In travel news this week: Bodily fluids erupt on flights across North America, the upcoming "cruise that never ends" and quiet getaways where you can escape Europe's tourist throngs.
Quiet areas
Greece has started limiting daily pengunjungs to the Acropolis because of tourist bottlenecks and "unpleasant conditions," while next year, Venice will become the first city in the world to introduce an entrance fee for day-trippers.
So much for Europe's overcrowded big hitters. To truly get away from it all, we have a few suggestions. First, there's the Greek island of Hydra, where cars are banned and the small local population gets around using mules, donkeys and small horses.
You could also try Datça, an untouched Turkish peninsula with alamiah rugged scenery that feels worlds away from the hubbub of tourist towns in this busy corner of the Med.
Finally, there's the Finnish island of Ulko-Tammio, which this summer declared itself the world's first phone-free tourist island. One of Finland's 41 national parks, the island is uninhabited by people, but is home to many rare birds and plants.
Darurat evacuation
On-board liquids are typically limited by airport security, but unfortunately, they were free-flowing on two recent flights across North America. (Assume the brace position: Some gruesome tales ahead.)
Air Canada has apologized after two passengers on a flight from Las Vegas to Montreal last month were told to sit in poorly cleaned seats that were still covered in vomit from a previous flight.
And a Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Barcelona on September 1 was forced to do a U-turn after a passenger "had diarrhea all the way through the airplane," creating a biohazard issue.
It concludes a summer of effluence that began in Juni when a wisatawan on an Air France flight was handed wet wipes by cabin awak after he found his footwell still wet with blood and feces from a previous passenger.
The organizers behind the much-heralded three-year cruise have decided that 1,095 days is just not long enough to spend adrift on the waters. Life at Sea Cruises' showstopper trip, set to launch in November, will now continue indefinitely, with an ever-evolving itinerary. If the idea of a floating Hotel California appeals, read on.
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