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10 Photos of the Brooklyn Bridge for its 130th Birthday
I’ve begrudgingly walked across it with out-of-town friends who think that’s something real New Yorkers do. I’ve screamed profanities at cab drivers who’ve tried to cross it when there’s obviously... Read More»
NYC’s Midtown West Tops List of Best Memorial Day Destinations
New York City’s Midtown West neighborhood is the #1 Memorial Day destination in 2013, according to Priceline.com’s annual survey of the top 50 locations for the holiday weekend. This comes... Read More»
Engine Explosion on British Airways Flight Caught on Film
Everyone remembers that classic Twilight Zone episode where William Shatner looks out the window of a plane and sees a gremlin wreaking havoc on the wing. Something similar happened today... Read More»
#Travel Tag Roundup 5/24: Sri Lanka and Everywhere Else
#Travel Tags is a new series on Travel Freak in which we delve into all the posts on Instagram and Twitter marked with the #travel tag and republish our favorite... Read More»
Kewl: Giant Underwater Structure Found in Sea of Galilee
Forget Atlantis and screw the Loch Ness Monster, because a new underwater mystery is captivating the inquisitive minds of archaeologists and conspiracy theorists around the world. Back in 2003, a... Read More»
New App Wakes Up Sleepy Drivers & Finds Them Coffee
Anyone who has gone on a road trip knows how easy it is to get lulled into a driving daze and start dozing off. It’s not something that you should... Read More»
#Travel Tag Roundup 5/23: Hitchhiking to Brazil
#Travel Tags is a new series on Travel Freak in which we delve into all the posts on Instagram and Twitter marked with the #travel tag and republish our favorite... Read More»
5 Tornado Safety Tips for Travelers
In light of the recent tornado that devastated the small town of Moore, Oklahoma, everyone should assess their tornado preparedness at home and brush up on local warning signals. But what... Read More»
Base Jumper Matthew Gough Survives Parachute Failure During Italian Leap
A lot of people think that wandering the globe to jump off of tall structures is the height of adventure travel. 25-year-old Matthew Gough is one of those people –... Read More»
Happy Hump Day: More WTF Modes of Transportation
It’s a simple truth that people love weird stuff, and nowhere is this more apparent than in the feedback we’ve received on our WTF travel photo galleries. What started off... Read More»
#Travel Tag Roundup 5/22: Packing for Copenhagen
#Travel Tags is a new series on Travel Freak in which we delve into all the posts on Instagram and Twitter marked with the #travel tag and republish our favorite... Read More»
NYC’s Bike Share Program Adds a Weight Limit
This post originally appeared on Bite Size Wellness and is republished here with permission. NYC finally launched its long awaited Bike Share Program in NYC during National Bike Month. But the program that... Read More»
So Gatsby: Water Tower Speakeasy in NYC
Despite the fact that Baz Luhrmann’s version of The Great Gatsby was universally panned by critics, everyone in New York has become infected with Gatsby fever. Everywhere you turn there’s a lanky... Read More»
Working on Titanic II: A GIF Analysis
Abandon your student loans, pack your favorite brand of condoms, and put the finishing touches on your death wish, because Titanic II is accepting applications for all crew roles. The... Read More»
#Travel Tag Roundup 5/21: Staircase in the Sky
#Travel Tags is a new series on Travel Freak in which we delve into all the posts on Instagram and Twitter marked with the #travel tag and republish our favorite... Read More»
$1000 Tip for Trip to Italy Goes Viral on Tumblr
Now that Yahoo! has officially decided to fork over the big bucks and take control of Tumblr, there’s been a lot of talk about how the social media blogging platform... Read More»
Share Your Travel Story with Lonely Planet + Pinterest
In honor of their 40th anniversary of helping travelers create amazing experiences around the world, Lonely Planet is asking their devoted fans to submit their Tweet-length travel stories from the... Read More»
5 Spots for Eating Insects Around the World
According to a new U.N. report, the solution to ending hunger and malnutrition around the world has been right under our feet all along. Or, in some cases, biting us... Read More»
