from: Fodor's Travel Wire

Alien Approved: World's Favorite Alien Landing Sites

Want to go somewhere really unique this summer? Why not vacation in a place so special it's attracted tourists from another galaxy? Here are a few of our favorite alien-approved locales around the world. Remember, you don't have to believe in extraterrestrials to enjoy these places -- most are just plain fun to visit. May the force be with you!

Girl, two, sneaks on to plane

A two-year-old girl managed to sneak onto a plane to Egypt after running off from her parents at a German airport.

from The Imaginative Traveller

Despite the best efforts of advertising people around the world, some things just don't sound right when translated into English.

An American Airlines flight had performed an emergency landing on Monday after passengers reported a smell of burnt matches. It turned out that the cause of the smell was a result of a passenger lighting matches during the flight to mask the smell of her flatulence.