Awesome Travel

FlightCar is a unique car rental service. If you’re going to travel by plane, leave your car with FlightCar. You get free parking, and you get extra cash if someone rents your car. Currently available in Boston, LA and San Francisco.

The To Go Grill is a portable grill made of chromium-plated iron. Its silicone handles stay cool even when the grill is hot. It also has an easily removable coal bucket and a strap that secures its parts for storage or transport.

Selma Durand’s Weighing Handle concept helps travelers see if their luggage is near or exceeds 20kg to 23kg, the usual range for baggage carry-on. The measurement is indicated when the bag is lifted using the handle.

The TravelMate has a 4.87″ blade, a fork and an anti-microbial sheath. The blade is suited for spreading, chopping and slicing. The fork has an integrated bottle opener, can opener, screwdriver and grill scraper.

(NSFW: Language) Eight professional skateboarders travel to Iran, Azerbaijan, Georgia and Turkey. This beautiful film by Patrik Wallner of Visualtraveling is part skate video and part travel documentary.

Currently in development at Quirky, Kevin Shay’s Swingling (aka the “UpSwing”) is a portable swing. It comes with a sturdy cable, a canvas seat and a carabiner and can be set up in under a minute. It rolls up neatly when not in use.

Think you know a tricky intersection in your town? It’ll surely pale in comparison with this insane crossroad in Ethiopian where cars, trucks, buses, and pedestrians have to work around each other without traffic lights or stop signs.

GoPlug bags are backpacks and roller cases with a built-in high power battery, a 115v AC, 80 watt outlet and USB ports. They also have a waterproof power button and a retractable extension cord for charging their battery.

PackPoint is a free Android app that generates a list of clothes and other items to pack based on your destination, activities and the weather forecast. You can also add to and remove items from the list. Also on Blackberry.

Google combines its Street View with its search engine and a voiceover to take you on a guided tour of Marseille, France. The result is a lovely and educational trip that you can take at your own pace. Best experienced with headphones.

It doesn’t get more outdoors than this. World View is accepting reservations for a balloon trip that will reach about 100,000ft. high over our planet. Don’t worry, you won’t have to Baumgartner it back down.

Assuming your connection can handle it, go full screen and select the 4K stream of Team Supertramp’s recent visit to Dubai , its majestic skyline, deserts and even its indoor ski slopes. Shot by Parker Walbeck and Carter Hogan.

A four-person tent with a 6″ inflatable mattress base. The base is made of durable vinyl and the tent will also come with a kit for patching small holes. The base is also removable for easy replacement or if you want to pack light.

Firefight Films shot this awesome footage inside and around some incredible ice caves in Alaska, using a GoPro HERO3+ Black Edition and a DJI Phantom drone. The behind the scenes reel is loaded with amazing shots as well.

It’s an annual St. Paddy’s Day tradition here in Chicago – turning the normally brownish-green Chicago River into a bright green spectacle. This short time-lapse video by Peter Tsai does a great job capturing how it’s done.

From Focal – maker of the Locus Workstation – comes a portable ergonomic stool. The Mogo weighs just 2.1lb. but can extend up to 37″. It has a fiberglass seat, supports up to 200lb. and can be adjusted in 1″ increments. Video here.