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Jul

Memorable Moments: Summer, Sand, and Surf

by Your friends at OIC on July 1, 2019

On the slim chance that summer escapades aren’t already in your plans or on your mind, we’ve assembled this collection of popular posts from the past to whisk you away to the beach for some OIC Moments-style fun in the sun!  Read more...

 

Worldwide Sites

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Apr

Flights of Fancy

by Joyce McGreevy on April 1, 2019

Men with an early flying machine evoke aviation innovations and flights of fancy. [Image public domain]

In the early days of aviation, airlines had to transport passengers one at a time by hand.

Travel Innovations Soar Every April

Every year on this day, the travel industry announces innovations that push the boundaries of creative problem solving and take air travel to new heights. Here are airline upgrades that made aviation news in Aprils past.

A figure with suitcase at an airport evokes the need for aviation innovations and creative problem solving. [Image public domain]

Today more people than ever are able to experience being stuck at airports.

Travel Technology Takes Flight

In April 2017, Emirates Airline delivered a game changer: plans for the world’s largest commercial aircraft. The April 1 ad campaign went viral as Emirates debuted the Triple Decker APR001, the first jet in history to feature an onboard swimming pool, park, and gym. See video!  Read more...

 

Innovations/Rides (Land, Sea, Air)/Worldwide Sites

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Mar

The Art of Cloud Watching

by Meredith Mullins on March 4, 2019

Altocumulus clouds at sunset near Yosemite National Park in California, traveling the world while cloud watching. (Image © Meredith Mullins.)

Keep looking up
© Meredith Mullins

Looking Up . . . While Traveling the World

It all started with a mackerel sky—a real-life Magritte painting that rose up in splendor near the foothills of the California Sierra.

I had never seen anything like it before. A sky filled with cotton balls. Dancing sheep. Wayward popcorn.

 

A mackerel sky (altocumulus clouds) near Yosemite National Park in California, traveling the world while cloud watching. (Image © Meredith Mullins.)

My first mackerel sky
© Meredith Mullins

I posted the photo on Facebook, feeling like a humble human proud to share the poetic beauty of nature with the world.  Read more...

 

Nature Discovery/Worldwide Sites

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