Indian Airlines Agree to Pay for Passengers’ Mental Agony

Like what you see? Subscribe to the full RSS feed.Ever been stuck in an airport with yet another plane delay, and seething in silent fury? If you’re in India, you could be eligible for compensation for your mental agony. An Indian consumer court has ordered a private airline to pay its passengers […]

Flickr Introduces Web-Based Photo Editing

For those who wished Flickr included an editing tool to eliminate those Martian eyes or brighten up the garden shot, there’s good news. The web’s best photo management application has teamed up with the web’s most advanced photo editing software to create an awesome collaboration that’s a dream come true for avid shutter bugs. The […]

Autumn Sex Tourism Flourishing in … Kenya?

Kenya’s beautiful coastline has long been known as a magnet for pedophiles. At last estimate close to 15,000 girls between the ages of 12-18 in at least four districts in the region were involved in some form of sex trade with some of them participating in the most horrific sex acts with moneyed tourists […]

Australian Magazine Recalls Hitchhiking Issue After Backpacker’s Murder

Australian backpacking magazine Tourist and Traveler (TNT) has been forced to reprint this month’s edition. The reason? It contains a plug for hitchhiking in New Zealand, and the timing couldn’t be worse. On September 20, German tourist Birgit Bauer was murdered while on a hitchhiking holiday in New Zealand. Brauer was stabbed to […]

Way Past the Arctic Circle: A Journey to Sweden’s Original Ice Hotel

… I was thousands of miles from home. My short nap had been a false illusion of comfort. I had awoken to the freezing Arctic Circle.

Japanese Underwater Toilet Provides Patrons a “Loo” with a View

Akashi, Japan’s Mumin Papa Café - built at a cost of $275,000 - offers this underwater restroom (or “loo” if you like) with a view to its patrons: I can’t imagine this is too healthy for the fish’s psyche.

Red Bull Crashes Ice in Old Quebec

Billed as the world’s fasted race on skates, Red Bull Crashed Ice will kick off in Old Québec on January 26, 2008. An adrenaline packed combination of downhill skiing, boardercross and hockey, the race involves a mad descent down steep turns and hairpin bends, and has been dubbed by former ice hockey pro Charles […]

Australia Finally Gives Thumbs Up to Kyoto Protocol

After years of hedging the issue under former Prime Minister John Howard, Australia under its newly elected Primed Minister and Labor Party leader Kevin Rudd has ratified the Kyoto Protocol. This leaves the US in the uncomfortable position of being the only country that hasn’t ratified the global environmental treaty. According to Rudd, who […]

Hidden Hotel Wall Art: The Secret’s Lurking in Your Hotel Room

If you thought all hotel room art was singularly bland and unimpressive, you might want to check what’s behind that cheesy countryside painting on the wall next time you’re holed up in your hotel room. You just might discover a hidden treasure. As this video shows, enterprising artists are leaving mementos of their talents […]

7 Things Not to Do in Shanghai

Via the Mad About Shanghai blog: Once you memorize these seven very specific “don’ts”, you shouldn’t have any trouble obeying the law in Shanghai. One question though: is that any four-letter word?

Airline to Passengers: “Sorry, Sir. You’re Too Straight for a Discount.”

Alaskan Airlines and Horizon Air have found themselves in the middle of a raging controversy regarding their 10 percent discounts to gay passengers. The offer isn’t exactly worded in those terms; rather, users are only allowed to access the discount through the company’s Gay Travels page on its website. Obviously this has gotten holiday travelers […]

8 Ways to Deal with Loneliness on the Road

Why be lonely when you can follow some of these ideas to get over it?

Photo of the Moment: Red Hot Plovdiv, Bulgaria

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Find-a-Toilet Service Kicks Off in London

The next time you’re in London, admiring Big Ben and desperately in need of a place to relieve your bladder, don’t duck into the nearest mall or McDonald’s to visit the restroom. Just whip out your cell phone instead. The Westminster City Council has just launched a toilet-finding service via mobile phone for locals and […]

On Living with No Regrets, Andy Rutledge

Andy Rutledge, chief design strategist for a new media company, is an inspiration for me both personally and professionally. In a recent blog post titled Life Lessons, Andy shares this bit of wisdom: How did I get what I have now? How do I get to do what I do now? Almost all of the […]

Spirit Airlines’ Media Stunt … er … MILF Sale Kicks Off

The airline ad industry is rife with low brow campaigns and slogans with Ryan Air leading the pack with its guaranteed-to-raise-eyebrows tactics. Its ad repertoire includes a calendar featuring scantily-clad stewardesses, (including a “sneak preview” of a rival airlines calendar whose stewardesses are noticeably less perky) and chief executive Michael O’Leary ruffled more than […]

Top 20 Useless Travel Gadgets of 2007

After weeks of tireless deliberation, our crack panel of expert judges has narrowed this year’s list of most useless travel gadgets down to just twenty.

Photo of the Moment: Buddhist Nun, Angkor Wat

© Craig Ferguson Images Via the photographer: Angkor Wat is the largest religious structure in the world. Built as a funerary temple for Khmer king Suryavarman II (1113-1150), it honours the Hindu God Vishnu. Today it is a UNESCO world heritage site and an important tourist destination and economic asset for Cambodia. Shown here is a Buddhist […]

Batteries: The Greatest Threat to Safe Air Travel!

I received this e-mail yesterday: I’m writing on behalf of SafeTravel, a new DOT initiative founded to respond to lithium battery safety issues in air travel. The initiative’s website also addresses other items which could cause unintentional safety concerns. I’m writing to request Vagabondish’s help in spreading the word about this travel safety resource. Today’s travel enthusiast […]

Cultural Optical Illusion: What Do You See?

This is a fascinatingly simple optical illusion. From Eyes-and-Vision.com: The influence of culture and environment can have an effect on our visual perception. This theory was first explored by Robert Laws, a Scottish missionary working in Malawi, Africa, during the late 1800’s. Take a look at the picture below. What you see […]

Photos of the Moment: Abandoned Bannerman’s Island

I admit to a strange fascination with abandoned places - pools, theme parks and what have you. These once great social gathering centers that time has long forgotten exude an eerie tranquility. New York’s Bannerman’s Island is no exception. American Heritage notes: “… this island fortress was once the private arsenal of the world’s largest arms […]

A Guide to Better Travel Writing (Part 3): Insight and Inspiration from the Pros

Inspirational tips, quotes and insightful miscellany from some of the world’s best writers.

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