Morning Links: Machu Picchu on the Cheap, a Milestone Cross-Country Drive and More
Travel Blog • Eva Holland • 06.09.09 | 8:16 AM ET
- 100 years ago today, Alice Huyler Ramsey, the first woman to drive cross-country, left New York for San Francisco. The trip took 41 days and 11 spare tires.
- In the New York Times Happy Days blog, Pico Iyer reflects on life in New York and Kyoto, and on “the joy of less.”
- Cue up a YouTube clip of Blame Canada: Researchers from the Smithsonian have traced the geese that brought down US Airways Flight 1549 back to Labrador.
- World Hum contributor Kelsey Timmerman recently sat down for an interview with Budget Travel’s This Just In.
- Arthur Frommer isn’t impressed with that bill to restrict the use of full-body scanners at airports, currently making its way to the Senate. He calls opposition to the scanners “misguided.”
- Matador Trips has advice on how to see Machu Picchu for just $80 all-in.
- The Telegraph looks at some of the measures airlines are resorting to in an effort to cut down on weight and fuel consumption. Among them? Japan’s JAL has shaved down its cutlery.
- New York City’s High Line opens today. The High Line Blog has photos and a short dispatch from yesterday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony.
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Jennifer 06.09.09 | 10:01 AM ET
I have to agree with Arther Frommer! Do these people really think that the TSA agents are somehow taking pictures (real pictures) of their faces and then saving them alongside the body scanned image for future enjoyment/ridicule? Come on!! What is the problem here? I don’t exactly have a supermodel body but I don’t have a problem with these if they are going to make traveling safer for everyone! People just need to stop freaking out! If they have a problem with the scanners then I guess they can refamiliarize themselves with the ever dependable road trip or book reservations on an ocean liner for their next trip!!!!!!!!!
Ling 06.09.09 | 10:12 AM ET
I think, Jennifer, that what people are worried about is the potential for misuse. It wasn’t legal to tap your phone without a warrant, but that’s been going on now for quite some time, and similarly - if they misuse it, and you don’t even know about it - then what? I agree it’s far-fetched, but it is a possibility.
Chris 06.09.09 | 10:19 AM ET
Best quote from the road-trip article: “...and some doctors thought that it was dangerous for women to even ride in cars because they would get too worked up at more than 20 miles an hour.”