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, ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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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 ...Swedish man + Singaporean woman = fine for naked walk
May 4th, 2009 at 4:00PM: Jan and Eng went through a bar, each sans stitch of clothes. Neither fell down, but they were fined A$1,840 (around US$1,350) each.
Jan Philip and Eng Kai Er walked into a bar in Singapore's Holland Village just for laughs after having a few drinks (big shock ... drunk naked people). This isn't exactly the best place for a thrill, however. Singapore doesn't appreciate the unadorned human form, ...2/3 of Brit pubs to increase beer prices
May 4th, 2009 at 10:00AM: Nearly a fifth of British pub owners are increasing beer prices now, taking the national average above the current level of ₤3 a pint. Ten percent are looking to pop an extra 15 pence on every glass, with two-thirds looking to push prices higher by 5 pence to 10 pence. The price of a beer has tripled over the past 20 years, obviously making it a better investment than that Enron stock you're ...Drunk flight attendant escorted off plane and arrested
Feb 27th, 2009 at 9:00AM: When Anthony Shlyshen showed up for work at Gatwick Airport he had had a few--actually several. According to this article, Shlyshen was more than three sheets to the wind when he thought he might be able to manage his easy Jet Airbus shift. Maybe he envisioned the plane's narrow aisle would keep him from weaving too much, and holding onto the seats from time to time would keep him steady. The ...Another passenger pulled off plane after booze fueled fight
Feb 22nd, 2009 at 10:30AM: And here we go again - once again, a passenger decided that being cut off from drinking more booze was not such a good idea, and decided to start a fight. Russel Krebs, a 6'3" 200 pound passenger was on his way to Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International airport on a Comair flight when the crew decided that he'd had enough to drink. At that point the real trouble started. An off-duty pilot and ...Stupidity at its best - alcoholic falls down stairs- sues hotel for brain damage
Feb 9th, 2009 at 4:00PM: Every now and then I run into an article that is so insane, it's just too wacky to make up. Such is the story of Michael Fenton. This self admitted alcoholic checked into the Marriott Marco Island resort and spa last January, apparently with the sole intention of getting plastered. Two days into his debauchery, he walked out of the bar to make his way to the bathroom. Instead of relieving ...Southwest pilot called in sick after passengers accused him of drinking
Jan 8th, 2009 at 8:00AM: Because I live in Columbus, this story ended up on Wednesday night's local news. As I listened to the report, this is what I picked up.
At 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, two guys heading for a Southwest flight at Port Columbus International Airport saw a pilot who seemed like he had been drinking at the security check point and decided to intervene. First, they told TSA officials that they were ...Man sues United, claiming alcohol service caused him to beat his wife
Dec 18th, 2008 at 11:00AM: A man on a flight from Osaka to San Francisco had too much to drink. Soon after landing, he started beating his wife. After he ended up in police custody and sobered up, he didn't sheepishly apologize to his wife. Nope. He decided to sue United for serving him too much alcohol, which, he alleges, caused him become violent. The man, Yoichi Shimamoto, was arrested by police at a customs checkpoint ...Pilot hits house, crashes plane then gets up and drives back home
Nov 17th, 2008 at 12:30PM: Here is a wacky story from the aviation world; a pilot was flying his Cessna towards an air strip at the private Brookeridge Airport near Chicago, when something went wrong. During his approach, he clipped a house, crashed into some trees and flipped his plane upon impact. Luck was clearly temporarily on his side, because he was able to walk away, get into a car and drive back home. When the ...United Airlines Pilot Arrested at Heathrow on Suspicion of Being Drunk
Oct 20th, 2008 at 2:30PM: A 44-year-old United Airlines pilot was arrested at London Heathrow this morning on suspicion of being drunk. The man's name has not yet been released. He was arrested under Britain's transportation safety laws, which include a strict limit on the alcohol levels of pilots. United made a statement about the arrest: "United Airlines' alcohol policy is among the strictest in the industry and we ...Pilots arrested for public intoxication and "mooning"
Oct 7th, 2008 at 10:30AM: Two Trans States Airline pilots recently got arrested for being drunk and indecent in public. Trans States Airlines is regional feeder airline for United Airlines, US Airways, and American Airlines. The "mooner" Jeffrey Leon Saltis, and his co-pilot Michael Cody Etzel, were arrested after being belligerent in a Mexican restaurant in Alcoa, where they were refused more alcohol. Both were detained ...Six too many: Flight attendant fined for being six times over legal alcohol limit
Aug 28th, 2008 at 9:00AM: About a month ago I wrote about the flight attendant that showed up too work a little too intoxicated for her own good. The flight which she was scheduled to work on August 3 was headed from Aberdeen, Scotland to Faro, Portugal but was delayed for almost seven hours while a replacement was found for the tipsy flight attendant. Turns out she was more than just tipsy; she was six times over the ...How much does an airplane diversion cost?
Aug 19th, 2008 at 9:30AM: Lately we've been reading tons of stories about unruly passengers getting intoxicated on aircraft, making a ruckus and causing flights to make emergency landings. Whether they got tanked and tried to open the emergency exit mid-flight, drank too much in first class and ran around naked or struck a flight attendant with a bottle of vodka, drunken passengers have been all over the place this summer, ...Google Street View captures a proud moment for one Aussie
Aug 15th, 2008 at 1:30PM: Since its launch in May of 2007, Google Street View has been a source of controversy. The Google feature offers web surfers 360° street-level views around hundreds of cities worldwide. Some of the photos, taken by a car-mounted video camera, have captured some personal moments, like people entering adult book stores, leaving strip clubs, picking their noses, and entering buildings with ...Official report encourages drunken British traveler stereotype
Aug 12th, 2008 at 6:00PM: While staying with a friend's family in Barcelona last year I was shocked when they told me about the stereotypical British traveler often talked about in Spanish media. "They [British travelers] come down on cheap flights and they don't even make hotel reservations," said my friend's father. "You mean they sleep on the street?" "No, they just stay out drinking all night and once morning comes ...One too many: Drunk flight attendant causes six hour flight delay
Aug 5th, 2008 at 1:00PM: I've heard of drunk passengers causing problems on flights -- an acquaintance of mine recently wasn't even allowed to board a plane because he had a little too much fun at the airport bar -- but I've never heard of a flight attendant throwing back a few too many. Until now. On Sunday a BMI holiday flight of 140 passengers, set to fly from Aberdeen, Scotland to Faro, Portugal, was delayed for six ...Drunken Swedish elk attacks toddler
Jul 23rd, 2008 at 9:00PM: Having lived in Scandinavia, I love stories that involve moose or elk, and with so many running around the northern country, it's not hard to find them. The animals sometimes do weird things, like run amok on subways. But today's bit of Scandinavian news is even weirder; it involves a drunken elk. Just outside of Gothenburg, a three year old was playing in her sandbox when a young elk walked up to ..."No Reservations" season 4, episode 12: Colombia
Jul 15th, 2008 at 3:00PM: Location: This week Anthony is in Colombia, a country that finds itself the setting of one of South America's most remarkable transformations. In the 25 years since the death of Pablo Escobar, one of the world's most notorious drug lords, this once war-torn country has emerged like a phoenix from the scars of the past. Colombia offers Tony a tantalizing mix of cultures, delicious food and ...Another day, another drunken airline passenger
Jul 1st, 2008 at 11:30AM: I wonder if the reason that everyone seems to be getting drunk on airlines lately is because the stress level is so high. Perhaps it's a means to deal with the stress of having no leg room or no meal during an excruciatingly long flight. Jeff posted an article about an unruly passenger getting drunk, throwing ice and feeling up flight attendants last week, while the week prior another woman lit a ...
