A collection of interesting and eclectic pieces from around the world of travel and beyond…
Taking Off and Landing on the World’s Shortest Commercial Runway (Video)
Ooof – not one for nervous flyers this one.
The pilots at Winair need to use every bit of skill they have when transporting passengers to and from a 400-meter (roughly 1,300 feet) runway on the tiny Caribbean island of Saba.
http://www.travelandleisure.com/travel-news/landing-worlds-shortest-runway-saba
The 25 best restaurants in the world, according to millionaire private jet owners
In order to determine where the high net worth individuals of the world like to dine, private jet lifestyle publication Elite Traveler surveyed its database of readers — all of whom are owners or users of private jets — on their favourite fine dining destinations across all seven continents.
6,000 readers voted in order to produce the magazine’s seventh annual list of the Top 100 Restaurants in the World.
Here are the Top 25…
http://uk.businessinsider.com/best-restaurants-in-the-world-according-to-millionaires
Early Highlights from the 2018 Nat Geo Travel Photographer of the Year Contest
Exactly what the title suggests. Expect some amazing shots…
http://twistedsifter.com/2018/05/2018-nat-geo-travel-photographer-of-the-year-contest-highlights/
Photo by Mohamed Shareef / National Geographic Travel Photographer of the Year Contest