Here’s how it works: Japanese kids start a fad. Westerners then laugh at them for being ridiculous. Then we try... Read More
A diver works to attach a tracking device to a giant jellyfish. If I hadn’t seen this in National Geographic,... Read More
I thought the U.S. had a monopoly on this kind of cutthroat advertising. Evidently India’s jumping on board. Photo ©... Read More
Download free music (courtesy of Moby) for your travel films and documentaries. Read More
Seven full days on a train is a really, really long time. But I loved every one of those 12,000 minutes, and here's how you can too. Read More
In a recent move that could save the airline industry half a billion dollars annually, the International Air Transport Association... Read More
Though Wes Anderson's films are novel, quirky, artistic, interesting and original in the extreme, they seem to follow the same storyline: “oddball doesn’t fit in with general society due to family complications, and embarks on spiritual quest to discover self.†Read More
Faces in Places is “a photographic collection of faces found in everyday places.” A few samples: And one of my... Read More
A Map for Saturday‘s Brook Silva-Braga alerted me yesterday to an awesome contest that his company, Earthchild Productions, is running.... Read More
Explained via the NASA website: Volcano Tungurahua erupted spectacularly last year. Pictured above, molten rock so hot it glows visibly... Read More
Via David Doubilet Photography. Who knew black and white underwater photography could be so cool? I think I have a... Read More
It’s easy to pack for a weekend away - throw every outfit you’ll need in your backpack, then one more “just in caseâ€. But if you’re going to be on the road for a few weeks, the process gets a bit trickier. Read More
Carmen Sandiego – last seen here in a 1995 photo taken by a hidden surveillance camera: … went missing for... Read More
The always hilarious TheSneeze.com brings us bizarre children’s schoolyard rhymes from around the world with more here. My favorites: FRANCE:... Read More
A GE-produced explosives scanner intended to allow members of the Clear registered traveler program has been ditched by executives of... Read More
File this under: Things I’d Never Do #9726726. Right after glacial surfing. It seems the big new fishing experience doesn’t... Read More
32 positively beautiful bridge shots from around the world. I just wish they were captioned to indicate where each one... Read More
Were I perusing the stacks at my local Borders, Beth Whitman’s Wanderlust and Lipstick: The Essential Guide for Women Traveling... Read More
1000 Wines points us to One Year of Spanish: “Nothing impresses the senoritas like a well-conjugated verb.” Indeed.... Read More
I think we can all agree that there are two kinds of people in this world: those who’ve fallen into... Read More