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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...
The Ultimate DIY Travel Project
July 6, 2011 | Offbeat, Travel News | Read More
If owning your own house-sized mobile home isn’t doing it for you in the personalized-vehicle department, consider your options. Like for example converting your two car garage into an airplane hanger. One Pennsylvania man did it, and surprisingly it was not part of a reality show.
Image: B Mully/...
Teaching Dogs to Surf and Other Strange Travel Jobs
July 5, 2011 | Offbeat, Travel News | Read More
Although working in travel keeps us pretty busy, NileGuide employees can’t hold a candle to some of the quirkiest travel-industry jobs out there. Travel and Leisure posted a list of 12 of the strangest travel jobs, and here are a few of the highlights.
The Altitude Adjuster in Hotel Madeline...
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...
According to Travelodge, Hotels of the Future Will be Really Kinky
June 22, 2011 | Offbeat, Travel News | Read More
Time to talk about a scary future – in hotels.
A new report commissioned by the budget chair Travelodge (might they spend money on new beds instead?) decided to look at what hotels might be like in 2030, thanks to engineer and “futurologist” Ian Pearson.
According to them, not only...
Aussie Birds Know How to Party
June 6, 2011 | Eco-Travel, Offbeat, Travel News | Read More
Alright, let’s say it all-together now: I will NOT buy shots for lorikeets anymore.
Talk about a bird not knowing how to handle its liquor. Seems these colorful Australian parrots like to party as much as the Aussie people, described as “hyperactive” and “clownish” in both...
Toss Those Tubes: Are Toothpaste Tablets Terrific for Travelers?
June 1, 2011 | Offbeat, Travel News | Read More
It seems like just about everything comes in a tiny little bottle these days.
Shampoo, 5 Hour Energy Drink, and now Toothpaste Tablets. Who wants to brush their teeth when they can just chew their way to decent breath?
Okay, so the tasty (we’re assuming) tablets, introduced at a recent travel exhibition,...
The Reverse Rapture Pooch
May 26, 2011 | Kid-Friendly, Offbeat, Travel News, Travel Safety, Travel Tips | Read More
A week after the scheduled end-of-the-earth, one unlucky dog named May literally fell from the sky north of Vancouver. Although it’s not totally clear how this happened, it’s assumed the pooch was swooped up by an eagle only to be let go once the eagle realized the dog wouldn’t make...
Using Hotel Bathroom Phone Both Disgusts and Intrigues Us
May 25, 2011 | Offbeat, Travel News | Read More
We admit it – we’ve been tempted to use the phone in the bathroom at hotels.
But we’ve never actually used the phone in the bathroom at hotels.
It’s an odd thing to think about having a phone meeting while your pants are down around your ankles, or listening earnestly while your...
Sheep is Our Copilot
May 24, 2011 | Kid-Friendly, Offbeat, Travel News | Read More
Driving the equivalent of Tijuana to Seattle is a daunting task. But doing that trip with a sheep baaaaing and chewing on some hay in the back of your mid ’90s station wagon? Well that’s just a little crazy. But according to The DailyMail,
A British man is driving 1,250 miles to Slovenia...
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