kauai). Economy fares are mostly under $400 (except to Lihue on Kauai) and allow carry on bags. The flights are …

Travel to anywhere on earth in less than an hour!

    On Tuesday, the whole world watched with bated breath as SpaceX launched the Falcon Heavy into history.  I was lucky enough to have the privilege of watching the whole performance live. And it was a performance. This was no mere test flight: this was Musk,  at the peak …