Oct 12th, 2010 at 1:00PM: Your kids are getting wasted on your dime. Forget about the new cultures, unusual experiences and memories and lessons that will last well into a young person's life. Instead, shots off some hottie's very tight stomach are far more likely.
Researchers at the University of Washington found that students who study abroad are more likely to increase how much alcohol they drink – more than ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Oct 12th, 2010 at 1:00PM: Your kids are getting wasted on your dime. Forget about the new cultures, unusual experiences and memories and lessons that will last well into a young person's life. Instead, shots off some hottie's very tight stomach are far more likely.
Researchers at the University of Washington found that students who study abroad are more likely to increase how much alcohol they drink – more than ...Getting drunk: Twenty cities that don't know how to handle their liquor
Oct 8th, 2010 at 9:00AM: California loves to get wasted! San Diego and San Jose are the top two cities that drink stupidly, according to a survey by Insurance.com. They lead the country in alcohol-related driving violations, a dubious distinction to say the least. So, if you step into the crosswalk in these two spots, take an extra second to look both ways.
The reasons for hitting this list vary and include proximity ...Delta pilot nailed for (allegedly) drunk-flying from Amsterdam to Newark
Sep 15th, 2010 at 2:00PM: It's a long flight from Amsterdam to the New York City/Newark area. I've done it. I get antsy and bored. I bring lots of stuff to do. Anything that could make the time pass a little faster would make it onto my list ... and that includes putting a few cocktails back.
Of course, I'm not the guy flying the plane.
A Delta pilot was arrested and fined for being drunk, allegedly, when getting ...Photo of the Day (8.1.10)
Aug 1st, 2010 at 6:00PM:
There's nightlife, and then there's Thailand nightlife. In addition to its rich cultural legacy, astounding culinary traditions and stunning scenery, the buzzing nightlife of places like Thailand's islands continues to be a major draw for young (and young at heart) travelers. Flickr user myeyesareclosed does a great job of capturing the essence of a fun night out on the Thai island of Samui. I ...Crazy passenger sprays water in cabin, threatens to blow up plane with the help of Satan
Apr 25th, 2010 at 12:00PM: It has been several weeks since we last featured an unruly passenger - but the suspect in today's story more than makes up for that.
Stanley Sheffield was flying the Delta red-eye from Los Angeles to Tampa earlier this week when he went a little cuckoo.
According to fellow passengers, Sheffield started throwing water through the cabin, then tried to open the airplane door while threatening ...Drunk tourists trash archaeological site
Apr 17th, 2010 at 10:00AM: The ancient Chilean town of Tulor has been trashed by a group of drunken tourists.
Tulor is an extensive town with well-preserved adobe houses of the Atacameño culture, dating from 380 BC to 1200 AD and is a popular site for tourists, with 10,000 visits a year. Yesterday Chile's National Monuments Council said they found damage to some of the town's ancient walls and there were beer ...Cops arrest entire drunk crew from Ukraine airline
Mar 11th, 2010 at 2:30PM: We've occasionally written about a captain being pulled from his plane for being over the legal drinking limit, but arresting the entire crew for being drunk? Pretty sure that is a first.
The airline in question is Ukraine based carrier Donbassaero. When local police acted on a tip, they boarded the Yak-42 plane and measured alcohol levels between 0.075 and 0.052 in every member of the crew - ...Gadling's hangover cures
Jan 18th, 2010 at 3:30PM: Sooner or later it will happen to you on a trip. You'll drink too much schnapps, or ouzo, or chang, or tej, and you'll wake up the next morning feeling like your brain is two sizes too big for your skull and your mouth was indecently violated by The Mummy. A hangover is one of the worst types of traveler's illness because it's self-inflicted. Luckily every country that has a local branch of hooch ...United Airlines pilot pleads guilty to intoxication
Jan 5th, 2010 at 2:30PM: Back in November, Tom wrote about a United Airlines pilot who was pulled from his flight minutes before take-off when his fellow crew members suspected he was drunk.
The pilot, Erwin Washington was scheduled to fly from London Heathrow to Chicago when the authorities asked him to take a breathalyzer test. He recorded 31mg/100, which is more than three times over the legal limit.
Because no ...What ever happened to the missing 22-year-old American teacher in Germany?
Dec 22nd, 2009 at 9:30AM: Reading that Laura Dekker has been found safe and sound in St. Maartin made me think of Devon Hollahan, the American teacher living in Prague who disappeared after a Portugal and the Man concert in Frankfurt, Germany. When his friend's back was turned, Hollahan went missing.
I wrote about Hollahan in a post about the worst nightmares of parents whose children travel overseas. I've been busy these ...Celebrity Cruises starts all-you-can-drink plan
Dec 3rd, 2009 at 12:30PM: Despite the advertised low rates for many cruises, I've always thought that the extra fees for alcoholic drinks would make the final price rise far above the base cost. Even for a moderate drinker - a few glasses of wine or beer with dinner, a pina colada here, a strawberry daiquiri there - the cost for a few days of booze for two people on a cruise could come out to a couple hundred dollars over ...Drunk pilot arrested in London
Nov 13th, 2009 at 1:00PM:
After (another) pilot was found drunk in London this week, the issue of pilot inebriation has become a frequent discussion topic. Since 1997, 11 commercial pilots, on average, have tested positive for alcohol every year. According to FAA regulations, pilots can't fly with a blood alcohol content of above 0.04 percent (it's 0.02 percent in Great Britain). Last year, 13 pilots tested ...
Drunk United Airlines pilot pulled off plane minutes before departure
Nov 10th, 2009 at 4:30PM: A United Airlines pilot was pulled from his plane yesterday on charges that he was about to fly to Chicago while drunk.
After he failed a breathalyzer test, he was arrested and subsequently released on bond. United did not release the name of the pilot, but did confirm an employee was "removed from service".
The flight in question was United 949, scheduled to depart London Heathrow at ...Ten pilots you DON'T want in your cockpit.
Oct 28th, 2009 at 12:30PM:
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When it comes to making fun of airline employees, pilots are usually off limits. Screw with a flight attendant, and you may not get your drink, screw with the TSA, and you may end up missing your flight. But screwing around with a pilot just doesn't feel right. In ...Woman sues Hyatt after dancing wedding guest breaks her arm
Oct 21st, 2009 at 4:00PM: Weddings are a time of celebration. People like to have a few drinks, maybe hit the dance floor. But there always seems to be one guest who takes things too far - who drinks a little too much and gets a little too wild. At a wedding at a New Jersey Hyatt in 2008, that guest not only got a bit too drunk, he allegedly got so forceful on the dance floor that he broke another guest's arm. And now ...Oktoberfest off to a bad start for Aussies
Sep 22nd, 2009 at 2:30PM: Just two days into Germany's Oktoberfest celebration, one Australian man is dead and another in jail. The man who died was running alongside a train close to his campsite outside of Munich after the festival, when he fell underneath the train's wheels.
Another Aussie was arrested just a few hours into the festival, after he threw a beer stein into a crowd and injured two teenagers. Oktoberfest ...Hotel guests in New Zealand wake up with drunk Aussie in their bed
Aug 10th, 2009 at 4:30PM: In more naked news, a couple vacationing in a New Zealand resort town woke up to find an uninvited guest in their room. A 29-year old Australian had wandered in, climbed into their bed, and fallen asleep.
The Aussie had been out drinking with a woman and gone back with her to her hotel room. At some point in the night, he got out of bed - naked - and began wandering the halls until he found an ...Drunk on vacation? Don't harass people, or someone will set fire to your penis!
Aug 7th, 2009 at 10:30AM: digg_url = 'http://digg.com/odd_stuff/Drunk_Tourist_Got_His_Penis_Set_on_Fire_By_Greek_Woman'; Here is a story that is bound to make you think twice about harassing the locals when you are drunk.
When 20 year old Stuart Feltham tried to assault a 26 year old local girl on the Greek island of Crete, she first politely asked him to stop.
Like most people, she was not impressed by a drunk ...Drunk Brits get Crete arrest for nun prank
May 26th, 2009 at 8:00AM: How many people actually dress up as nuns when they get drunk?
In Crete, the answer was "17" recently. That's how many drunk British tourists were arrested for insulting the Catholic Church. After a bit of extra imbibing, they donned "nun attire and naughty lingerie," which didn't sit too well with the local cops.
The tourists were busted in Malia, which is a popular destination for the young, ...Gadling + BootsnAll - Picks of the Week (5.15.09)
May 15th, 2009 at 11:00AM: Welcome back to Gadling's weekly "Picks of the Week" feature, brought to you by our friends at travel website BootsnAll. How does it work? We input thousands of travel variables into the Gadling mainframe computer, and out comes five of the best and most interesting travel stories from BootsnAll this past week, ready for your reading pleasure. Got your 5.25" floppy disk ready? Alright, here's what ...
