Roundup: Tapes of U.S. Air pilot before landing in the Hudson; around-the-world trip with a toddler; Travel and Twitter

Aloha Friday, travelers! What are you plans for this weekend? Try to stay dry out there, Angelenos.

Airline news | Above is a video with audio between U.S. Air hero pilot Chesley “Sully” Sullenberger and air traffic controllers before he landed in the Hudson. Read: Pilot told controllers he was going into river

Family travel | Is it possible to travel with a toddler? The Morris family proves the naysayers wrong with a six-month diaper-filled around-the-world trip from llama farms in New Zealand to the Great Wall in China.  Read: Travels with a toddler: It can be done

Travel tech | Travel + Twitter. The combination of the two is buzzing right now. USA Today’s article Travel firms respond to events, share news via Twitter explains how some travel companies are using the micro-blogging tool. And the National Geographic’s Intelligent Travel blog asks the question, do you twitter while traveling? Bottom line, there are many different ways folks can use Twitter for travel. To communicate with airline companies like @jetblue and @southwestair, get travel guide information from websites like @travelmuse, see the inside of a hotel room from @aquahotels, or follow travel blogs like @hotelchatter, @jaunted or @gadling. Travel experts like Conde Nast Traveler’s Wendy Perrin also use Twitter. Whom do you follow? You can follow us on Twitter at @latimestravel.

– Jen Leo, Los Angeles Times Travel & Deal blogger

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