Reporters with Hipster Travel Guide attended a secret press conference held today in Orlando, Florida, by Tilikum, or “Tilly”, the killer whale, and his...
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Middle East
Measure this: The worlds tallest building completed and open
Men will be men and that means building things bigger than any other man has ever built. For architects, the biggest measuring stick is a sky scraper.
Now the men in Dubai have proved why they wear robes and not pants by creating the newest biggest building ever: The Burj Khalif, a building so tall...
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Crashing news: 90 feared dead after plane crashes moments after takeoff
An Ethiopian Airline 737 crashed into the sea in a fireball moments after taking off. Authorities fear up to 90 people were killed.
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Walk like an Egyptian and dress like a hipster for less than you think
Why go to Egypt? Because it's there and they sell those cool checkered scarves for about $5 -- and trying buying a kafiyah for that in Brooklyn. Well, you can't.
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Spork You: Man tries to hijack plane with plastic cutlery
It won't take long, and while there hasn't been an official announcement from TSA or any other security group in the USA, but when a man attempts to hijack an airplane with a plastic knife, you know someone is going to ban it, and they'll ban first on American flights: Here's why.
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Israel Part III: Jerusalem is old
Jerusalem is the epicenter of religion. The mega capital of all things holy. It's also a great place to get a falafel, enjoy a hookah or just walk along the stone lined streets. Jerusalem can overwhelm you: Christ died there, rose there; Solomon even offered to cut a baby in half there.
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Israel Part II: Tel Aviv rocks!
It's the Jewish Riviera: Tel Aviv. Full of life and people, this modern city never stops and the views of the Med are stunning. Plan for a day or two in the second largest city in Israel. It's the perfect place to stay before heading out and visiting all that Holy stuff.
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Israel Part I: Life with the gun
There are dangerous places and there are places people think are dangerous. Israel is a little of both but it's reputation for danger only makes it that much more fun. Think of the stories you can tell when you get home -- and you survived. So go, go, go!
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Iraq open for tourists
Now here’s a potential trip you’ll remember for the rest of your life. Be the first to walk the streets of Baghdad without the comfort of a U.S. military occupation. Germans in Germany don’t even have this luxury.
The American war is over in Iraq as troops pull out of major cities, opening up a...
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