If you went to elementary school in the 1980s, there’s a good chance that you watched The Voyage of the Mimi while your teacher sipped white zinfandel out of a Shasta can. Sure, it was $12 worth of production values shoved down kids’ throats so that teachers could assign them some busy work based on each episode, but who cares? It taught kids that science has practical uses and that exploring the world on a ship wasn’t just for B-list celebrities on The Love Boat.
June, 2010:
Crash & Learn: Dis(assembly) Required
Thankfully, everyone from the IKEA instruction manuals survived.
Source: Icelandair B757-300 Safety Card.
SkyMall Monday: Lighted Nail Clipper/Magnifier
I’m going to be honest with you, many of you disgust me. Seriously, you are gross, impolite, awful people. Not all of you. Just those of you who think it’s perfectly acceptable clip your toenails in public. You know who you are. I’ve seen you on the subway. I’ve heard your clippers in bathroom stalls. Hell, I’ve seen you on airplanes! How do you sleep at night? Nail clipping is a private affair. It should be done in your own bathroom or seated immediately next to a trash receptacle. Any other locations are wrong on both a moral and ethical level. At the SkyMall Monday headquarters (which is shared with Ms. SkyMall Monday and our SkyMall Monday canines), nail clipping is done behind closed doors lest someone lose an eye to shrapnel. Not only do I dislike rudeness, I don’t want to date a one-eyed woman. And certainly not one whose ocular misfortune was caused by her keratin carelessness. Thankfully, SkyMall understands that nail clipping is an activity that must be done whilst one is squirreled away in a bathroom with wan lighting. To keep your cuticles cute, you’ll need proper equipment while you’re in exile. That’s why you need the Lighted Nail Clipper/Magnifier.
Intrepid Travel: Not your average tour operator
Tours have a PR problem when it comes to wooing people who define themselves as “travelers.” Tours are crowded. Tours are contrived. Tours are for…well…tourists. But are all tours created equally? I’ve written before about deciding if a tour is right for you, but it had been a while since I actually took one. Since I last wrote about the topic, I had been curious if I could be satisfied on a tour. If it could cater to my needs for interaction with locals, meals consisting of regional cuisines and limited exposure to excruciatingly annoying crowds. That’s why I decided to experience a tour for myself. I recently returned from a trip to Turkey with Intrepid Travel and realized that you can’t make sweeping generalizations about tour operators.
Talking SkyMall on CBS Up to the Minute
I was a guest on CBS News Up to the Minute, the network’s overnight show airing sometime around 3:00am all across these great United States. We talked SkyMall, my favorite products and even what product I would like to see in the catalog in the future.
Go over to the Up to the Minute page to watch my segment there or simply hit play above.
SkyMall Monday: Sling Couture Fashion Face Mask ACTUAL REVIEW
Travel is a grimy, germ-filled activity that tests the limits of our tolerance for all things bacterial. Recycled plane air, cramped buses and less-than-hygienic hotel rooms all conspire to infect us. Staying healthy on the road is essential if you want to enjoy your holiday or get the job done on a business trip. However, you also want to look good when you’re traveling so that you can woo a sexy local or dress the part of a savvy business traveler. How do you keep germs at bay while also looking like the dapper gadabout that you are? Rather than compromise form for function, you deserve to look your best while continuing to feel your best. No one knows that better than the mad scientists at SkyMail. That’s why they provide you with a way to deter bacteria while inviting attention. It’s time to get sassy while staying healthy with the Sling Couture Fashion Face Mask.
I traveled with the Sling Couture Fashion Face Mask from the subways of New York City to the wide open spaces of Yellowstone National Park to a hot air balloon in Turkey’s Cappidocia region. Did it keep me healthy and appropriately dressed?
Crash & Learn: Cute Can Kill
Leaping out of a moving basket to pet an adorable dog is the second leading cause of hot air balloon deaths. Chronic diarrhea being the first.
Source: Kapadokya Balloons.
Turkey Trot
I’m off to Turkey for just over a week on a trip sponsored by Intrepid Travel. I’ll be tweeting along the way, so be sure to follow me. I’ll also be posting stories on Gadling about the trip. I’ll be trying my best to write from the road, but we all know how tricky that can get after a night out with some raki.
In the meantime, I’ll be eating my weight in shaved meat, indulging in numerous honey-coated desserts and trying my best to learn at east 14 Turkish words – all while trying to find worthwhile stories and experiences to share with you.
Tourists are good
Tourists? Good? Yep, you’re damn right they are. I explore the topic – and debunk the Traveler vs. Tourist nonsense debate – over on Gadling.
Be a doll and read about why tourists are a good thing.
