This is the second time I’ve had to write something this in less than a month, following Scott Hutchison’s death in May. Someone who I’d never met, yet had a profound impact on my life, has taken theirs. Anthony Bourdain is the patron saint of most every traveler, especially those of us who write & […]
Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling lived in Porto, Portugal during the early 1990s. During this time period, she created an outline of what would eventually become the full set of Harry Potter books, while also beginning work on the first book. As with most writers, Rowling was inspired by her surroundings. Within Porto, it’s possible […]
Will Ferrell made his return to Saturday Night Live tonight, and as usual when he’s on the show, everything he did was pretty great. One of the highlights of tonight’s SNL was a sketch making fun of Southwest Airlines & their overly-positive flight attendants who always try to be entertaining. As the other two flight […]
If you’re someone who likes to wander like I do, there’s nothing like the thrill of stumbling upon some great random sight in a new city. However, I often wonder what else I might be missing out on if I choose to go down one street versus another. That’s where my favorite travel app, Field […]
Air New Zealand has released their newest inflight safety video titled “A Fantastical Journey”, starring Katie Holmes (“The Gift”, “Dawson’s Creek”) & Cuba Gooding Jr (“The People vs. OJ Simpson”, “Jerry Maguire”). It also features music from New Zealand’s Gin Wigmore. The video has an “Alice In Wonderland” theme. Like previous inflight safety videos from […]
Actor Sir Patrick Stewart can add gravitas to any movie or play, but can he turn the negative one-star reviews of finicky travelers into gold? GQ Magazine asked him to read some of these bad reviews of famous tourist attractions, and the result is great. Watch Patrick Stewart read one-star reviews of The Statue of […]
Once or twice a year, Air New Zealand refreshes their inflight safety video. Usually these videos relate to New Zealand’s culture & include several Kiwi celebrities. Their newest video is no different. The video is called “Summer of Safety”, and it features celebrities including Jayden Daniels, supermodel Rachel Hunter, actor Joe Naufahu from Game of Thrones, […]
Tom Hanks hosted Saturday Night Live last night, and as usual, he did a great job with the show. With Sully having recently been released, it was natural that SNL would have Hanks play airline pilot Sully Sullenberger in a sketch. The SNL sketch also featured Alec Baldwin, who has been killing it as Donald Trump […]
My flight from Hong Kong landed in Osaka around 7pm. Due to some clever scheduling, I would have about 23 hours for a layover in Japan. First, I needed to make my way into Osaka proper. Thanks to being the first person off the plane, I was the only passenger who made the first train to […]
Twitter was abuzz tonight for a few reasons. First, Usain Bolt won the gold medal in the 100m sprint at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 9.81 seconds. It was an impressive run by the Fastest Man On Earth. Not long after, there were reports of gunfire at New York’s JFK Airport. While […]
Stop, collaborate, and listen, Ice is back with his brand new invention, which apparently involves missing a Delta Airlines flight from Atlanta even though he was sitting right at the gate. Another traveler filmed this video of Vanilla Ice, real name Robert Van Winkle, losing it after he was denied boarding for a flight because the […]
It’s a been a while since Air New Zealand has released a new inflight safety video. The airline is famous for their creative videos that usually feature celebrities & different themes. The theme of this new inflight safety video is “Safety In Hollywood”, and it stars New Zealand’s own Rhys Darby, along with Anna Faris. […]
One of the main reasons why I have always wanted to go to New Zealand is the scenery, and it’s this scenery that also led to one of my other reasons for wanting to go to New Zealand: The Lord of the Rings trilogy was filmed here. I usually opt to explore on my own […]
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Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers left Sunday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder early, which at the time was blamed on flu-like symptoms. However, today we learned the true reason for his early departure: bed bugs. Some choice quotes from Irving, via Cleveland.com: “Our team said I was out with flu-like symptoms — it […]
