Oct 16th, 2009 at 10:00AM: Castles make a pretty backdrop to any vacation. They conjure up images of brave knights and damsels in distress, but the reality was less romantic. Castles were fortifications built to defend important cities, ports, fords, or mountain passes. The best military minds in the world devised ways to destroy them, when they weren't figuring out better ways to build them. Here are ten castles that ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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The ten toughest castles in the world
Oct 16th, 2009 at 10:00AM: Castles make a pretty backdrop to any vacation. They conjure up images of brave knights and damsels in distress, but the reality was less romantic. Castles were fortifications built to defend important cities, ports, fords, or mountain passes. The best military minds in the world devised ways to destroy them, when they weren't figuring out better ways to build them. Here are ten castles that ...Give the gift of travel for Veteran's Day
Oct 14th, 2009 at 9:00AM:
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Innkeepers across the country are doing something important to me: they're offering discounts, specials and free nights to the people whose sacrifices let us enjoy our freedom to move. Inns that are members of BedandBreakfast.com are taking care of military personnel and ...American Airlines cleared on racism charges
Sep 4th, 2009 at 1:00PM: Six Iraqi-American passengers sued American Airlines, claiming that racism drove the cancellation of their flight. The men were all residents of Michigan and were employed by a security contract firm and had been participating in training with members of the U.S. military. Their flight was canceled, they believe, because of their nationality.
U.S. District Judge Paul Borman decided that the ...Train like a SEAL on your next adventure vacation
Sep 2nd, 2009 at 8:00AM: Some travelers like to take a nice, quiet vacation. They fly off somewhere sunny and warm, then sit on a beach, sipping a fruity drink with an umbrella in it. Others prefer something a bit more active, embarking on an adventure that can test their mind and body alike. SEAL Training Adventures was created specifically for those types of individuals, giving them a taste of what it like to be part of ...Touring the Western Front
Aug 26th, 2009 at 12:30PM: With the recent death of the last veteran to fight in the trenches of World War One, one of the twentieth century's most convulsive events has passed into history. From 1914-18, great armies battered at each other across a hellish landscape in which millions died. Old empires fell and new countries were born.
This photo gives an idea what it was like. A member of the Cheshire Regiment of the UK ...Two other anniversaries: the first Civil War battle and first Western gunfight
Jul 21st, 2009 at 2:30PM: The whole world is celebrating yesterday's 40th anniversary of the Apollo moon landing, and while that amazing event deserves all the press it gets, there's just one problem--you can't walk around where it actually happened! Luckily there are two events that happened on this date that you can actually see where it all took place--the first major battle of the American Civil War and the first Old ...Tourism Australia comes under fire from random retired American soldier
May 10th, 2009 at 2:00PM:
Tourism Australia nailed it. The struggle between work and life is reaching fever pitch. Those with jobs are working harder than ever, thanks to layoffs and a desperate play to look like top performers in case the axe comes down again. It's a battle, sometimes, to take control of your life. This is the theme of Tourism Australia's new campaign, "No Leave, No Life," which drives home the fact that ...Internet search results show soldiers are thinking of home
Apr 29th, 2009 at 8:00AM: Life in Iraq isn't necessarily what you think. While there are tough conditions for those outside the gates, life on the large camps that shares some startling similarities with major U.S. military installations at home. On Camp Anaconda, for example, you can visit a library, shove some fast food fare into your mouth and burn your quads at the gym. Of course, the occasional mortar does get through ...Destination on the edge: golf on the DMZ
Jan 13th, 2009 at 9:00AM: The small golf course in Panmunjom is often called the most dangerous in the world. Nestled between North and South Korea – which are technically still at war – sending a ball off the fairway means that it probably won't be retrieved. Welcome to the strangest place on earth. Panmunjom is the heavily militarized "truce" village straddling the Military Demarcation Line that cuts down the ...The new face of army food
Jan 11th, 2009 at 5:00PM: The U.S. Culinary Arts Team ... yes, there is such a thing ... faced an incredible challenge. The team had to cook 150 three-course meals in six hours without the benefit of a real kitchen. The crew had to work "in the field" – as the army calls being away from the plumbing, walls and heat of the barracks – which is never an easy task. The IKA/Culinary Olympics, which occurred back in ...In Iraq, soldiers get a holiday break
Dec 31st, 2008 at 9:00AM: Whether you stayed at home or suffered airport crowds to visit your family this holiday season, you were lucky. For more than 100,000 members of the U.S. armed forces and many civilian contractors, Christmas was limited to deserts, rifles and a brief phone call home. I remember from my service in Korea (10 years ago), that the military does make the effort to ease the pain a bit with a fantastic ...Tim Patterson on the Kachin struggle for freedom in Myanmar
Dec 17th, 2008 at 9:00AM: My travel writing buddy Tim Patterson has been traveling around Southeast Asia for six months now doing a bunch of things, but when I learned of his latest project in Myanmar, my eyes and ears perked up and I hope yours will too. He and his friend Ryan Libre have been working with the Pulitzer Center to provide crisis reporting in the Kachin state of northern Myanmar. Their first report came in ...Troops Charged to Check Baggage on the Way to Iraq
Aug 13th, 2008 at 1:30PM: Much has been made of airlines charging for checked baggage. Most people have grudgingly accepted this trend with a "what else can we do" shrug. What else can we do indeed. It seems that even soldiers on their way to a war zone are not immune from these charges. Military personnel have been hit with fees as they have tried to check heavy rucksacks for flights overseas. Some airlines, like ...Russian army selling towns
Mar 13th, 2008 at 11:00AM: If you are presently on the market for a town, you might want to buy a ticket to Moscow right about now. The Russian army is auctioning off property ranging from mansions to barracks, and even whole towns, to raise cash to build modern housing for its officers, writes The Guardian. Izvestia, the Russian daily, said that more than 20 army properties near Moscow, St Petersburg, Kaliningrad and ...In Trinidad and Tobago soldiers help keep the streets safe
Dec 30th, 2007 at 2:30PM: If you've ever traveled in places where soldiers help man the streets, it can be a bit disconcerting, particularly in a place that should evoke an image of paradise.
I read in the World Watch section of today's The Plain Dealer, (besides news Justin already posted on about lithium batteries and luggage) that for the next month or so in Tobago and Trinidad, seeing soldiers on patrol will be a ...
