© Michael R Perry Most internships are a raw deal. You get to work for several months for little or... Read More
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Steph Spencer is a freelance travel writer from Canada who has been held captive by the travel industry for over 14 years. An incurable smart aleck, notorious purple fanatic, hat person, and ukulele player of questionable abilities, Steph explores the geeky side of travel on her blog A Nerd At Large, and dispenses random quirkiness on Google+ and as @ANerdAtLarge on Twitter. She truly believes that anything is possible with enough determination and copious amounts of chocolate.
Here’s the thing. The people who don’t have a choice about where they’re going are the ones who keep the... Read More
Wrangling shark away from the beach in Queensland © A man whose actions to protect children from a wayward shark... Read More
Spring Airlines plane © Kentaro IEMOTO Who hasn’t occasionally felt a slight boredom-induced tug of temptation to purchase something from... Read More
© Ricky Brigrante Normally the prospect of encountering minions or mayhem while on vacation is not so desirable. Like Bilbo... Read More
Gorilla at Calgary Zoo © Eric Chu A zookeeper at the Calgary Zoo sustained a minor injury when gorillas invaded... Read More
Whistler Mountain © Tyler Ingram It’s a nightmarish scenario that makes you thankful for every day you are alive. Within... Read More
© Ashley Buttle Aircraft maker Bombardier has unveiled its newest model. While business analysts and industry watchers were quick to... Read More
© Kevin Jaako With all of the attention and hoopla surrounding Tourism Australia’s Best Jobs in the World campaign, a... Read More
Pandas and penguins are about has high as it gets on the cuteness scale and a hotelier is hoping to... Read More
©Dubai Miracle Garden Dubai is setting world records at a breakneck pace these days. Not content with only the world’s... Read More
Gallnipper © Sean McCann The shaggy-haired gallnipper sounds imposing enough based on name alone, but what has people talking is... Read More
Dead mouse © avlxyz Typically when one gazes skyward on holiday it is to monitor the weather, or perhaps enjoy... Read More
The switch is about to be flipped on a monumental light sculpture. San Francisco’s Bay Bridge has been adorned with... Read More
Yorkshire Terrier ©Yosh18 Dogs in handbags have always been ridiculous in my view. Now the trend has gone from bad... Read More
©JetBlue Google’s megafuturistic Glass goggles has had folks abuzz over the possible applications of the technology, with lots of talk... Read More
Stephen Gough aka The Naked Rambler © Kilted Cowboy If, in the unlikely event that at some point in the... Read More
© Leopold Museum If nothing else, a publicity stunt orchestrated by Vienna’s Leopold Museum has a pleasing symmetry about it.... Read More
The Lounge © JW Marriott Marquis Hotel Dubai The world’s tallest hotel is now open for business in — you... Read More
One of the murals to be destroyed © Nic Walker A portion of the East Side Gallery, a 1.3km section... Read More