Remember the tightwad tourist whose baggy shorts, frequent complaining and shouted questions about why none of the locals spoke any English made the ugly American the world's Visitor From Hell? Well, it's time for Archie Bunker to move over and make way for Petulant Pierre.
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Sunday, July 13, 2008
Study: The Most Obnoxious Tourists in the World
Monday, June 30, 2008
Massage, not work, on the Kibutz in Israel
Here is an oxymoron - the socialist Kibutz movement is finding great capitalist success in its growing hotel network. Ecology is one of the biggest focal points with organic farms and recycled playgrounds.
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Where To Shop In Summer's Travel Hot Spots
Some vacationers travel purely to shop. Here are some of the coolest stores in this summer's hottest travel spots
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Sunday, June 29, 2008
Motorized suitcase saves your back
One of the challenges of traveling the world while continuing to work is that laptops, projectors, extra batteries and other gear can be heavy. And pulling a suitcase can be bad for your back. Finally, a well designed -- albeit expensive -- suitcase comes to the rescue. It works kinda like both a Prius and a Segway, and costs $1,300.
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Dubai to get 'moving' skyscraper
Construction of the world's first moving building, a 80-storey tower with revolving floors which give it an ever-shifting shape, is due to begin.
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7 (More) Underground Wonders of the World [PICS]
What motivates humankind to burrow deep into the Earth? From London to Paris, Budapest to Moscow, the USA to Australia, here are seven of the most amazing examples in the world. Some were built for military defense or shelter, many are abandoned while others thrive.
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13 Ways to Fly Easily & Comfortably
#5) "Make a call." If you get to the gate and the airline says you've lost your seat, contact the Coalition for an Airline Passengers' Bill of Rights at 877-359-3776. Kate Hanni, the group's founder, says stranded passengers have told her that seats were suddenly found when they called CAPBOR from the airport and let airline personnel know...
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Saturday, May 31, 2008
Skydivers leap from crashing plane in Spain
Nine skydivers leapt from a plane in eastern Spain on Friday when the aircraft lost a wing and plunged to earth, killing the pilot and one passenger, according to the country's Interior Ministry. The News network Cadena Ser, citing local witnesses, reported that four of the parachutists were injured, two of them seriously...
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Thursday, May 29, 2008
UPDATE: New Crazy Floating Man-Made Island Completed [PICS]
The original Spiral Island was the talk of the world: a man-made floating island constructed from 250,000 plastic bottles that could drift and relocate as needed ... until it was destroyed by disaster. Now the new amazing Spiral Island is finally finished and slated to open to the public within the next few months in Laguna Makax near Isla Mujeres.
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The Telectroscope, London's window on New York
It looks like something from the Victorian era, and its name sounds like a device from 1950s science fiction. The Telectroscope is an extraordinary new device that allows people in London to see across the Atlantic. Positioned at a spot near Tower Bridge, it allows people to watch their counterparts in New York, peering through an identical scope.
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