travel

  • Orbitz quotes more for the same hotel if you use a Mac

    According to Orbitz, who seem to have thoughtfully researched this, Mac users make more money, and are thereby willing to pay up to 30% more in travel fees which include plane tickets, hotel stays and car rentals, than their Windows using counterparts. That in itself is not alarming, what...
  • TSA confiscates suspicious-looking cupcake

    A woman has claimed that her cupcake was confiscated by a Transport Security Administration (TSA) officer at Las Vegas airport because he deemed its frosting to be a security risk. Rebecca Hains said that the cupcake in question was taken at McCarran International Airport on her way home. The...
  • “Liking” something in Thailand could get you arrested

    Thailand has brought its infamous lèse-majesté law up-to-date, by expanding its scope to cover the “liking” of status updates or groups on Facebook. In Thailand a few years back, partying it up at a bar in Bangkok, my friend quickly corrected me when I handed a bill to the...
  • Adult sized sandbox for you to play in

    This is one my brother will love. Las Vegas, aka. Sin City, has a new toy for those who love to waste money on fantasy. But it’s a bit more wholesome than the usual treats the city offers. It’s a sandbox for adults. Complete with excavators and other construction...
  • Cannibalism exists in North Korea

    More bad press for North Korea…. Seems Cannibalism is indeed practiced, not on a regular basis but because there is such a shortage of food in certain areas. A 791-page document is in the hands of the Caleb Mission in South Korea and it describes 721 different criminal cases...
  • Crazy Spanish paving confuses, sickens boozed up Brits

    The Spanish resort town of Alicante has thrown a curve ball at boozy tourists in the form of some crazy paving that apparently plays tricks on both eyes and stomachs. From Metro: Set in rows of diamonds at 90 degrees to each other, the opposing slabs create an optical...
  • Athens is Top City for Flirts

    Paris may be the city of love but if you’re looking to flirt go to Athens. In the recent “World Flirtation League” Athens ranked number 1 for the city with the highest number of flirtations monthly by users of the social networking site www.badoo.com. According to The Lonely Planet...
  • Tron Legacy Ice Hotel Truly Cool Experience

    “Tron:Legacy” Inspired Ice Hotel Hot in Sweden When “Tron: Legacy” hit theaters in December 2010 it’s guaranteed producers were thinking about merchandising opportunities. Action figures, books, maybe even lunchboxes. But it’s highly doubtful they ever imagined the “Tron: Legacy Ice Hotel.” Designers Ben Rousseau and Ian Douglas-Jones did. And...
  • Airport Scanners to be Less Intrusive

    The highly controversial full body scanners being used at US airports are getting ready to take a more modest view of things. Instead of displaying pictures of people in full naked detail more generic images are being used and red blocks appear over areas where there is a perceived...