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By Ken Hegan for MSN Travel If you only fly first class, I have alarming news for you: it’s much safer to sit in the back of a plane. First class passengers are literally paying more for a front row seat TO THEIR OWN DEATH. That’s according to a recent crash study done in a…
By Ken Hegan for MSN Travel Good luck trying to dine and dash at this underground restaurant. A Finnish restaurant just opened 80 metres down a working limestone mine called Tytyri. It’s located in the southern Finnish town of Lohja, about 49 kilometres west of Helsinki. The restaurant, ‘Muru Pops Down in Tytyri’, is truly…
By KEN HEGAN – via MSN Travel The zombie plague is spreading fast. We’ve seen zombie outbreaks in Cuba, Atlanta, and an English shopping mall. Now, in BC’s Fraser Valley, a forest has been taken over by brain-eating zombies. Zombie Combat Zone (ZCZ) just opened to offer zombie-fighting carnage with Hollywood props and makeup. According…
Sick of paying carry-on fees? Get the Jaktogo … the special jacket that’s actually “wearable luggage.” According to the Jaktogo website, “ONLY FOOLS PAY FOR EXTRA LUGGAGE, CLEVER PEOPLE HAVE A JAKTOGO!!!” The Jaktogo is a multi-purpose jacket that secretly carries up to 33 lbs (15 kilos) of stuff in 14 mostly-hidden pockets. For just…
You’ve heard of the prestigious St. Regis Hotel New York, right? Built in 1904 by millionaire John Jacob Astor IV (the Titanic’s richest and most famous victim) , the St. Regis bills itself as a “legendary landmark” with a “refined atmosphere” and “residential elegance.” Picture a frescoed ceiling, elaborate marble staircase, and butlers in white…
To Whom It May Concern: If you’re reading this letter, chances are high that I have plummeted to my death. This letter is for crime scene investigators to identify my blob of red goo on the sidewalk. What’s the EdgeWalk and why am I doing it? Billed as “Toronto’s newest, tallest extreme urban adventure,” CN…
Do you like bootlegging liquor? Reason I ask: tons of music festivals coming up this month in Canada. Just three examples: Sep 11-16: Fredericton, New Brunswick hosts the Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival featuring acts like Bruce Hornsby, Jill Barber, John Mayall, Maceo Parker, and Kathleen Edwards. Sep 13-16: Victoria, BC is hosting Rifflandia. Headlining…
So here’s a crazy flight for you: Earlier this month, an Air France flight heading from Paris to Beirut was running low on gas. So it was forced to land at an airport in Damascus. Worse yet: the pilot came on the P.A. system and asked the 174 passengers if they could chip in money…
Where can you find (or avoid) the world’s most expensive hotels? Surprisingly, lovely downtown Lagos, Nigeria has the world’s 2nd-most expensive hotel rooms. On average, they’ll cost you an average of $342.03/night (CDN), or 54,155 Nigerian nairas, the local currency. Lagos is followed closely by Geneva ($340.25/night), Zurich ($332.64/night), and Rio de Janeiro at $322.49/night.…
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