Travel Log

Black Travelers Warned To Be On Alert When Flying America Airlines

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People issued a travel advisory warning for African Americans traveling on American Airlines citing a pattern of “disrespectful” and “discriminatory” behavior by airline employees October 24.

The warning suggests that American Airlines’ has a “corporate culture of racial insensitivity and possible racial bias.”

LGBTs Begin Returning Home After Fires

North Bay LGBTs hit hard by the firestorm that ripped through the heart of wine country began returning home as evacuation orders were lifted and firefighters gained control more than a week after what has now become the worst fires in California’s history.
As of Wednesday, the death toll stood at 42, officials said, and includes one person who died at a hospital of smoke inhalation.

LGBTs caught in horrific N. Bay fires

Fast-moving wildfires fueled by dry brush and Diablo winds roared through the hillsides and vineyards in Napa and Sonoma counties starting late Sunday night and continued to burn out of control.
LGBT winery owners and other community members were among the evacuees and those who lost homes or had businesses damaged.

Two Women Stabbed To Death By Terrorist At French Train Station

Two young women and a suspected terrorist are dead after two attacks at Marseille’s Saint Charles train station October 1.

A man in his late-20s or early 30’s of what appeared to be of North African descent was shot dead by French soldiers on guard at Marseille’s main train station while shouting “Allahu akbar” (God is Greatest) witnesses told reporters, reported the Los Angeles Times.

Barbie Detained At US Border

A truckload of 3,004 counterfeit CEO Barbies and fashion dolls were seized by United States Customs and Border Protection officers at the International Falls Port of Entry into America in August.

American Women Attacked With Acid In France

Four American college students studying abroad were attacked with acid thrown in their faces by an unknown French woman while they were returning to Paris at Marseille-Saint Charles train station September 17.

Firemen and police arrived immediately following the attack, according to media reports.

Jet Blast Blows Woman To Her Death In The Caribbean

A New Zealand hotelier was killed in a “freak accident” at “Blow Away Beach” on Saint Martin Wednesday, July 12.

It is the first such death at this dangerous but popular tourist attraction, says Sint Maarten police spokesman Ricardo Henson, reports The Washington Post.

San Franciscans Endorse Plaza Renaming To Renowned Poet

Maya Angelou might be singing from her grave, “Still I rise,” as San Franciscans petition to rename M. Justin Herman Plaza to the Maya Angelou Memorial Plaza.

Young World Traveler Found Strangled in Panama

A Columbia University graduate was found strangled to death in a popular Caribbean island destination off of Panama.

Catherine Johannet’s body was found along a wooded trail on Bastimentos Island, known as a tourist destination for its wildlife, beaches and hiking trails, February 5. Forensic analysis determined that she was strangled by someone with the strings of her pink pareo beach cover-up she had been wearing, reported Ensegundos.com.