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Insanely Scary Fire Tornado Hits Brazil (Videos)
August 31, 2010 | Brazil, Hawaii, Travel News | Read More
As if vacationers didn’t have enough natural disasters to worry about, a fire tornado stopped traffic for a few minutes in Aracatuba, a city in Northwest Brazil. Fire tornadoes, also known as fire whirls or fire devils, are extremely rare but can last up to 20 minutes. The Brazil fire tornado was...
Poop-Smelling Mice May Lead To Disease-Free Travel
August 31, 2010 | Offbeat, Travel News | Read More
If you’re at an airport, you may occasionally see a police officer roaming around with a determined looking dog who is sniffing around for bombs or even illegal narcotics. In the not-so-distance future, you might also have health care workers leading around mice that are used to sniff for disease.
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Economists Crack the Code On When Plane Tickets Are Cheapest Online
August 31, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
I’ve been there before and I’m sure you have to– sweaty hands, increased heart rate, one click away purchasing that ticket, but one question still nags at you: “If I wait longer could this flight get cheaper?” Well, if you believe this report by The Daily Mail, then your...
Food Scarcity In Yellowstone May Lead To More Bear Encounters
August 30, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
If you’re headed into or around Yellowstone National Park anytime soon, you may want to pack some bear spray if you plan on doing any hiking. Due to an expected scarcity of nuts from whitebark pine cones, grizzly bears are likely to be hanging out in lower elevation areas where hunters, berry pickers,...
Statue of Liberty to Close Again Next Year
August 30, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
After being closed for 8 years after 9/11, the Statue of Liberty’s crown was reopened last year. Now, one of the world’s most famous landmarks is looking at the prospect of closing again for nine months to a year, beginning in October of 2011
Given its age and the fact that it is a historic...
8 Abandoned Theme Parks Abroad “Open” for Exploration
August 28, 2010 | Featured | Read More
Call it exoticism: theme parks outside the US seem just a smidgen creepier than those we grew up visiting. Safety guidelines are questionable, attractions are a bit lees planned-out, and themes are chosen with a decidedly laissez-faire attitude. Although these factors might be a detriment to theme parks...
Friday Siteseeing: Naughty Postcards, The Snazzy Napper, Automated Plane Crash Recordings
August 27, 2010 | Around the World | Read More
Our fearless web-roundup leader Amy Widdowson is on vacay this week, thus her trusty side-kick Rachel Greenberg will be filling you in on all the cool stuff you should have already seen this week. You’re welcome.
Enjoy!
Things you would rather not hear on a plane: an automated voice letting you...
Escape From New York… Because Bedbugs Have Invaded!
August 27, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
They attack while their victims innocently sleep and leave itchy, massive welts that make life very uncomfortable. And much to the chagrin of New Yorkers, bedbugs have invaded the Big Apple. They’ve taken hostage office buildings, movie theaters, apartments and even a Victoria’s Secret outlet...
Scottish Researchers Produce Whiskey-Based Biofuel
August 27, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
Nobody would have ever thought that scientists would actually recommend mixing driving and alcohol, but with new biofuel research coming out of the Edinburgh Napier University’s Biofuel Research Center in Scotland, whiskey may be part of the future of alternative energy.
The chemistry behind the...
Paradigm Shift: Study Shows Poles Prefer Wine over Vodka
August 26, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
The Polish Public Opinion Research Center, CBOS (or Centrum Badania Opinii Spolecznej) released a report recently (via Decanter) assessing the taste-buds of the good people in Poland, which shows they are shifting away from vodka as the preferred national beverage replacing it with wine. In many other...
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