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By Ken Hegan for MSN Travel Need a cheap hotel room for an afternoon quickie? Dayguest.com is happy to be your wingman/woman. As their website says, they’ve begun offering “boutique and luxury hotels for a few hours, during the day” in two major Canadian airports and cities, in addition to their existing hotel discounts in…
By Ken Hegan for MSN Travel Seeking a celestial spy hotel? This Chilean hotel boasts a telescopic observatory — and private, open-ceiling, geodesic domes — for you to spy on galaxies and your randy neighbours in the cabins down the hill. Established in 2005 in the wine country of Pisco Elqui, Chile, the Hotel Elqui…
By Ken Hegan for MSN Travel Smell that sweet scent wafting up from Colorado? That’s the smell of the burning ‘pot tourism’ debate in Denver. On November 4th, the same day President Obama was re-elected, both Colorado and Washington state voted to legalize marijuana… a move that will surely increase tourism [I highly doubt you’ll…
By Ken Hegan for MSN Travel Movies made me fall in love with San Francisco. Five of my favourite films were shot there: #5) Harold and Maude #4) Bullitt #3) The Maltese Falcon #2) The Game #1) So I Married an Axe Murder [not to mention Vertigo which I’ll cover below]. Each of these films…
By Ken Hegan for MSN Travel TRAVELLER RULE #44: “Avoid roaming fees, for they are the work of the devil/Mafia/Yakuza.” Ever felt that bitter rage when you discover a surprise roaming charge on your phone bill? These harsh charges are punitively expensive. And even worse, they don’t appear until a month after your travel tan…
By Ken Hegan for MSN Travel When you’re on a plane, do you like to sit beside people who look and talk just like you, and share the exact same interests? Then you’ll love airBaltic’s SeatBuddy service. Launched last year, it’s the budget airline’s free service that pairs passengers with similar moods, interests, culture, careers,…
By Ken Hegan for MSN Travel Need a hotel at the last second? There’s a great app called HotelTonight which will save your bacon when you’re hunted and desperate. A free download for iPhone, iPad, and Android, HotelTonight finds last-minute lodging at discount rates. Here’s how it works: Let’s say you’re a CIA sniper on…
By Ken Hegan for MSN Travel Ah, I see USA Today has added to its rich pedigree of Pulitzer Prize-winning journalism. On Wednesday, they hyped a study that claims women are least attractive on Wednesdays at 3:30 pm. This groundbreaking news item was, of course, written by a geezer who’s not much of a looker…
By Ken Hegan for MSN Travel Seeking a strange hotel experience? Try sleeping in a “luxury” 20-foot shipping container. Now, I know you’re thinking ‘Hang on, Ken, I don’t want to be human cargo and illegally smuggled out of China inside a suffocatingly hot metal hell crate that features lovely amenities like squalor, anguish, and…
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