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The Week In Links: Best of the Web
2008-02-03 06:44:00
This is a situation I've found myself in. Made a love connection on the road, but finding that private spot to enjoy it is tough when you're sharing a room with 20 strangers. Tim Patterson on Brave New Traveler talks about the best places to share an intimate moment in a hostel.With the big news of Microsoft trying to takeover Yahoo!, real travelers know the value of Google. Just ask Vagabondish.What happens when 200 people freeze in place at Grand Central? Improv Everywhere found out and Jaunted has the video.Gadling has a story about a woman sharing half her seat with a third of the obese lady sitting next to her on Delta. What would you do in that situation?
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Russian Spa Treatments to Avoid.
2008-02-02 06:40:00
Going to Russia has never been high on my list. Going to Russia for an enema, even less so. Apparently some tourists do however. More power to them! However, you might want to avoid the spa in Yessentuki, Russia to get your high colonic.Apparently, they sent about 20 tourists to the hospital this week after administering hydrogen peroxide enemas to their clients. They argued that it was an accident because the liquid looks like water. Which leads to the question of why they're keeping hydrogen peroxide in enema bottles to begin with.Anyway, the story is here. There are plenty of jokes to be made, I'll leave you to them.
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Four Small Airports
2008-02-01 19:07:00
Today, Cranky Flier was talking about British Airways' recent announcement that they'll be flying narrow body jets across the Atlantic, from the New York area to downtown London, out of the not often used London City airport. The more I read about that, the more I thought about the smaller airports that I've used over the last few years.Small er airports generally mean shorter wait times to check in, go through security and a pleasant environment. Unfortunately, it also means there is a lot less to do in the case of a long wait time. I've gone through my share of them. Some still offer regular jet service, some don't.1. Lubeck, Germany - currently serviced by RyanairLubeck is a northern German focus city for the low cost Irish airline, Ryanair, offering service to five different destinations. The old small terminal building has a restaurant and bar, and little else. But at least there's beer! The actual behind security area resembles a steel pole barn. Because that is basically...
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Asbury Park, Then&Now: The Casino
2008-01-30 08:04:00
This is part three in an irregular series showing the differences that two years can make in the struggle of a down on its luck city trying to recapture its glory days a resort on the New Jersey shore.Huge changes happened with the Casino . This is what I saw when I moved to Asbury Park in April of 2006.As you can see. It's not pretty. The buildings had been vacant for the better part of two decades and were falling apart. This was one of the touchstones of beauty left to rust that gave Asbury Park its nickname of "Debris by the Sea" that it is sometimes referred to.Here's what the Casino looks like today. And it's a big change!May not look different at first glance, but notice the blue sky to the left of the Casino? That half of the building wreckage has been completely razed and is scheduled to be rebuilt. The second "before" picture no longer exists. Work is supposed to start in earnest on rebuilding the pier and restoring the rest of the casino this year. Will it happen? Who k...

The Latest Travel Craze: Nudity
2008-01-29 19:37:00
Hey, ever wanted to fly naked? It's now totally possible! Seriously. For some reason, Germans like to get naked. "Free Body Culture" or FKK as it is commonly known in Germany is fairly popular. This is when Germans do relatively normal things in the nude, for some reason unknown to everyone else. I'm guessing it is some sort of health craze.Now a travel agency is offering nude flights. Day trips run just 500 Euros (about $750)! Those prices are stripped bare! Expensive? Yes. Rip off? Of course! You have to stay clothed during boarding and before getting off the plane... and the flight attendants aren't allowed to be naked either. Total gyp! If I was gonna pay out the nose to fly "free," I think I would want the pleasure of wandering through the airport nude as well. Would make security checkpoints go a lot faster I'd imagine.Reuters has the scoop.You have to call the agency to make the reservation, by the way, and if you can read German, the information is here.
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