Articles

• April 1, 2013

  WANTED: someone to carry a package back from NYC

  By Ken Hegan for MSN I need you to visit a New York hotel, grab my glasses, and bring them to me. Can you help? I swear this is legit and totally not human trafficking. Last fall I flew to New York for an interview with Ira Glass for NPR’s This American Life. He’d read…

• March 27, 2013

  World’s Greatest Lover: Hot sex with Strombo tonight?

  By Ken Hegan for Toro magazine So I’m learning how to become the World’s Greatest Lover by following tips gathered from sex gurus, adult-only sex resorts and pervy scientists. This week: I’m learning cool sex tips from ‘your boyfriend’, Canadian talk show host George Stroumboulopoulos. At least I think it’s George. Check out this picture…

• March 27, 2013

  Five things the FAA should ban during takeoff

  By Ken Hegan for MSN Wish you could use your iPad during takeoffs? You’ll like this rumour: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is planning to change their electronic devices policy that currently prevents you from using iPads or Kindles during takeoffs and landings. Instead of turning them off, you’ll soon be asked to switch them…

• March 22, 2013

  Mexican resort will give your dog a shaman’s blessing

  By Ken Hegan for MSN Instead of smuggling a cute dog out of Mexico, why not sneak your dog in for a little pampering? At the ‘chic, all-villa’ Viceroy Riviera Maya resort (located 3 miles from Playa del Carmen and just 35 minutes from Cancun’s international airport), your pet gets to share your fun tropical…

• March 20, 2013

  Feed freckle-faced giants at Giraffe Manor in Kenya

  By Ken Hegan for MSN So this is strange and fantastic: A hotel in Kenya, Giraffe Manor, gets its name from the spotted looky-loos who stick their long necks through the hotel windows when they want to chow down. Imagine you’re staying at this unique hotel and sitting in the sun room for breakfast. You’re…

• March 19, 2013

  World’s Greatest Lover: Tantric Sex 101

  By Ken Hegan for Toro magazine So I’m learning how to become the World’s Greatest Lover by studying filthy books and a deck of cards featuring graphic sex positions. This week: I’m learning how to have a Male Multiple Orgasm. That’s the title of this sex tips guidebook written by a white-bearded Californian named Somraj…

• March 18, 2013

  Gear guide: Vintage flight tag posters

  By Ken Hegan for MSN When I’m not travelling, I dream of exotic beaches, markets, and rail journeys where I’m fighting bad guys on top of the train. To help my travel dreams flow each night, I do three things: 1) I keep a bug-out bag by the front door 2) As I drift off,…

• March 15, 2013

  Build your own Vintage Suitcase Shelves

  By Ken Hegan for MSN Want some fun travel inspiration? Build these Vintage Suitcase Shelves and it’ll feel like you’re being attacked by flying luggage. This clever and cheap use of discarded baggage was created by Ki Nassauer, editor of Flea Market Style magazine. To help you build your own, Nassauer graciously includes instructions. No,…

• March 12, 2013

  Three Canadian airports win Airport Service Quality Awards

  By Ken Hegan for MSN This awards season we’ve had the Golden Globes, Grammys, and Oscars. Now it’s time for the awards night we’ve all been waiting for…the annual Airport Service Quality (ASQ) Awards presented by Airports Council International (ACI). Can you feel the tension and magic? “This an exciting time for airports,” said Angela…

• March 11, 2013

  Tokyo’s sleep cafe for women

  By Ken Hegan for MSN Exhausted by jet lag or this insidious switch to Daylight Savings? If you’re in Tokyo this week (and have a matching pair of XX chromosomes), drag your sleepy butt to the Qusca Sleeping Cafe. This new crash pad opened in Tokyo’s Akasaka business district in December and it’s pretty special.…