TSA-Holes: New Rules Make Air Travel Even More Annoying

Dec 28, 2009 14 Comments by Andrew Hickey

A Christmas present that no traveler had asked for this year was delivered by the Transportation Security Administration just hours after a Nigerian nut-job named Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab attempted to ignite a device and blow up a Northwest Airlines flight from Amsterdam to Detroit on Christmas Day. The T.S.A. is now making it mandatory that [...]

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Guest Nomad: My Summer In Europe

Nov 23, 2009 No Comments by Andrew Hickey

This week’s “Guest Nomad” is Heather D’Amico. Heather recently graduated from Otterbein College last June majoring in public relations and minoring in journalism and speech communication. Heather plans to move to New York City from Ohio in January to further her public relations career. She is a Twitter addict, loves all music, writes for various blogs and news [...]

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Travel Experts Reveal More Dirt From The Road

Oct 07, 2009 3 Comments by Andrew Hickey

Well yesterday’s article was pretty revealing. I mean we had some very sinful travel experts get a lot off their chest. In fact it got so bad that I needed to close down the confession booth for 24-hours. But I am back with even MORE travel confessions. I will try to keep it a little [...]

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All You Need is Love (And a Passport): 9 Beatle-riffic Destinations

Sep 09, 2009 8 Comments

Today is “09-09-09″, and while that may be catchy enough, it has also been dubbed “Beatles Day.” The reason behind the nickname is because the Fab Four’s entire music catalog is being re-released starting today in proper CD digital format. So that means you can get a hold of all the legendary British band’s popular [...]

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Move Over Porta-Potty, Urilift Solves a “Wee” Travel Issue

Jul 07, 2009 2 Comments

Well when you gotta go…you gotta go. So the next time you are traveling in a city like Amsterdam, Belfast, and London, be careful when walking down certain streets at night. That seemingly innocent looking manhole cover might start to slowly rise up from the ground to reveal…a bathroom?! One of the most ingenious ideas [...]

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Receive A Birthday Gift From OpenSkies

Jun 05, 2009 No Comments

Click the picture above and enter for a chance to win a free round-trip flight on OpenSkies to either Paris or Amsterdam. Contest ends June 19, 2009. Good luck.

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Best Town Square #1: Prague, Czech Republic – Old Town Square & Winner Of The Lonely Planet Guidebook

Jun 05, 2009 1 Comment

#1: Prague, Czech Republic – Old Town Square (26% of the vote) Lonely Planet review of Old Town Square One of Europe’s biggest and most beautiful urban spaces, the Old Town Square has been Prague’s principal public square since the 10th century, and was its main marketplace until the beginning of the 20th century. Despite [...]

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Best Town Square #8: Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Museumplein

Jun 02, 2009 No Comments

#8 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Museumplein (3% of the vote). Lonely Planet review of Museumplein This vast, open park behind the Rijksmuseum was cleverly redeveloped in 1999-2000 and today is one of Amsterdam’s busiest open spaces. Beneath the park is a car park and supermarket, while back at street level there is a café, [...]

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Best Town Square Results (Round Two)

May 24, 2009 20 Comments

It started with 50…it is now down to 10. Quick update before I head off to do some drinking and barbecuing with friends and family. The results of round two are in and to be honest they kind of shocked me. Heavy favorites last week, Prague’s Old Town Square and Krakow’s Rynek Glowny, both barely [...]

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Best Town Square Results (Round One)

May 18, 2009 5 Comments

Seven days…50 town squares…over 500 votes cast. The results of the first round were pretty tight to say the least. For starters, five of the seven days of voting saw first place tied. The final day of voting it became a three-way tie. So who tied for first and what 20 town squares made it [...]

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Poll: Best Town Square In The World (Round One)

May 14, 2009 3 Comments

If you have traveled to any major city in the world, then chances are you have walked by, snapped a picture in, or spent the day at a town square. From New York’s Time Square to Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, people love to check out these public meeting locations filled with everything from chic [...]

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