Articles

• January 24, 2013

  Dodging your spouse at a hotel? Enjoy your Fakecation

  By Ken Hegan for MSN Travel Just found some fun travel stats. According to two recent studies by Tingo.com and Smartertravel.com, 50% of hotel guests “dodge the bellhop so they don’t have to tip,” 25% of hotel guests never tip housecleaning, 47% of travellers believe that “misbehaving kids are the worst travel offense,” 58% of travellers…

• January 22, 2013

  Sleep on planes by strapping head to seat

  By Ken Hegan for MSN Travel Oh man, this invention made me laugh. If you have trouble sleeping on planes, trains, buses, and automobiles, just strap your head to your seat. The result: you’ll fall into a deep and stable sleep without waking up every 10 minutes with an aching neck and a puddle of…

• January 16, 2013

  Never miss a flight…roll through airports on your scooter suitcase

  By Ken Hegan for MSN Travel Ever sprinted through an airport with a suitcase in hand? Wish there was a better way? Then you’ll appreciate the genius of this cool new travel invention: It’s a suitcase that doubles as a scooter. So while you glide and navigate to your gate, the rest of us suckers…

• January 16, 2013

  How to Talk Like a Potty-Mouthed Slut

  So I’m learning how to be the World’s Greatest Lover by studying a book called The Nice Girl’s Guide to Talking Dirty. It’s written by Dr. Ruth Neustifter who everyone knows is a dirty little cum-bucket shanty whore. Wait wait wait, I’m getting ahead of myself. First I’ll read her book, then I’ll call her…

• January 14, 2013

  Gear guide: Beat jet lag (and Nick Nolte) with Dream Water sleep shots

  By Ken Hegan for MSN Travel It’s early here on the west coast: 6:30 a.m. Not unusual for many people but mega-early for a writer. Yet surprisingly I’m up, alert, and working after an excellent 7-hour sleep. I’m particularly surprised because I dosed myself with a sleep agent late last night. The stuff’s called Dream…

• January 11, 2013

  Next vacation, let your Social Media Butler brag on Facebook for you

  By Ken Hegan for MSN Travel Are you travelling to Washington to see the President’s inauguration later this month? Then you simply must hire a Social Media Butler to post all your Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter brags. That’s right: an online butler. The fancy-pants Madison Hotel in Washington, D.C. is offering a $47,000 ‘Inaugural Town…

• January 7, 2013

  Virgin lets you send drinks to fellow passengers

  By Ken Hegan for MSN Travel If you’re not getting enough action on airplanes, there’s hope. Virgin America wants to be your wingman. Virgin will soon let you send a drink to that hottie across the aisle. You won’t even have to talk to him/her. Just press a button and the flight attendant will deliver…

• January 4, 2013

  Airline crew tapes drunk screaming passenger to seat

  By Ken Hegan for MSN Travel Wow, here’s someone you never want to sit with. This airline passenger drank so much alcohol, he had to be restrained with zip ties and taped to his seat like Hannibal Lecter. According to eyewitness accounts and Iceland’s Morgunblaðið newspaper (Note: the story is all in Icelandic, so enjoy),…

• January 3, 2013

  Ejaculoid: An Unscientific Trial

  By Ken Hegan for Toro magazine To become the World’s Greatest Lover, I’m studying tips from scientists, doctors and love gurus around the world. This week, my sexpert is my buddy ‘Phil.’ His girlfriend ‘Vanessa’ was browsing in a health food store recently when she discovered a male enhancement product called Ejaculoid. It comes in…

• January 2, 2013

  Shhhhh, it’s a secret, sexy, adults-only resort in Mexico

  By Ken Hegan for MSN Travel Planning any fun winter vacations? I’m excited about an upcoming trip to Mexico. My superfine girlfriend (SG) wrote a travel story that won her a trip-for-2 to an all-inclusive resort in Huatulco. And instead of taking her boss, a family member, or some secret Craigslist lover, she’s invited me…