Travel

Surf’s up.

Grand Canyon West is privately owned by the Hualapai tribe, and it was they who conceived of and now operate the Grand Canyon Skywalk -- A transparent, horseshoe-shaped cantilever bridge in Arizona that allows you to get a feel for just how gigantic the Grand Canyon truly is, by scaring the life out of you.

Love is definitely in the air.

I've always been a thrill seeker. While I'll go on any thrill ride you put in front of me, there are still many things I want to do like skydiving and para-sailing. But here's one I need to add to the list. It's called parahawking.

In certain parts of Detroit, it's a relatively easy task to get yourself kidnapped, pistol-whipped, or blasted in in the nuts with a stun gun. If it doesn't happen on it it's own though, you can always pay for it.

With only two planes to its name, you may think Samoa Air is a fly-by-night operation, but it’s proving to be a fly-by-weight one.

If you’re looking for a little international adventure, there’s one place you may be surprised to learn will welcome you with open arms.

Remember this when you're planning that once-in-a-lifetime family trip to Disney World this summer. While you're there, there's a chance you'll stumble into a real-life low-budget horror movie about 'giant evil mosquitoes.'

The old addage that "money won't buy you happiness" is mostly true, that is unless you have just under $7k in your pocket and an urge to vacation with the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.

Remember when we used to make fun of Canadians? We'd laugh and laugh about how silly it was to live in the tundra, and how they had funny accents and rode caribou and stuff. Then they got universal health care, and we all sort of shut up. Well, they also have a Star Trek Museum in a town called Vulcan. We're looking dumber by the day.

Stop by the Marguerite deAngeli Branch of the Lapeer District Library on West Nepessing in Lapeer for an exciting presentation on the History and Legends of Greece, Turkey and the Islands on Monday, January 28, from 6:00 – 7:30p.m.

The controversial full-body scanners that the Transportation Security Administration has been using in airports to detect illegal objects being hidden by passengers will be removed from all airports.