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“Lost” Fans Rejoice: Book A Seat On Your Very Own Doomed Flight!
So I may be a little out of the loop with popular culture, but there’s apparently this show that’s quite popular with the kids these days called “Lost,” which revolves around some sort of plane crash in the Pacific Ocean. (Give me a break, I don’t have a lot of time for T.V. watching. Who […]
It’s Trippy Time! Vote For Your Favorite Travel Videos
It’s that time of year again: Groundhog Day! Oh yeah, and it’s Trippy Awards season, where all the glamor and pizazz that is the travel video world comes out on display to the world. But seriously, head over to TripFilms.com during February to vote for your favorite video, with the grand prize being an all-expense-paid […]
TheExpeditioner.com Is Headed To The 2010 Olympic Games
86 events, 17 days, 5500 participants from 80 different countries, 3 billion television viewers, and 1 managing editor sent to stir up the pot and see what happens. Yes, the rumors are true: I will be loading up my camera, skis, tickets, and computer and heading to Whistler on February 9th for roughly a week, to see what all […]
Get To Know That Person Next To You: Sleep With Them
In what has to be some of the best news to come to coach-class travelers since the inception of free headphones, Air New Zealand unveiled the “Skycouch,” a roll-out bed of sorts for your seats where you and your seatmate can lay down and grab some zzz’s. Apparently, in what must be received as nothing […]
Coming To Your Next Flight: Pilots Serving Your Meal
Ahead of an impending strike at British Airways this March, it was learned today that the airliner is preparing to sub their normal attendants with employees from around the company. Per the NYT, “British Airways began Monday to teach employee volunteers, including engineers and pilots, how to serve meals, conduct safety demonstrations and sell duty-free […]
War And Peace: Beirut´s Boom In Tourism (Good Or Bad?)
I stumbled upon a couple of articles in The Gazette this week highlighting Beirut, capital of Lebanon, as a city coming back to life. For the past 4o-plus years, this country has seen some of the worst of times. Situated in a precarious geographical position, it has been in the middle and on the sidelines […]
Cruise Ships Docking In Haiti. What’s Your Take?
I’ve spent a few childhood vacations sailing around the Caribbean islands in those gleaming-white, floating tourist kennels, visiting predetermined ports for minimal amounts of time. I rather enjoyed those trips, at that time of my life, but now that I’ve outgrown hats with cartoon character ears attached to them, I prefer my traveling through different […]
Update: Help Haiti! Matador.com’s Call For Help
“A lot can happen in a week. And some things can stay frustratingly the same.” I’ve been following Matador.com’s campaign to help Haiti since I posted their efforts on TheExped last week. There are a few things to share. First things first, this is a huge undertaking and, to be done correctly, may take time. […]
Tony’s Back With Season 6. Hide Your Children
Tony’s back with Season 6 of “No Reservations” on the recently-purchased Travel Channel. He kicked things off last week with an episode from Panama (where he helped set fire to six tons of cocaine), and one from Istanbul this week (see above). You can expect upcoming trips to Brittany, Prague, and the Hudson Valley (New […]
Threatened Wonders: 8 Spots Needing Some TLC
Stonehenge: A “national disgrace.” Did I miss something? I’ve never thought of the remarkable prehistoric wonder as such, but a committee involved with the globally-known monument recently described it that way (as well as the Guardian and the Telegraph). The reason is that the million or so people who travel there each year are now forced to pay […]