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Really Southwest…Again?
August 15, 2011 | Travel News | Read More
You would think that by now, Southwest Airlines would chill out, no matter what people do on their flights. They haven’t had the best press over the last year, what with the Kevin Smith debacle and the later removal of a weight loss blogger.
It seems they are not fans of their customers.
In this...
Hilton Sued Over Charging Man 75 Cents for Newspaper
August 15, 2011 | Travel News | Read More
In more bizarro news, another way that tax-payers will undoubtedly be footing part of the bill is for a new lawsuit against Hilton hotels.
It turns out a man was charged 75 cents for a USA Today paper he assumed was free since it sat outside his hotel room door. Sure, the fact that the charge was on...
Vigilante Baltic Mayor Crushes Cars for Sport
August 12, 2011 | Travel News | Read More
It’s never a good idea to get tanked while driving around town, but that’s exactly what happened to one unfortunate driver in the city of Vilnius, Lithuania who decided to park in the bike lane. To the city’s mayor Arturas Zuokas, an avid bicyclist, this was nothing short of heresy, and he’d...
Postcard Perfect: Roland Fountain, Bratislava, Slovakia
August 11, 2011 | Postcard Perfect | Read More
The Roland Fountain, located in the Main Square of Bratislava, Slovakia, is the city’s most well known landmark. Originally constructed in 1572 by orders of the King of Royal Hungary, Maximilian 11, the fountain supplied fellow citizens with public water and showcased a full-figured statue of Maximilian...
Postcard Perfect: Bosque del Apache Wildlife Reserve, New Mexico
August 11, 2011 | Postcard Perfect | Read More
Beautiful snow geese fly off to the distance in this amazing shot from the Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Reserve.
Bosque del Apache is Spanish for “woods of the Apache,” and the name originated when Spanish settlers to the area observed that the native Apaches routinely camped in...
Postcard Perfect: Rainbow Bridge, Tokyo
August 11, 2011 | Postcard Perfect | Read More
Crossing Tokyo Bay and connecting the man-made island of Odaiba to Shibaura Pier is the Rainbow Bridge. Completed in the early ’90s, the Rainbow Bridge was constructed to allow people to visit the newly enlarged Odaiba island. (Although the island was created in the 1880s for defense purposes,...
Pisa Mayor Boldly Takes On Mildly Offensive Non-Issue
August 11, 2011 | Travel News | Read More
Instead of dealing with more pressing issues – like, oh say, actually straightening his ponderous tower – the mayor of Pisa, Italy is up in arms over mildly pornographic souvenirs being hawked to tourists by street vendors in his fair city. And, watch out, ‘cus according to the Daily Mail he’s...
“Newly Divorced” Hotel Packages: Classy or Trashy?
August 11, 2011 | Offbeat, Travel News | Read More
Since there might be more divorces than weddings these days, it was only a matter of time before the wedding-ring-coffin surfaced.
While we’re not sure why anyone would want to bring along the ultimate reminder of a failed marriage on a vacation, Casa Velas in Puerto Vallarta is offering a ceremonial...
Nerd Alert! Newest Trend in Travel: Drainspotting
August 10, 2011 | Travel News | Read More
Where there are dorks, there will be dorky reasons to travel. Geocaching, comic-cons, Star Trek conventions? Pffff, soooo Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. This year’s hottest trend for geeky pilgrims: not trainspotting, drainspotting.
What’s drainspotting? Much like trainspotting – a hobby...
Postcard Perfect: Holy Monastery of Rousanou, Meteora, Greece
August 10, 2011 | Postcard Perfect, Travel News | Read More
The monasteries of Meteora, Greece are perhaps the most incredible Eastern Orthodox monasteries in the world. The six structures, most dating from the 15th century, were built on high cliffs overlooking a lush valley. Meteora translates roughly to “suspended in the air”, and it’s...
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