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American Praises North Korea, Being Deported From S. Korea

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image: Yahoo

An American woman was giving a lecture in South Korea  and committed a big no-no, she said positive things about North Korea and is now being deported.

I don’t know what’s going on, but it sure does seem that ridiculous news stories keep coming out of the Koreas.

Over the past couple of months we had Korean Air’s Nutty former-executive all over the news and due North Korea we had The Interview making headlines. (Check for links below to some of these stories.) Continue reading American Praises North Korea, Being Deported From S. Korea →

Can Buzzfeed Guess Which US Region You Are From?

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It’s been a while since I’ve come across a fun Buzzfeed quiz.

In the past some of the quizzes have told us What City You Should Actually Live In, What State You Belong In and What European Country You Belong In.

Buzzfeed’s newest quiz wants to know: Can We Guess Which U.S. Region You’re Actually From? Continue reading Can Buzzfeed Guess Which US Region You Are From? →

Smuggling The Interview Into North Korea?

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Has any other movie in history caused such drama like The Interview has? Maybe one of you know…

One of the bigger stories to end 2014 had to do with North Korea supposedly being involved in hacking Sony due to being offended over the movie The Interview. After a variety of threats the movie was pulled from theaters and nobody knew what would become of it. Continue reading Smuggling The Interview Into North Korea? →

$10 Million To Spare? Elvis Presley’s Planes Up For Auction

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image: CNN, courtesy Julien’s Auctions

If you’re an aviation fan and/ or an Elvis collector, you might be interested in this.

The King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley’s private planes which are currently on display at Graceland in Memphis are now hitting the market and are up for sale.

It just might take a small fortune to become the proud new owner! Continue reading $10 Million To Spare? Elvis Presley’s Planes Up For Auction →

Bizarre New Years Eve Traditions Around the World

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So weird…

First off, I want to wish all of you a Happy New Year’s and hope that 2014 was a great one in all aspects of life (including travel of course)!

For my last post of 2014 I thought it would be fitting to share a fun articleI found from Buzzfeed.

While I find New Year’s Eve to be a highly overrated night, there are a variety of traditions around the world that countries follow.  Continue reading Bizarre New Years Eve Traditions Around the World →

North Korea Blames US For Internet Shut Down, Calls Obama WHAT???

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This past week North Korea’s internet went down more or less for a few days.

From what I read, this disruption wouldn’t have really affected the average North Korean but it would send a strong message to the elite and military.

So who is to blame for the outage? Continue reading North Korea Blames US For Internet Shut Down, Calls Obama WHAT??? →

Hyatt Surprises 200 Guests Around World With Holiday Gifts

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image: #InAHyattWorld Tumblr

Last year various airlines got creative putting together fun videos related to spreading holiday cheer & giving.

There was Delta’s Cheer Cart, American Airlines & WestJet’s Gift Giving Videos and JetBlue’s #FlyItForward.

This year there have been more holiday videos (check out WestJet’s Christmas Miracle 2014 here).

I came across a tweet from Hyatt yesterday which led to a video which shows how they surprised over 200 guests worldwide in just two days with holiday gifts! Continue reading Hyatt Surprises 200 Guests Around World With Holiday Gifts →

Watch The Interview Online NOW!

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Watch The Interview Online

These days it seems like the Koreas are making headlines for some pretty crazy reasons…

South Korea (well a Korean Air executive actually) made headlines due to a crazy incident before a flight took off due to macadamia nuts.

Check out my posts:

Yahoo News also reported that South Korean prosecutors will arrest the nutty former Korean Air executive.

Now lets look at the major story related to North Korea which might just be even more bizarre than nuts. Continue reading Watch The Interview Online NOW! →

500 Elevate Points: Virgin America Birthday Gift

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Earlier today I wrote about a very nice birthday message from Lufthansa. While the airline didn’t shower me with any gifts like free miles or a First Class Terminal Duck, their message still brought a smile to my face!

I thought I was done receiving birthday messages to my e-mail inbox until I received a nice message from my friend, Sir Richard Branson. Continue reading 500 Elevate Points: Virgin America Birthday Gift →