Thailand – Relaxed Curfew
The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has relaxed the nationwide curfew by three hours, announcing a new curfew order will be enforced from midnight to 4am, effective Wednesday March 28. Business operations across Thailand are largely normal. The small protests that have occurred in Bangkok and several other …
China – 25th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square
June 4th marks the 25th anniversary of the 1989 Tiananmen Square massacre. Security measures have been stepped up in the days leading to the anniversary. Protests are possible. Travelers are advised to use caution.
France – 70th Anniversary of D-Day
The commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy will take place on June 5-6. During the period around these dates, road closures and travel restrictions will be in force in parts of Normandy. Travelers planning to visit the Normandy Beaches in early June should consider the …
Norway – Baggage Handler Strike in Oslo
Unionized baggage handlers at Oslo’s Gardermoen Airport announced plans to strike as of June 3. The strike by around 400 workers could result in flight delays or even cancellations unless mediation averts the strike. Mediation is not scheduled to begin until 1000 June 2; the deadline is midnight June 2 …
I once heard that there is a hotel somewhere that washes all of their money – do you know what hotel that is and can guests watch?
That would be the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco! The hotel runs all coins through a silver-burnishing machine which uses soap and birdshot to clean the money. The custom began in 1938, when coins were used more than bills, as a service to help keep ladies’ white gloves clean. Once a full-time job, the current coin washer works about 10 hours a week. The cleaning takes place in a small private room behind the front desk, out of sight of guests.
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- In 1913 taxis in NYC were $0.50 a mile
- New York was the first state to require license plates on cars in 1901, and every plate was a vanity plate as it carried the owner’s initials
- The Walkway Over the Hudson, near Poughkeepsie, NY, is the longest pedestrian bridge in the world
- All of New York’s finger lakes are oriented north-to-south
- At 641 miles, the transportation network known as the Governor Thomas E. Dewey Thruway is the longest toll road in the United States
- Programs to divert water from Niagra Falls at night cause it to appear taller – the natural height is 155 feet for Horseshoe Falls and 170 feet
- for American and Bridal Veil Falls, but it increases to 180 and 195 feet respectively when water is diverted
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VIDEO OF THE WEEK
JOKE OF THE WEEK
As a jet was flying over Loch Ness on a clear day, the co-pilot was providing his passengers with a running commentary about landmarks over the PA system.
“Coming up on the right, you can see the Loch, which is a major tourist attraction in northern Scotland. It was formed when a glacier swept through this area during the Ice Age.”
From the cabin, a passenger was heard to exclaim, “Wow! It just missed the highway!“