The sad news is coming in that two towns in the Netherlands, Roosendaal and Bergen-op-Doom, will be shutting down their... Read More
[I]t was reported in Reuters Tuesday that the Lone Star State of Texas wants to send a message loud and... Read More
© CarbonNYC It’s a little hard to be surprised at anything Saudi Arabia does. What would be a “Huh?” moment... Read More
New winds of change are blowing across Europe. Starting December 21, the passport free Schengen Zone will be expanded to... Read More
© HaPe_Gera An attempt by the local government of an Indonesian province to curb prostitution – by making it mandatory... Read More
© (unknown) A Toronto artist repainted an abandoned bike that had been locked in front of a storefront gallery for... Read More
A mystery boy showed up in Berlin in September of 2011 claiming to be a 17-year-old boy named Ray. He... Read More
An odd post title. And an ever odder case.... Read More
BoingBoing points us to this interesting post where Steven Frischling can’t seem to get the TSA to explain how/why the... Read More
BoingBoing points us to the TSA Rights Cheat Sheet: … a handy single-sheet list of all your rights at a... Read More
British pubgoers could soon ditch their traditional pint in favor of a “schooner,” a smaller measure of beer used in... Read More
Afraid of not knowing the consequences to seemingly innocuous activities abroad? You should be. Turner Wright explains why. Read More
Beer is to be legally classified as an alcoholic drink in Russia for the first time as the Kremlin forges... Read More
Nice to see men on planes behaving as badly as boors on public buses in India. A United Airlines DC... Read More
© jack_g Left-hand driving in Ireland is proving difficult for foreign visitors to master, and should be phased out in... Read More
Chinese tourists in Paris ©CNN.com The beginning of October signals the start of Golden Week, one of the most popular... Read More
© National Geographic Evidently, trafficking in endangered species is quite easy in many parts of the world: Wildlife trafficking may... Read More
Mark Britton, long time legal counsel for Expedia, sheds some light on the often confusing and nerve-wracking topic of air passengers' rights. Read More
© Ruby Gold It can be a difficult toss up. You have a finite amount of precious money and time... Read More