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Having just returned from an amazing trip to Tahiti, this week we’re offering you a couple secret travel trips from her perfect islets and motus. First up, don’t miss Moorea. It’s a quick ferry ride from the capital city of Papeete and simply stunning. Grab an early morning ferry for $3 and watch the sun […]

For those of you braving the low dollar to make it to Italy this summer, here’s some good news:  This May, Italy took a few steps forward on its march toward user-friendliness – something good for residents and tourists alike.
- FREE PARKING   The City of Rome lost a lawsuit pursued by the consumer associations (a […]

Updated June 3 at 1:40 PM
Turin may have its sacred shroud, but these days Milan is experiencing its own minor miracle in the shape of the small, scrappy second Italian airline known as Air One (not to be confused with Air Force One which remains property of the U.S. government and, contrary to pernicious rumor, […]

Here’s a panel by editorial cartoonist Steve Benson, who’s the latest to make an “airline fees are outrageous joke.” Haha, right?
Thing is, we’ve already laughed at this very joke. Back when MadTv did this in 2007, the masks were free, but it cost $75.63 to start the flow of oxygen. (”As always, exact change is […]

Last summer, we stumbled across New York, searching for the best Irish pubs in the city. And though there are certainly plenty to choose from, only a handful made our Best Irish Pubs in NYC Map.
We just heard from one of the spots, though, and we owe them an update. Seems Rocky Sullivan’s has reopened […]

Calling all boardheads! Houston is the latest city to open up a public park specifically for skateboarding. Crowds braved the scorching heat this weekend to inaugurate the Lee & Joe Jamail Skatepark in downtown’s Tinsley Park, which will be open seven days a week all summer long.
The venue came to life thanks to Public Use […]

Wow-o-Wow what a weekend! It all started off Friday morning when I woke up to a wonderfully puffy face, itchy eyes, and a layer of mucus that just didn’t want to quit. If our country could produce gasoline in the quantities that my body can produce mucus… we wouldn’t be having this problem with gas […]

Friday’s crane collapse on New York’s Upper East Side was the city’s second deadly crane accident in two months. The incident comes on the heels of similar crane calamities in Miami and Annapolis, Maryland.
Today Slate’s Explainer feature delves into all of this crane collapse madness asking “Why Do Cranes Fall Down?.” Slate says an average […]

There’s great hope for agoraphobic water slide enthusiasts this summer at Silver Mountain in Kellogg, Idaho. The Silver Rapids indoor water park has thrills for everyone from toddlers to those taller than 42″ inches that want to get their butts handed to them via the FlowRider, an artificial wave that moves at 35 mph.
We like […]

For some reason, Gadling thinks an awesome alternative to high-priced road trips this summer is to tool around via Google Street View. We’d never trade in our rental car keys for a laptop, but it’s true you can see a lot of the country thanks to the search giant. Except for one little neighborhood, that […]