Chuck Thompson

Supervising Producer, CNN Digital

Chuck Thompson supervises CNN International's travel coverage.
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On May 4, 2016, the statue of King D. Sebastiao, which ornamented the facade of Lisbon's Rossio Station was seriously damaged when it was accidentally knocked over by a tourist taking a selfie.
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Selfie snapper who destroyed historic statue may face criminal charges
May 12, 2016
Man destroys 126-year-old statue of a Portuguese king while trying to take a selfie
YIWU, CHINA - MAY 18: (CHINA OUT) A couple of robot waiters deliver meals for customers at robot-themed restaurant on May 18, 2015 in Yiwu, Zhejiang province of China. Sophomore Xu Jinjin in 22 years old from Hospitality Management of Yiwu Industrial and Commercial College managed a restaurant where a pair of robot acted as waiters. The "male" one was named "Little Blue" (for in blue color) and the "female" one was "Little Peach" (for in pink) and they could help order meals and then delivered them to customers along the magnetic track and said: "Here're your meals, please enjoy". According to Xu Jinjin, They had contacted with the designer to present more robot waiters to make the restaurant a real one that depends completely on robots. (Photo by ChinaFotoPress via Getty Images)
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New order? China restaurant debuts robot waiters
Apr 20, 2016
While one restaurant in China is rolling out new robotic waiters, others are firing their robot staffs. Are bots really taking over the service industry?
plane hair over seat moos
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Eww! Airplane ponytail incident goes viral
Apr 2, 2016
Airplane passenger discovers meaning of “viral” after posting a picture of an offensive ponytail invading his seat space
Salted caramel cream cruffin from Mr. Holmes Bakehouse, San Francisco
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Cruffin mania: People line up for ‘the unicorn of pastries’
Apr 17, 2015
A cruffin is a cross between a croissant and a muffin. The flavors can span from strawberry to caramel cream. And folks in San Francisco can’t get enough.

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Chuck Thompson supervises CNN International’s travel coverage. Originally from Juneau, Alaska, he’s traveled on assignment in numerous countries for a variety of publications and websites.