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Iceland Is Crowdsourcing Its Constitution
June 30, 2011 | Travel News | Read More
How is this for progressive politics and keeping up with the times? Amidst a collapsing economy, Iceland is drafting up a new constitution and is using crowdsourcing as part of the process. According to Good, Iceland’s 25-member constitutional council has created a Facebook page where the public...
Nothing Like Lingerie to Put the Spark In…Business Travel
June 30, 2011 | Travel News | Read More
Business travel can be quite the, ahem, drag. So why not spice things up a little (or a lot)? A recently photographed mystery-man traveling from SFO on US Airways decided to do just that by sporting women’s lingerie on the flight - and not much else.
Turns out, this mysterious man isn’t...
Awesome Penguin Pools and Where to Find Them
June 30, 2011 | Travel News | Read More
You don’t have to go all the way to Antarctica to see adorable penguins! (Although we’re fully aware how cool that trip would be.) Right inside London’s Regent Park, England’s largest penguin pool was recently unveiled to the public, and it’s making quite a splash.
Complete with a beach and...
Camp Out in the Middle of Brooklyn Without Being a Hobo
June 29, 2011 | Travel News | Read More
Who needs national parks, huge mountain ranges or epic canyons? Nowadays, you can get a real outdoors experience camping in the middle of Brooklyn, all without ever having to deal with hassles like blood-sucking mosquitoes!
Once an airport used by Amelia Earhart and Howard Hughes, the area is now being...
Introducing the New Solar Train Tunnel
June 29, 2011 | Travel News | Read More
Not too long ago, we wrote about how a solar-powered plane just successfully took its first international flight. But did you know that even trains are hopping onboard the solar-powered bandwagon?
In Belgium, a two-mile long solar rail tunnel created by Enfinity has been created to protect trains from...
Jetstar Passenger Finds Beetle Larvae In Her In-Flight Meal
June 28, 2011 | Travel News | Read More
Much ado about nothing? News.com.au has reported that 28-year-old Serena Chen of Yangebup in Western Australia found a beetle larvae in her inflight meal. She first reported it as a maggot, but Professor Ian Dadour, director of Forensic Entomologist Centre at University of Western Australia, confirmed...
Floating Golf Course Planned for Maldives to Cost $500 Million
June 28, 2011 | Travel News | Read More
Environmentalists aren’t too keen on the chemicals used and resources required for golf courses on land, but maybe the environmental impact will be less in the ocean? We’re willing to bet that’s not the case. According to Business Insider, floating technology experts Dutch Docklands...
Heading to Iran? Dudes, don’t bring your bling.
June 27, 2011 | Travel News | Read More
Bad news fellas, if you’re planning a trip to Iran anytime soon, you’ll have to leave your necklaces at home. We know, we know, your bling is your hot, signature look, but Tehran’s moral police beg to differ.
The Islamic regime has instituted yet another crackdown on “un-Islamic”...
Security “Checkpoints of the Future” Should Lessen the Hassles of Flying
June 27, 2011 | Travel News | Read More
Did you know that the average time spent going through airport security is 35 minutes? And we’re sure many of you have waited much longer than that. Not only is the waiting a pain, but how about taking your laptop out of your bag, removing your shoes and belt, and taking your jacket off? Then to...
Hotel Williamsburg’s Staff Uniforms are Stylin’
June 27, 2011 | Business, Travel News | Read More
Seems the powers-that-be at the gorgeous new Hotel Williamsburg in Brooklyn figured their staff needed to look as cool as the hotel’s design
So they called in fashion brand Brooklyn Industries to create uniforms for the entire staff, including waitstaff, poolside bartenders, and housekeeping....
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