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Pacific Nation Will Skip Entire Day This Week Posted by George Prentice on Mon, Dec 26, 2011 at 10:07 AM Before finalizing plans to spend some of your holidays in the South Pacific, you may want to avoid the island nation of Samoa; at least try to stay clear on Friday, Dec. 30. You see, that date simply doesn't exist there. In between Samoa and Australia lies the International Date Line, the imaginary marker that determines when each day begins and ends. But since Samoa lies opposite of Australia, at least in time, it is regularly many hours behind the Aussies. About 25 percent of all Samoan exports go to Australia, so the time constraint is a bit of a challenge. To solve the problem, Samoa is skipping Dec. 30. At 11:59 p.m. this Thursday, Dec. ... read more

For more Wacky Travel News that's out of this world (followed by totally inappropriate commentary) as well as original travel humor with a twist, stop in for a visit at: www.woefultourist.com Enjoy the ride. SNAKES NEARLY ON A PLANE AFP - Last Updated: 2:10 AM, December 27, 2011; Posted: 1:20 AM, December 27, 2011 BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A Czech national was nabbed in Argentina for trying to board a trans-Atlantic flight with 247 live animals, including poisonous snakes and endangered reptiles, packed in a bulging suitcase, reports said yesterday. Karel Abelovsky, 51, was caught while trying to board a flight for Madrid when baggage X-ray technicians and staff at the Iberia Airlines desk at Ezeiza Airport in greater Buenos Aires noticed “organic substances moving inside” a bag, local media reported. When they opened it, they ... read more

Wacky Travel News that's out of this world (as is the totally inappropriate commentary that follows). For more Wacky Travel News as well as original travel humor with a twist, please visit my website at: www.woefultourist.com. Enjoy the ride! FLORIDATOWN SEEKS NUDIST VACATIONERS FROM EUROPE (Reporting by Barbara Liston; Editing by Greg McCune) ORLANDO, Fla (Reuters) – A west Florida community is spending $3,800 in tax dollars to entice naked Germans to spend their summer vacations there. The advertising grant was awarded Tuesday by the Pasco County commission to Pandabare, a local nudist organization representing 16 resorts, campgrounds and clubs located in the largely rural county north of Tampa. The ads, to be placed in European publications, will promote the county's longstanding reputation as the nudist capital of A... read more

For more Wacky Travel News that's out of this world (followed by totally inappropriate commentary), as well as original travel humor with a twist check out my website at: www.woefultourist.com DUTCH POT SALES TO FOREIGNERS GO UP IN SMOKE AMSTERDAM � Thu Dec 15, 2011 7:14pm EST (Reuters) - The reputation of the Netherlands as the go-to country for a legal joint will begin to vanish like a puff of smoke next year as sales to foreigners of cannabis and hashish in coffee shops are banned. The Dutch government has been clamping down on the sale of soft drugs since 2007 because of gang-related crime and concern about the risk to health, particularly as stronger forms of cannabis have been introduced. "The Dutch drugs policy's appeal to foreign users has to be reduced," Dutch Security and ... read more

Wacky Travel News that's out of this world (as is the commentary that follows). For more Wacky Travel News as well as original travel humor blogs visit www.woefultourist.com. MOONSHINE KILLS AT LEAST 133 IN INDIA December 15, 2011�By Harmeet Shah Singh, CNN Authorities raided liquor vendors in the Indian state of West Bengal Thursday, after at least 133 people died and hundreds of others were sickened from drinking moonshine, according a health official. At least 327 people were hospitalized. Many people were in critical condition and S.P. Basak, the director of the West Bengal health department, feared the death toll could rise. Police arrested four people suspected of selling the illegally-brewed, cheap liquor, said Officer M. Das. Authorities sealed off a factory believed to be making the hooch. The victims, mostly poor villagers, bou... read more

CHINESE MAN ARRESTED FOR HIRING WEDDING STRIPPERS BEIJING � Tue Dec 13, 2011 9:14pm EST(Reuters) - Chinese police have arrested a man who hired two strippers to perform at his son's wedding after the performance was mobbed by villagers, a newspaper reported on Wednesday.Zhang Cheng, from Xuzhou in eastern Jiangsu province, had originally wanted a band to play at the nuptials, but was then advised he could get performers whose show would have "special features," the Global Times said."After watching the show, Zhang decided it would be appropriate for his son's wedding and requested two strippers for the event," it added. "...Barely five minutes had passed before hundreds of villagers in... read more