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In journey information this week: a 50-year romance between a Pan Am pilot and a flight attendant, a three-year cruise that by no means occurred and the European ski resorts that ran out of snow.

Rome has St. Peter’s. Cambodia has Angkor Wat. And now, becoming a member of the pantheon of must-visit locations of worship around the globe, the UK’s Bristol Airport has revealed its new prayer room – which appears suspiciously like a bus shelter with a “multi-faith space” signal caught on it. Much more so as a result of it’s positioned contained in the airport’s free ready zone, the passenger drop-off and assortment space.

“Situated simply off the Silver Zone roundabout, the brand new space gives clients with a non-public house to replicate and pray while ready to gather associates, household or family members,” the airport posted Thursday on X, the social media firm previously often called Twitter, because it debuted images.

Unsurprisingly, customers have been fast to share their very own reflections, under no circumstances privately. Our ideas and prayers are with the airport’s social media supervisor.

When Pan Am flight attendant Ilona Zahn spiked pilot Ian Duncan’s espresso with salt and Tabasco sauce on board a flight from Rome to Tehran in 1970, it led to a 50-year romance. “It nonetheless provides me butterflies in my abdomen,” Zahn tells CNN Journey in the present day.

Chutatip “Nok” Suntaranon, one of many high cooks in the USA, made her identify with extra appetizing concoctions than Zahn. However she additionally discovered the recipe for love whereas working as an attendant on a Thai Airways flight from Bangkok to New York in 2006.

Quite a few ski resorts around the globe are dealing with the truth that in these occasions of local weather disaster, there simply isn’t sufficient snow to hold on. Some, akin to La Sambuy within the French Alps, shut down for good. Then there’s the previous snowboarding paradise of Bellagio, Italy, which plans to construct a brand new resort with synthetic snow. However not everybody’s joyful.

Turkey is a well-known selection for seaside locations, however it’s additionally residence to various under-the-radar ski resorts. The Kaçkar vary in northeast Turkey, on the southern fringe of the Black Sea, has snow-laden peaks ideally suited for heli-skiing. And within the States, Alaska is the summer time selection for wildlife adventures, however at the moment of yr, it’s a sensible choose for winter sports activities.

For those who’re planning to hit the slopes quickly, our companions at CNN Underscored, a product evaluations and proposals information owned by CNN, have this roundup of the very best ski backpacks, in accordance with professional skiers.

They’d been promised a three-year cruise touring the world at costs that rivaled common residing bills. However now, simply shortly earlier than the supposed departure, clients have been advised the journey is canceled – and the cruise firm doesn’t also have a ship. Some would-be passengers bought the information whereas stranded in Istanbul, having offered or rented out their properties.

The cruising expertise isn’t at all times that peachy for the shoppers who make it onto the water, both. With experiences of chair hogs, meals fights and booze guzzlers, CNN Journey asks if cruising etiquette has been misplaced at sea.

Simply an hour north of the Las Vegas strip, Nevada’s Valley of Fireplace State Park is residence to spectacular pink rock formations. Many of the mountaineering spots are proper off the roadway, however you too can discover additional by hopping on an all-terrain car tour.

An island stuffed with venomous snakes. Temple ruins overrun with tree roots. 

Ten deserted locations reclaimed by nature.

Two strangers moved into an house in Prague. 

Then they fell in love.

What causes journey constipation and methods to repair it. 

Once you’re on the transfer however your poop isn’t.

There’s in all probability no monster in Loch Ness. 

However we did discover one in every of its best-kept secrets and techniques.