| Dance, forget sleep in Pamplona and Tips for speaking English abroad |
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Don't expect to sleep (much). If you're making last-minute plans to go to Pamplona, don't be surprised if you can't find a bed. My friends and I didn't even try. It seems like everyone sleeps outside in public places, or doesn't sleep at all. In fact, Pamplona is the only place where I've ever slept in a public park. I brought a foldable sleeping bag in my backpack -- handy, since northern Spanish nights can get cold -- but most people just lay on the grass, huddled together to stay warm. If you go this route, hang on tightly to your belongings. I used my purse as a pillow, but at least one person from my group had his backpack swiped while he was asleep.Running is risky. Every year, there are serious injuries or even deaths among people who try to run with the bulls. In 2010, I spoke with cancer survivor Michael Lenahan, who got gored in the leg by a bull; his brother got hurt in the left buttock. [Read the full article] (CNN) -- Say goodbye to civilization and hello to a remote pocket of the world at these five resorts.Enjoying the wilderness doesn't mean roughing it at Iniakuk Lake Wilderness Lodge in Alaska's Far North.This upscale retreat, 60 miles north of the Arctic Circle, offers guided activities from fishing and wildlife viewing to dog sledding and float trips. Private floatplanes take guests and guides to explore the Alaskan bush.Stay in the cozy main lodge or opt for a secluded cabin inside Gates of the Arctic National Park. After a day of activities, fill up on family-style meals featuring local catch and ingredients."Many guests arrive as clients but leave as friends because we talk during mealtimes, share stories and worldviews, and they feel they have visited a home rather than just a lodge," resort owner John Gaedeke said.Daily rates start at $1,495 per person, including round-trip airfare from Fairbanks to the lodge, based on a minimum of two people. [Read the full article] Washington (CNN) -- The nation's airports have suffered more than 25,000 security breaches since November 2001, according to a House committee, citing information it says it received from the Transportation Security Administration.The breaches -- amounting to about seven a day, or about five per year at every airport -- include everything from people who accidentally leave a bag on a checkpoint conveyor belt to those who purposefully evade security and get onto airplanes without proper screening.A TSA spokesman did not contest the figure, but questioned its significance, saying all breaches are investigated and resolved. The agency said it did not have a breakdown of breaches by severity.With about 25,000 of these incidents over a decade at more than 450 TSA-regulated airports, this amounts to just over five such incidents per airport per year, according to the TSA. [Read the full article] 
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