Simple etiquette rules to remember the next time you fly
Business Insider put together a list of basic etiquette rules to follow on your next flight. Keep them in mind to keep traveling a pleasant experience for everyone involved. Produced by Jacqui Frank....
View ArticleA couple who saved $100,000 to buy a house in only 2 years explain how life...
In their mid-20s, Shaun and Kelsey Miller decided to spend the next few years of their lives at sea."We had been making ends meet, but not saving money," Kelsey, now 30, says. "We wanted to be able to...
View ArticleShia LaBeouf is hitchhiking across the country and tweeting his coordinates...
On May 9, actor and budding performance artist Shia LaBeouf sent out this cryptic tweet: 40°07'45.0"N 105°14'11.5"W — Shia LaBeouf (@thecampaignbook) May 9, 2016Turns out, he's on a road trip.From May...
View ArticleI've been traveling the world for 5 years, and I'm starting to wonder if...
Sometimes I wonder if everything that I do, everything that we do, is worth all the trouble. I’m tired of trying so hard, I’m tired of being what I want to be, I’m tired of all the failures, all the...
View Article5 under-the-radar summer getaways
During the hottest days of summer, sometimes you just want to escape the tourist throngs, bustling sights, and crowded beaches. With so many people on the move all around the world, why not turn your...
View ArticleFormer investment banker who quit to travel the world on her own on 40% of...
In March 2012, Kristin Addis quit her job as an investment banker in Southern California.Before she left, she'd been earning six figures a year, including her commission. However, she remembers, she...
View ArticleWe tested a new app from a cofounder of Kayak, and it was like having a...
With all of the things going on in life, finding the time to plan a trip can be tough.That's why Paul English, a co-founder of Kayak, recently launched Lola, an app with a messaging interface that...
View Article9 tips to travel on the cheap from someone who's visited 125 countries on $15...
Wish that you could afford to travel more?According to Patrick Martin Schroeder, you can.For the past eight years, he's traveled around the world and spent approximately $45,000 in the process, which...
View ArticleThere’s a super simple photo trick that everyone can do to make San Francisco...
San Francisco is famous for its crazy hills, but instead of experiencing them by voluntarily sitting in traffic down the hairpin turns of Lombard Street, use them to create a crazy illusion.One simple...
View ArticleInside the labs that hope to bring people back from the dead
Science has been tackling new ways to stop death, which includes diving into the world of cryonics. Cryonics is an experimental effort to save lives by freezing a person's body who is so chronically...
View ArticleSee the secret airplane bedrooms where flight attendants sleep on long-haul...
Flight attendants are humans too, and just like everyone else, they need to sleep on long-haul flights.But where do they do it?Most Boeing 777 and 787 airliners have a secret stairway that leads to a...
View ArticleI flew to Spain on Iberia and it was the worst airline experience I've ever had
I just spent a lovely weekend in Spain with my wife.Getting there and back was completely awful.The reason?I flew an airline called Iberia. Long story, short: They gave us an impossibly short layover...
View ArticleAn artist spent decades hand-carving intricate 40-foot caves in New Mexico
Artist Ra Paulette has spent decades hand-carving intricate caves, shrines, and caverns in the sandstone hills near Ojo Caliente, New Mexico.A photo posted by Colby Moore (@colbyshootspeople) on Apr...
View ArticleThis $62 million superyacht was converted from an old container ship
If you have $62 Million burning a hole in your pocket, here's a great way for you and 36 of your closest friends to see the world. The Kilkea superyacht is a top-of-the-line luxury yacht built from the...
View ArticleI got Zika while traveling — here's what no one told me
From the moment I decided to embark on a three-month journey around the Caribbean and Central America, I knew Zika was a possibility. It was impossible not to ignore the headlines. Caused by a bite...
View ArticleI finally bought a selfie stick, and I don’t care how much my loved ones hate...
I went to Valencia, Spain over Memorial Day weekend. After the jamón ibérico, guess what my best purchase was?Yep, you nailed it: A selfie-stick!When my wife went into a shop to buy some cheap...
View ArticleThe world's longest tunnel is finally open
GENEVA (AP) — Just like Hannibal in ancient times, Swiss engineers have conquered the Alps.More than 2,200 years after the commander from the ancient North African civilization of Carthage led his army...
View Article12 heart-pounding photos of people diving off of cliffs around the world
The Red Bull Cliff Diving World Series, which is set to begin its eighth season this week, is an adrenaline-pumping high diving competition that takes place among some of the world's most breathtaking...
View ArticleA man visited 12 countries in 24 hours using only public transportation, and...
When Adam Leyton woke up in Germany on May 25, he had a busy day ahead of him: the Brit was off to break the Guinness World Record for the most number of countries visited in 24 hours using only...
View Article7 insider tricks to upgrade your entire vacation for less
If you like to vacation in style but you’re on a budget, you probably know that travel isn’t so cheap. The average cost of a vacation is $1,005 per person, or about $4,000 for a family of four,...
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