I sailed on a new ultra-luxury cruise ship for wealthy travelers. I can never go back to a normal one.
A vacation on this luxurious $525 million ship includes complimentary excursions, booze, and caviar.
Month: December 2023
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I spent 28 hours flying from Canada to Singapore — here are 3 things that made my experience more comfortable
Germaine Arenas advises travelers to choose a red-eye flight when there’s a big time difference.
Walmart spent years growing Spark, its own gig-economy delivery service. But Walmart Spark workers say challenges became clear in 2023.
Walmart Spark drivers complained about competition from bots, irritating customers, and other issues with the gig-economy delivery service in 2023.
Gold to hit new highs next year – Reuters
Global economic uncertainty is likely to push gold prices higher in 2024, Reuters reports, citing analysts Read Full Article at RT.com
Ukrainian men finding it harder to leave country – media
Ukrainian border guards are preventing from leaving the country even those men who are allowed to do so, local media have reported Read Full Article at RT.com
Ex-world cycling champion charged over death of Olympian wife – reports
Former world cycling champion Rohan Dennis has been charged with causing the death of his wife, the retired Olympic cyclist Melissa Hoskins, according to reports.
Iran and Russia officially ditch dollar – media
Moscow and Tehran have agreed to trade in rials and rubles instead of the dollar, and to use alternative platforms to the West’s SWIFT Read Full Article at RT.com
US wary of completely ruining relations with Russia – Lavrov
Washington is wary of cutting off relations with Moscow completely, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said Read Full Article at RT.com
News24 | Maersk halts ships’ passage via Red Sea strait for 48 hours after attack
Shipping giant Maersk said on Sunday it was suspending the passage of vessels through a key Red Sea strait for 48 hours, after Yemeni rebels attacked one of its merchant ships.
Deadly attacks by Russia and Ukraine are bad omens for 2024
A grim new year has started early in Ukraine with one of Russia’s most savage aerial attacks for months followed by Ukrainian missile barrages fired in return into Russian border towns.