The Jetpacker

Things You Don’t See Every Day: An 8-Ton Anubis Floating in the Bay

I spent the weekend in Seattle, and while I was there, I did all the usual Seattle things. I walked Pike's Market. I took pictures from the Space Needle. And I saw a giant 26-foot high, 8-ton status of Anubis floating on a barge through Portage Bay.

Borat Has Created a Kazakhstan Tourism Boom

The movie Borat is inspiring a bunch of people to travel. To Kazakhstan.

What Are the Best and Worst Seats on an Airplane?

A new survey has pinpointed the best and worst airplane seats according to flyers.

Hartford, Connecticut is America’s ‘Freshest’ City

Ziploc has released a list of the 10 "freshest" cities, based on the number of residents that are eating the freshest food options available.

Residents of Los Angeles Have the Best Breath in America?

Dentyne gum ranked 10 of the largest metro areas in America by the freshness of their residents' breath. How did your city stack up?

Cincinnati is the Most Bedbug Infested City in the U.S.

Pest company Orkin has released its annual list of the most bedbug infested cities in the U.S. And for the second year in a row, Cincinnati is number one.

Airplane Passengers Behaving Badly: When Obnoxious Becomes Dangerous

An American Airlines flight attendant rants about crashing. And a toddler's tantrum gets her family kicked off a JetBlue flight.

Will You Take a Road Trip This Year?

A new survey finds that most Americans either want to go on a cross-country road trip, or have already been on one.

Virgin Atlantic’s Cabin Crew Are Being Trained to Whisper

The cabin crew of Virgin Atlantic will undergo "whispering training" to ensure they don't disturb First Class passengers during flights.

McDonald’s Restaurants in France Are Coming Out with a McBaguette Burger

Starting in April, McDonald's locations in France will introduce a new burger they're calling the McBaguette.