Confused traveler thought she booked an American Airlines flight — but was in for a shock at the airport: ‘I totally missed something’

Confused traveler thought she booked an American Airlines flight — but was in for a shock at the airport: ‘I totally missed something’

It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s a….bus???? A New York woman who thought she booked an American Airlines flight was flabbergasted after a bus rolled up instead. She detailed this mother of all transit mishaps in a TikTok video with over 2 million views. “POV: When your American Airlines ‘flight’ is actually a bus,” user Alex … Read more

I bought a school bus on Facebook Marketplace — now I live rent-free in my dream mobile home

I bought a school bus on Facebook Marketplace — now I live rent-free in my dream mobile home

She’s the Mrs. Frizzle of DIY. A woman was tired of rising rent prices, so she decided to live in a school bus instead. Dani Danielion bought a school bus on Facebook Marketplace, spending months looking for the perfect bus to convert into her perfect home. She found an old yellow school bus and took … Read more

Where you should sit in a restaurant, on a plane and even on a bus to prevent hearing loss

Where you should sit in a restaurant, on a plane and even on a bus to prevent hearing loss

Here’s to better hearing! Hearing loss is a common problem that affects about 15% of US adults, or roughly 40 million Americans. It can vary from mild to severe and stem from several different causes. Presbycusis is the gradual decline in hearing that occurs with age. Natural changes in the inner ear, middle ear and … Read more

Furious Europeans target tour buses, attractions with water guns in anti-tourism protests

Furious Europeans target tour buses, attractions with water guns in anti-tourism protests

If you are jetting off for a European summer, there is one date to beware of: June 15. Locals in tourist hotspots who feel foreigners are turning their cities into playgrounds while they are left behind with a housing crisis, rising rents and environmental impacts are planning to disrupt airports, tour buses and popular attractions … Read more

Lollapalooza’s alt rock debauchery revealed in new book —musicians too high to go on stage, tour buses lit on fire

Lollapalooza’s alt rock debauchery revealed in new book —musicians too high to go on stage, tour buses lit on fire

On a swelteringly hot day in Chandler, Arizona, in July 1991, Jane’s Addiction was set to take the stage on the first date for Lollapalooza, a new traveling alternative music festival that the band’s frontman, Perry Farrell, has conceived. There was just one problem. The band’s lead guitarist, Dave Navarro, who had been trying to … Read more

If your lost luggage is never returned, it could find new life — and owners — at this massive warehouse

If your lost luggage is never returned, it could find new life — and owners — at this massive warehouse

They send your bags packing. When passengers lose luggage and never retrieve it, their suitcases don’t end up in a landfill or some forgotten storage unit — the bags are actually sold. According to Vice, 2.1 million passengers take off on an estimated 45,000 flights per day. While most of their luggage finds its way back to … Read more

Public transport enthusiast traveled from Canada to Mexico by only taking city buses during nine-day journey

Public transport enthusiast traveled from Canada to Mexico by only taking city buses during nine-day journey

A Canadian man’s interest in public transportation prompted him to journey from his home to Mexico with one catch: he refused to take any Greyhound buses or Amtrak trains during his trip. William Hui, 40, set out for his Pacific coast trip on June 24, starting at his home city in British Columbia, the BBC … Read more

US expat shocked by this Australian public transit trend: ‘Blows my mind’

US expat shocked by this Australian public transit trend: ‘Blows my mind’

A US expat has shared the “uniquely Australian” thing we do Down Under when catching public transport that she loves – and her surprise has shocked Aussies. “There’s this thing that Australians do and I absolutely love it, and it’s changed how I ride public transport,” Brooke Laven said in TikTok viewed more than half … Read more

I refused to give up my bus seat — so an elderly lady sat in my lap

I refused to give up my bus seat — so an elderly lady sat in my lap

She got thrown under the bus. A disabled bus passenger elicited sympathy online after reportedly not giving up her bus seat to an elderly “Karen” — who reportedly decided to sit on her instead. A Reddit thread detailing the alleged etiquette dilemma is currently blowing up online. The unnamed Redditor explained that she suffers from … Read more

Girl on school bus dies while waving to friends as head collides with pole

Girl on school bus dies while waving to friends as head collides with pole

A Brazilian schoolgirl tragically died after she leaned her head out of a bus window and hit a pole. She was trying to wave to her classmates. The freak accident occurred last week after Fernanda Pacheco Ferraz, 13, left Rio De Janeiro’s Professor Carlos Côrtes State College, where she studied, to get to her home … Read more

School bus driver resigns after profanity-laced tirade at students: ‘Unacceptable’

School bus driver resigns after profanity-laced tirade at students: ‘Unacceptable’

An Ohio bus driver resigned Thursday after her foul-mouthed meltdown toward students garnered nearly 3 million views on TikTok in just two days. While the Amherst Exempted Village School District has not released the former employee’s name, her explicit rampage is displayed for all to see in the viral 2-minute clip. The driver seemingly pulls over … Read more

Twins fuel trendy ‘van life’ — by converting school buses into homes

Twins fuel trendy ‘van life’ — by converting school buses into homes

A pair of twin sisters left their 9-to-5s in the dust to help drive the Skoolie trend — where adventure seekers live in renovated school buses. #Skoolie has over 2 billion views on TikTok as the laid-back lifestyle continues to grow in popularity, despite cramped quarters, loneliness struggles, hygiene challenges and safety concerns. Minnesota twins … Read more

I asked a man in a wheelchair to move so me and my daughter can sit together on the bus

I asked a man in a wheelchair to move so me and my daughter can sit together on the bus

A Reddit writer has shared a stressful and upsetting situation involving commuter travel and her young daughter. A woman who described herself as a 32-year-old female wrote on the platform that she and her five-year-old daughter boarded a commuter bus “at a busy stop.” The woman, who did not share her location, added that once they were … Read more

We all dated the same cheater — then dumped him to travel together

We all dated the same cheater — then dumped him to travel together

Bus-ted! Morgan Tabor said she had been dating a man for a while when she suspected something was up. Through social media, she learned her boyfriend had not one, but two other girlfriends, Abi Roberts and Bekah King. Instead of fighting over him, the three women reportedly confronted and dumped the alleged lothario — and … Read more