Is it fate or just a freaky coincidence? James Wysong shares 13 unexplained and unbelievable stories of people in flight.

There are stories about duckhunters shooting up in the air to signal the end of duck season and accidentally hitting a commercial plane that was flying overhead (one passenger got hit in the butt. Can you guess who?), and nude pilots flying the plane (honestly, there’s too many naked people in the world).

Here’s one:

Stopped by the police for speeding on the way to the airport, a woman missed her flight. The airplane crashed and there were no survivors. What makes this story really strange is that the standby passenger who took her place was related to the police officer who gave the woman the ticket. It does have a romantic ending, however, as the police officer and the lucky lady were married two years later. That is one relationship that fate definitely had a hand in. Some luck is just plane spooky.

Source: Tripso.com

Head on to the Tripso website to read the other 12. Happy Halloween!

P.S. I just came back from a short walk and noticed that none of the houses in the neighborhood had any Halloween decorations. None whatsoever. *shakes head*

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Want to know if the flight you’re booked on will be full or not? Check with Seatcounter.com.

First, you fill in the box with the flight details:

Click on Show Availability, and you will be shown a list of airlines plying that route and the number of available seats in each fare class.

If you know your way around airline fare classes, this can be useful to find an award/upgrade seat. Some of the first class tickets are coded F, P (premium), A (discounted). Business class codes are C, J (premium), D (discounted). Coach or economy class are coded Y (full fare), B, H, M, N, etc. are discounted. Interesting. I must talk to my travel agent about this next time.

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I was lurking at the BnA boards and found this “What country are you?” quiz.

You’re Vatican City!

You’re pretty sure that you’re infallible in all that you do or say, and
it’s hard to say whether you’re right. You have a lot of followers, most of whom will
do whatever you say without question, or line up to see you ride around in your spiffy car. Religious and reserved, you have some wisdom, but also a bit much contempt for everyone around you. You’re also fabulously wealthy, no matter what you say to the contrary.

Take the Country Quiz at the Blue Pyramid

What the hell?? Reserved, yes. Religious? AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. And I sure don’t have a spiffy car.

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If you think I post a lot of travel news and links, wait till you read Mike’s Vagabondish blog. He shares my fascination with odd/funny/weird/interesting travel news.

There’s that post about a plane getting hit by lightning and the pilot who taped his scalp back on after surving a plane crash. He also shares interesting links, like this one site that shows real time world statistics (it’s mind boggling, I tell you), and a site that shows how the world would look like without man.

He also shares great travel tips, specially for backpackers who are planning for their round the world trip. There’s his entry about fighting malaria without medication, and a link to GoBudgetTravel’s Budget Travel Costs of 94 Cities around the World. A great resource for everyone who’s planning a trip anytime soon.
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Youth Trip, in partnership with Alquimista, Inc. and The Sleepy Traveler, brings us Viajeng Cucinang Matua, a culinary tour of Pampanga.

This tour aims to showcase the culture of the Kapampangans through their cuisine, and to prove the saying “Basta Kapampangan, masarap magluto!”
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