Most people are use to going into an airport and going through the scanners and getting patted down. Your luggage even has to go through a scanner whether you are carrying it on or not.  Read More →

Many people think that inexpensive international airline tickets are hard to come by, but that is just because they do not know the insider secrets to getting really good deals on airfares. I am glad that you are reading this article, because I am going to show you a few resources that you can use to get some unbelievable deals on airline tickets to the destination of your choice.  Read More →

Last year Christoph Niemann rendered New York landmarks and experiences in LEGOs . Now he’s mapped “the most accurate routes for all occasions,” including the Hokey Pokey, an omelet and Rumsfeld’s Iraq . Clever stuff.  Read More →

Students at all grade levels read a lot more fiction than nonfiction—think Mark Twain and J.K. Rowling. As Tom Kuntz points out in the New York Times , a recent survey found that of the top 20 books being read these days by high school students, only two are nonfiction. Many observers are rightfully questioning why students aren’t reading more nonfiction. Writes Jay Mathews in the Washington Post : Educators say non-fiction is more... 

According to Cordarounds, the new Lucky Pants can improve your luck by a whopping .007%. We haven’t had a pair long enough to test that claim out but we can say that these trousers, made … Read the full post at Gear Patrol.  Read More →

Volkswagen Golfs are stacked in one of the massive glass silos at Autostadt, the Volkswagen theme park  Read More →

Over the years, we’ve seen plenty of attempts by inventors to revolutionize the way urban dwellers get from point a to b (think The Segway). The Yike Bike represents the next iteration along… Read the full post at Gear Patrol.  Read More →

To cut cost of their holiday many people in the UK are spending a great deal of time researching when is the cheapest time to travel, taking into account the time of the year, the day of the week and the hour of departure to secure the cheapest possible flights, airport parking and accommodation. Using these parameters they are then looking at flights going out of not just their local airport but airports further away balancing any savings on flights... 

A Norwegian Air Shuttle Boeing 737-300 Picture an airline that is having a super sale. When I say super, I mean SUPER. Selling tickets for only $0.19 USD (well it was for 1 Danish crown, but that equals about $0.19). Then picture a second airline whose employees go and buy out hundreds of the $0.19 tickets, not letting real passengers purchase them. Too crazy to happen? Think again. Norwegian Air Shuttle, to celebrate a new route between Copenhagen... 

Larry Clark contemplates the power of monuments and memorials — and the fleeting moments we spend with them  Read More →

I get press releases all day long from travel providers, and 99% of the time I spare you, my readers, from having to hear about them. They usually read something like, “New survey research discovers that X% of travelers say they want to get away for Y holiday, and Z is a great place to [Book Your Travel Online / Stay for a Romantic-Exciting-Fun Time / Waste Large Amounts …  Read More →

Upgraded: Wine you can bring onboard a flight It’s not the original intent of winemakers, and I’m sure the airline industry doesn’t advocate this, but 50ml wine sample bottles may soon be put into regular production. 50ml? 50ml is certainly below the TSA’s 100ml cutoff… Downgraded: Continental exit row seats Starting March 17, exit row seats will cost you extra money , unless you’re a Continental OnePass elite... 

This Sunday, be sure to keep 9pm wide open as executive producers Tom Hanks, Steven Spielberg, and Gary Geotzman bring us the epic ten-part miniseries The Pacific, a follow-up to the incredible Band… Read the full post at Gear Patrol.  Read More →

Join us for episode 58 of the Upgrd Podcast , as we discuss the ins and outs of booking awards with American.  Read More →

Time-lapse images from the Polish capital  Read More →