John Frenaye over at TripSo.com has an amusing post on 25 “Stupid Traveler Comments” (along with the bemused agents’ unspoken... Read More
Marc Llewellyn of Australia’s The Age explores a variety of activities to explore by moonlight, including Climbing Volcanoes: You need... Read More
… this should put the fear of God in ya. Video of an airplane in Osaka getting struck by lightning.... Read More
This is a fascinating look into how the Earth would evolve and change once man is extinct. It’s eerily surreal.... Read More
This is both frightening and fascinating to watch: The World Clock. See real time figures and stats on births, deaths,... Read More
For the ultra-light, gearhead Flashpackers out there, you can never have enough cool (but useful) gadgets. Enter Magical Dissolving Laundry... Read More
On John Chow’s recommendation, I installed the WordPress Better Comments Manager plug-in. It’s fantastic! It allows you to reply to... Read More
From last night’s episode of Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations in Cleveland: When you’re dead, it robs life of many pleasures.... Read More
Virgin Travel Insurance recent surveyed 1,000 British tourists and ranked the world’s 10 most disappointing tourist spots based on their... Read More
Tim Leffel points us to this WSJ article about the ghost skyscrapers of Bangkok. BANGKOK — One recent steamy afternoon,... Read More
Evidently, Mount Everest’s destruction by tourism can’t come fast enough for the Nepalese government. According to CNN: Nepal will slash... Read More
This rather classy photo album was a real hit last Christmas: Best F*cking Trip of My Life Photo Album. K... Read More
It’s just a concept for the time-being, but a pretty damn cool one at that. Via Yanko Design: The next... Read More
Not unlike Bear Grylls, Brit Ben Saunders is a self-described “Adventurer, Athlete, and Motivational Speaker.” Unlike Bear, he’s got an... Read More
The Travel Channel has posted their 10 Best Spots to Swim with Sharks. Bummer that the closest one to me... Read More
This brings to mind so many fantastic quotes from one of the greatest movies of all time that I’m hard... Read More
InstaTravel points us to what is likely the world’s largest (and most dangerously stupid) Slip’n Slide (with pics): Something Awful’s... Read More
For those unfamiliar with French lexicon, “a la carte” loosely translates to: “without having to carry big a$$ guidebooks around... Read More
I gotta hand it to China: no one is as absolutely shameless when it comes to pulling out all the... Read More
If you happen to be reading this at work, my apologies for the PG-13 headline. Seriously though, you shouldn’t be... Read More