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Thailand’s army closes Cambodia border crossings as territorial tensions escalate All vehicles and travellers will be prohibited from crossing border into Cambodia as relations deteriorate after shooting of Cambodian soldier

Keeping up to date with local events when traveling is critical. These evolving events really impacted us, and I only found out about the closure as soon as I did because of @theguardian.com as my own Dept. of State sent notifications more than one week after the fact. #news #travel

Khao Lak was unforgettably beautiful. #KhaoLak #Thailand #Travel

> @tomorrows10th.bsky.social

@carlquintanilla.bsky.social actual lol. Perfect pairing.

Dalai Lama celebrates his 90th birthday, triggering geopolitical questions for the future Tibetans fear China will eventually name a rival successor to the Dalai Lama, bolstering Beijing’s control over Tibet Leaders from India, the United States and Taiwan offered their support to Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on his 90th birthday on Sunday, a landmark anniversary raising geopolitical questions for the future. Tibetans fear China will eventually name a rival successor to the Dalai Lama, bolstering Beijing’s control over Tibet, the territory it poured troops into in 1950 and has ruled ever since. Continue reading...

Dalai Lama celebrates his 90th birthday, triggering geopolitical questions for the future

Hello, Khao Lak! It’s nice to see you. #Travel #Thailand

Vonnegut and the Bomb How the novelist turned the violence and randomness of war into a cosmic joke

For Kurt Vonnegut, the bombing of Hiroshima was “the day the world ended,” Noah Hawley writes. How the novelist turned the violence and randomness of war into a cosmic joke:

I’ll miss the sunsets here, immensely. #KohSamui #Thailand #Sunset

Wat Phra Yai, Koh Samui, Thailand. #Thailand #Travel #KohSamui

I snapped this on the beach and hoped for the best. The stars, and lights from the fishing boats came through with the lighting 🙌🏼 🇹🇭 #Travel #Thailand #KohSamui

Koh Samui is exactly what I hoped it would be. #Travel #Thailand #KohSamui

flowers growing through cracks in concrete.

"The plant is blind but it knows enough to keep pushing upwards towards the light, and it will continue to do this in the face of endless discouragements."

-George Orwell

“A Gen Zer posted something the other day like "can you believe that millennials used to carry a digital camera, an iPod, AND a phone When they went out?"
The first comment was "and then you wonder why we liked cargo shorts."

Koh Samui hasn’t disappointed. #Travel #Thailand #KohSamui

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Before an after at the Maeklong Railway Market. Samut Songkhram, Thailand. #Thailand #Travel

The Reclining Buddha was mesmerizing. #Thailand #Travel #Bangkok

Bangkok has not disappointed #Travel #Bangkok #Thailand

An ITA Airways Airbus A330-300

From new generation aircraft to former Alitalia jets, ITA Airways have become a common sight in the skies of Europe and beyond. Here's our look at their fleet in June 2025. www.flightradar24.com/blog/aviatio...

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Flightradar24 map showing flights over Saudi Arabia and a lack of flights over Iran and Iraq.

With the closure of Iranian and Iraqi airspace, flights over Saudi Arabia have doubled this week. www.flightradar24.com/blog/aviatio...

@carlquintanilla.bsky.social this is phenomenal. An Y X “Axis of Orange.”

Annotated graphic showing flight paths of JL48 and AY61 from Helsinki to Tokyo compared to the great circle distance between the two airports.

Yesterday, Japan Airlines and Finnair flights from Helsinki to Tokyo took very different routes. Even though it flew further, Finnair beat JAL to Haneda. We look at some of the flight planning considerations. flightradar24.com/blog/flight-...

Campaigners mount coordinated protests across Europe against ‘touristification’ Protesters take to streets in a dozen cities to march against an industry they say is wrecking communities

I lecture my poor kid to no end on being a good tourist. I hope this is a wake up call for tourists everywhere—Do better. #tourism #overtourism #spain #italy @ashifakassam.bsky.social

Flightradar24 screenshot showing JAL48 heading north from Helsinki, and FIN61 heading south, both flying to Tokyo-Haneda.

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The race is on! JAL headed over the pole, Finnair taking the southern route.

🇯🇵 www.flightradar24.com/JAL48/3acffaa3

🇫🇮 www.flightradar24.com/FIN61/3ad002c3

Who will make it to Haneda first?

Los Angeles Unified School District
Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho didn't hold back when expressing his anger and "contempt" after agents with Homeland Security attempted to gain access to two elementary schools earlier this week.

This is Lola. She is one of the most skilled soccer dribblers we've ever seen, so it makes sense that she's already capturing footage for her documentary. 14/10

Loretta Swit who got the most thankless part on television and turned Major Houlihan into a living-breathing person

M*A*S*H was perfect TV because it realized the film's meanness and misogyny was a weakness. The characters needed to grow. Letting Major Houlihan change from being a tight-assed scold subject to misogynistic pranks to a fully formed woman was necessary. Loretta Swit made it happen naturally. RIP.