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VIDEO: Astronaut's view of the world
May 31st, 2011 at 5:00PM:
Need a few moments of Zen? This video from NASA's Johnson Space Center has seven of them, traveling over the Earth from the coast of Namibia to the Amazon Basin to capture an astronaut's view of the world. The incredible images are narrated by Dr. Justin Wilkinson, a soothing astronaut who points out the many rivers, mountains, deserts, and other features shown on NASA's camera from far above. ...
British woman sets out to pedal and paddle around the world
Apr 4th, 2011 at 8:00AM: British adventurer Sarah Outen has set out to circumnavigate the globe under her own power. The 25-year old has dubbed her expedition "London2London via the World," and vows to complete the journey by pedaling and paddling the entire way, which means she'll be either on her bike or rowing a boat, for every mile of the journey.
Outen set out on her round-the-world excursion last Friday, April ...Bowermaster's Adventures: Transiting the Atlantic Ocean by ship
Dec 9th, 2010 at 11:00AM: Seated in a barber's chair securely bolted to the stern deck I watch the sunrise over the heart of the Atlantic Ocean. A thin layer of pale blue sky rims the horizon, holding aloft a next layer of billowy cumulus. The air temperature is exactly the same as that of the sea, 77 degrees.
We are equidistant between the coast of Portugal and our goal, Puerto Rico, each 1,800 miles away. As far as I ...Bowermaster's Adventures -- Crossing the Atlantic with "Atlantic"
Dec 7th, 2010 at 11:00AM: The Atlantic Ocean, 480 miles southwest of Lisbon – The seas have laid down to a meter in the past 24 hours and (for the moment) the sun is filtering through a gathering cloud layer. We have just sailed south of the Madeira Islands, destination (slowly) Puerto Rico. It should take another ten days or so.
Of all the places I've traveled this is my favorite place to be: In the blue heart of ...Kiwi sailor sets new speed record for crossing the Northwest Passage
Oct 4th, 2010 at 8:00AM: The Northwest Passage has often been a source of endless fascination amongst sailors. For centuries Explorers searched for the route, hoping to find a faster, more efficient, way to reach the Pacific Ocean from the Atlantic by sailing through the Arctic, north of Canada. For most of that time, that route was sealed shut thanks to endless miles of ice, but in recent years, warmer temperatures have ...84-year old set to cross Atlantic on a raft
Aug 24th, 2010 at 8:00AM: 84-year old British adventurer Anthony Smith has big plans for 2011. In January of next year, he and three other men, will attempt to cross the Atlantic Ocean aboard a raft made out of plastic gas pipes. Setting out from the Canary islands, they'll cover more than 2800 miles, in 60 days, finishing up in the Bahamas sometime in March. If successful, it'll be the culmination of a dream that Smith ...Scotsman Don Lennox to row the Atlantic and run across the U.S.
Jun 2nd, 2010 at 8:00AM: Scotsman Don Lennox has a busy summer planned. The endurance athlete set out from Battery Park in New York City this past Sunday with three other men, in an attempt to break the speed record for rowing across the Atlantic Ocean. Don, and his teammates, will continue to row in two-man shifts, for 24-hours a day, until they reach England, which they are hoping to do in roughly 45 days time.
For ...American woman prepares to row the Atlantic
Dec 26th, 2009 at 11:30AM: Katie Spotz has big plans for the new year. The 22-year old American is currently in Senegal where she is completing the final preparations for her attempt to row solo across the Atlantic Ocean. If everything goes according to plan, she'll set out on her journey on the first day of 2010, and won't step back onto dry land for three months. The young woman from Cleveland, Ohio will depart from ...Titantic memorial cruise announced for 2012
Oct 6th, 2009 at 12:00PM:
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History buffs and travelers with a sense of the macabre take note! 2012 marks the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, and to commemorate U.K. based Miles Morgan Travel is planning a cruise that will follow the same path as that iconic ...Woman gives birth over Atlantic on New Year's Eve
Jan 1st, 2009 at 12:00PM: On a flight from Amsterdam to Boston, USA Today reports that a woman of unknown nationality (though probably American or Dutch) gave birth to a Canadian while in flight. The miracle of international airspace is responsible for the citizenship, though it did not cause the underlying birth. There is no word on whether Northwest Airlines charged for the extra carry-on that materialized while Flight ...A Hurricane Hits Canada
Sep 30th, 2008 at 8:00AM: When television reporters try for their moment of glory by standing outside in the midst of a hurricane, there is usually a palm tree being whipped by the wind in the background. Hurricanes are known mainly as a tropical phenomenon. But not always. Hurricane Kyle battered Nova Scotia yesterday. Meanwhile, the neighboring US state of Maine issued the first hurricane warning in 17 years. Winds of 96 ...Do You Have Any Jaffa Cake, Dear Chap?
Mar 23rd, 2007 at 7:50AM: Two British rowers, Stuart Turnbull and Edward Bayliss, somehow got it in their heads that rowing across the Atlantic Ocean was a good idea. It didn't turn out to be so great when, after nearly being hit by tankers, losing their speargun, being pounded by gales and 40 ft. waves, they had to be rescued by some Dutch rowers short of their destination.
The two set off from Tenerife, hoping to break ...
