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Canadian Space Agency Now Streaming Live Footage Of Northern Lights
September 30, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
It’s fascinating, the role the Internet is playing in bringing things that were once considered unreachable right into our homes (or Wi-Fi-enabled cafes). I’ve explored some of these, like a virtual tour of Paris and, in this post, Google Ski-run views and audio/video along the Trans-Siberian...
Inside the World’s Most Luxurious Private Jets
September 30, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
If you recount the experiences most of us have had flying, it’s hard to imagine there’s such a thing as luxury aboard an aircraft. With cramped leg room, chairs that recline little more than a few inches and bathrooms the size of a refrigerator, airplanes aren’t made for comfort, but...
Snakes, Baby Crocodiles, and Tiger Cubs On a Plane
September 30, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
What’s the craziest thing you’ve seen someone carry onto a plane? For many travelers, they’ve probably stuffed a Shih-Tzu or other small dog in its own special travel bag under their seats. However, as Wired reports, carrying your pet aboard is far from the weirdest carry-on item that’s...
NileGuide 5 with Wil Klass of Spot Cool Stuff
September 30, 2010 | NileGuide 5 | Read More
Wil Klass is founder of Page 17 Media and the Executive Editor of the Spot Cool Stuff travel blog. He’s been involved in collecting and disseminating travel content since age 9 when he conducted a comprehensive survey of car colors on a family road trip across America. Since then he’s worked...
Did Someone Get a Sneak-Peek of the New United-Continental Livery?
September 30, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
When two airline companies merge, there’s always a question about what will happen to the most visible part of the both companies: corporate branding. If a profitable airline takes on a fiscally struggling airline, the former usually sticks to its own corporate branding, and merely takes on the...
In Pilots We Trust: Video Demonstrates Boeing 787 Crosswind Landing Tests
September 29, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
If you’re among the number of people terrified to soar among the clouds, the following video may help ease your mind.
What does a test pilot do? They fly new and modified planes to determine whether or not they’re safe to put into the air. Essentially, every time a test pilot steps into a plane to...
Hotel Kicks Out Couple After Negative Trip Advisor Review
September 29, 2010 | Offbeat, Travel News, UK | Read More
Adrian Healey, a 33-year-old Englishman who had just finished chemotherapy for testicular cancer, booked a three-night stay for him and his girlfriend at the 30-room Golden Beach Hotel in Blackpool. On the second day, the police were called and the couple were forced to leave the hotel with no refund....
Boeing Launches Into the Commercial Space Race
September 29, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
How many of us as kids wanted to travel to space? Unless you are one of the few that took on a career to be NASA astronaut or have a couple million dollars to fork over to the Russian Space Agency for a ride on one of their Soyuz capsules, it’s a tough dream to realize– that is until now....
Chinese Moms Take the Term “Dorm Mother” to Heart
September 29, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
Think your parents are overbearing and overprotective? This story at metro.co.uk might make you feel a little better (although don’t let your mom read this, or she’ll have the “at least I’m not like this” excuse to fall back on).
A University in Wuhan, Hubei province, has...
The Rise of Location Independence and the Fall of Home
September 29, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
Location independence has become somewhat of a buzz word. As economies around the world have faltered and budgets have tightened, many people have tried to free themselves from settled life and have taken somewhat of a location independent lifestyle so they can live and work anywhere in the world....
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