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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…
Ever booked a summer vacation, then felt that sinking feeling as you watched your ticket prices plummet before you fly? Now a website will track your airfare and hotel prices to see if you can swing a better deal. Yapta is a free website that tracks airfare and hotel prices, then notifies you if prices…
Heard about the Air Canada jet that dropped so fast over the Atlantic Ocean, its terrified passengers thought they were going to die? It’s a crazy story. On January 13th last year, an Air Canada Boeing 767, flight 878, was flying overnight from Toronto to Zurich. The cabin was dark and peaceful. Many of the…
Here’s one theatre that’ll be tricky to exit, if you hate the movie and want to storm out in a huff. Last month, film lovers launched a strange new auditorium in the south of Thailand. The first ever ‘Film on the Rocks Yao Noi’ film festival was staged on this stunning floating theatre in peaceful…
So I’m sitting in the Ernesto Cortissoz International Airport in Barranquilla, Colombia near the warm Caribbean sea. The airline’s gate hostess just made a squawky announcement. And judging by the groans of the people around me, our flight’s been delayed for the second time this morning. There is a bright side to the wait: Colombia’s…
Have you seen the TV series, ‘1000 Ways to Die’? Now in its 4th grisly season on the SPIKE network, 1000 Ways to Die depicts graphically funny (albeit chilling and uncomfortable) true-life deaths. It uses CGI animation to docu-dramatize some of the silliest & goriest ways that real-life people have accidentally offed themselves. Typical shows…
Oh, man, do I love this short little film! It’s big fun, check it out here. Here’s the background on this video: 1) Qualcomm makes cell phones. 2) Apparently their new cellphone, Snapdragon, has a long battery life. 3) To demonstrate its awesome powers, the company decided to shoot a short and quirky video with…
Ken Hegan 