Posted By:  nursheikha Posted On:  Aug 16, 2008	RED BULL AIR RACE 2008 -SMOKE ON!!!
wrooooom Originally uploaded by extranoise       I’d just been flicking through the tv channels after watching a handball game between Egypt 4 Korea 3 when I stumbled on one of my favourite sporting events: RED BULL AIR RACE!!!...... [view]

Posted By:  sunflowerluv Posted On:  Jul 30, 2008	Over the clouds
This time I flew with GermanWings: nice colorful plane! leather chair, smiley attendants. I flew from Bucharest to Berlin, a 2-hour trip, with some turbulence over Romanian rain clouds. Have you ever wished to see paradise over the clouds? I saw it!!! Clouds in all shapes and forms, white and...... [view]

Posted By:  melissasnowden Posted On:  Jun 21, 2008	NYT: Travelers Shift to Rail as Cost of Fuel Rises
By MATTHEW L. WALD Published: June 21, 2008 WASHINGTON — Record prices for gasoline and jet fuel should be good news for Amtrak, as travelers look for alternatives to cut the cost of driving and flying. Passengers hurrying to board an Amtrak train at Union Station in Washington. And...... [view]