Business Insider recently produced an interesting two-minute video (below) answering a question I’ve asked myself: “Why can’t you fly commercial airplanes into space?” Turns out that there are a number of reasons,…

 Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) just created a fantastic ad that reminds me of the opening sequence of the movie Love Actually. SAS asks, “Have you ever stopped and observed the…

I think we can agree that most everyone wants to learn how to travel lighter, since it’s cheaper, quicker and a lot easier when you do. Well, one of my…

Last week, Canada became the second country in the world to legalize recreational marijuana. You can learn all about the move in the one-minute-and-41-second video by A+J (in the tweet…

The caption from this four-minute NYTimes.com video reads: “What happens when children of all different abilities get to play with each other? We take you inside a first-of-its-kind ultra accessible…

This week I toured southern Ontario, where the autumn colors have just started to show their beautiful faces. In a week or two, the area will be absolutely stunning. Speaking…

Last week in Polignano a Mare, Italy, the cliff diving championships of the world (aka the Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series) took place. I didn’t know the event existed…

Have you ever dreamed of going up in space? I know I’ve always wanted to feel what zero-gravity conditions feel like. In this Reuters video (above), Olympic champion Usain Bolt enjoys…

If you’re an observant person, now and again you can see some crazy things in airports. I’m always paying attention, and I’ve seen a lot of unusual things, including acrobat…

Last week, the famous “changing of the guard” at Buckingham Palace in London was the theater for an amazing tribute to Aretha Franklin. It wasn’t a publicity stunt, as there…

A waterpark-goer recently captured video of a lady flying wildly in the air at a park called at El Vergel in Tijuana, Mexico. The ride she soars off has to…

 “Captain Rizalino Irizari had been flying from Davao to Cebu City in the Philippines last Saturday morning,” writes MSN.com, “a day before his 67th birthday. The flight had been…

 If you’re like me and always staring out the plane window you no doubt have seen two numbers (between 01 and 36) at the ends of a runway. What…

 Ever wondered how airlines price tickets? I’m sure you have if you’ve ever spent time online looking for low fares as prices seem to change daily, hourly or even…

I’ve previously featured United’s Big Metal Bird web show but never a specific episode—until now. The “Island Hopper” episode is a five-minute history of—and what it’s like to fly on—United’s…