Author: Sophia Rodriguez
Santa Paula, California – Santa Paula High School teacher Megan Hernandez had the opportunity to travel to Poland this summer on behalf of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Foundation. Below is a press release regarding exciting news. We are pleased to announce that Megan Hernandez, one of Santa Paula High School's outstanding teachers, has been selected for the esteemed Auschwitz Heritage Fellowship by the Auschwitz-Birkenau Memorial Foundation. In just his second year as Advanced Placement's European History teacher, Hernandez has made a significant impact on the academic success and personal growth of his students. Megan teaches several 10th grade World History classes…
The colorful streets of Willemstad. Floating bridge. All day party at Mambo Beach. Jan Thiel's endless possibilities. Curacao has always been one of the most diverse destinations in the region. Now, travelers, especially Americans, are finally starting to realize that. That said, travel to the Dutch Caribbean island of Curaçao is currently booming and continues to draw tourists. In March, the island welcomed just under 64,000 visitors, a whopping 38.4 percent compared to March 2023. This has been driven by a particularly large increase in new hotels (from Hilton's latest all-inclusive resorts to the city's reimagined adults-only hotel) and air…
A stream ran down the inside of my rain gear from head to toe. I stood on the promontory and watched the harbor seals flit about in the cool water below, gleeful as a child. Further offshore, an elephant seal fished for lunch, and in a rocky cove, an otter swayed on its back, holding a crab between its paws. It was the beginning of the rainy season and I was seeking solitude on Whidbey Island. Located about 55 miles north of Seattle, this island is often overshadowed by the San Juan Islands, a well-known but less developed archipelago further…
ORLANDO, FL — Editor's note: This article is provided as a result of a content partnership between WFTV and Orlando Business Journal.Orlando hospitals have seen a dramatic drop in demand for traveling nurses in the years following the coronavirus pandemic.▶ Watch Eyewitness News on Channel 9But the nonprofit health system is now down to 18 travel nurses in the Central Florida area. Kathy Stankiewicz, chief nursing officer for AdventHealth's hospitals in Orange, Osceola and Seminole counties, said the move is a great way to maintain community-based nursing while keeping some travelers on staff. He said that this was intentional to…
Pacific nations have long complained about the difficulty of short-term business trips to Australia and New Zealand. APEC, the Asia-Pacific regional organization that brings together around 21 economies from across the geopolitical spectrum, has successfully introduced the APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC). This blog describes the Pacific Business Travel Card (PBTC). ABTC was launched in 1997. ABTC applicants apply to their home government. Once the application passes the approval stage, it will be circulated to all other shortlisted governments. The applicant will then receive her ABTC with a list of countries to which the applicant is permitted to travel. ABTC…
The National Weather Service reported late Sunday morning that snow was falling at a rate of 2 to 3 inches per hour in Park and Teller counties. In a social media post, the NWS Boulder office advised against driving on Central Mountain Road.https://pro.twitter.com/i/decks/1631073761515511814 State Route 285 over Kenosha Pass was closed in both directions starting at 7:30 a.m. due to stranded vehicles, the Colorado Department of Transportation said. No description of the vehicle was provided and the highway reopened shortly after 10 a.m., but a rockfall was reported by CDOT in the southbound lanes near the top of the pass…
York County Audubon will present the program “Serendipitous Travels – Birding without Blinders” featuring Sue Keefer and Steve Norris. The presentation will be held on Tuesday, May 21st at 7pm at Wells Reserve at Loudholme Farm and also via Zoom. York County Audubon will present Accidental Journeys – Birding Without Blindfolds with Sue Kiefer and Steve Norris on Tuesday, May 21 at 7 p.m., at Wells Preserve at Loudholm Farm. Contribution / York County Audubon During the winter months, when they are not experiencing new places, they volunteer at the World Birding Center/Estero Llano Grande State Park in Texas, leading…
Guest columnist Melissa Zapanta-Shelton rejoined the Cleveland Area Alzheimer's Association as Executive Director. She previously served as Vice President of Development from 2014 until 2019, where she and her team contributed $2 million in annual revenue. In her new role, she will engage the community, raise awareness of the disease, expand the reach of free education and support throughout Northeast Ohio, and work toward the association's mission of a world without Alzheimer's disease. He will lead the association's efforts to raise critical funds for the organization. Melissa and her husband live in Hinckley Township with her two children and a…
(NerdWallet) – For those planning a July 4th holiday, prepare for crowds. The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will screen a record number of passengers in 2023, and that record is likely to be broken in 2024. In fact, travel volume in the first two months of 2024 increased by about 6% compared to the same period in 2024. 2023 according to TSA. Are there certain days and other days that are better for air travel, keeping in mind that heavy crowds are expected? In 2024, July 4th will fall on a Thursday, making it difficult to predict travel crowds.…
Dear Travel Troubleshooters: I have just completed a Road Scholar trip to Egypt, and on my way back, British Airways canceled my flight four hours before it was scheduled to depart. My ticket was in business class, but British Airways rebooked me into an empty seat in the back of EgyptAir's economy class. The ticket cost $416 on British Airways. Christopher Elliott, Travel Troubleshooter I spent $3,000 on a business class ticket. I would like to have the difference in fare refunded. But so far both Road Scholar and British Airways have refused. can you help? — Maureen Kelleher, Simsbury,…