Josh has worked his way around the world several dozen times. These days he tends to kick back as an Armchair Traveller from the comforts of home, where it's far less likely he'll be arrested. Unless, of course, anyone's looking...
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Holocaust holidays: girls, grog and genocide? The infamous Auschwitz concentration camp is to get an influx of hungover Brits recovering from a night on the booze and strippers, according to reports in the UK newspapers.
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Posted: 4 Days ago by Gemma Pitcher
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To recline or not to recline? Where do you stand on the whole seat reclining debate? Are you one of those people who becomes apoplectic with rage when the person in front of you on the plane tilts their seat back? Well help might be at hand.
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Hosties forced to strip Lady Gaga Concerned hosties were forced to remove the clothes of pop sensation Lady Gaga during a flight from London to the US recently, according to British newspaper The Sun.
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Bogus pilot arrested in cockpit 10/03/2010 2:31:00 PM, Gemma Pitcher/AAP

A 41-year-old Swedish man who lives in Milan was pulled from the cockpit of a Boeing 737 on Tuesday, charged with impersonating a pilot.

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Posted: 7 Days ago by Joshua Crouthamel
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Oscars gift bags: $100,210 worth of swag Feeling bad for Meryl or James Cameron? Well stop. Nominees for this year's Academy Awards were eligible for some super premium goodies courtesy of airlines, resorts and tour operators. The value of these freebies? $100,210.
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Another airline to charge extra for legroom 9/03/2010 10:33:00 AM, Gemma Pitcher Continental Airlines has announced that it will join Qantas and Virgin Atlantic in charging over $100 for passengers to book emergency exit rows (you know, the ones with the extra legroom and the scary looking levers next to them).
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Posted: 11 Days ago by Gemma Pitcher
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Create your own adventure: then win it

It's easy to get jaded with all the travel competitions out there, but we like this new idea from GAP Adventures. Basically, they're inviting people to design their own itinerary for an adventure tour. If they like yours best, you win it!

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Japanese hosties sell uniforms to fetishists

Poor old Japan Airlines (JAL) has had a rough 12 months — first they go bankrupt, and now their laid-off hosties are selling uniforms online to dress-up freaks.

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Posted: 12 Days ago by Joshua Crouthamel
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Woman banned from flying for refusing scan A woman who refused to be subjected to a full body scan at a UK airport, citing religious reasons, was refused her seat on an international flight. This is thought to be the first time a would-be passenger has been denied travel after controversial full body scanners have been introduced at major airports globally.
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Posted: 22 Days ago by Joshua Crouthamel
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Ryanair horror stories Passengers aboard a Ryanair flight from the UK to the Canary Islands were diverted due to weather conditions, forced to disembark on a neighbouring island over 100 kilometres from their intended destination, and then watched as their plane carried on to said destination last week.
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