Volcanic ash speeds flight to Australia

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While volcanic ash disrupted flights across Europe, it was smooth sailing for my trans-Pacific flight from San Francisco to Sydney. The lack of flights to Europe meant San Francisco International Airport was the quietest I’ve ever seen it. It only took me a bit over an hour from my house in the city to reach [...]

Video: Ziplining in San Francisco

Anna Brones visited from Portland, Oregon last week so I took her ziplining across Embarcadero Plaza, courtesy of the folks at Tourism BC. It’s free to the public, from 10am to 7pm every day until Sunday 18 April (not 25 April as stated in the video – sorry!). Watch the video for the helmet-cam view. [...]

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