Jezebel: Tourism

Sweden's Twitter Account Now Controlled by Lesbian Truck Driver

Erin Gloria Ryan — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:20:00 EST

The country of Sweden is known for lutfisk, stoic, tall Nordicolk who would make perfect Die Hard villains, furniture, and getting the fuck along. Now, the country's got a new face: and she's a lesbian who drives a truck for a living. More »

California "Birthing Tourism" Center Shut Down

Irin Carmon — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 10:05:56 EDT

A "birthing tourism" center in Southern California has been shut down, drawing new attention to the phenomenon of affluent Chinese and Taiwanese mothers traveling to the U.S. to give birth. More »

Oprah's Vacation Will Cost Australian Taxpayers $2.8 Million

Margaret Hartmann — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 11:14:00 EDT

The Australian government will pay $2.8 million for the privilege of having Oprah visit the country. A former tourism minister says Australians shouldn't be "cynical about the cost" because the publicity Oprah's trip will generate, "is something you couldn't buy." More »

Mexico City Offers Free Honeymoon To Argentina's First Gay Couple

Katy Kelleher — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:08:00 EDT

To "promote gay-friendly tourism in Mexico City," the tourism minister has offered a free honeymoon to the first gay couple to wed in Argentina, which yesterday became the first country in Latin America to legalize same-sex marriage. More »

Hostess With The Mostess

Anna Holmes — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:10:00 EST

[Berlin, March 10. Image via Getty]

Twilight Restaurant To Open (Where Else?) In Forks

Kate Harding — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:45:00 EDT

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Forks, WA, has seen such a tourism boom from the Twilight series it's now getting a vamp-themed restaurant. What's on the menu, Jezzies? Blood? Celery stalk(er)s? The "Holy Shit, This Is My Vacation" skillet? [Hollywood Reporter] More »

Vacation At The "Human Zoo," See The "Long-Neck Women!"

Sadie Stein — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:30:00 EDT

The Padaung, Burmese women famous for their elongated necks, are a popular tourist attraction - and some say they're basically being enslaved: More »

Thai Long-Neck Women Part Of "Human Zoo" • Jewish Prayer Book Makes God Gender-Neutral

Maria — Mon, 19 May 2008 17:30:00 EDT

Thai officals approve a "human zoo" with the famed long-necked women, many of whom are refugees from Myanmar. • Indian sex workers can now get life insurance, but their profession remains illegal. • Snickers, Doritos, and Peanut M&Ms are the most popular vending machine snacks. • A child who formed in her mother's liver turned 5 today! • A new prayer book for Reform Judaism makes God gender-neutral. • Teens aren't giving oral to "preserve" their virginity mostly because they are just having intercourse instead. • Plans for a Sound of Music hotel sparks fierce protest from Austrian fussbudgets. • Same sex couples are common in wild animals because, duh, sex is fun! • Adelaide "Sun-Lin" Young, a female explorer of China in the 1930s, died at 96. • Oh great! Recent female college grads make $2.92 less than their male counterparts. • Social and religious reasons are behind the lack of female directors in the boardrooms of Arab corporations. • However! There are more women in the boardroom in Kuwait and Oman than Italy and Japan. • Peeping Tom cases in public places are getting thrown out due to "unreasonable expectation of privacy" by the peeped. • Carme Chacon, Spain's first female defense minister, gave birth to a boy today. • 3 in 10 men experience domestic violence with an intimate partner, although it goes largely unreported. More »

How Long Shoud You Be Together Before You Have A "Holidate"?

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 07 Apr 2008 17:00:00 EDT

According to the LA Times, Mandy Gresh, 28, and her boyfriend decided to go on a little vacation to Quebec City. She booked plane tickets and a hotel room for a four-day weekend. Sounds great, right? Well, Mandy and her boyfriend had been together for six weeks. Mandy tells the paper: "I was like, 'Oh my god, the trip is as far away as we've been dating. Hopefully nothing goes wrong in the next month because we're both going to be out a lot of money!'" Guess what? Mandy and her man had a great time, and they're not the only ones who are into the idea of the "holidate." A recent poll revealed that 50% of men and 41% of women said they would take a trip within the first two months of dating. Um, is it me or is that just not enough time? I bought a pair of shoes 2 months ago and I still don't know if I want to keep them. Lord knows I wouldn't take 'em on vacation. In Canada. More »

Protect Yourself With Playtex!

Anna Holmes — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:45:04 EDT

A stun-gun that looks like a Playtex tampon? If only finding a tampon in the bottom of our bags wasn't so goddamn difficult, we'd actually be into this. [Feministing]