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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.…
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…
Ken Hegan 