Archive for May, 2010

SkyMall Monday: Edge Baking Pan vs. Giant Cupcake Pan

Here at SkyMall Monday, we love to eat. We’ll eat hot dogs, pizza or any other foods that SkyMall wants to shove down our gullets. But after those healthy meals, we like to indulge in the sweet stuff. From cakes to crepes, brownies to blondies and ice cream to crème caramel, we just want dessert. [...]

Crash & Learn: Angsty

In the event of a water landing, please remain emo. Your parents will continue to not understand you. Source: V Australia 777-300 Safety Card.

Travel Tip #37: Food Trucks are Good

Some of the best meals I’ve ever had have been cooked in a truck. From amazing hot dogs in Stockholm (with mashed potatoes and shrimp salad), to jerk chicken on Governors Island to curried goat in Darwin, I’ve enjoyed some amazing food truck meals. Have you enjoyed food prepared in the back of a truck? [...]

Crash & Learn: Perfect 10

Bobby nailed the dismount but the Russian judge was too preoccupied to notice. Source: Delta B757-200 Safety Card.

Travel Tip #71: Learn Local Address Systems

The way in which addresses are written differs from country to country. Some places simply use building numbers. Others reference whole blocks. If you think you can just look for numbers on doors, you may be in for a disorienting surprise. Before you hit the ground, be sure to learn how buildings are identified so [...]

Gadling’s Ultimate Camping Gear Guide

With Memorial Day just around the corner, we are rapidly approaching the unofficial start of summer and, with it, the start of camping season. Of course, many people go camping all year long and either live in perpetually warm climates or simply don’t mind bundling up and enduring the cold. The vast majority of campers, [...]

Crash & Learn: Bittersweet Goodbyes

Bobby let Grace down as easily as he could. She was a sweet gal, but it was never supposed to be more than just sex. Source: JetBlue A320 Safety Card.

Crash & Learn: Skidmarks

Gary’s underpants may be brown or greenish brown (he ate at Sbarro at the airport). Source: American Airlines S80 Safety Card.

Travel Tip #5: Split Expenses

Keep track of how much you spend on a trip by hanging onto receipts for cash purchases and paying close attention to your credit card bills. When you get back home, sort through everything with your tripmates, figure out how much everyone is owed and settle up. Do this within your first week back from [...]

SkyMall Monday: Spa-N-A-Box Portable Spa

One of the best aspects of travel is meeting new people. One of the best aspects of meeting knew people is putting your penis inside them. Yes, travel sex is one of the great pleasures of the road. But the art of seduction is not easily mastered and many people struggle with language barriers, culture [...]