“It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.” – J.R.R. Tolkien
This geek likes to travel. Road trips, long flights, or short jaunts just down the road – I take what I can get. When I can, I try to combine travel with activities and sights that make my inner fangirl squeal. Those trips are my favorites. Film and TV locations, museums, old cemeteries, and sites with urban and rural decay top my list of “places I will detour to see.” The small stuff is just as enjoyable, too. It may not be possible for me to visit the actual castle used for Hogwarts in the Harry Potter films, but I can usually fit in a drive to see the oldest surviving American robot in Mansfield, Ohio. If you’d like to mix some geek stops into your next trip or even into your weekend, I have plenty of suggestions.
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Guides to New York City often include the same tourist highlights. They list sites like the Empire State Building and the Statue of Liberty. They neglect the landmarks from comics, video games, and movies. Users on BuzzFeed have corrected this error. Thanks to this nerd guide to New York City, you can find Spider-Man’s apartment, The Avengers headquarters, and so much more. That’s my kind of tour.
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(via BuzzFeed)
Dominic Wilcox has created this form fitting concept case machined from a solid block of aluminum which will offer your toothbrush way more protection than 3 cents worth of plastic deserves. It’s biased too, so there’s no room for your fancy flex heads and patterned bristles. Only conventional, boring designs will work in this case. But don’t worry, you’ll get all the excitement you need when you try to pass this thing through airport security.
Project Page: (via Interior Design Room via Oh Gizmo)
The Nap Cap System is meant to keep your head still while napping in a car, plane or train. While stabilizing the head seems like a reasonable idea, it would seem best for people who are experienced in the art of being restrained. Personally, I am just fine with drooling on the shoulder of the passenger next to me.
Product Page ($98.95)
Back in December I came across a website selling reserved spaces in Heaven. After all, it’s not easy to get into Heaven, so it makes sense to secure your spot early. However, it has just come to my attention that the same site is now offering a similar set of travel packages to Hell. But my question is: do you really need to spend $16 for an all access VIP pass? First of all, they claim that space is limited, but I have to think that Hell has plenty of room. Plus, no matter who you buy it for, they are probably heading there on a free pass anyway.
Product Page ($13—$16 depending on package) Thanks Mason!
If you are worried that your sinful lifestyle will end up biting you in the ass in the afterlife, a gag site is selling travel packages to heaven with a 100% money back guarantee. Choose from an Essential travel kit that features the basics for one person to attain eternal salvation. Or, for a few bucks more, you can get an All Access Travel Kit —an exclusive package that will get you into heaven and grant you access to areas reserved for VIPs. The packages includes tickets, certificates of reservation, id cards, and informational guides. Group discounts are available for parties of 5 —so save the whole family! More info after the break…
