Dream Escapes For Less

One of the more famous -- perhaps most famous -- dishes to come out of Italy could be 2,000 years old. Have a guess?
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/pizza-day-history-naples/index.html

The 2,000-year history of Italy's favorite dish From its roots in ancient Greece, via a spell as a sweet cake, pizza has a long history. But it is Naples in southern Italy where the dish developed and where the famous Margherita pizza was invented.

Talk about a Catch-22: The 747s were allowed to land, but then couldn't depart. Seems there were legal and logistical hurdles to overcome:
https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/lufthansa-boeing-747s-twente-airport/index.html

Six 747s flew into a Dutch airport -- but then couldn't leave Six Lufthansa Boeing 747-400s landed at a small Dutch airport earlier this summer, but then were stranded for months as they were too big to be cleared for takeoff

A ray of good news on the travel front: United Airlines is reopening a number of flights, including routes the Caribbean:
https://www.travelpulse.com/news/airlines/uniteds-november-service-to-add-popular-florida-mexico-and-caribbean-routes.html

United’s November Service to Add Popular Florida, Mexico and Caribbean Routes United Airlines continues to rebuild its international connectivity and adds service to popular beachside and leisure destinations in Hawaii, Florida, Mexico and the Caribbean.

I hadn't heard of until I spotted this article. Interesting. It's now an important staple in
http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20200916-jackfruit-the-vegan-sensation-that-saved-sri-lanka
It's available in the U.S. Have you tried it?

Jackfruit: the ‘vegan sensation’ that saved Sri Lanka Sri Lankans began planting jackfruit trees to gain food self-sufficiency during British rule, and they’ve since helped islanders avoid starvation.