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Best Airports in the World… For A Stopover …

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Take advantage of day spas at the airport. Picture: Holidayextras.

Take advantage of day spas at the airport. Picture: Holidayextras. Source: Flickr

DAY spas, showers, free food, comfy chairs, fine dining, free internet — all facilities you’d expect to find at the airport if you’re flying at the pointy end of the plane.

These days the perks are not just for first and business class passengers. Expediabrings you the airports that have a lot more to offer than Duty Free shops and VIP Club lounges.

Samui Airport, Thailand

If you’re flying into Thailand, Koh Samui’s quaint Samui Airport sets the scene for a fly and flop holiday.

Open air, thatched roof bures stand in for gates and the terminal has sprawling manicured lawns and carved wooden chairs.

It’s more fun on the way out — deck chairs and snacks at the departure gate are free for everyone.

 

Samui’s open air terminal. Picture: KLGreenNYC.

Samui’s open air terminal. Picture: KLGreenNYC. Source: Flickr

 

Incheon International Airport, Seoul

At Incheon International Airport in Seoul, the Airstar Terrace bar looking out over the runways is a popular spot to spend some time before boarding.

There’s the Cultural Museum of Korea if you ran out of time to find out about the history of the country, watch Korean movies in space age pods in the Advanced Technology area or head to the International Business Area for a game of golf, yes golf.

 

A movie theatre at Incheon airport. Picture: woofiegrrl.

A movie theatre at Incheon airport. Picture: woofiegrrl. Source: Flickr

 

Schiphol International Airport, Amsterdam

Schiphol International Airport in Amsterdam is another hub known for looking after its guests in transit. The 24-hr library sees more than 300,000 visitors a year.

The books are focused on Dutch art and culture but there’s also a book swap section where you’ll see plenty of Dan Brown novels.

There’s also a piano next door so you can tinkle the ivories for a while. Take the kids to the Kids Forest playground, hang out on the comfy couches in the Living Room and squeeze in a quick foot massage.

A small version of the Rijksmuseum is just a taster if you missed out on the amazing State Museum in Amsterdam. Don’t forget to stop by the giant tea cups cafe.

 

The 24-hour library in Schiphol Airport. Picture: generalising.

The 24-hour library in Schiphol Airport. Picture: generalising. Source: Flickr

 

Changi International Airport, Singapore

Singapore’s Changi International Airport is probably one of the most well known airports for entertainment value.

A movie theatre, koi pond, outdoor pool, gardens, waterfall, spa, live butterflies … the list goes on.

If you’ve got more than five hours to spare and have had your fun at the airport, hop on one of the free two hour tours of the city. Departing four times a day, the bus tours head to Marina Bay Sands, Merlion Park, the Colonial District, Chinatown, even Little India.

 

The Butterfly Garden at Changi International Airport. Picture: Michael — Spencer

The Butterfly Garden at Changi International Airport. Picture: Michael — Spencer Source: Flickr

 

Other honourable mentions go to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, where the pulled pork burgers are cheap and tasty, Dubai for the comfortable plastic lounge chairs by the departure gates and Cancun where you can drink Coronas and margaritas while lining up to check in.

 

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The waning crescent moon on the morning of March 26, by VegaStar Carpentier Photography.

Photo credit: Vegastar Carpentier Photography

Here is the waning crescent moon over France on the morning of March 26, 2014. A waning crescent moon is sometimes called an old moon. It’s seen in the east before dawn.

Thank you to our friend VegaStar Carpentier for sharing this photo with us! You can see more of VegaStar Carpentier’s moon photos here

The March 27 moon was near Venus. Miss them? Photos here.

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Moon, Venus, Mercury before sunrise March 28

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Saturn’s largest and second-largest moons

The Cassini spacecraft captured this image on June 16, 2011. These are two of Saturn’s moons – the largest moon Titan and second-largest moon Rhea.

Saturn's largest and second largest moons, Titan and Rhea, appear to be stacked on top of each other in this true-color scene from NASA's Cassini spacecraft. Image via NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute.

Saturn’s largest and second largest moons, Titan and Rhea, appear to be stacked on top of each other in this true-color scene from NASA’s Cassini spacecraft. Image via NASA/JPL-Caltech/Space Science Institute.

Titan’s north polar hood can be seen. It’s 3,200 miles (5,150 kilometers) across. The hood appears as a detached layer at the top of the moon on the top right.

This view looks toward the Saturn-facing side of Rhea (949 miles or 1528 kilometers across). North on Rhea is up and rotated 35 degrees to the right.

Images taken using red, green and blue spectral filters were combined to create this natural-color view. The images were acquired with the Cassini spacecraft narrow-angle camera on June 16, 2011, at a distance of approximately 1.1 million miles (1.8 million kilometers) from Rhea and 1.5 million miles (2.5 million kilometers) from Titan. Image scale is 7 miles (11 kilometers) per pixel on Rhea and 9 miles (15 kilometers) on Titan.

Via NASA

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