Hm … why is it that male backpackers flock to Australia like moths to a flame? Wait, now I remember.... Read More
OK, I’ll be among the first to bite on this one … Matthew Danzico has started a website to promote... Read More
Greg Rodgers of StartBackpacking.com does: Our ancestors knew the real deal. The word “travel” comes from the old French word... Read More
Evidently some party-pooper flight attendant on a recent FlyGlobespan flight bound for Ibiza (the shock!) took issue with a teenage... Read More
This was a bit of a surprise to me: apparently you can trick out, not only your blog’s front-end, but... Read More
… hilarity ensues at “the longest and bloodiest morning bull run at the San Fermin festival in the northeastern city... Read More
Witness “Pillowig“: “Pillowig” is hand made wearable pillow comforting trieness of people in daily lives, enabling users to sleep comfortably... Read More
This is quite nice … Seth Godin points us to TOMS Shoes: Inspired by a traditional Argentine shoe and challenged... Read More
I’m happily ignorant with regard to pop music or just about anything found on broadcast radio. But I haven’t been... Read More
The Tranquilo Traveler points us to a delicious bit of “map porn“. … the Carta Marina. The famous first map... Read More
This is just lovely – a photo from “The Vault” of great things I’ve come across in ten years of... Read More
Photographing subjects through glass/windows is a bitch. When it comes right down to it, cameras are pretty dumb, meaning they’re... Read More
On the heels of a gripping and altogether exciting post I wrote last week about currency diversity, Tim Leffel’s put... Read More
Ben from The Daily Transit asks: Wondering whether you should pack a sandwich (or three) for your next flight? Check... Read More
Here’s a way to get around cheap: Have you ever dreamed of being carried into the sky by a giant... Read More
OK, this isn’t travel-related at all, except that I think the video was produced in Canada – a place I’ve... Read More
Tim Leffel remarks: Lonely Planet is taking a big step forward though with guidebook chapters you can download. Some of... Read More
If this doesn’t put you in a relaxed, Zen mood for the weekend, what will? Photo © copyright Flickr’s annais... Read More
I’m sure there’s a witty quip in here somewhere about the owner being more of a blood-sucker than his real... Read More
Via Reuters: The Canadian Air Transport Safety Authority, trying to clamp down on screeners who alert police every time they... Read More