If you have not heard the story of Matt Harding. He is guy who went around the world and did a little dance and then got a sponsorship from a gum company to support his trip.

Viral video sensation Matt Harding responds to accusations on YouTube that his Where The Hell is Matt? video was photoshopped. He reveals the entire thing was actually a big-budget viral marketing campaign…

There is a humorous hoax here… but it is the confession not the video.

Air travel can be tense these days and flight attendants need to be patient with their passengers who can be difficult at times. This video shows what could happen if you get on a flight with an attendant whose New Year’s resolution was quitting smoking. It is a commercial for the Nicoderm patch and was brought to my attention by Heather Poole’s “Another Flight Attendant Writing About Flying (and other stuff)” blog. Here is wishing you a happy New Year, success in your resolutions and stress free travel.

StrangePlaces.net gathers humour stories about travel. They have a list of actual stories told by travel agents in the United States. Their conclusion… Americans should never be allowed to travel.

I had someone ask for an aisle seats so that his or her hair wouldn’t get messed up by being near the window.

A client called in inquiring about a package to Hawaii. After going over all the cost info, she asked, “Would it be cheaper to fly to California and then take the train to Hawaii?”

I got a call from a woman who wanted to go to Capetown. I started to explain the length of the flight and the passport information when she interrupted me with “I’m not trying to make you look stupid, but Capetown is in Massachusetts. “Without trying to make her look like the stupid one, I calmly explained, “Capecod is in Massachusetts, Capetown is in Africa.” Her response … click.

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I don’t tend to use a travel agent when I book travel, but it is not true that this is because I was traumatized at an early age by this classic Monty Python sketch called “Travel Agency”.