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New Mobile App Maps The Insides of Shopping Malls And Airports
October 25, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
Knowing is half the battle, right? Point Inside — whose mission is to “map the indoor world” –wants to help you in your battle… to find the bathroom. Or the Macy’s. Or the nearest Starbucks in the airport. They’re released an application, compatible with the...
8 Tragic Ghost Towns of the 20th Century
October 23, 2010 | Featured, Offbeat | Read More
Desolate, ruined, hollow: ghost towns are the remnants of urban catastrophe. Whether it’s a shift in local industry or a particularly nasty disaster that sparks a mass exodus, it means the death knell for a town. Eerie and tragic, yet brimming with history, the following ghost towns are monuments...
Looking For A Date? New Site Pinpoints Girl-to-Guy Ratio Around SF and NYC
October 22, 2010 | Around the Web | Read More
We’ve all been there before at one point or another in our travel lives. You’re about to head out on the town for a ladies – or guys- night and the planning comes down to where to go in an unfamiliar city. A problem arises when you try and tell if the bar, lounge, or nightclub has what...
Is Airplane Engine Noise Why In-Flight Meals Suck?
October 21, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
Your airplane meal doesn’t suck, it’s just that you can’t taste it. At least, that’s what this article at the Daily Mail claims. Researchers from global food corporation Unilever say they’ve discovered that loud ambient noise (like the drone of an airplane engine) can have...
$100,000 Grand Prize Gets Closer For Canadian Club Contestants
October 21, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
The Canadian Club “Adventure of a Lifetime” contest keeps chugging along. With video voting in Round 2 now complete, the focus shifts to the final round. Two teams — one American and one Canadian — will square off in Tonga from April 7 – 14, 2011.
Introducing Team Canada:
Jordan...
Greyhound Buses Go Wireless, Add Wi-Fi
October 20, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
Wi-Fi accessibility has quickly become one of the biggest debates in travel. This is often the one non-negotiable with many travelers and a point of contention with many who demand free Wi-Fi when traveling. While you may find many bed and breakfasts and coffee shops that boast free Wi-Fi as a service...
Google’s Latest Product: Cars That Drive Themselves
October 20, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
It seems like before one Google product can fall flat, they’re building another one with just as much buzz, along with the usual questions of whether it will be another bust. While Google got search, e-mail, and the Android platform right, some of its other products haven’t fared as well,...
How To Deal With Allergies On The Road
October 19, 2010 | Travel Tips | Read More
I’ve heard of studies where kids who grow up surrounded by farm animals don’t suffer from allergies throughout their lives, but chances are you didn’t grow up around horses, cows, and chickens. So if you’re like the 25 million or so adults and children suffering allergies and...
What Do Facebook Additions Mean for Travelers
October 19, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
As if it needed extra buzz, the media outlets have been all atwitter (no social media pun intended) the last few weeks with Facebook, which coincidentally rolled out new features about the same time the hit movie, “The Social Network”, was released at theaters. The latest changes aren’t...
Jericho Unveils 10,000th Birthday Mosaic (Plus Other Cool Mosaics Around The World)
October 19, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
Yeah, I guess 10,000 years is pretty old. Jericho’s 10,000th birthday though is actually more of a 10,000th-ish birthday party, as archaeologists say they could be off by up to a hundred years in determining the first settlement there. But that’s like celebrating my birthday within a few...
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