Demolition Derby, Bonners Ferry, Idaho
DrFumblefinger attends his first demolition derby, an evening filled with roaring engines, cars smashing into each other, lots of killed vehicles and loads of fun!
Australia and Oceania
Self-service bag and passenger check in works
An Australian consortium is working under TSA contract to develop an entirely new scanning system.
Qantas launches 'points planes'
Qantas is inviting its loyalty-program members to burn points on all-reward flights to New Caledonia.
Cable car thrill: a ride on the roof
A new opportunity for the daredevils among us: a ride across a deep valley on the open top of a cable car.
Tourism Australia adds indigenous names
Australia's tourism promotion agency is making a point of pointing out the Indigenous names of familiar Australian places and sights
New Caledonia: Australia's French Neighbour
This taste of France is only a couple of hours away from Barry Barford's Australian home.
United hooks up Virgin Australia
New agreement shifts VA from Delta to United as its international partner under new ownership
Italy, Australia face World Heritage warnings
Unesco's World Heritage Committee has tagged Venice and the Great Barrier Reef for discussion as endangered sites
Australian graziers bring new meaning to 'farmstay'
An unlikely outbreak of luxury living has broken out at Australian sheep stations during the pandemic.
Airport sign prank: Where are we?
A prank sign near Sydney Airport has provoked some chuckles...but it took almost three months before it was noticed!
Snakes on a Plane (not the movie!)
Qantas engineers have developed an efficient solution for a problem: rattlesnakes invading parked planes.
Qantas, United offer vax flight lottery
You could fly far on your vaccination card with these two airlines...
New 'bed in a box' champion?
An Australian micro-hotel chain features tiny rooms paired with big public spaces
Tasmania's 'something new'—a floating sauna
Right now, Australians are barred from international travel, but in the meantime, there's a new sauna pitched to mountain bikers.
Bad, bad emus stir up Aussie hotel
Not quite the innocuous insurance sales sidekick, these birds have bad table manners, among other issues.