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Got a burning itch to travel? I sure do. Currently I’m hunting for a wild late-summer getaway. And I’ve found a weird fire festival in El Salvador that looks like an absolute blast. Each August, the good youths of Nejapa, El Salvador (14 kilometers north of El Salvador’s capital, San Salvador) tie rags up with…
Drink a lot? Wife locked you out? Here’s my MSN story on a tent/sleeping bag you wear as a jacket. WARNING: may contain Dutch ovens + hobos on the run. Lazy/hard-drinking campers: I’ve stumbled across your ideal tent. The JakPak is a jacket that hides a secret (and wearable) sleeping bag and tent. The JakPak…
At long last, here are the World’s Most Precious L’il Travel Films. Louis Vuitton has released an interactive packing guide entitled The Art of Packing. It’s basically a website of short films that give bird’s eye views of precisely how to fold your fine linen shirts, suits, and loafers. In your own handsomely-appointed Louis Vuitton…
Has this ever happened to you on a flight? You’re eating your ‘delicious’ in-flight meal, when the guy in front of you reclines his seat so far back, his hair tickles your nose. I call it space invading. And though it’s never a first class problem, it’s definitely common in the slums of economy. On…
People in glass houses shouldn’t throw stones. But what if you live in a glass bubble tent? These spherical, see-through tents are called BubbleTrees. Created by French designer, Pierre Stéphane Dumas, the tents are four meters in diameter and attached to an entry tube that looks like a decontamination chamber. Apparently the French can’t get…
Worried about terrorist attacks on domestic soil? Of course you are. To keep the terrorists from winning at their deadly game, you need to be in the best shape of your life, soldier. And have I got the perfect boot camp for you. It’s called ‘WEEK OF HELL’ at Extreme SEAL Experience — and this…
CAMPERS OF THE WORLD: Why are your tents so boring? You’re not a dull, beige human, so why cloak yourself in a lifeless home that looks like you’re curling up in a one-colour coffin? Break free from MEC’s tyranny of bleak gray, khaki, and blue cocoons. Try something new this summer, like, say, a giant…
Are you one of the millions who follow their favourite airline on Twitter? You should. Because airlines have fast become THE place to find great comedy online. Every Friday morning, German airline Lufthansa posts a blooper reel of their flight crew’s funniest screwups of the week. It’s truly hilarious. And Monday through Thursday, Qantas posts…
Well here’s an interesting/creepy use of the Internet: British Airways is searching the Internet for photos of their passengers’ faces. If you’re asking yourself ‘Um, whyyyy?’, the airline claims it’s a ‘customer service’ initiative so they can greet you personally at the gate. Apparently they want to be the bar on Cheers where everyone shouts…
Ken Hegan 