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Your New Year’s Resolution: Take More Pictures
December 30, 2010 | Active/Outdoors, Travel Style, Travel Tips | Read More
The holiday season is winding to a close and ahead of us lay the long, dark days until springtime. Depressing, huh? It shouldn’t be. The good news is, it’s only going to get lighter from here on out and what better way to take advantage of these winter months than practicing your photography....
Let It Rain, Let It Shine, Let It Snow: San Jose Airport Sculpture Predicts Weather Patterns
December 29, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
This past weekend the East Coast of the United States was hammered with one of the biggest snowstorms of 2010. From Virginia Beach to Boston, snow fell for most of Sunday blanketing powder at a rate of upwards of 2 to 3 inches per hour. Of course, transportation was totally snarled; at one point all...
Couple Sets Guinness Records for Most Marriages, Honeymoon Trips
December 29, 2010 | Culture/History, Offbeat, Romantic, Travel News | Read More
Most of us think that just getting married once will be one of the biggest days in our lives. For Mark and Denise Duffield-Thomas, they’ve taken things a tad further and have gotten married 85 times in 6 months. According to the UK Mirror, six months ago the couple won a contest for the “Ultimate...
Google Taps into eBook Industry
December 29, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
For many tech gizmos, 2010 might be seen as the year of eBooks and eBook readers. The introduction of the iPad and other eReaders has changed the publishing landscape. The same can’t necessarily be said for Google, which although they continue to be dominant in search, has launched some products...
Chinese Train Hits 300 MPH, Proves It’s Not About The Journey
December 28, 2010 | Beijing, China, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Travel News | Read More
The view on travel is that sometimes it’s about the journey, and sometimes it’s about the destination. In China, transportation officials are pushing the latter, with a new train that can hit more than 300 MPH without breaking a sweat.
According to the Daily Telegraph, that’s the fastest...
Helicopter Moms Rejoice: GPS Fixed So Child Leashes Are Out
December 28, 2010 | Travel News, Travel Safety | Read More
Child leashes are tools that have inspired a bunch of contradictory opinions. But for those that feel that they are useful, but a bit too obtrusive, researchers at North Carolina State University have fixed that problem.
Well, they weren’t necessarily focusing on shoes per se, at least for kids....
Foursquare Check-In Required to Get Into New Year’s Eve Party
December 28, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
As Mashable reports, this isn’t your typical Foursquare check-in. No, there’s not a bouncer at the door who lets you past when you show him that you have checked in. A couple of tech-savvy Brooklynites actually jerry-rigged their door so that when you check-in, the door unlocks, letting you...
Dortmund, Germany Introduces New Prostitution Tax In Form Of A Day Pass
December 27, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
Did you know that prostitution is legal in Germany? In 2002, a law was passed in an effort to improve the legal situation of prostitutes. They can sign contracts, have to pay income tax on their earnings, and are even obligated to charge their customers a VAT, which they are required to pay to the tax...
Sir Richard Branson to Dress Like a Lady Flight Attendant
December 27, 2010 | Offbeat, Travel News | Read More
Sir Richard Branson, the chairman of Virgin Group, recently lost a bet that may cost him a little more than originally anticipated. According to the Daily Telegraph, Branson now has to dress as a female flight attendant on board Air Asia. Branson will have to don high hells, makeup, and a gorgeous...
Santa Claus Officially Becomes a Canadian Citizen
December 23, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
After much debate and consideration, it has been determined that Santa is in fact a Canadian citizen.
The dispute has been ongoing for years now, and has caused a lot of tension between Russia, Norway, Canada, the United States, and Denmark. The biggest issue of debate among the countries boiled down...
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