TTB 176: January Travel Bites

This month we bring you our Travel Bites episode where we break down the previous month’s travel related news that we found interesting. 

This month we discuss: 

• Passenger Violates American Airlines Rules By Wearing A Space Helmet
• Tonga Volcano News:
• The volcanic explosion in Tonga destroyed an island—and created many mysteries
• Peru says oil spill caused by Tonga waves is an 'ecological disaster'
• Terrible landslide and deluge hit the village after the flooding river in Aguas Calientes, Peru
• Tourists Cause Permanent Damage at Big Bend National Park by Etching Names Into Ancient Petroglyphs
• The 5G-airlines crisis was mostly averted. Here's what happened - and what we still don't know
• British rower with incurable cancer, Kat Cordiner, sets new world record with two friends for Atlantic crossing
• French adventurer dies attempting solo Atlantic crossing
• How Short-Haul Flight Bans Are Transforming European Travel
• Fugitive Italian Killer Finally Meets His Match: Google Maps
• This aviation museum is being renamed to honor Capt. Sully and US Airways Flight 1549 crew
• Battery breakthrough achieves energy density necessary for electric planes

Up This Month: 

• How to Budget for Travel: A Travel Around Table Discussion
• Tom Turich on Walking Around the World
• Matt Mitzel on Azerbaijan and Algeria

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