Remember crop circles, those strange shapes that started appearing in the Nineties in fields all across England? We haven't heard much about them lately, but according to an article in the Guardian's G2 magazine, this year hikers in England's beautiful countryside should see ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Crop circles are back!
Remember crop circles, those strange shapes that started appearing in the Nineties in fields all across England? We haven't heard much about them lately, but according to an article in the Guardian's G2 magazine, this year hikers in England's beautiful countryside should see ...Photo of the Day (4-1-09)
This may very well look like the Kecak dance at Ulu Watu in Bali, Indonesia, but Antonym Travel is offering its own version of extreme adventure. For example, in Fire and Ice, people experience fire-walking, ice dancing, fire-breathing and ice fishing. In High and Low ...People with passports are better looking
Is it the chicken or the egg? Is it the passport or the experience of the harrowing passport photo that makes holders of international passports more attractive than the average American? It's long been on the books that a shamefully low percentage of Americans have ...Beach Blanket Bingo Days to heat up California's beaches this summer
Recognizing that if the economy doesn't perk up by June, this summer is going to be the absolute pits, California's Department of Tourism is taking action. In a joint effort with the public beaches from Coronado Beach to Carlsbad and Newport to Morrow Bay, 250 of ...Crop circles are over. Enter crop triangles!
It started in the English countryside, we think. Now they've been spotted everywhere from Iowa to the open fields of Mexico: Crop Polygons. Crop circles have been appearing all over the world for years, with debates going back and forth over whether they're alien, man-made, ...Thai prostitute refuses sexual encounter with American backpacker; "He too dirty," she says
Backpackers have never had a reputation as being especially finicky about their appearance or cleanliness. But things may have reached a new low in downtown Bangkok yesterday when a Thai prostitute named Chanhira Thanarat refused a sexual encounter with American backpacker ...Extreme sheep herding
Cleveland man wishes he could travel the world, decides not to
"I've always wanted to travel the world," says Cleveland accountant Jim Eckhart. "Whether it's visiting the Pyramids in Egypt or riding the Trans-Siberian Railway across Russia, getting out and seeing the world is absolutely my biggest fantasy."
Eckhart, who is unmarried ...San Francisco is full of naked people
Some are rejoicing, and some are fleeing for the hills. This morning, San Francisco passed a city-wide ordinance which de-criminalizes public nudity, a.k.a. it is no longer a "sex crime" to be naked in the grocery store -- or anywhere else within city lines, for that matter! ...Daily deal - free (porn) movies in your hotel room!
My daily deal for today is perfect for anyone who is stuck in their boring hotel room and isn't able to get their own movies on the hotel TV. If your hotel uses one of the more popular pay-per-view movie delivery systems, I'm going to let you in on a secret on how to get ...UFO spotted in Manhattan ... sort of
A UFO was sighted last night at around 4 AM EST in Manhattan ... maybe. The report comes from a 22 year old "John Smith" (who wanted to remain anonymous due to academic probation), who claims that he saw an object flying above nearby buildings out his apartment window at ...Escalator on Everest set for 2012
Climbing Mt. Everest used to involve years of training, thousands of dollars in equipment and plenty of luck. But, come 2012, all it will take is one step. The Chinese government has announced plans to build an escalator up the northeast ridge on the Tibetan side of the ...Product review - JuiceBooster 2.0 - up to 3 weeks of backup power for your phone
At one point every one of us has probably arrived at the airport with a dead phone battery. If you arrive early enough, you can probably try and locate an outlet, but if you are in a rush, the best solution is to invest in a portable backup power product. One of those ...Island appears in Lake Michigan
There's a new island in Lake Michigan. Reports vary, but the island seems to have spontaneously appeared sometime between midnight and 8am on Sunday morning. Strange features on the island include a mysterious black smoke, several underground "stations" stocked with food and ...TSA to pilot new service - "Ship Hazardous Items in Transit"
We've covered all the bad things the TSA has done in recent years - but we are not always anti-TSA. When the PR agency for the TSA contacted us about a new service they are currently testing at Las Vegas airport, we decided to prove we are not always on the lookout for bad ...Hero pilot who landed on Hudson turning into a real jerk
Two months ago, Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger became an American hero when he successfully landed US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River near Manhattan. Today, many of those closest to Sullenberger say that all the media attention that followed the landing has turned the ...Photo of the Day (01.04.2008)
This photo of Bondi Beach really speaks to me, you know? I love the scenery--the sand, the surf, the bright blue sky stacked above the perfectly tanned sand. It's a perfect scene, particularly for those of us who are feeling the last remnants of winter. Have another ...Mississippi places moratorium on Mississippi Mud Pies
Appalled at Mississippi's recent status as the least healthy state of all 50, the Mississippi's State Department of Health, as part of the "Eat Right" initiative, has asked bakery shops and restaurants to remove Mississippi Mud Pies from their menus. When examining the ...Avant-garde hotel in Bratislava mysteriously vanishes
Is it a coincidence? Maybe not. Some analysts go as far as to say it was the travel writers' fault.
An avant-garde hotel some 5-15 minutes from Bratislava's city center suddenly disappeared after hundreds of travel publications around the world received repeated spam emails ...BREAKING: Threat Level Raised to Light Brown
Today at Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas, a terrorist managed to get a two full quarts of Pantene Pro V shampoo past security. Security experts from the TSA simulated possible scenarios in a contained environment in Washington and found that the amount of ...
