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Give me your tired, your poor, your costumed masses yearning to break free: Japan welcomes wacky performance artists everywhere to the World Cosplay Summit held this Saturday and Sunday, at which presumably cosplayers will issue a statement solving the problems of the world.
In all (or most) seriousness, the event, which includes a parade and the […]

In Canada we like to believe that violent crime does not happen but of course it does. Sensationally violent crimes, however, are so infrequent that they are not part of our collective consciousness. When I got up this morning and heard the news that a man had stabbed and decapitated another passenger on a Greyhound […]

Your bus was late? The bathroom wasn’t working? Your driver veered from lane to lane? We don’t wanna hear it anymore. Nothing can compare to the horror story told by passengers on a Greyhound bus in Manitoba: They watched as one passenger decapitated another as he slept leaning against a window.

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I received a mail today from a guy who happened upon my blog– always nice when that happens… Anyway, after the usual ‘niceties’ between
bloggers, “Great blog! Keep it up!” etc., he directed me to his blog where I found a great post he
had written, which was featured in the Washington Post, about his experience
getting his […]

One of Israel’s most scenic attractions, the Arbel Cliffs, rise 400 meters above the Sea of Galilee in the northern part of the country. The steep climb up to the highest peak–Mount Arbel–is worth it for the panoramic views of the countryside below.
And like most places in this country, there’s some history when you get […]

Our well-traveled tipsters have been sending us notes the past few weeks with reports of free WiFi from Sacramento to Jacksonville.
We’re always happy to add airports with free wireless to our Airport WiFi Map, which makes it easy to determine if your destination is still in the Stone Age or not.
If you’ve got an airport […]

After months of serious indulgence at the end of 2007, we
did the thing people do on December 31st, we vowed to make a New Year’s
resolution to diet, lose weight, get fit (in that order).
 
From DAY1 - January 1st, we cut out all bread, grains,
potatoes, SUGAR, caffeine and all the other baddies in the world […]

Wireless access provider Boingo already has a Twitter account, a Facebook page and a LinkedIn profile. So it’s only natural that the company would start a blog–called “The Hotspot”–to further its web presence. Being an internet provider, Boingo might even have the smarts to keep it going and make it a worthwhile read.
CEO Dave Hagan […]

Pssst… have you ever done it?
The blogs are hopping about renting car seats, and the consensus seems to be: if you have any choice in the matter, never rent a car seat.
Parents report receiving old, dirty, and potentially unsafe car seats when they have rented infant and toddler seats from rental car companies. And we’re […]

Should "customers of size" pay for their excess baggage?                You’re paying more to travel, and not just for your plane ticket. Every pound counts as the number of carriers charging for all checked luggage racks up. So it stands to reason that the public might be wondering why the airlines don’t charge passengers with significant […]