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Rad Video Alert: Man Captures Flight From SFO to CDG in Two Minutes
April 8, 2011 | Travel News | Read More
Travel videos are awesome, but rarely do people really film the journey, much less the entirety of it, and much less the boring sequences aboard an international flight. Unless, that is, you’re the guy who managed to capture the essence of his entire Air France flight from San Francisco to Paris....
Gay Drinking Travelers Unite! Top 5 Destinations for World Cup 2022 Vacations
December 18, 2010 | Travel Safety, Travel Tips | Read More
Last week FIFA announced that the small peninsular nation of Qatar would play host to the 2022 World Cup Finals. Naturally, there was much rejoicing in the country, as they beat out the world powers of Japan, South Korea, Australia, and the United States. Also naturally, there was immediate skepticism...
Five Gender-Bending Hot Spots for the Curious Traveler
November 16, 2010 | Around the World, Featured | Read More
Forget about Mrs. Doubtfire, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, or any of the Monty Python crew. Since ancient times, real men in societies throughout the world have, for various reasons, been dressing as women. Whether for the pageantry, the gender identity, or the social commentary of it, transvestism...
Kind of Cute, Kind of Creepy: 5 Semi-Disturbing Doll Collections
November 6, 2010 | Featured | Read More
Dolls have been around since there have been people. Though humans have been collecting dolls for millennia (fun/creepy fact! The Egyptians buried dolls with their owners in their tombs), some modern doll collections are less fun-for-all-ages and more, dare we say, uncomfortable.
Whether they sprang...
United’s p.s. Service Ups the Ante on the In-Flight Meal
October 15, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
Travelers these days know that the quality of in-flight food service generally trends upward with the distance you’re traveling, with international flights offering some of the better food options, even in coach. But a new brunch option for United flights traveling from New York to California could...
New Airport Amenities to Make Flying More Enjoyable
August 20, 2010 | Travel News | Read More
There’s no getting around the fact that traveling has become a very big hassle. Long lines, intense security searches, random fees, and excessive amounts of time spent waiting and waiting… and waiting don’t make for an enjoyable start or end to a vacation. But a few airports are now...
Get Around in Style – Great Metro Maps of the World
August 5, 2010 | Around the World, Featured | Read More
Although it’ll definitely mark you as a tourist, there’s something about physically opening up a map that makes you feel like an explorer. A new city, drawn in easy-to-understand lines and colors, spreads out in front of you; it’s all there, if you care to find it. Nothing evokes this...
Tagged: Epic Murals, Graffiti, and Street Art Around the World
July 10, 2010 | Featured | Read More
Stroll through the streets of most large cities and you’re bound to stumble upon a wall, alleyway, or fence covered in graffiti or some sort of street art. To some, this type of artistic expression is just vandalism. However, to others it’s a way to discover the pulse and attitude of a city...
The Covert Foodie: Underground Farmers’ Markets
June 28, 2010 | Food Lovers, Offbeat | Read More
Farmers markets are a foodie’s best friend. Fanatical farmers and food producers come out of the woodwork to sell you their most outrageous heirloom tomatoes, their free-est range meats, their local-est honey, and the freshest cut flowers. You pile these precious finds into your resusable grocery...
Speak Easy: Secret Bars and High-Proof Hideaways
June 11, 2010 | Featured, Offbeat | Read More
They don’t want you to know they’re there. They don’t want you to find them. If you do, there’s a good chance you’re going to need to have a password, knock a requisite number of times, prove your acquaintance with somebody, or hop on one foot. Once inside, however, you’ll be rewarded with...
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