Apr 1st, 2011 at 10:30AM:
After years of murders, kidnappings, and heists, the lawless sea near the horn of Africa seems to be getting worse. A Dubai firm is capitalizing on these pirate infested waters with a strange new form of pirate tourism. The tour company, Dubai based Seahunters LLC, sells both 7 and 14 day cruises embarking from Salalah, Oman and Abu Dhabi, UAE. Unlike the quintessential cruise, the cruisers ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Dubai tour company offers pirate hunting cruises off horn of Africa
Apr 1st, 2011 at 10:30AM:
After years of murders, kidnappings, and heists, the lawless sea near the horn of Africa seems to be getting worse. A Dubai firm is capitalizing on these pirate infested waters with a strange new form of pirate tourism. The tour company, Dubai based Seahunters LLC, sells both 7 and 14 day cruises embarking from Salalah, Oman and Abu Dhabi, UAE. Unlike the quintessential cruise, the cruisers ...Alleged U.S. gun smuggler schmoozes his way past TSA - guns exported to the UK
Jan 25th, 2011 at 3:15PM: Well, isn't this good to know - all it takes to become an international gun smuggler is a charming smile and a good excuse.
At least, that is the feeling you get when you read about alleged arms dealer Mr. Steven Greenoe. Mr. Greenoe regularly visited gun shows in North Carolina, loaded disassembled semiautomatic weapons in his luggage and flew them to the United Kingdom, where they sold with a ...Gun carrying jetBlue pilot in hot water after embarrassing backpack incident
Jan 14th, 2011 at 10:30AM: In what can only be described as a monumental screwup, a pilot for jetBlue managed to lose sight of his federally issued gun, and spent the next 40 minutes trying to locate it.
The pilot in question, Michael Connery Jr. was boarding his plane when he set his backpack down to chat with a fellow crew member. In the boarding process, a passenger on a different flight picked up her own bags, and ...Bullets found on Southwest flight by CNN photographer going to cover Sarah Palin
Nov 24th, 2010 at 8:00AM: Let your kids kick the seats in front of them: it could save your life. If you're the passenger being inconvenienced, it may behoove you to find a way to cope.
A kid who would otherwise be branded a royal pain found a loaded gun magazine ... that should have been in the hands of a law enforcement official ... on a Southwest Airlines flight. To make matters worse, the media was actually on the ...Hezbollah theme park: an attraction designed with terror in mind
Oct 1st, 2010 at 1:30PM:
Are you always searching for a roller coaster that will make your hair stand on end? Well, if you really want to scare yourself, skip the traditional amusement park rides and catch a flight out to Beirut. There's a "theme park" in town that will open your eyes wide and keep you looking over your shoulder.
Hezbollah has gotten into the Disney business.
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Military museums in Rome
Sep 16th, 2010 at 12:00PM:
The Italian army gets a bad rap.
Sure, it made a poor showing in World War Two, but it was Italian Communist partisans who finally bagged Mussolini. Plus the Italians fought in one of the toughest fronts of the First World War, high in the Alps against the Germans and Austro-Hungarians. They endured freezing conditions on top of glaciers for months on end. One of the favorite tactics was to ...Flight attendant: Packing heat was a mistake
Jun 13th, 2010 at 9:00AM: Let's be clear: Amber Robillard said she didn't mean to put a loaded handgun into her carry-on bag. The flight attendant – keeper of order, safety and beverage cart service ... not to mention explainer of the rules – says she accidentally packed heat, without a license, when she went to Indianapolis International Airport.
It's all a big mistake.
On June 4, Robillard was charged ...JetBlue pilot removed from Boston plane after gun threat incident
May 23rd, 2010 at 12:00PM:
A JetBlue co-pilot has been removed from his Boston crew lounge when he sent an email to his ex-girlfriend mentioning his plans to harm himself.
The pilot is a member of the TSA Federal Flight Deck Officer program, which allows pilots to carry guns on their plane - the program was developed after the attacks on 9/11. Upon being confronted by authorities, the pilot handed over the gun and ...
Six disastrous consequences of fighting flight attendants
Mar 9th, 2010 at 2:00PM: The Association of Flight Attendants has been leaning on Congress to amp up counter-terrorism measures in the cabin. After all, the security teams in the airports haven't exactly impressed over the past few years. So, what happens to the passengers and crew when some scumbag finds a way to tote a gun, knife or oversized bottle of shampoo on board? The flight attendants' union believes it has the ...You're now free to carry guns in U.S. national parks
Feb 23rd, 2010 at 8:00AM: For nearly 95 years visitors to U.S. national parks have been prohibited from carrying firearms. In fact, the ban even extended to Teddy Roosevelt, who was once refused entry to Yellowstone while carrying a shotgun. But that ban was lifted yesterday when a new law went into effect allowing visitors to bring their guns along with them the next time they decide to visit Old Faithful or climb Half ...Tallinn is more than a winter wonderland
Jan 3rd, 2010 at 2:00PM: Yeah, on first glance, Tallinn looks like it was lifted out of EPCOT. The walls around the capital of Estonia, the look and feel of the architecture ... the "old city" seems almost staged. But, that changes quickly when you walk the streets, get a feel for the people and scarf down a meal in one of the restaurants. To call it charming is an understatement, with cobblestone roads that date back ...New law demands that some Amtrak passengers be locked in boxes
Dec 19th, 2009 at 5:30PM: Back in September, Tom wrote about an upcoming Senate vote which planned to allow passengers to carry guns on Amtrak trains. The whole idea meant that Amtrak would need to install gun safes on all their trains, or risk losing their multi-billion Dollar funding.
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Oct 10th, 2009 at 12:00PM: A gun was fired in the cockpit and so was the pilot. In March 2008, on a flight from Denver to Charlotte, US Airways pilot Jim Langenhahn's gun discharged, an action taken by his employer shortly after. Now that his 18-month disciplinary suspension is over, he's back in training and getting ready to take to the friendly skies. The Associated Press didn't mention whether the current program ...TSA misses another "forgotten" loaded gun
Oct 7th, 2009 at 12:30PM:
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Apparently all the security equipment in the world can't fix stupidity and poor screening. A transfer passenger was arrested at Tokyo's Narita airport last week when security staff found a loaded gun and ammo in his carry-on luggage. The man was on his way from Dallas ...Amtrak to become gun-friendly?
Sep 17th, 2009 at 3:00PM: digg_url = 'http://digg.com/travel_places/Amtrak_to_become_gun_friendly'; Thanks to a Senate vote on Wednesday, Amtrak is a step closer to becoming the nation's gun-friendly travel alternative. The proposal was approved by a vote of 68 to 30 and would allow passengers to take firearms with them on trains – as long as they declare that they are doing so. The firearms also have to be ...Amster-done? Visit a castle
Jul 8th, 2009 at 4:30PM: In my last Amster-done? post I talked about taking a day trip to the beautiful city of Delft. Today I'm featuring two medieval castles far from the noise and pungent smells of Amsterdam, but still less than an hour away by public transport.
Muider Castle, known to the locals as Muiderslot, is a twenty minute bus ride from Amsterdam's Amstel station. Get off at the stop for Muiden and take a short ...Outsiders not welcome at Chinese spy museum
May 2nd, 2009 at 9:00AM: Foreigners keep out!
Committed to preserving national secrets, the new Jiangsu National Security Education Museum in Nanjing is only open to Chinese citizens. So, if you want to see guns embedded in lipstick, maps hidden in decks of cards and other accoutrements of the spy trade (or, "tradecraft," as spies over here call it), you have to have the right passport.
Most of the items on display are ...Nail a hog from on high
Feb 20th, 2009 at 4:00PM: Mertzon, TX is taking hunting to a new level. If law proposed by Rep. Sid Miller is passed, you'll be able to jump on a helicopter and take pot shots at wild hogs ... if you have a permit. Lock and load! Grab a rifle or shotgun, set the rotors in motion. These hogs have been causing plenty of property damage across Texas. Not only are they tearing up crops on farms, they're now uprooting golf ...A nice roundup of some of the dumbest things the TSA did in 2008
Dec 16th, 2008 at 1:00PM: The TSA has made quite a name for itself when it comes to making stupid decisions. Whether it is forcing a mom to drink her own breast milk, or claiming a thin laptop could be a dangerous weapon, when the TSA screws up, they tend to screw up quite badly. I've compiled some of the best TSA screwups we reported on here on Gadling in 2008. Do not try and bring a gun through the checkpoint (unless ...Man with gun and ammuntion arrested in Canadian airport
Jun 18th, 2008 at 7:00AM: Traveling with my parents to New York City this past weekend, my father was stopped at the security screening because his toothpaste was too large. He thought that gels were okay but they were not. An innocent mistake, and after surrendering his Colgate he went on his merry way (to his soon to be canceled flight). It's pretty hard to find an excuse for carrying a handgun onto an airplane though. ...
