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Obese travelers in Canada get 2 seats, pay for 1

Canada's largest airline is trying to figure out which obese and disabled passengers will be eligible for additional seats at no charge after the country's Supreme Court rejected an appeal by the airlines. The Canadian Transportation Agency issued an order last January requiring Air Canada and other domestic airlines to make additional seats free to disabled or obese passengers who need extra room.

New gondola at Whistler-Blackcomb takes ski lifts to new heights

Tracing the cables' path through the clouds and sky with my eyes, I imagine the experience will be like crossing the valley in a hot-air balloon. Albeit one enjoying a tailwind. Peak 2 Peak makes the 2.73-mile crossing - a crossing longer than 2 1/2 Tacoma Narrows Bridges - in 11 minutes, at a speed of about 15 mph.

Cost of oil, gas is totally bogus for surfers

"We all think about oil in our cars, but very few of us really consider the fact that every little piece of manmade equipment around you is oil-based, and surfing's no different," said Mauro, who's seen the price of some surfboards double to $750 or higher. "The price of a surfboard, it used to be something where it was pretty digestible. Now, it's like, whoa, OK, I've got to put some serious thought into this."

The Tao Of Vagabond Travel

A successful vagabond traveler sees the inherent emptiness in the conventional notion of success.

globeandmail.com: How to beat jet lag: Don't eat

If you are enroute to or from somewhere give this a read before you have something to eat. With the increasing cost of fuel adding surcharges to airline tickets maybe we'll see an even better antidote to jet lag - keeping your feet planted firmly on the ground.

Tech for travelling: Because you can only carry so much

Interesting summary of Crave's top ten travel gadgets. I take issue with a few of these...but a good list overall.

Proposed shake up of EU security includes call for fingerprinting all visitors - International Heral

BRUSSELS, Belgium: A top EU official on Wednesday proposed fingerprinting and screening all visitors who cross the bloc's borders and using a satellite system to keep out illegal immigrants as part of a massive shake up of security at Europe's borders.

Airline delays among worst ever in 2007

Flights in the U.S. were late more than 26 percent of the time last year, a slightly better performance than in 2000, when airlines were tardy 27.4 percent of the time. The federal government began collecting airlines on-time data in 1995.

The world's most extravagant trips

Pretty interesting list of trips the super wealthy are planning to make. Make those Bush tax cuts permanent?

Enough of the Hills and Woods, Can I Send Grandma an E-Card?

I like this article for taking on the entitlement of air travel and social networks like Facebook all in one swoop.

Making Travel More Ethical

As someone who travels a fair amount, I want to stay in hotels that treat their workers well, pay them a decent wage, and don t prevent them from organizing. I'm also acutely aware that the vast majority of hospitality workers, and virtually all hotel housekeepers, are women. Here are a few things I didn't know (and that you may not be aware of, either).

canada.com [Times Colonist, Victoria]: B.C. to offer 'passport' driver's licence

The B.C. government hopes to soon offer an enhanced driver's licence that would serve as a cheaper, more convenient alternative to a passport for land or sea travel to the U.S.

Sex on a plane? Not if airline can help it

The carrier said it would ask passengers on the A380 to refrain from sex while ensconced in one of its 12 first-class suites, which boast the world's first airborne double beds. Clearly, the airlines want to keep their monopoly on screwing you when you fly!

A Canadian fishing for stories (and her heart) in the Balkans

Three years ago, a pair of Croatian eyes transformed my curiosity about the former Yugoslavia into a real fascination. These dark eyes of a man laughed and cried at the same time, for they had seen human cruelty during the war but had also lived during the golden age of the former Yugoslavia...

Ten Weeks of OneWeekJob.com Shows Diversity of Career Options

Ten weeks after launching oneweekjob.com in an attempt to find his passion, 25-year-old Sean Aiken has experienced careers ranging from dairy farmer to yoga instructor to talk show intern, and is still enjoying his exploration of many types of employment and continues to share his experiences with others...