Spend Your Next Vacation Pretending to Be Daenerys
Are you keen to immerse yourself in the world of Game of Thrones? Dying to stand on a rock outcropping featured in the…
Canada's Girl Guides Will Cease All Travel to the U.S. Until Further Notice
Citing their concern over Donald Trump’s xenophobic travel ban, the Girl Guides of Canada have canceled all travel to…
Canadian Island Politely Offers Americans Refuge From a Trump Presidency
A radio host from Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia has set up a website called Cape Breton If Trump Wins to pitch the…
Stop Swiping So Much Bermuda Sea Glass, You Lousy, Greedy Tourists
Look jerks, I love pretty rocks as much as the next entitled millennial, but you’ve got to stop using your Bermuda…
How Jane Austen Became Such a Tourist Trap
For a woman who spent much of her life pinched for pennies, Jane Austen sure makes a handy marketing tool today. For…
Tea Cozies, Tote Bags and Colin Firth: The Thriving Jane Austen Souvenir Economy
I’m not going to subject you to the umpteen millionth permutation of the opening line of Pride and Prejudice, so let’s…
Overrated Tourist Attractions — And Why We Keep Going to Them Anyhow
Last month, while visiting Copenhagen, I got a text from a friend: “Did you see the goddamned mermaid statue?”
Note to Partiers: You're Not Allowed to Fuck on the Streets of Montauk
During the summer, New York City’s most wealthy and debauched will often escape the heat of the city by heading for…
How to Talk About Your Travels Without Sounding Like a Dick
Everyone should absolutely try—if they want—to get out there and see the world, broaden the mind, expand ye olde…
Norway Sees Major Bump in Tourism Thanks to Frozen
Arendelle, the kingdom under snow siege in Disney's Frozen, might be a fictional place amongst the fjords, but that's…
The French Aren't That Great
Maybe it's the Cannes Film Festival or maybe it's everyone's desperation for a vacation, but either way the internet…
Everyone's Mom Has Convinced You Not to Go to India Because of Rape
India is dealing with more than just all the rapes that have been reported recently by Indian women. They're losing…
Airbnb Is Now Illegal in NYC, So Don't Even Bother
Massively successful room-renting service Airbnb is now illegal in New York City: officials say the startup violates an…
There's a Dress Code Battle in the UAE's Shopping Malls
Only about ten percent of the 8 million people who live in the United Arab Emirates, one of the world's wealthiest…
Hilarious Crazy Lady Commandeers Sweden's Twitter Feed, Has Questions About Jews
Governments are usually so boring, right? (At least on the surface.) America is such a bunch of liars. American…
In the Future, We Will All Pay to Have Sex With Robots
When you sit and ponder what the future will be like, the first question that comes to your mind is almost definitely…
Sweden's Twitter Account Now Controlled by Lesbian Truck Driver
The country of Sweden is known for lutfisk, stoic, tall Nordicolk who would make perfect Die Hard villains, furniture,…
California "Birthing Tourism" Center Shut Down
A "birthing tourism" center in Southern California has been shut down, drawing new attention to the phenomenon of…
Oprah's Vacation Will Cost Australian Taxpayers $2.8 Million
The Australian government will pay $2.8 million for the privilege of having Oprah visit the country. A former tourism…