Shocking as it may seem there was a time when Matthew Broderick was not married to John Kerry masquerading as a woman. During that time he made some solid movies, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off is … Read the full post at Gear Patrol.  Read More →

Being on a plane for upwards of 10 hours is by no means easy. You don’t really do it every day either.  Read More →

Priceline has rolled out two new short-term features: A searchable display of winning bids for their Name Your Own Price hotel product, and an increased payout on its best-rate guarantee. Both are visible on the same page of their site, called the “ Big Deal Guarantee .” The display of winning bids is nice, but given that the BetterBidding or BiddingForTravel message boards exist to catalogue winning bids with greater precision,... 

Via Lucky : You can earn 300 Priority Club points by completing this quick survey . The points post instantly. The answers are all obvious. This is their program, they’re going to say it’s good, so you can earn points from ‘all of the above’ and your benefits are ‘all of the above.’ They’re not going to advertise other brands, so theirs are ‘all of the above.’ They have lots of hotels. The only... 

I meant to post about this yesterday morning when I arrived in Hong Kong, but I forgot. Anyway, sitting in row one of a 747 was probably the coolest thing ever as we were on approach into HKG. I was seated in seat 1K and we had a bit of a crosswind, so the plane was angled left on the approach to compensate for it. As a result, I had an absolutely spectacular view of the runway all the way down. As an airplane geek, nothing is more amazing... 

Miami flights are highly popular. You can find out more about what this city has to offer here.  Read More →

Based on a Rolex Submariner LV, Project X Designs heavily modified it to be what amounts to an authentic homage to the esteemed Sub Ref 6538. For those of you not geeked out by Subs, … Read the full post at Gear Patrol.  Read More →

If you’re lucky enough to live in an FreshDirect delivery area then you’re probably also someone who doesn’t have a car. The new FreshDirect iPhone app lets you browse their 20,000… Read the full post at Gear Patrol.  Read More →

The collection includes DFW’s childhood and college writings, handwritten drafts of “Infinite Jest,” and his heavily marked-up copies of books by Don DeLillo, Cormac McCarthy, John Updike and others. The university press release includes links to high-res images of a few items from the archive. (Via Kottke ) David Foster Wallace was, of course, the author of one of our favorite travel stories: Shipping Out .  Read More →

It’s a good idea to plan ahead and make sure that you follow simple rules as a traveller. Here are my top five tips for making any journey more pleasurable.  Read More →

The men of Gear Patrol are connoisseurs of the finest things, and video games are not exception. That’s why, when Battlefield: Bad Company 2 was released, we felt it imperative to thoroughly… Read the full post at Gear Patrol.  Read More →

The commercial airline industry is full of stress and inconvenience. Instead, private jets are a great thing to consider for your next journey. These planes offer much more comfort than commercial flights. There are all sorts of various sizes, prices, and types of planes from which to choose.  Read More →

Make the best of your layover time at the airport. Take advantage of all the airport’s amenities and apply some creative thinking and you might end up enjoying yourself!  Read More →

Delta Air Lines Flight 253 It was lucky that the bomb didn’t go off on Delta Airlines Flight 253 by the so-called Christmas bomber. However recent research shows that the Airbus A300 with 278 might have been able to land, if the bomb had detonated. BBC News did some research with a Boeing 747 that showed that flight 253’s  fuselage most likely would not have broken and it should have been able to land safely. The testing shows... 

Boing Boing’s Mark Frauenfelder is cruising Southern California in a Buick, making an eclectic series of roadside stops. His latest ? The very quirky Museum of Jurassic Technology.  Read More →