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NileGuide 5 with Jessica Spiegel of WhyGo Italy
July 28, 2011 | NileGuide 5, Travel News | Read More
Jessica Spiegel is a travel writer for the BootsnAll Travel Network. Although Spiegel is based in Portland, a city she loves dearly, she’s more commonly known as the “Italy girl.” She writes the WhyGo Italy travel guide and doesn’t try to contain her bias toward anything and everything...
7 Micronations With Big Egos
July 22, 2011 | Featured, Offbeat | Read More
Remember when you were a kid and you built a fort in the backyard? Maybe you had specific rules about who could and could not be a citizen of your “country.” Perhaps you created a flag, a language, or even a passport. Maybe you even gave it a name.
Okay, so you just had a special handshake and...
Man’s Lost Luggage is Only Part of the Problem
July 6, 2011 | Offbeat, Travel News | Read More
If you’ve ever had your luggage lost by an airline, you know that it’s almost always an unpleasant experience. But in the end, after the hassle and stress of waiting around for your luggage to be found and delivered to you, things usually turn out okay. A minor inconvenience is usually what...
Travel Inspiration: Kindle Contest Submissions
June 24, 2011 | Contests | Read More
Last month we launched the Travel Fantasy Contest. We asked you to write a blog post telling us where you would go if you could travel anywhere in the world. And you delivered the goods! As the posts came flooding in, two things became evident. First, you guys really know how to select gorgeous pictures....
Foul-Mouthed Passenger Gets More Than a Slap on the Wrist
June 24, 2011 | Travel News | Read More
Who hasn’t had a frustrating experience with an airline? Flight delays, lost luggage, long layovers, crappy food…we could list our grievances all day. As seasoned travelers and considerate people we’d like to think we weather airport frustration with the calm of Mother Theresa…but...
Spirit Airline Strips Down its Fares, So to Speak
June 23, 2011 | Travel News | Read More
It’s a well known fact in the advertising world that sex sells. It’s been used to sell a wide array of products, including beer, suntan lotion, clothing, cologne, and . . . airline tickets?
You read that right. Spirit Airlines, based in Florida, is using strippers to sell its latest round trip...
It’s My Birthday and I’ll Brawl (on the Plane) If I Want To
June 23, 2011 | Offbeat, Travel News | Read More
For your birthday you decide to go to Barbados with your husband and father to celebrate. And to get the party started early, you have a few drinks on the eight hour flight from London.
Seems pretty normal, yes? Many of us have partaken in a cold celebratory beverage on the plain to kick start a...
Road Tripping: A Perfect Opportunity to Get Really, Really Fat
May 25, 2011 | Food Lovers, Travel News | Read More
While traveling most of us indulge in food that isn’t exactly beneficial for our waistlines. But that’s okay because, hey, we’re on vacation, and we don’t want to be strapped down by dietary rules and calorie counts.We want to live it up and explore, and if the local delicacy is bathed...
One London Hotel, Two FA Cup Teams
May 13, 2011 | Europe, Travel News, UK | Read More
Have you ever been bullied? Maybe someone called you a name? Beat you up? Kicked your dog? Made fun of your mom?
Stole your hotel reservations?
Never happened to you? Well, according to Stoke City Football Club manager Tony Pulis via Daily Mail, that’s exactly what happened to his team ahead of the...
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