TravelMASity
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I opened a window in Halesowen, UK and saw four badgers in someone's backyard wrestling over food. Like, pet badgers. What a wonderful site. - Calvin
Yeah this is absolutely my new favorite thing. I spent an hour on a canal in Amsterdam yesterday immediately after watching a cat sit on a window in Utah. I haven't got it on my tv yet so if someone figures that out hit me up! -Brian
Issue 57
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Here's a bunch of travel-related links. Since you probably haven't left your house/apartment/van in awhile, let these fuel your fantasies of a day in the not-so-distant future when you can explore again.
First, let's start with some opinionated travel advice for flying.
The Pilot Behind @myhotelcarpet Spills His Travel Tips
The Completely Correct Guide to Getting Off a Plane
Now, let's go somewhere.
There's No Place Like Home - My parents sent this column to me over a year ago, and I've been subscribed to the email newsletter version since. This one is about Mississippi. - Calvin
Life in Norilsk - "Welcome to one of the most isolated cities on Earth. A photo essay by Elena Chernyshova."
Not the end of The World: the return of Dubai's ultimate folly - "Underwater bedrooms, ‘Lohan Island’ and snow all year round – a decade after it was scuppered by the financial crash, the fantasy archipelago of 300 artificial ‘countries’ is back in business. Has anybody learned anything?"
And now, some listicles.
Real Estate Agent Posts 25 Of The Worst Home Design Finds By Her Fellow Agents
The 20 Best Bad Reviews of National Parks on Yelp
Issue 52
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The NYT annual list is out and just like last year's it is incredible. I've got roughly 20 covered, which leaves 32 to fit into my calendar for 2019. -Brian
Issue 51
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Porsche will build an electric flying taxi with Boeing's help
Brian shared a link about ETOPS, here's a link about VTOLs. Acronyms are great...
Vertical take-off and landing vehicles are basically a mashup between helicopters and airplanes, and look like they belong on Coruscant.
Star Wars deep cut badge unlocked
Porsche may not figure out how to make this work, but it looks. so. cool. - Calvin
Issue 49
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How to Fly a Plane in an Emergency Situation
Sensing a theme for this week's travel section? - Calvin
Issue 49
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A few years ago a GermanWings airline pilot committed mass-murder-suicide by flying his plane into a mountain. The next day I walked up to my SwissAir flight in Zurich and discovered it was actually a GermanWings operated code-share. Since that day I’ve taken a train whenever I could instead of flying. And I fly a lot. And in general there aren’t a lot of trains out there. But if I could take a blimp instead of a plane or a train or a car you can bet imma gonna blimp the blimp out of that blimp. A more refined vehicle from a more civilized age. -Brian
Issue 49
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Small Planes Over Big Oceans (ETOPS Explained)
I have this love-hate relationship with videos that should be articles and vice-versa. Give this one a shot anyway; it is short and interesting. If you've ever flown over an ocean, this will make you feel better about that safety of that... I think? I could be wrong and it will freak you out? One of those two things will happen....
Also, I didn't know that we are just now certifying planes that can fly anywhere in the world. Seems like we would have already done that. -Brian
Issue 49
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He Crossed the Atlantic in a Barrel. We Asked Him About Dodging Ships and Using ‘La Toilette.’
I remember as a kid being fascinated by all the world record kids out there solo sailing or flying or paddleboarding or whatnot across the Atlantic on their own. At the time I was super jelly and thought it was awesome. Now I'm like who the #$@ lets their 14 year old sail across an ocean by themselves? -Brian
Issue 48
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The NYT annual list is out and just like last year's it is incredible. I've got roughly 20 covered, which leaves 32 to fit into my calendar for 2019. -Brian
Issue 46