Back when I still got newspapers, yes, this happened quite frequently. Nowadays, if they want to interrupt my news reading, they sit on the computer keyboard.
Yes, but unfortunately, I do not fly, so I am limited to North America. However, my dream vacation would be Scotland and Ireland.
My father used to do a lot of Seek-A-Word puzzles and we would constantly be buying him books. He said they kept his mind sharp. He loved them. I do them on my Nook sometimes. Do you do Seek-A-Word puzzles?