Welcome to The Check-In, our weekend feature focusing on all things travel. Celebrate a trailblazer at the Amelia Earhart Hangar Museum On July 24, it will be 126 years since Amelia Earhart, the awe-inspiring aviator who broke flying records before vanishing in 1937, was born in Atchison, Kansas. In her honor, consider a visit to…
Adventure tourists are rocketing into space, plumbing the ocean’s depths, and risking their lives in the pursuit of thrills. Here’s everything you need to know: What is “extreme tourism”? Wealthy adventurers are paying huge sums to scale the world’s highest peaks, trek to the poles, descend to the ocean’s depths, and seek out some of…
One of the hallmarks of any traveler is a well-worn passport, but not every country’s passport is the same. Depending on the country of origin, a national passport could carry significant weight and influence at customs — or sometimes not so much. The strength of the world’s passports is measured by the International Air Transport Association…