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Woman Kicked Off Plane For Repeatedly Singing 'I Will Always Love You'

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:56:44 +0000

‘I Will Always Love You’ isn’t an easy song to sing. That’s why the late Whitney Houston’s flawless take on the Dolly Parton-penned tune became one of the biggest hits in music history. But a woman on an American Airlines flight between Los Angeles and New York’s version of the song wasn’t as well received. [...]

The International Spy Museum in DC — Go Here

Jackie Mancini — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:58:05 +0000

11 years ago, someone in DC said, “Hey, spies are awesome, let’s tell their secrets.” On that day, they were probably murdered. Someone else decided to quietly open the International Spy Museum. “Umbrellas are pistols, dead rats are microphones, femme fatales are men fatales. Gain access to a wild world of gadgets, weapons, bugs, cameras, [...]

The Most Ridiculous Around-the-World Adventure Can Be Yours — For a Very Hefty $1.2 Million

Drew Weisholtz — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:27:48 +0000

Jules Verne took readers around the world in 80 days, but you really need more time to savor the sites. The company veryfirstto.com is offering an around-the-world trip for people who want to add the word “globetrotter” to their resume. Let’s hope you’ve already made your fortune and don’t need to clock in at the [...]

Go Here: Nap Time on China's Great Wall

Carl Pettit — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 12:00:13 +0000

Once upon a time, the rulers of China, especially the Ming Dynasty emperors, decided to build a very big and very long wall, in order to keep the Manchurian and Mongolian raiders at bay. Maybe you’ve heard of this “Great Wall of China?” It’s kind of well known. If you find yourself in China, in [...]

Go Here: The Spam Museum in Minnesota

Jackie Mancini — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:00:22 +0000

A visit to their website will tell you that “few experiences in life are as meaningful and meaty-filled as those you’ll have at the magnificent SPAM Museum.” Such a grandiose claim is enough to pique our interest. Not to be confused with the NY Museum of Modern Art, this MOMA is the Museum Of Meat-Themed Awesomeness, [...]

Go Here: Slip 'N Slide Off a Cliff in Utah

Jackie Mancini — Thu, 07 Mar 2013 19:00:21 +0000

Honestly, all 265 acres of Hyrum State Park in Cache County, UT is worth a visit. If you’re looking for adventure though, you’ll pack a tarp and head to the dam. There’s plenty of fun to be had in a state park: fishing, boating, camping, picnicking, hiking, waterskiing,swimming…Until today though, we thought that there was nothing [...]

Arcade Spotlight: Funspot in Laconia, NH

George Roush — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:04:02 +0000

When one thinks of the grandaddy of all arcades, there's only one that comes to mind -- Funspot. Funspot is the largest arcade in the world. That's right, the world. And it's about time we covered the place where gamers die and go to joystick heaven in this week's Arcade Spotlight!

What City Are More Americans Moving to Than Any Other?

Drew Weisholtz — Wed, 30 Jan 2013 11:48:23 +0000

If you’re looking to put get out of town and put roots down in a new place, there’s one town down South you may want to consider. New data from moving company Penske Truck Rental shows Atlanta was the city where most Americans moved in 2012. It’s the third year in a row the Georgia [...]

Go Here: Rattlesnake Saloon in a Cave in Alabama

Jackie Mancini — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:00:32 +0000

If you’ve ever wanted to hull up in a bar and hibernate, what better place to do it than inside of an actual cave? Built under a bluff in middle-of-nowhere Alabama, the Rattlesnake Saloon is the perfect place to not be found. Above the bluff post-rainstorm water pours down ove the entrance of the bar, [...]

Video of Drunk Plane Passenger Restrained With Duct Tape Surfaces

Emerald Catron — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 13:28:32 +0000

Hey, remember this picture of the drunk guy on a flight from Iceland to New York City who had to be restrained with duct tape and zip ties? Allegedly he started screaming on the flight and tried to choke a fellow passenger after drinking a bottle of duty-free alcohol. The crew had to get a little...inventive to resolve the situation. Their solution certainly restrained him, but didn't do much to shut him up, as we now know, thanks to this video of him trying to scream through the duct tape over his mouth.

Will You Be Traveling This Thanksgiving? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 13:15:44 +0000

The rush to join the extended family for turkey and stuffing makes the Wednesday before Thanksgiving the busiest travel day of the year. And this year it's going to be a busier than last year.

Another Airline Charging $100 for Carry-On Luggage (That's Four Now)

Mike Adams — Tue, 06 Nov 2012 13:25:37 +0000

Who in the heck is Spirit Airlines? Well, they are officially the fourth airline to start charging customers to bring aboard carry-on luggage, in this case $100. In fact, all of this madness just so happens to go into effect on Election Day of all days. And according to Misty Pinson, a spokesperson for the [...]

Casey James Gives Some Travel Tips And Chats About His Favorite Airport

Amy — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 18:58:35 +0000

As an artist you do a lot of traveling to different cities for shows and what not. Casey James has some good tips for traveling and tells us what his favorite airport is. If you fly often or have ever flown, then you know that each airplane has some magazines behind each seat. Well if [...]

10 Real Life Horror Movie Locations

Amanda Ferris — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 22:08:19 +0000

Now that Halloween is quickly approaching, why not grab a few friends and visit these 10 real-life locations that famous horror movies used in order to scare and thrill their audience? It's a good way to get some spine-tingling chills as you walk past these infamous sites without having to spend the money to visit a haunted house or go on a ghost tour.

The 10 Most Haunted Places in America

Amanda Ferris — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 20:07:51 +0000

As Halloween draws near, shut the lights off, grab your pet, a well-worn blanket, and curl up to read about some of the most spine-tingling and frightening places on Earth. As the ghost stories of each place draw you in, be aware of that disembodied footstep or strange rapping noise-it may just be a spirit trying to reach out to you!

Do You Leave Your Phone On During Flights? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:29:12 +0000

As anyone who has been on a plane knows, you are supposed to turn your cell phone completely off during takeoffs and landings. Do you adhere to those rules? The reason for the policy of turning on and off phones, according to the 1991 FAA ruling that instituted the ban, is that mobile devices could interfere with the plane’s navigation system. [...]

New Study Reveals That Business Travelers Are Behaving Very, Very Badly

Mike Adams — Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:32:40 +0000

It appears as if the great American workhorse is actually a wild eyed party animal with an insatiable appetite for self-destruction. A new study recently found that the immoral majority of business travelers, a whopping 94 percent, act like second-class degenerates while they are away from home. The study found that 71 percent of those [...]

Would You Pay Extra for a Child-Free Flight? — Survey of the Day

Jeremy Taylor — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 12:31:51 +0000

It can be a pain to travel with kids. It’s one thing when it’s your own rugrat bopping around in their seat and harassing you about arrival times and quite another when the little rascal belongs to someone else. In fact, a survey from Trip Adviser has found that 22 percent of air travelers list a child kicking the [...]

American Airlines Will Deliver Your Bags — For a Price — Dollars and Sense

Shauna Wright — Mon, 06 Aug 2012 12:24:52 +0000

Last year, the 17 largest airlines in the US made $3.3 billion in baggage-related fees, and now American Airlines would like a little bigger slice of the pie.

It’s just announced a new luggage service that might make your life a little easier — but of course it’ll cost you.

Airline Passenger Forced to Sit Next to a Corpse, Has Trouble Getting a Refund – Is It Fair?

Mike Adams — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:23:23 +0000

The next time someone dies sitting next to you on a commercial flight, you might receive a partial refund. Key word, “might.”

According to a report in a Swedish newspaper, a woman was forced to sit next to a dead man aboard a Kenya Airways flight after the he allegedly died shortly after take off.