Tagged: video

Miss Airports? Watch This Hilarious Homemade Re-Creation of Flying

A lot of us have had to cancel travel plans lately. But few have responded with the DIY élan of Dana Jondahl. When her annual birthday trip was nixed by the pandemic, the 34-year-old…

WATCH: Baby Turtles Hatch and Go to Sea at Island Resort in Thailand

About 200 green sea turtles have hatched and waddled their way to the ocean this month on the beach of a luxury resort in Thailand. The mother turtle laid the eggs in late February…

Frank Lloyd Wright Sites Are Sharing Weekly Virtual Visits

We wouldn't mind being quarantined in a Frank Lloyd Wright house. For one thing, the famed architect was all about bringing the outdoors in, which sounds like a promising treatment for…

WATCH: The Year's First Baby Bison Appear in South Dakota

A bison would make a good mascot for social distancing. Though the woolly animals may look invitingly pettable, getting too close can have disastrous consequences for humans—as the…

Visit Kentucky Horse Farms with New Virtual Tours

The Kentucky Derby, usually held on the first Saturday in May at Churchill Downs in Louisville, has been postponed to September 5 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But you can keep…

Ride Disney Attractions Without Leaving Home With These POV Videos

Theme parks around the world are locked tight. (Sorry—the moose out front should have told you.) But you can still feel like you got past the gates thanks to YouTube, that shallow…

Spring Breaker Who Vowed to Party Despite COVID-19: I Was Wrong

Remember that die-hard spring breaker who went viral on the internet last week for saying he wouldn't mind going viral in a literal sense for the noble cause of partying? "If I get…

Virtual World Tour: Lots of Livestreams to Watch When You Can't Travel

When you’re stuck at home and can’t travel because you don’t have room in your budget or you don’t have enough vacation days or, say, you’re under quarantine as part of a global health…

VIDEO: United Passenger Forcibly Removed from Overbooked Flight

What started as a routine flight overbooking turned ugly on Sunday, when United Airlines sought four volunteers to give up their seats in order to accommodate crew members who needed…

Passenger Detained by FBI for Wearing a Speedo: Watch

Jerome Jarre is a celebrity of sorts. Some 7.5 million people follow his mini-videos on the app called Vine, where he has made a name by gallivanting around city streets doing wacky…

Air New Zealand's Hobbit-Themed Safety Video is Another Viral Smash: Watch It

Kaboom! That's the sound of yet another volley in the ongoing Wacky Safety Video Wars.This time, it's Air New Zealand that has launched another salvo. Because the final film of…

Not Using Your Vacation Costs America Dearly

Ten points for the always excellent CBS News Sunday Morning for recently airing this pithy commentary by its contributor Faith Salie.Salie calculates how much the American…

Take the Rickshaw Run Across India With YouTube Heartthrobs the Harries Twins

Two of the Internet's biggest stars are the button-cute brothers Jack and Finn Harries. If you have never heard of them, there's a simple explanation: You're probably too old.But…

Traveler's Ski Report: Keystone, Colorado

Often overshadowed by its busier Vail Resorts (www.vailresorts.com) peers, Keystone Resort (www.keystoneresort.com) is a standout skiing and snowboarding destination in its own right.…

Travel Troubleshooter: Hey, What Happened to My Internet Connection?

Michael Rosenthal is promised a high-speed Internet connection when he reserves a room at the Ramada Charleston through Hotels.com. Problem is, there's no Wi-Fi in the Ramada's rooms…

The Honest Guest's Guide to Free Hotel Amenities

Where's the line?When you're staying at a hotel, is it OK to pocket the bottles of shampoo and lotion? How about the magazines? Bathrobes? Furniture?It depends on the traveler.…

Civil War Trails: See 19th-Century Sites in 21st-Century Style

Each year, thousands of armchair Civil War buffs, amateur historians, re-enactment enthusiasts, and those with sheer curiosity descend upon historic battlefields and key sites of…

Smart Deal: From Russia and the Czech Republic with Love -- Spring Trips from $915

Here's a smart deal that's sure to appeal to those who are fans of great architecturally rich destinations: A two-city trip to Prague and St. Petersburg, priced from $915, offered by…

8 Reasons Your Travel Company is Ignoring You

It isn't your imagination. Your travel company is giving you the cold shoulder.As the number of travel complaints takes off -- airline gripes jumped nearly 60 per cent to 13,168…

Travel Troubleshooter: Hey, Where's My Ride?

Her vacation package includes transfers from the airport to her hotel. But when she lands in Kingston, Jamaica, there's no van to pick her up. What does N.M. Johnston's tour operator,…

Mad at the Airlines? 4 Ways to Get Even

Are you ready for the airline passenger uprising of 2008?Get ready. It's coming. You can hear it in conversations with other travelers: the whispers of imminent action. You can…

All Aboard: 5 Tips for Getting on the Plane Pronto

What's the fastest way to board a plane?A free-for-all, like Southwest Airlines? Boarding by window, middle seat or aisle, like United Airlines? Or by zone, like AirTran…

Exploring Brooklyn, the Other New York City

I have an older friend who still gets tears in his eyes whenever Brooklyn is mentioned, as he can't forgive the politicians who merged it into New York City back in 1898 (before even…

Travel Troubleshooter: Mystery of the Canceled Mexicana Ticket

Vicky Fligel's ticket from Chicago to Acapulco is canceled, but no one can tell her why. The only thing her airline, Mexicana, is certain of is that she has to buy a new, more…

Getting off the Well-Beaten Path for an Exotic Egyptian Adventure

The average first-time visitor to Egypt will generally take an organized tour or a packaged trip that will almost always include a few days in Cairo, a trip down to Luxor, the Valley…