Sixty five years ago on May 2, 1952, the world changed forever.� On that date, the jet age began as British Overseas Airways Corporation (BOAC) made the first commercial jet flight with the de Havilland Comet 1 from London Heathrow to Johannesburg, South Africa.� The new jet had a limited range so it made en route stops at Rome, Beirut, and Khartoum.� Nevertheless, it averaged 525 miles per hour at an altitude between 35,000 and 40,000 feet.� For more details on .. more ..

CORRECTION/UPDATE: The YTB agent quoted below emailed and said that upon a second glance that KidZafe is indeed still on the website; however it is no longer being promoted as aggressively as it once was. He also brought up another question regarding the resignation of CEO Bob VanPatten. His wife, Cynthia, was heading up a the Suklaa product line which was a replacement for Chae Organics. Suklaa was geared toward the African American beauty market. There is no word if Cynthia .. more ..

Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania rises 19,340 feet above sea level, the high point on the African continent and one of the "seven summit" high points of the world that's special to climbers. Outdoors retailer and travel operator REI will offer 20% off a six-day trek to the top of the peak for those fit enough -- and motivated enough -- to make it to the summit.

Al Mackinnon is one of the UK’s most widely traveled and published surf photographers. In the first of a series of galleries for Matador, Al takes us from South Africa’s largest waves to mysto spots in Scotland, documenting people and place along the way. MODERN SURF PHOTOGRAPHERS ARE SHEEP. Most often they can be found following top surfers around the world’s most predictable locatio .. more ..

Al Mackinnon is one of the UK’s most widely traveled and published surf photographers. In the first of a series of galleries for Matador, Al takes us from South Africa’s largest waves to mysto spots in Scotland, documenting people and place along the way. MODERN SURF PHOTOGRAPHERS ARE SHEEP. Most often they can be found following top surfers around the world’s most predictable locatio .. more ..

On most African safaris, the “Big Five” of African big game—including Lion, Elephant, Cape Buffalo, Leopard and Rhino—is the main attraction.

It is obvious that Cairo is attractive to the tourists all over the world because of its immense cultural heritage. After all, it is the cultural capital of the Arab world. Cairo is the capital city of the mysterious Egypt and is the largest city is entire Africa. The city is over a thousand years [...]