A 25-year old British woman was gang-raped by a group of men, who filmed the incident.  When the woman reported the crime to authorities, she was arrested and her passport was confiscated.  The men were allowed to go free. From the Independent: The UK-based Detained in Dubai campaign group said …

There’s a great fare going on to Hong Kong.  You can fly from San Francisco or Los Angeles to Hong Kong for only $519 on Air Canada. From the Flight Deal: Valid for travel on the outbound until early December or  February, 2017 – April, 2017 for Monday through Thursday …

The great European fares continue.  This one is slightly more than others were, but it’s from Miami specifically.  You can fly from Miami to Venice, Italy for $512 on American Airlines, roundtrip. The details: Valid for travel on the outbound from January, 2017 – early April, 2017. A 7 day …

When you see one airline cancel all their flight in anticipation of a storm and another one wait it out, you are seeing airlines take different gambles based on estimates about how the weather will affect their flights. From the article on it, “Currently, flight delays are predicted by artificial …

Recently, I wrote a post on the clever way bars in the UK are battling sexual assault.  Signs in the bathroom instruct women to casually ask the waitstaff for Angela as a sign that they are in an uncomfortable situation.  The staff will help them out of it in a …

For those who haven’t guessed yet–I love video games.  Lately, some friends have suggested I hop on Twitch since I’m gaming anyway. I tried it out a few times just with a few friends, and it’s so much fun.  It’s like playing video games in college with your friends in …

This week continues to round out with cheap European fares.  You can fly from Boston to Vienna for only about $480 on Delta Airlines. From the Flight Deal: Valid for travel on the outbound until early December or January, 2017 – early April, 2017. A 7 day minimum stay is …

I always figured that Disney was one of those places you’d never get a discount at.  But I was wrong.  It turns out there are a few ways to eat more cheaply in the parks (or in Downtown), and some of these methods are potentially combinable too. 1. Tables of …

There’s a great fare to Las Vegas from the East Coast on United for only $199 roundtrip.  The flights leave from Philadelphia. Click here for tips on how to do Vegas cheaply.  I was hoping for a cheap Vegas fare to pop up on American, so all I can do is …

This was last month, but I just came across the Air Traffic Control audio for it now. A Lufthansa flight began (and continued) its take off from Brussels Airport without any clearance to do so.  In addition, an Aer Lingus flight was in its descent. The air traffic controller had …