I want to like The Travel Channel‘s Andrew Zimmern; I do. He has all the right avuncular qualities about him:... Read More
Tsk tsk. I think not. I was pleasantly surprised however to find that Telegraph.co.uk published an article titled Gap year... Read More
Via this post: We all know what the world looks like. But a new series of extraordinary maps shows our... Read More
Hurricane “Flossie”? Am I the only one who thinks this is a pretty wuss name for a violent meteorological event?... Read More
Okay I’m fairly certain this’ll be my last post on the Man vs. Wild fraud fiasco. Joe commented on my... Read More
I plan on diving as much as humanly possible while I’m away. Sometimes I even like to sit on my... Read More
Check out this incredible photo essay entitled Life Beneath Antarctic Ice (via Time.com). My personal favorite here. I get giddy... Read More
Over at The Sneeze, Steve asks, “If you were driving cross-country, and were forced to bring a breakfast cereal mascot... Read More
Via MSNBC: SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – A Cincinnati-based conservative group led by a self-described former porn addict wants to purge... Read More
Odd that I first saw these sky lanterns in the backpacker movie, The Beach, and I just happened to stumble... Read More
This may be a first, although I’m sure there’s an hourly Las Vegas hotel somewhere that may have thought of... Read More
If you’re a germaphobe through-and-through – the kind that might buy a SquatStrap™ perhaps – or just a conscientious traveler... Read More
Jessica at Hedgehogs Without Borders just posted her Top 13 Tips for a Long Bus Ride. I found #11 particular... Read More
K and I spent ten days traveling in Ireland in August of 2005. One night, we met a couple –... Read More
Ever wanted to destroy your hotel room in true rock star fashion? Canoe.ca is reporting: The NH Alcala hotel, part... Read More
I’ve had a lot of entrepreneurial ideas lately. None of them particularly good, but amusing nonetheless. I think my coup... Read More
Thinking of hoofing it around the country for your next backpacking holiday? Here’s an odd theory. Via TimesOnline.co.uk: Food production... Read More
[plot spoiler ahead …] I’ve never been a huge Leonardo DiCaprio – or “DiCap” as I like to call him... Read More
Gadling sat down for an interview with Anthony Bourdain last week. Check out the full text here.... Read More
Steven Wiltshire, an autistic savant who’s known as “The Living Camera”, can accurately sketch a five yard wide pencil drawing... Read More