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Embrace The Unexpected With Help From The Bureau of Unknown Destinations

The Splits ©Ian Sane A new New York travel agency is offering voyagers the chance to embrace the unexpected in their next travel experience. The Bureau of Unknown Destinations offers, temporary displacements to members of the public seeking to experiment with their migratory impulses… We have provided the opportunity for voyagers to set forth, free [...]

Bike Sharing Program Coming to NYC This Summer

Bikes ©mosselmaniac Perfect for the hordes of tourists during Manhattan summers, bike sharing finally comes to the city this summer. And for New York residents, no more worries of bike theft. The NYC DOT and Alta Bicycle Share have organized the program, along with private sponsorship. About 10,000 bikes in over 600 stations will be [...]

Human-Like Sculptures Cause Controversy Around the World

Mark Jenkins Installation / Pictoplasma 2011 ©MatiasR Artist Mark Jenkins has spent the last few years travelling the world and installing his controversial life-like sculptures. Civilians have been so shocked by his sculptures that they’ve called the ambulance and police to help what they thought were real struggling or dead people. Perhaps the most controversal [...]

Times Square Celebrates Love This February

Times Square ©Bernt Rostad Times Square is embracing Valentine’s Day with a month-long celebration dubbed “Free Love in Times Square.” This month couples can renew their vows in the square. Also, couples can they can declare their love at the Crossroads of the World, and the declaration will be projected on a flashing digital billboard [...]

Photo of the Moment: Virginia Beach Sunrise

Beer Helps Ultra-Marathoner Run Around the World

Heineken beer bottle ©Creative Tools Irish ultra-marathon runner Richard Donovan has become the first man on the planet to run seven marathons on seven continents in less than five days–thanks to a bottle of beer. In just four days, 22 hours and three minutes, Donovan completed marathons at the Russian Novo science base in Antarctica, [...]

Miami Named Most Miserable City in the U.S.

Miami Beach, Florida © kleerteam Sorry, Miami. According to Forbes magazine, the Florida hot spot hit the top of the miserable list due to a high crime rate, housing crisis and long commute times. Miami has sun and beautiful weather but other things make people miserable. You have this two-tier society: glitzy South Beach attracts [...]

Spirit Airlines Charging Passengers New “Unintended Consequences Fee”

Spirit A320 ©PhillipC A change in Department of Transportation regulations is being blamed for a new $2 Sprint Airlines fee. The regulation requires airlines to allow passengers to change their flight within 24 hours of booking without paying a penalty. The new fee has been dubbed the “Department of Transportation Unintended Consequences Fee,” by Spirit [...]

Lesser-Known Groundhog Day Celebrations

A surprised Mayor Bloomberg with Staten Island Chuck © latimes.com North America’s favorite seasonal weatherman, Punxsutawney Phil, has a bit of competition on Groundhog Day. Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania has been home to the largest and oldest celebration, dating back to the late 1800′s. But other groundhogs stretching from Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia to Lilburn, Georgia offer more “unique” celebrations. [...]

Fearing the Zombie Apocalypse? Prepare Yourself With a Survival Course in Portland

Zombie parade, Toronto © Eric.Parker If you’ve found yourself watching too many episodes of “The Walking Dead” and fearing the zombie apocalypse, the folks at Trackers PDX have the solution for you. This March, the outdoor education specialists are offering a 2-day survival course in Portland, Oregon. It’s billed as the “ultimate guide to survival [...]

Sea-Tac Airport Featuring Musicians in PSAs

Ben Gibard of Death Cab for Cutie, one of the featured PSA artists © msnbc.com This past weekend, Sea-Tac International Airport launched a series of new airport PSAs featuring all Northwest-based musicians. Travelers were greeted with messages such as this: This is Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains reminding you that smoking is allowed on the [...]

Celebrity Sleepovers

sleeping bags ©karina y From the guy who brought us 101 Other Things to Do in Amsterdam, comedian Mark Malkoff is showing cheapskate vagabond-types everywhere how to couch surf Hollywood style. It only makes sense that in a city of overrun with overpriced hotel accommodations and celebrities the cheapest way to get a good night’s [...]

SFO Opens Yoga Room

Just say ‘Om’ to the new yoga room at SFO © lyn tally Yesterday SFO opened the very first airport-based yoga room. Stressed out travelers are free to come in and practice independently. The room is open during operating hours of Terminal 2, where it is located. The new yoga room is bathed in calming blue [...]

Oscar Nominated Films That Inspire Travel

waipio valley ©paul (dex) Unless you’ve managed to avoid tv, internet and newspapers over the past couple of days, you’ve probably heard that the nominations for the 84th Academy Awards were announced on Tuesday. And while all the award buzz may be about the actors, directors, writers and producers of the nominated movies, travelers may [...]

Manhattan Hotel Offering Exclusive Fashion Week Package

NYC Spring 2012 Fashion Week © huffingtonpost.com With about two weeks until the start of New York Fashion Week, the Carlyle Hotel is catering to fashionista travelers everywhere with an exclusive three day package. Among the highlights–invitations and backstage access to select fashion shows, lunch and cocktails with two noted designers, and dinner at the [...]

Disney Changes Rules and Lets Employees Sport Facial Hair

Disneyland Sleeping Beauty Castle ©Sean MacEntee Soon Disney theme parks will allow employees to wear goatees or beards–putting an end to a rule banning facial hair that dates back to the founding of Disneyland in 1955. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts announced the changes to the guidelines known as the “Disney Look” in a memo [...]

Run the 2012 NYC Beerathon

Beers in the Sun ©adactio So it might not be as famous as the ING New York City Marathon, but the athletes that compete in the annual New York City Beerathon are just as determined. For those who prefer a beer-run to an ordinary run, the NYC Beerathon offers a 26 bar course with 26 [...]

America’s Healthiest Cities to Visit [gallery]

Fruits & veggies © karimian If eating healthy and getting cardio in on your vacation is a priority, consider the cities on “Food & Wine” magazine’s gallery of healthy American cities. From Portland, Oregon to Washington, D.C. the cities on the list are noted for walkability, a wide range of outdoor activities (biking, hiking, swimming), [...]

Photo of the Moment: Bovine Parade, Wisconsin

L.A.’s “Museums Free For All” This Weekend

The Getty Center; L.A. © shishito With a gloomy weather forecast for the weekend in Los Angeles, residents and visitors can beat the winter blues and visit numerous city museums for free. In it’s seventh year, L.A.’s ”Museums Free For All” kicks off this weekend. A wide range of museums–presenting art, natural history, science–are free, however [...]

Louisiana Lawmaker Moves to Outlaw Public Pajamas

Pajamas © baylors If you’re heading down to the deep south city of Shreveport, Louisiana and thinking of keeping cool and comfortable by wearing pajama bottoms in public, think again: Caddo Parish District 3 Commissioner Michael Williams…said after seeing a group of young men at a local Walmart wearing pajama pants that revealed one young [...]

Flight Diverted Due to “Unruly” Passengers in First Class Requesting Champagne

Champagne Stems ©dps A Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Costa Rica had to make an unexpected landing in Tampa, Florida, after a couple in first class began demanding food and Champagne and refused to sit down. The couple, Peter and Gabriele Strohmaier of Dusseldorf, Germany were forced to disembark the plane in Tampa. [...]

$2.5 Million Campaign Launched to Aid in New Mexico Tourism

New Mexico sunset © ereaney To combat a drop in tourism over the last three years, state officials in New Mexico are launching a $2.5 million rebranding campaign. State officials found dire results when polling focus groups around the U.S. about their perceptions on the state. The same depressing descriptions kept cropping up: “Arid.” “Barren.” [...]

U.S. National Parks Free This Weekend

Visitors on Boardwalk Mammoth Springs ©Bernt Rostad In an effort to get more people to America’s national parks — and to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. — the National Park Service (NPS) is waiving admission fees this weekend, Jan. 14–16. This free weekend is part of the fee-free program which grants free admission to all [...]

Photo of the Moment: Give Me Weed, Portland

Indiana’s 46 Superbowl-Worthy Sandwiches

Shapiro’s Indianapolis, IN ©surlygirl In anticipation of the influx of visitors during the Super Bowl, Indiana’s tourism agency is highlighting 46 regionally popular sandwiches to be featured in a limited-edition guide and to duke it out for the title of the the state’s favorite sandwich. The Indiana Super 46 Sandwich Guide identifies each sandwich, restaurant, [...]

Brazilian “Sunball” Heats Up New York

Brazilian Beach ©Rodrigo_Soldon New Yorkers got a taste of Brazil smack in the middle of the Flatiron District. Steps away from Madison Square Garden, Brazil’s tourism office set up a “sunball” in an attempt to draw visitors to the sunny nation. New Yorkers were invited to step into the giant heated snow globe where they [...]

Historic French Monks’ Brew a Hit at Trendy Bars

Chartreuse ©ephoz A mysterious green liquor is making a comeback in New York’s hippest bars and elsewhere in the United States. Chartreuse, a french liquor made by monks, is enjoying renewed popularity due in part to a growing “mixology” scene in the US, where ultra-competitive bartenders are constantly in search of new signature cocktail recipes. [...]

Photo of the Moment: The Sinuous Paths of Western Iowa

Iowa–Not Just the Home of Caucuses and Corn

The field of dreams, Dyersville, Iowa ©fieldofdreamsmoviesite.com While today marks the first U.S. presidential caucus in Davenport, Iowa, the state isn’t just known for caucuses and corn. It is also home to landmarks from two well-known films. Head to Dyersville if you want to relive the story of Shoeless Joe Jackson and the Black Sox [...]

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