The Atlantic takes an interesting look at the economic effects of mass export and trade on the Shenzhen district of... Read More
Destinations
Instatravel points us to Pitcairn Island: A World Apart, complete with surreal photos: Searching for the most isolated place on... Read More
If you’re a dreamy-eyed, workaday cubicle jockey chained to a desk surrounded by Dilbert cartoons, this one’s for you: Japanese... Read More
[plot spoiler ahead …] I’ve never been a huge Leonardo DiCaprio – or “DiCap” as I like to call him... Read More
K and I spent ten days traveling in Ireland in August of 2005. One night, we met a couple –... 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
Hurricane “Flossie”? Am I the only one who thinks this is a pretty wuss name for a violent meteorological event?... Read More
I gotta hand it to China: no one is as absolutely shameless when it comes to pulling out all the... 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
The Travel Channel has posted their 10 Best Spots to Swim with Sharks. Bummer that the closest one to me... 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
Tim Leffel points us to this WSJ article about the ghost skyscrapers of Bangkok. BANGKOK — One recent steamy afternoon,... 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
… this should put the fear of God in ya. Video of an airplane in Osaka getting struck by lightning.... Read More
Via Seth Godin’s blog: On a deserted beach on a small island near the equator, there’s a barrel and some... Read More
People often refer to The United States as “the states”. How does one write this? the states the States the... Read More
Here in New England and across the upper reaches of North America, folks talk of seeing the Aurora Borealis or... Read More
Looking at the comments and author’s notes on YouTube, there’s a bit of confusion about who actually filmed this video.... Read More
Great editing and a great soundtrack to boot.... Read More
YouTube user Anthony Powell (a.k.a. “Antzarctica“) has captured over 1,000,000 photos of Antarctica while living at McMurdo Station and Scott... Read More