Travel

“Getting there is half the fun” — or so the idiom claims.Has this ever been true for you when taking a trip? Do you enjoy riding the rails or flying the friendly skies? Have you ever taken a dune buggy for a spin, set sail on a catamaran, hopped on a pogo stick, or enjoyed…

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. — A SpaceX rocket lifted off on Wednesday night from a launchpad here, carrying four Americans on an adventure to orbit the Earth for three days that will be like no other.None of the crew works for NASA. The mission, known as Inspiration4, is the first orbital trip where not one…

Students in U.S. high schools can get free digital access to The New York Times until Sept. 1, 2021.Have you ever dreamed of becoming an astronaut — or traveling to outer space? What’s so appealing about leaving Earth?How realistic are such aspirations?One “ordinary citizen” was recently chosen to be a passenger aboard the SpaceX Falcon…

Many of us grew up wishing we could speak a second or third language. Then we could work for a big multinational in bustling cities or better yet, travel the world and not struggle to ask for directions to the train. Unfortunately, this is a dream that often seemed impossible to master and so we…

An impeccable uniform and pulling their suitcases behind them. Cabin crew. Stewardesses. Air hostesses. And now more popularly known as flight attendants. Whatever name you call them, there’s more to being a flight attendant than asking, “chicken or beef”? Flight attendants are the individuals dedicated to serving you in the air and ensuring you reach…

Find all our Student Opinion questions here. Recent events, including the activist Greta Thunberg’s impassioned speech to the United Nations and the global strike on September 20, have kept the climate crisis prominently in the spotlight. For some who wrestle with the impact that their carbon footprint has on the planet, climate change has turned…