If travel is a state of mind, Oregon sure makes you wonder how one
region can offer so much wide-ranging recreation and
scenery–and how you will ever be able in one lifetime to
experience it ...
One of my family’s favorite places to go in and around
Pendleton is the incredible Tamastslikt Cultural Institute, just an
exit off I-84, East of Pendleton, on the Confederated Tribes of the
Umatilla Indian Reservation. ...
The surrounding countryside in the rest of Zealand is not to be
missed. Less than an hour from the city, fields and half-timber
cottages checker the land, and in the north you’ll find the
Kronborg Castle of Hamlet fame crowning Helsingor. You’ll
find beaches too—some chic, some deserted—all powdered
with fine white sand.
It's not hard to get swept up in the frenzy that is the Discovery
Channel’s annual Shark Week. If watching the great white
sharks on TV doesn’t soothe your curiosity, then head to
Gansbaai, South Africa May through August (a.k.a Prime Great White
viewing season).
You might lose smarty points if you ask dumb sheep questions. "When
do you cut their fur?" or "When do their tails fall off?" will
elicit laughter: sheep have wool, not fur or hair, and their tails
are cut off. You will also be considered quite tedious if you tell
"sheep jokes." There isn’t one that they haven’t heard
already.
Tipping’s prohibited at the airport and discouraged in hotels
(except for bellboys, who generally receive S$1 per bag) or
restaurants that levy a 10% service charge. Unlike in other
countries, though, waitstaff don’t receive a percentage of
this service charge, except in the more progressive establishments.
Taxi drivers don’t receive tips from Singaporeans, who become
upset when they see tourists tip.
Note that the network of tunnels, shops, and subway lines beneath
the city’s surface is so large that you’ll want to use
the Metro to save time and energy. Daily and weekly rider passes
are available. Remember: it’s easy to get lost. There are no
landmarks and routes are seldom direct, so keep your eyes on the
signs (a Métro map helps). And if you start to feel panicky,
come up for air.
You can enjoy the majesty of Copán without much help, but to
truly appreciate the rich symbolic meaning of everything you see
around you, you’ll need an interpreter. Local experts are
good, but snag someone with real academic archaeological experience
if you can.
I would love to go on holiday at Keble College and totally immerse
myself in this historic place that is steeped in culture and
tradition.
The simplest solution for global travelers by far is to buy a
cheap, unlocked SIM-ready phone ($50 or less) and buy SIM cards in
each country you travel to.
The Frugal Traveler learns that finding your way from place to
place in Nicaragua, with its unusual address system and virtually
non-existent street signs, can be a challenge.
While traveling in groups can help with dividing costs, it also
means satisfying a crew with diverse breaking points.
The most interesting element linking a series of performances in
Istanbul are that they are taking place during the Islamic holy
month of Ramandan, as part of a series called -- what else? -- Jazz
in Ramadan.
A safari camp on the land that houses the Nelson Mandela Center for
Reconciliation in South Africa has opened to the public.
Even among all the superb summer flamenco festivals, the roster of
the Veranos de la Villa festival, which runs from Aug. 10 to 21 in
Madrid, stands out.
A first look at a 99-room hotel in a majestic Edwardian building in
a working-class neighborhood of East London.
With an attention-to-tradition philosophy, a new Butchertown
establishment uses simple preparations to highlight the strong,
natural flavors of the ingredients.
In the last six months, Brixton Market has burst back to life with
a mix of playful pop-up shops, workshops and live performances.
The Outer Banks of North Carolina have room for every kind of
beachgoer, and local surf shops offer rentals and lessons.
Cosmopolitan culture meets age-old traditions in Jujuy.
Beyond Boston’s bricks and brownstones lies a
city with a more modern sheen.
The seaside towns of the Côte Fleurie have everything
Cannes has, like beaches, film festivals and lively nightclubs. But
fanfare isn’t their style.
Where to go hiking, rock climbing, mountain biking, and white-water
rafting in and around Phoenix. Mountain biking - Rock climbing -
Recreation - Outdoors - Climbing
Our roundup of five great trails lets you discover the best of
Scotland's magnificent coastal landscapes. Scotland - Maps and
Views - Recreation and Sports - Travel and Tourism - Photograph
We uncover the history behind this overlooked Washington, D.C.
memorial, which happens to be the site of the first presidential
interview with a female reporter. Washington DC - United States -
Washington - John Ericsson National Memorial - National Memorial
Aer Lingus flights on sale to Europe this fall, airfare deals to
Hawaii and Florida, plus the scoop on new carry-on luggage fees.
Hawaii - Travel - Hand luggage - United States - Airline
Discover the Jordaan, a hip Amsterdam neighborhood with new art
galleries, old cafés, and trendy shops. Amsterdam -
Netherlands - North Holland - Travel and Tourism - Jordaan
You'll find some of the best deals this fall in Europe and Las
Vegas or at all-inclusive resorts and theme parks. Las Vegas Nevada
- Amusement park - United States - Las Vegas - Recreation
I recently got a comment on the site from a woman planning a solo
trip to Venice, where she would be renting an apartment for a
week-long stay. She asked whether there was any way to get her bags
from whatever vaporetto stop was closest to her apartment to the
apartment itself – potentially hauling [...]
Hunting for Space Invaders in Rome This is hilariously awesome. A
street artist is leaving "Space Invader" iconography around Rome
– yes, the old video game. Jessica of Rome Photo Blog has
been finding and photographing them. (via bella.italofile.com on
Tumblr) Jessica left a comment below to correct me on the
artist’s history: “The pieces are [...]
The further south you go in Italy – especially as you get
south of Rome – two things tend to happen. First, Italian
characteristics tend to get more intense (and that’s a good
and bad thing, depending on your point of view). Second, prices
tend to drop. This means that by the time you get [...]
Places that have long been considered destinations of religious
pilgrimage tend to have a good assortment of budget-friendly
accommodation options to house the pilgrims. Although Turin has the
famous Shroud of Turin, it’s still a relatively wealthy city
overall, so the majority of the beds are in more expensive hotel
rooms than most budget travelers [...]
The five lovely villages of the Cinque Terre may get all the press
when it comes to Liguria, but the region’s capital city is
worth a visit, too. Genoa is a large port city for Italy (cruise
ships occasionally make Genoa a port of call), and the historic
center has a nice mix of history [...]
Sicily has a reputation both inside and outside Italy – some
people think of it as more challenging to visit than other parts of
Italy, some think it’s where you find the “real”
Italy. Some think mainly of the incredible Greek ruins, others
focus on the incredible beaches. Whatever your opinion of Sicily
is, one [...]
The region of Puglia in the heel of Italy’s boot is famous
within Italy because of the many beaches that Italians flock to
whenever they can. It’s not hard to see why it’s such a
beach-oriented area – it’s surrounded on almost all
sides by water. The city of Bari is one of the region’s [...]
Sicily is far less visited than the regions of northern Italy, but
it’s overrun compared to the even more remote Italian island
of Sardinia (Sardegna, in Italian). This island – just south
of French Corsica – is incredibly popular in August, however,
when Italians flee the cities and lie on the beach for a month.
[...]
The city of Trieste is a stone’s throw from the border of
Slovenia, in a region that changed hands in almost every war.
You’ll find different languages spoken here other than
Italian, depending on who you’re talking to – and as
for the city itself, it’s home to a pretty waterfront and a
surprisingly high-tech [...]
I have this penchant for wandering around cemeteries and when we
were in Lombok recently I noticed a Chinese Cemetery not far from
Senggigi on the way to Ampenan. Located north of Jalan Pabean, this
extensive but pretty cemetery is a constant reminder to those
Chinese who suffered and died during the Suharto purge in [...]
While based in New York, which I called home for over a decade, one
of my goals was to live as affordably as possible. Living on a
writer’s salary, I had no choice. A common
misconception is that this city of dreams is only for the rich.
That’s simply not true. You can see the
flashing neon lights of Times Square, rest your weary legs on the
Central Park’s Great Lawn (perfect for a
picnic), and grab a Staten Island ferry with requisite views of the
Statue of Liberty, more or less all for free. If you're taking a
New York City trip, I'm the best guy to give you advice on
inexpensive activities and cheap New York hotels.
Montréal was recently voted one of the world's 10
happiest places. Sure, I always knew that living in here was a good
thing and influential on my happiness, but to see it confirmed by
the travel guide Lonely planet made me realize it's not just me.
Orlando has always been a hotspot for family fun, luxury travel and
the finest golfing. But now you can visit Orlando stay in supreme
comfort and style when you book your room at the Waldorf Astoria
and get a free fourth-night, bringing prices down to as low as $185
a night.
Paris- the City of Light, the City of Love, the Capital of Fashion
and the most popular tourist destination in the world. If you
haven’t been, go. If you’ve
been, go again. There is so much to learn, love and discover in
this influential, cultural and artistic French capital.
If you’re looking to spend some time walking
along the waterfront, doing a little whale watching, having a
lobster roll and brushing up on your history of the Revolutionary
War, then head over to the historic and beautiful city of Boston.
Futuristic and edgy, this Netherlands gem capitalizes on a
courageous local art scene and hosts the Rotterdam Film Festival
each year at the end of January. Art also gets immortalized through
the city’s modern architecture, which sprung up
after World War II, when the city was left in ruins. Instead of
rebuilding what was there before, Rotterdam began a new slate with
sleek design and impressive innovations.
You know it as the Country Music Capital of the World, and home to
the Grand Ole Opry, but you might not know just how much there is
to do and see in the capital city of Tennessee. Visit Nashville and
stay at the Millennium Maxwell House for discounted rates starting
at $109 a night.
Just because it’s not Carnaval
doesn’t mean Rio de Janeiro should be off your
travel radar. If anything, this is the best time to visit when you
can beat the crowds and save the most money. Stay at the beachside
Leme Othon Palace and get a free night’s stay,
lowering prices down to $171 a night.
If you need a break from the hustle and bustle of city life, and
are just looking to relax and enjoy a bit of the countryside, head
over to Walla Walla, Washington and get the bed and breakfast
experience at the Fat Duck Inn.
This summer, there’s been no kidding around
when it comes to sweltering temperatures in the United States. From
New York to Los Angeles, heat waves have taken over, greeting
sweaty travelers with 90+ degree weather and fun times lugging
their bags through the nation-wide sauna. A new report is out,
claiming that the unbearably sizzling season will have an effect on
winter weather this year, and of course –
travel.
Oh, ice cream. We’d put you smack in the middle
of a cliché about American past times like baseball
and apple pie, but you’re in a league all on
your own, and this is your season to shine.In a year, Americans
consume 15 quarts (13 liters) of ice cream per person
– which is more than any other country in the
world. So there’s no better time than summer to
visit America’s favorite ice cream capital and
the birthplace of Ben and Jerry’s in Vermont.
New York might not be the first place you think of when you
consider traveling on the cheap, but the Big Apple has its perks
when you know how to get the right deal. After a little research,
we found one that brings you straight to the heart of NYC for half
the cost and a few extra benefits.
With this eight-night escapade around the highlands and lowlands of
Scotland, you just might discover the Loch Ness Monster. Visit
Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Inverness, and Glasgow with a five-day car
rental and hotel accommodations along the way.
Stretch the value of your vacation dollar with Virgin Vacations'
London at Its Best package. Round-trip airfare, six-nights'
accommodations, and daily breakfast are included.
Take $100 off Los Cabos three-night stays with air. Unwind on the
beach, or, if you're up for some adventure, surf, sail, or water
ski. Landlubbers can spend time golfing, strolling through
galleries, or relaxing at spas.
Feel the romance of cobblestoned streets in Brussels, London,
Paris, Zurich, and others. Continental, Delta, United, and US
Airways often match, and occasionally beat, these prices.
Visit the Sunshine State and the Gulf Coast this fall with
American's latest sale. More than 150 cities are included. AirTran,
Continental, Delta, United, and US Airways often have comparable
prices.
Frontier's expansive new sale features discounted travel on more
than 1,200 routes. Destinations include Denver, Las Vegas, New York
City, and Orlando. AirTran, American, Continental, US Airways, plus
a few others, compete.
Qantas' Australia and New Zealand sales feature flights to
Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, and Auckland from both coasts and
cities in between. Also look to Air New Zealand and United for
competing fares.
Take advantage of Alaska's latest sale, which features discounted
flights to the Mainland, Hawaii, and Alaska, by Sunday.Delta, Sun
Country, United, and US Airways are Alaska's competition.
Fly to Europe after the crowds and summer heat have vanished. Aer
Lingus' latest sale puts cities such as Paris, Barcelona, London,
Rome, and others on sale for travel this October. Several airlines
offer competitive pricing.
In addition to accommodations and round-trip airfare on Air France,
this package comes with daily breakfast, city map, and a river
cruise.
Stadtspaziergang mit Sonnenschein was kann es Schneres geben
hellipund das Ganze nach einem herrlichen Ausschlafen. Der
botanischen Garten in Sydney verdienen sich seinen Namen und den
Ruhm. Hier wachsen sogar Hochhuser aus dem Boden zumindest wirkt es
so aufgrund der Nhe die Vgel sind zugnglich bis hin zu aufdringlich
der Rosengarten ldt zum Heiraten ein wenn nur wenigstens ein p
Today Irsquom sharing about the end of one chapter of my life in
Beijing my traditional Beijing style lsquohutongrsquo home. After a
whole year of living in this fashion I have to say I will miss it.
Irsquom proud to say that I fulfilled one of my deepest wishes to
have a taste of a totally ground level Chinese experience living
among the locals. Something I will never experience any
Hi folks we are still in this world. Since getting back to Flora we
have been very busy with that thing called WORK. It my be work but
it is still a lot of new learning experiences .My major project of
the last week has been completely stripping rewiring the station
road train with new LED lights just as well Ive watched a few auto
sparkies work over the last few years Other new challenges hav
Everyone was surprised when we arrived in Cape Town with the new
idea of upgrading to more of a overlander type of camper. We caught
up with friends and family and even helped my brotheroutlaw to
drive a vehicle all the way back up to Joburg combining it with a
day visit to the SBK. Wersquove kinda got out of the whole biking
scene but it was good fun watching top class international rac
When we moved to China 2 years ago people just couldn't understand
why we were doing it. I think during this summer while meeting
friends and family they have started to understand why we love it
so much. And yes it's official I love living in China So many of
you will be feeling shocked at that statement and believe me it's
far from perfect living here but today has really highlighted to I
What a long day we had yesterday Mariel was still sick so Lauren
and I adventured to the sea with her cousins Alex and Adie. We went
to the town of Brighton which was very very cute. There were
streets lined with shopsvintage clothing shops music shops candy
shops bakerieseverything Alex the older cousin who is now 25 went
to the university in Brighton so for him it was his home awa
hallo liebe Leute jetzt ist mein letztes Wochenende in Deutschland
auch schon wieder fast vorbei Am Mittwoch sitze ich zu diesem
Zeitpunkt schon im Flieger Richtung Australien.. Heute findet aber
noch das groe Verabschieden von der Familie statt traurig aber man
muss es so sehen es sind ja nur 6 12 Monate und jeder wei wie
schnell ein halbes Jahr vergeht .. Ich bin schon ganz gespannt
Our Adventures in PrahaFirst things first I have to tell you all
that Prague is amazing It is such a beautiful city and so historic.
It managed to escape most of the bombing and war from WWII so a lot
of the buildings are in pristine condition. It's really a great
thing especially since the architecture is so great. The buildings
are so bright and colorful Ok so onward to our story.So Bret
After dragging ourselves away from Sydney we caught a short flight
up the coast to Ballina and Byron Bay. With Byron's relaxed surfy
style a bit of art here and there and some live music most nights
we got to like it very much. We stayed 5 days and with better
weather we may have looked to get a longer let. The point break get
me at the far end of Byron's main beach is a cracker. So Louise got
Today was one of those Hong Kong days as a new friend of mine
called it. This is not exactly a pleasant kind of day. It is the
kind of day where nothing works you can't find what you need you
can't talk to anyone who can help you and you just feel a little
lost. Not exactly the best kind of day.... Before I tell you about
that part...I should tell you about the GOOD things that happened
to
From Noosa we caught the Greyhound to Rainbow Beach. We'd heard
from other backpackers it was a more relaxed place from which to do
Fraser Island and also potentially cheaper than from Hervey Bay.
Rainbow is small but cute we stayed in Pippie's Hostal one of the
three options in the town and were able to organise our Fraser trip
with them as well.We joined our briefing the day after we arrived
an
Day 13As we awoke this morning we knew that it was the day we had
been waiting for. The 1000km warm up was over As we finished
breakfast and started to work up to the col drsquoAbisque our legs
were feeling and we were feeling good.As we reached the bottom of
the climb there was a sign telling us that we had 1200m to climb up
to a height of 1710m and that we had 16km of winding road that
would
Day 14Cycling away from camp this morning our legs felt as if they
would fall off. We had decided to camp around 18km from the start
of the climb or so we thought. Within a few kms the road was
climbing steadily and by the official start we had already climbed
210m from 500 to 760. Now it was time for the real work to
start.Today we went up and over the col du Tourmalet which is the
heighst p
Day 15Today has been great With only 3 hours between taking down
the tent and putting it back up again. Must be some kind of
record.Our legs are definatley appreciating it too. The day started
pretty easily up a valley at a nice and relaxed angle then the road
decided to climb up onto the top of the col drsquoAspen where we
were greated with over friendly cows trying to lick the salt off of
Day 16From the map today should of been a bigger day than
yesterday. However we reached the top of our col the Col De
Peryesourde feeling like we had just done a warm up. Consequently
we arived in BagneresDeLuchon feeling like we hadnt really ridden
anywhere.Since we had time to kill we thought it would be a good
idea to find a bike shop and get a new rack for stoph. We stopped
at the first
Day 17Today has been a day that has been playing on our minds for a
few days now and its great to have it ticked off.The day started
with the usual baguette and chocolate spread combination outside a
supermarket. From here we climbed over two small colls in brilliant
sunshine before starting to do battle with our third and final col
of the day. Although not the biggest col that we have been over
Day 18As we have come through the mountains it definatley feels
like we have got fitter and stronger. Again todayrsquos journey
seems to have gone great feeling quite like a warm up.By the time
we were eating lunch today we had already done the bulk of the
dayrsquos work. Having climbed over the Col de Port and ridden up
to a town called Ax les Thermes where we had lunch at 4pm. After th
Day 21Today has been great. We have decided that we have enough
time that we only need to ride 50km a day to get us into barcelona
by Thursday morning.So todayrsquos 50km done before lunch we found
a spot on a beach and spent the rest of the afternoon on the beach
and swimming in the Med. Wow this is the life. Its so hot and so
sunny here it makes you just want to chill out.We went to try an
The endIrsquom writing this sitting on the train back to Edinburgh.
Itrsquos been a few days since Irsquove been able to write anything
but Irsquoll do my best to remember all the stories and events that
have happened over the last few days...There are quite allot so
Irsquom sorry if this turns out to be a huge post.So after my last
post we woke up and rode out of our camp spot to a to
On Friday I sat in the terminal of Hongqiao Airport writing my blog
since I had time to kill and free wifi. When it was closer to
boarding time I went over to the gate. Unfortunately I had to wait
a while to board since my seat was 12J and they were boarding all
of the people who had seats in the back. After I boarded the plane
I fell asleep since I was tired from the night before. I haven't b
SaintJohnrsquos 8 aot Plus drsquoune semaine que je suis ici et la
ville me rserve encore de belles surprises Un dcor unique avec la
rade et Signal Hill un centreville qui bouillonne drsquoactivits le
Folk Fest bat son plein et la musique est tout simplement
irrsistible les pubs o lrsquoambiance frise parfois le dlire le
clich des bars frquents par les vieux loups de m
Why walk when you can moto This is the Khmai approach to movement
at any rate. As I amble down the street I am besieged by offers of
tuk tuks cyclos and motorbikes. The Cambodians think I am deranged
and never more so than the first day I go for a serious walk about
PP. It just happens to be after a committed tempeststyle downpour.
'Nah you'll be right. It won't rain today' says Robert as w
Today is our last full day in Sri Lanka. It has been lovely here.
Our last hotel was so nice it was a shame to leave it.We packed our
stuff together and loaded it into our new guide's minivan and set
off to Uda Walawe National park at 4am. It took 3 hours to get
there. It was nice to see the sun coming up its not often I get to
do that. The park opened at 7am and it's best to get there earl
Hej allesammen. Jeg har en lille opfordring til jer
allesammen...Det er utroligt svaert at finde folk hernede som vil
betale for bananer til boernene i skolen saa vi er blevet enige om
at hver frivillig proever at finde sponsorer hjemmefra da dette
virker som en bedre og lettere loesning. I har derfor muligheden
for at give boernene paa Upendo Rescue Centre bananer i en hel uge
for kun ca. 20
So Tyrie and I were asked to go to Songyuan for the weekend to
teach a group of kids as part of our schools Summer Camp which with
the over time and a nice extra bonus made it an offer we couldn't
refuse. It was also a nice excuse to get out of Changchun for a few
days and explore another city. We were suppose to leave at 8pm
after work on Friday but due to the trains not running we were
infor
Husk ogsaa at se vores video omkring skolen og send den gerne rundt
til alle httpwww.youtube.comwatchvl7EV3RnyTcsKram fra Pernille.
Day 1A day in the airWe were fortunate enough to have the front row
seats in economy on the flight to LA.The upside heaps of leg room
eg. If your leg was stretched out straight your sole would reach
the wall in front. The downside we could see 1st class now that
looks like the way to flyWe switched to the domestic terminal in LA
did you know you have self serve check in It was just like
Robert believes I walked through his door for a reason. After a few
days I'm starting to think I should get out of his hair but Srey Na
doesn't want me to go and neither does he. There is something I can
help him with mainly editing some material he wants to sell on the
net. And it's the kind of dull managerial businessy kind of stuff I
used to produce all the time when I worked in the corpo
Today we took a trip to visit the First Circle in the Huang He
Yellow River. It's a breathtaking sight an incredible rocklike
islandin the middleof the Yellow River. The River makes a circle
around this island and it's huge...We traveled up to another peak
to get the full panoramic view. Last night it rained second time
since we've been here so the road was still too wet to drive the
las
They offer all you can eat lobster Mondays-Fridays from 3pm-9pm at
the Lobster buffet!Contributor: Laura LeePublished: Aug 03, 2010
Marina Sands Hotel a leading business, leisure and entertainment
destination, surrounded by a casino, theater, shopping mall,
convention center, museum and much more. The Sands guarantees a fun
outing for the whole family.Contributor: Frank AmptmeijerPublished:
Aug 03, 2010
A review of the Comfort Inn at Flagstaff, Arizona based on 2
separate stays there. A nice hotel with reasonable
rates.Contributor: Sherri ThornhillPublished: Aug 04, 2010
Wyndham Garden Hotel in Atlanta, Georgia to close their doors
August 16th, 2010 with no plans to honor late-summer and fall
reservations '" without notifying guests.Contributor: Denise
KawaiiPublished: Aug 04, 2010
The Mill Creek Hotel is a boutique style inn featuring lake views
and luxurious amenities in the heart of downtown Lake
Geneva.Contributor: nicole caminitiPublished: Aug 05, 2010
There are many different real haunted places in America that draw
the interests of those that find the paranormal appealing. In this
guide, you will be introduced to the Cassadaga Hotel - one of the
most haunted places in Florida.Contributor: Angie
ShiflettPublished: Aug 06, 2010
Will your summer journey be cramped in a small car, or comfortable
in the family RV. This will make the decision easy for
you.Contributor: Curtis CarperPublished: Aug 07, 2010
Taking you through some of the things you should know about
traveling alone, including the perks of being a lone
traveler.Contributor: Brittney StewartPublished: Aug 02, 2010
Pets can suffer heat exhaustion and heat stroke just like people
do. Hot weather is particularly dangerous for traveling with pets.
Keep them safe by following a few basic tips.Contributor: Lynda
AltmanPublished: Aug 02, 2010
If you are an avid traveler, or just starting out, staying safe
should be your number one priority. Here are 10 tips for everyone,
including seniors, for staying safe while traveling.Contributor: k.
fergusonPublished: Aug 02, 2010
Tibet's highest peak features no less than the world's highest
mountain, Mt. Everest. it stands high at more than 29,000 feet
above sea level. Interestingly, the lower peaks of Tibet are still
part of the highest peaks in the world.Contributor: Rianne Hill
SorianoPublished: Aug 04, 2010
If you're planning a trip to London, be sure to get these free
iPhone and iPad apps before you cross the pond!Contributor: Matthew
SteedPublished: Aug 04, 2010
You may just be on vacation and run into the situation of
questionable sanitation, what should you do? And how do you avoid
this parasite, giardiasis that causes intestinal infection and
diarrhea to ruin your holiday? These questions
answered.Contributor: Susan KaulPublished: Aug 05, 2010
Over 60 million pet owners travel with their pets each year. For
this reason, we really should should take the act of traveling with
our pets seriously and consider a few things before we head out
with them for the first time.Contributor: Linda M.
McCloudPublished: Aug 06, 2010
Discover how to travel with small children to Kenya and the
precautions you must take.Contributor: Celin ChildsPublished: Aug
03, 2010
Are you ready for your next trip? Or are you still anxious from all
of these preparations? Come on and we will help you keep reminded
with our list of travel tips.Contributor: Mylene
Dolores-SalasPublished: Aug 03, 2010
When considering a career change in the health care sector, here is
what you need to know about respiratory therapy travel
jobs.Contributor: Christine CadenaPublished: Aug 03, 2010
These fourteen travel tips will make your trip easier than you can
imagine. My favorite of all is the calendar you create when you are
planning your trip, so you do not miss a thing.Contributor: Zona
ZirconiaPublished: Aug 03, 2010
Every sports enthusiast can easily enjoy Ace Adventure Resort. This
place has it all when it comes to heart pumping and thrill seeking
excitement.Contributor: Kimberly CummingsPublished: Aug 03, 2010
Many people dream of the ultimate baseball trip, making a journey
to all 30 major league baseball stadiums. Read more about this book
that tells the story of such a feat by a couple who attended 30
games within 60 days.Contributor: Kristen WilkersonPublished: Aug
04, 2010
Many airlines love to thank you for choosing them during the
standard spiel from the crew. On IcelandAir, they may as well skip
it since it's the only choice. Here's my review of your only choice
from the U.S. to Iceland.Contributor: Justin SchmidPublished: Aug
04, 2010
Doing first time travel with a reputable tour company. The benefits
of having a professional tour guide to make your travel the most
memorable experience.Contributor: Venus FlyPublished: Aug 05, 2010
Sandboarding is becoming a popular sport in areas where snow isn't
available. If you're visiting Peru, check out these locations where
you can join in on the thrills of surfing a sea of sand
dunes.Contributor: Kelly de BordaPublished: Aug 05, 2010
A thunderstorm and a missed flight make for an interesting day and
night.Contributor: Kathie TrowerPublished: Aug 05, 2010
Are you ready to travel in Switzerland?Contributor:
SilverchriotPublished: Aug 06, 2010
This RV park has all the amenities that RVers have come to expect
when they pull into a place to put down their temporary roots as
well as easy access to and from I-20 and is only a little over 8
miles away from the Tuscaloosa Refinery.Contributor: Deborah
AndersonPublished: Aug 06, 2010
My personal narrative of being stranded in the Mexico City airport
for ten hours the day before Christmas Eve.Contributor:
H.K.NunzioPublished: Aug 06, 2010
Having your children traveling with you, especially for longer
trips, can be a stressful and distracting situation. Learn the
safest ways to travel with your kids to arrive at your destination
in one piece.Contributor: Abby WillowPublished: Aug 06, 2010
Planning a travel destination is easy with a few simple tips. Here
are a few things to consider when planning planning a travel
destination. Weather, cost and safety are part of your travel
destination planning.Contributor: Jennifer MoorePublished: Aug 06,
2010
Spend the day rafting the Grand Canyon and night at the Hualapai
Lodge.Contributor: Kevin BrennerPublished: Aug 07, 2010
American Express has been sending out letters to holders of its
Every so often, there’s an award given for an airline’s
wine portfolio. It’s that time again, this time for Global
Traveler’s competition. I generally dismiss these
awards… and yet I pay attention. Hear me out. For starters,
let’s look at the rules: To participate in the Global
Traveler competition, airlines throughout the world that have [...]
The tradeoff of “opaque” booking sites like Hotwire has
always been that you get a good rate if you’re willing to
accept some uncertainty: You don’t know the exact property
where you’re booking a room, even if you pinpoint an area,
star level, and amenities, but you’ll pay less than retail.
The consumer gets a [...]
Research in Motion (RIM) unveiled today their new BlackBerry Torch
9800 handset which comes with both a full qwerty slider keyboard
and a full touch-screen display. Specs: BlackBerry Torch 9800
3.2″ display @ 360×480 pixels 512MB RAM, 512MB
ROM 4GB storage (up to 32GB via microSD, 4GB included) 3G @ 384Kbps
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n Bluetooth [...] Related posts:Blackberry Bold
9700 announced The Blackberry Bold gets a nice upgrade with the
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The Sony Vaio E is among the newest line of laptops from Sony which
sports the newer Intel Core i5 processors and came in a variety of
colors. The review unit that we got was this marine-blue (metallic
teal, they say) one with a clear-coat layer on top of subtle
patterns starting from the lid [...] Related posts:Sony Vaio Y
Review Sony’s candidate in the thin and light category is
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So the Smart Bro micro-SIM that I mentioned last week arrived
yesterday and I got a few additional information about the plan
that came with it. The Smart micro-SIM will only be exclusively
available to Plan 999 Unlimited of Smart Bro. There’s a
lock-in period of only 6 months (shorter than the usual 24 months
[...] Related posts:Smart Micro-SIM is confirmed! Received this
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About a year ago, I already saw (somewhat) the demise of Google
Wave. It was much more evident when they rolled out Google Buzz
(splitting user attention). So yesterday, Google announced they
will stop development of Google Wave: But despite these wins, and
numerous loyal fans, Wave has not seen the user adoption we would
[...] Related posts:Much Ado about Google Wave We saw a preview of
Google Wave a couple months... Will Google Wave change the way we
E-Mail? One of the upcoming services that was demo’ed on
Google... What’s buzzing with Google Buzz? So I’ve
added the new Google Buzz into my GMail... Samsung S8500 Wave First
Impressions I forgot to add that yesterday, during our meeting
with... Samsung Wave Price and Launch Date So I shared my first
impressions of the u...
Nokia Philippines formally announced the availability of the Nokia
C5 in the country. This candybar handset from Nokia is powered by
Symbian S60 and a capable ARM 11 600MHz processor. Nokia C5 specs:
2.2″ display @ 240×320 pixels ARM 11 600MHz processor
HSDPA 10.2 Mbps, HSUPA 2 Mbps 50MB storage, 128MB RAM up to 16GB
[...] Related posts:Apple’s Snow Leopard Officially Released
Today, we got to see and try Mac OS X... HTC Touch Diamond released
in the Philippines Yesterday, HTC officially launched their newest
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The 12-megapixel Sony Ericsson Idou previewed back in February
during... T3 Philippines Magazine officially shuts down Last month,
I posted the news about T3 Philippines scaling... Nokia C5:
Smartphon...
We headed off to the office of HTC’s Philippine Distributor
yesterday to get a first hand preview of the HTC WildFire and after
some time with the handset, let me share with you my first hand
impressions. We were actually shown two units — an
engineering unit of the grey-colored Wildfire with a trackball and
[...] Related posts:HTC Wildfire lands, gets priced Just been
informed by an authorized HTC phone reseller that... HTC Desire: In
the Flesh, First Impressions I got a hold of the HTC Desire and
played... Samsung Galaxy S i9000 price, 1st impressions When the
handset was shown to me by one of... Samsung S8500 Wave First
Impressions I forgot to add that yesterday, during our meeting
with... Acer Liquid First Impressions I was also able to play with
a demo unit...
The Canon Ixus 300 HS is one pretty interesting point-and-shoot
camera. It slightly departs from the usual Ixus look and combines
both form and function in such a relatively small compact camera.
Full review of the Ixus 300 HS after the jump. The Ixus 300 HS
comes in a variety of colors but the review [...] Related
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At first I thought this photo and video sent to me was for an
upcoming iPhone App and Android App for Jollibee Online Delivery
but close inspection revealed it’s something simpler. The
leaked video shows the alpha version of JollibeeDelivery mobile
website (I reckon it’s going to be a dot.mobi site) The
mobile site allows [...] Related posts:Jollibee WAP Delivery You
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The first StarCraft was released by Blizzard in 1998. More than 12
years later, “StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty” is here,
selling over 1.5 million copies and making it one of the most
popular online games in the world. So I grabbed a copy last week
and scheduled a game night. I’ve been trying to [...] Related
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YugaTech Recap for the Year 2007 A number of bloggers have
published a year-ender recap of... Yahoo! Chairman takes home $1
per year Yahoo’s Chairman, Terry Semel, will be taking home
an annual... Master Link Baiter of the Year Who could have thought
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. . . after a wonderfully romantic lunch date by a waterfall this
afternoon and a little time lounging poolside, officially
considering taking the month of august off like the french and
strolling about, lost in daydreams and looking impossibly cool
despite the heat in elegantly tailored silk city shorts and
oversized pearls and tortoise-shell cuffs, or perhaps, browsing the
shops and flower markets in stylish ruched trenches and perfectly
ruffled little white summer dresses . . .{images: marina Linchu by
patrick demarchelier for allure usa, august 2010; fashion editor:
siobhan bonnouvrier, hair: damien boissinot, make-up: wendy
rowe}{this is glamorous} on facebook & follow on twitter
copyright © 2007-2010 {this is glamorous} all rights
reserved
. . . a kelly green cashmere cardigan from a lifetime ago aside,
not often drawn to shades of green -- that is -- until happening
upon these serenely elegant rooms overflowing with prettily
patterned chaises and ruffled bed linens, elegant topiaries and
cascading bouquets -- and suddenly -- the shade is as a fresh the
summer air just before an early august thundershower, and believe
am now quite enamoured with this perfect shade that hangs somewhere
just between chartreuse and the leaves of gardenias . . .{p.s.}
more inspiration:* spring greens* chartreuse & velvet* green
& white stripes{images: photography by casey sills for veranda,
july/august 2001 via mrs. blandings -- thanks ever so much,
felicity!}{this is glamorous} on facebook & follow on twitter
copyright © 2007-20...
. . . much like cranberry milk, tokyo-based cinq design not only
has beautiful photography & styling, but also happens to be
positively filled with charmingly rustic things fit for long summer
days in provence: lace tablecloths and straw hats, cheese boards,
enamel teapots, cookie cutters and wooden spoons, and wicker
baskets perfect for those sunlit afternoons among fields of
lavender . . .{p.s.} more at the shops:* the society inc.* crucial
trading{also:} more wicker:* summertime* paint-dipped baskets*
afternoons in the park & here & here* breakfast in
paris{images: cinq design via the style files}{this is glamorous}
on facebook & follow on twitter copyright ©
2007-2010 {this is glamorous} all rights reserved
Razorpit: Razor blade sharpening. I love this. I hate how wasteful
(and expensive) razorblades are– but it’s
the only way to go. Â Electronic razors don’t work
for me. Â And neither does a big beard. I hear this
thing works great. Via Coolhunting
Congrats to the team at Nooka for the newly launched website.
Looking very good! Check it out…
We’ve all chewed the cap of a Bic pen at least once in our
lives. If you haven’t, you’re totally lying (or missing
out). This necklace from Chewed By Tuesday is for you. All of you.
(And for Penlid chewing virgins, there is also an un-chewed
version). Both are made from solid sterling silver [...]
My kids have a healthy dose of curiosity and love to explore their
natural surroundings. They find the most tiniest objects and
creatures fascinating and always want to know more about them.
However, when it comes to bugs I try to stay as far away as
possible. That’s why I’m so thankful for Backyard
Safari [...]
Sprout, the first 24-hour preschool destination on TV, on demand
and online for kids ages 2-5 and their parents and caregivers,
premieres two new exclusive nightly shows,
Nina’s Little Fables at 7:15 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
ET and Chloe’s Closet 5:45 p.m. ET, providing
children classic bedtime storytelling and preschool adventures
throughout the summer. In association [...]
My family has always loved the characters of Sesame Street. Kacie
liked Zoe, Kiana likes Abby Caddaby and Kaila is fascinated by
Elmo. I don’t know if it’s the songs, the bright
colors, or the stories but Sesame Street has been a part of our
family from the very beginning. We recently had the opportunity to
[...]
Often times when I get a craving for something chocolaty, creamy,
and cool, I’ll buy a multi-pack of Jell-O pudding snacks.
However, now I have something more indulgent to satisfy such a
craving thanks to Jell-O Mousse Temptations. I was fortunate to
receive a pack of Jell-O Mousse Temptations in the Chocolate Mint
Sensation flavor. [...]
Math problem: When you add four music teachers and four
entertainers, how many members of the Dream Jam Band do you have?
The answer is 4, because Francine, Barry G, Maestro C, and Erin the
Red are all music teachers AND entertainers who infuse the
invigorating kid and family-friendly songs on ‘Leave It In
The [...]
Why is it that I haven’t gotten sick in over 6 months but
then catch a cold 2 days before I’m supposed to hop on plane
headed to BlogHer10? I’ve been pretty much living on Zicam,
EmergenC, Air Borne and lots of fluids and I am feeling better now.
However, it would be a lot [...]
Can you believe that Halloween is just around the corner? My kids
love to dress-up and start making their costume plans from the
beginning of the year. Of course, they usually have a whole list of
people they’d like to be and narrowing it down can be very
difficult. For me, the easiest thing to [...]
Welcome to this week’s Hot Links of the Week.
If you would like to have your giveaway included in an upcoming
edition, please email me the information [...]
It may have taken me almost 24 hours to get to NYC but it has
definitely been worth it. The friends I’ve made, the valuable
information I’ve learned, the great sponsors and their
generous swag have all made such a tremendous impression on me and
I will definitely remember this experience of a lifetime. Over the
[...]
Welcome to this week’s edition of Aloha Friday.
In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look
forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take
it easy on posting, too. Therefore, [...]
Small and scrappy, Nailer works as a ship breaker on
“light crew†in a post-apocalyptic
version of America’s Gulf Coast.
It’s a dangerous job, and everyone is looking
for that one “lucky strike†that
could take them away from all the poverty and struggle and set them
up for life. Nailer proves lucky, not once, but twice and has to
decide the best way to parlay his luck into a better future for
himself and those he cares about.SHIP BREAKER pulsates with energy
from page 1 as we follow Nailer into the narrow, claustrophobic
passages of a dead freighter on the search for copper wire to make
his quota and justify his place on his work team. As Nailer
confronts challenge after challenge in a series of escalating
cinematic action sequences, we also really get inside his head and
root...
I reviewed SHIP BREAKER earlier today, and now I'd like to
introduce Author Paolo Bacigalupi and welcome him to Presenting
Lenore for a Dystopian August interview.On the surface, SHIP
BREAKER is a kick-a$$ adventure story, but there are a lot of
weighty topics explored as well – the
importance of loyalty, corporate responsibility and breaking the
cycle of violence. Which came to you first –
the ideas you wanted to explore or the storyline/characters?With
this book, the ideas came first, but not the ones you name,
actually. I was initially interested in writing about the
environment and cool sustainable technologies. That was the real
seed for the story. But as I crafted Bright Sands Beach and the
world of the ship breakers, another set of themes emerged--the need
to rely on one another...
16 year old Ann thinks she may be the last person on Earth after a
nuclear bomb destroys all the surrounding areas around her
self-sustaining valley. But then, Mr. Loomis shows up in his
anti-radiation suit with his anti-radiation gear and Ann starts to
realize there may be worse things than being alone.In this diary
format novel from the early 1970s, Ann details her daily life on
her farm in post-apocalyptic America, made more exciting, scary,
and worth writing (and reading) about by Mr.
Loomis’ arrival. “Most of
the time I didn’t write, because one day was
just like the day before, and sometimes I thought
– what’s the use of writing
anyway, when nobody is ever going to read it? Then I would remind
myself: sometime, years from now, you’re going
to read it.†(p 5)At first, An...
THE DEAD-TOSSED WAVES has the feel of a dirge, beautifully poetic,
but so relentlessly depressing, it’s draining.
This is a dead world where the masses of infected
“zombies†vastly outnumber the few
pockets of humans still fighting against the tide.
It’s a world where one slip-up means infection,
isolation, or death. At the center of all this is Gabry, a
sheltered, timid teen who is thrust into the fray after heeding the
call of her raging hormones. After one perfect moment of freedom
and bliss with her childhood crush Catcher at the forbidden
amusement park outside their beach front settlement of Vista,
everything goes wrong in Gabry’s world. Some of
her friends are infected and turned, some are captured, and some,
like Catcher, have disappeared. And after an act of desperation ...
Keller lives in a future society closed off from men and deformed
deviants. Where girls growing up are told that it was men who
caused the destruction of the planet and are therefore the enemy.
And where friendships are discouraged and strict adherence to rules
is the only way to survive. Keller is being trained as a tracker
– a defender of the society.
It’s one of the most prestigious assignments
because it means likely avoiding the burden of being impregnated
and used as a breeder. Every day is the same monotonous
brainwashing and chores, until one day, a fellow tracker trainee,
Laing, takes Keller to a hidden stash of objects from
“beforeâ€.
Laing’s growing obsession with the fashion
magazines and make-up she finds there causes her to become
increasingly rebellious. And Keller ...
I reviewed Nomansland earlier today, and now I am pleased
to welcome the author, Lesley Hauge, to Dystopian
August.What five objects from your life would you put in a time
capsule to help a future society form a picture of who you are?1) A
large mug of tea (it's a very sophisticated state-of-the-art time
capsule that can preserve such things). That first, early morning
mug of English Breakfast tea or if I can get it, Kenyan tea, with
milk and sugar, defines the start of the day and in some way
defines me. Tea is a legacy of the colonies, as am I.2) A chipped
but very beautiful crystal glass of very cold, very dry white wine
at 6 pm. I am a creature of habit. This is my reward at the end of
the day, in the same way as the tea helps negotiate my passage into
the day. I collect odd ...
A major part of the community aspect of Dystopian August is finding
out what fellow dystopian readers - whether they be newbies,
junkies or somewhere in between - think about the genre. When
I sent out a call for help with the project, I got such a great
response, I realized that Dystopian Reader Views could be a
series. Today I want to talk about why we read dystopian and
post-apocalyptic lit. Personally, I love the genre because I
love high concept premises. The more a novel makes
me ask the question "How the heck is the author going to pull
THIS off?", the more excited about it I am. And the best ones
in the genre, in my opinion, are the ones that did pull off a high
concept premise because they backed it up with not only what every
good novel...
Vegas visitors will be able to dine in style —
for considerably less money than
usual — during Las Vegas Restaurant
Week, a benefit that runs Aug. 30-Sept. 5. More than 80
restaurants, including such prestigious names as Stratta at the
Wynn and MOzen Bistro at the Mandarin Oriental, will
offer three-course prix-fixe menus with lunches starting at [...]
Chile-based LAN Airlines has a sale on airfares from Los Angeles to
key cities in South America for travel through the end of
September. Seats for this promotion are limited, and tickets must
be purchased by Aug. 11. The deal: LAN’s South
America on Sale round-trip airfares from Los Angeles start at $599
per person to [...]
The Go San Francisco card means getting free access to museums
— the De Young, Zeum, the Exploratorium and
others — as well as Six Flags Discovery
Kingdom, wine tours of Napa and Sonoma and about 45 other
attractions. But who has time to do all that? The landmark Westin
St. Francis makes it easier [...]
Death, taxes, vampire movies, lower back pain, and folk music:
These things endure. And in folk music’s case, I’d
argue that’s a good thing. Especially if you’re on the
road in North America, looking for local flavor. Like a smart
independent bookshop or a humming breakfast café, a
lively acoustic venue with local performers can instantly deepen
[...]
What’s new under the sun? If you’re vacationing on
California’s Central Coast, plenty. Now you can set yourself
up on the beach without lifting a finger by hiring a company called
Beach Butlerz that caters to your every on-the-sand whim. Cecile
DeMartini, CBO (chief beach operator) of the company that started
in March, says she provides [...]
If you missed out on Paris this summer (or are just missing Paris),
head to the San Diego Museum of Art where 100 of the most
celebrated works of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec are on display
through mid-December. Lithographs of “Moulin Rouge” and
“Aristide Bruant,” some of the artist’s most
recognizable works, are part of the [...]
American Airlines expects an investigation that includes autopsies
of seven puppies that died after flying in the
airline’s cargo hold to take about a week, a
spokesman said. Fourteen puppies were being shipped on a 6:30 a.m.
flight Tuesday from Tulsa, Okla., to Chicago that was
delayed about an hour by storms, according to the Associated [...]
Sick to death of free Shakespeare in the park (roll your eyes here)
wherever you go on vacation? Consider instead catching some of
these events that stray from the true course of the Elizabethan
plays in a coloring-outside-the-lines kind of way.
•London: If Shakespeare were alive, would he be
a rapper? That’s the question posed and [...]
A nighttime street party debuting this fall at Disney California
Adventure will be tied to the upcoming “Tron: Legacy“
film and will feature sci-fi themed music, dancers and cocktails.
An open call by Disney Auditions looking for hip-hop dancers with
martial arts experience, said rehearsals would begin in early
September for the new “Tron” nighttime event [...]
Topguest.com turns your geolocation check-ins through Foursquare,
Twitter, Yelp and other social networks into hotel rewards points.
What’s hot: A brilliant idea. Get extra rewards
points when you “check in†with
your location at hotels (or their restaurants) that participate in
loyalty programs. You can use social networks such as Foursquare,
Gowalla, Yelp, Twitter and Loopt [...]
Hotel owners in Los Angeles are pushing a plan to add a new fee to
hotel bills that would generate more money to promote the city as a
worldwide tourist destination. read more
FUZHOU, China - The World Heritage Committee meeting in Brasilia on
August 1, 2010 resulted in "China Danxia" being named to the World
Heritage List. read more
BEIJING - With some 150,000 overseas and 500,000 domestic tourists
expected in Guangzhou during the Asian Games, its global image is
in for a boost, along with its coffers. read more
Three people were treated for minor injuries after passengers were
evacuated from a United Airlines jet at O'Hare International
Airport on Wednesday afternoon as crews put out a small fire in the
airc read more
Even when the weather’s stiflingly hot, the
interior of the Red Location Museum in Port Elizabeth on South
Africa’s south coast is cool. read more
HARARE, Zimbabwe – Around the world, the news
went out: Plane accident in Zimbabwe, black smoke on runway,
ambulances screaming in. Except the disaster never happened. read
more
Delta Air Lines Inc. plans to renovate one terminal at New
York’s John F. read more
SHELTON, Connecticut - More than 60 percent of consumers around the
world are planning to spend as much or more on their vacations this
year as they did on their last getaways, according to new resear
read more
Southern France is one of the most spectacular beauties in the
world. Not only because it is home to stunning tourists
attractions, but because it also offers the best yachting
experience. read more
At the ripe age of 90 did former Ugandan president Godfrey Binaisa
pass away yesterday, 05th of August 2010. read more
BANGKOK, 5 August 2010 – Dropping rates to
fight Bangkok's low hotel occupancies and airline load factors is a
failed strategy. read more
The U.S. Embassy just issued an alert to U.S. citizens traveling to
or residing in Thailand that media reports indicate there is a
possibility of bomb attacks read more
BANGKOK- The announcement early this week that Thai Airways
International will go along with Singapore-based Tiger Airways to
launch a new low cost carrier. read more
Since the turn of the century the colour green has taken on a whole
new meaning. read more
For some Irish students, a summer of partying, surfing, and
occasionally working, in California is considered a rite of
passage. read more
We had heard about one of the relief workers at the Dalian oil
spill being drowned underneath the crust, but it felt like just
another unfortunate China statistic until we saw photos of it. One
Chinese photographer captured the whole event (Zhang Liang's
drowning, and the rescue of his coworker) in harrowing detail - and
as shocking and frustrating and anger-inducing as it was to see
animals drenched in oil from BP's recent gulf spill, to look at a
human struggling in the slick is even more so. From the translation
at Chinasmack, it seems that two firefighters, Zhang Liang and Han
Xiaoxiong were busy cleaning a water pump in the ocean. As they're
pushing the floating pump into deeper waters, Zhang Liang is
separated from the floating pump and sinks under the oil as a third
man attempts ...
With traffic only getting worse in Shanghai, it's time for us to
look for solutions! And one company in Guangzhou has quite a quirky
one - a "3D fast bus" that lets private cars pass underneath it as
it continues in a virtually traffic free zone overhead. From China
Hush (who calls it, in my opinion, the much more aptly named
"straddling bus"): Proposed by Shenzhen Hashi Future Parking
Equipment Co., Ltd, the model looks like a subway or light-rail
train bestriding the road. It is 4-4.5 m high with two levels:
passengers board on the upper level while other vehicles lower than
2 m can go through under. Powered by electricity and solar energy,
the bus can speed up to 60 km/h carrying 1200-1400 passengers at a
time without blocking other vehicles’ way. Also it costs
about 500 milli...
As if the 38C all-around Shanghai temperature mark wasn't high
enough, apparently it's actually much, much hotter than that.
Thanks to the heat island effect of all that concrete, temperatures
at areas like the Bund (or heck, probably right outside your
apartment) are really registering at around 45C (113F!!)! So for
those of you unfortunate enough to walk around in areas with little
shade this week, remember to always bring water with you and watch
out for heatstroke.
What. a. week. for. live. music! Seriously, I don't think it's
looked this good for a long time. Some of the best live acts in
North America are coming from today until Sunday, and trust me:
they are all worth bearing the heat for. Coco Rosie, PaperDoll,
Handsome Furs... just some of the awesome stuff you can look
forward to this week. WEDNESDAY One of the most influential artists
of the decade, it's kind of hard to pin down what sisters Bianca
(Coco) and Sierra (Rose) Casady actually play - they call it freak
folk, but it's a combo of folk music with pop, blues, opera,
electronica, hip hop and whatever else they decide to throw in.
Either way, CocoRosie is worth a listen both online and live today
at Mao Livehouse. 230RMB at the door. 9:30pm, Mao Livehouse, 570
Huaihai Xi Lu near H...
Awesome film news! Inception, one of the most highly anticipated
(and then most highly rated) movies of the year, will be getting
one of the coveted 20 spots reserved for foreign films here in
China. That means it'll be coming to a theater near you! China Film
Group announced that the film had already cleared Chinese censors
and will be heading to IMAX theaters around the country soon,
though the exact date has yet to be announced. The movie came out
on July 16 in the States and last week in Hong Kong. The lack of a
release date here has set off a lot of speculation online. From
CNNGo: A post on Sina.com, one of China’s largest web
portals, speculates it would be released by September 21, while a
post on another website, Sohu.com, guessed the date would be
September 2. A report...
Here's a reason not to shut down those health websites: a recent
survey from the Social Investigation Center of China Youth Daily
found that 79% of Chinese youth find out their "sexual knowledge"
from the Internet, compared to only 32% from school and 31% from
parents. "There is a severe lack of formal sex education in China,
so many teenagers turn to the Internet," one moderator of an online
sex-ed forum said. Of note though: the survey was conducted online.
Photo from Global Voices Online In what's thought to be the first
of its kind in the country, a small group of women have asked
onlookers in Wuhan to end discrimination against sex workers by
scrapping anti-prostitution laws and stopping the current sex
industry crackdown. According to The Guardian, Ye Haiyan, the women
at the forefront of the protest, had decided to speak out after
seeing women publicly humiliated following police raids - a police
act that was only recently made illegal by the Ministry of
Security. Ye Haiyan, who blogs and tweets under the name Hooligan
Sparrow, is an activist who once raised controversy for posting
nude pictures of herself online. More recently, she launched the
Chinese Women's Rights Workshop, which distributes condoms and
AIDS-prevention pamphle...
While they're still avoiding the three Ts, one X and one D,
journalists in China are becoming increasingly feisty, willing to
report on corruption and misdeeds despite threats and oftentimes
actual bodily harm, according to Mark MacKinnon at The Globe and
Mail. The most recent case is Qiu Ziming, a Shanghai-based reporter
whose expose of a Zhejiang company got him issued a nationwide
arrest warrant. He and his newspaper fought it every way they could
and, in the end, the police actually apologized.
The National Holiday Schedule for 2010 actually came out a while
ago, but with September and October holidays approaching, it seems
that Chinese citizens are beginning to sit up and take notice...
and they are NOT happy with what they're seeing. White collar
workers have found it so illogical that it's being called the "the
most chaotic holiday schedule in history." The biggest complaints
are reserved for the Mid-Autumn Festival in September and the
National Day holidays. This year, people will get one day off on
Saturday, September 18, before having to go back to work for three
more days starting Sunday, Septmber 19. After three days of
mid-week holidays, they're back to work yet again over the
September 25th weekend and until Friday, October 1. THEN on October
8, you get to start w...
While dates for a China release are still up in the air, the iPhone
4 was recently launched just a short flight away in Hong Kong...
and it turns out that, count our lucky stars, that may actually be
the cheapest place to go to to get one! This interesting
infographic of iPhone 4 prices around the world (here's a bigger
version) clearly shows that Hong Kong has some of the cheapest
around. Note: the graphic only shows iPhones that are unlocked -
that's why U.S. prices (much less than 400 euros) aren't appearing.
A Hong Kong unlocked 16GB iPhone 4 will cost you 4,424RMB, while a
32GB one will just cost 5,217RMB. That's much less than the
12,000RMB prices we were previously seeing. Plus, the jailbreak was
released just three days ago! Then again, word has it that our
neighboring city...
Continuing its love
affair with our city, Dior has released "Shanghai Dreamers," a
series of haute couture prints photographed by local talent,
Quentin Shih. But the campaign has triggered accusations that it's
images of cloned Chinese people behind - usually - a white model
dressed to the nines are pretty racist. The prints are meant to
adorn the new Dior flagship store opening here in Shanghai. Named
"Shanghai Dreamers," the shoot was inspired by Shanghai in the
1970s, and was inspired by a "certain style of group photography."
From the description on Shih's site: "they replicate themselves,
wearing plastic clothes, they stand on display in vast spaces or
upon a stage - because they were, and still are dreamers. As China
enters a new era, they b...
Contestants on 'If You Are The One'. Photo from jsdushi.com
Speaking of racism, here's something from the other side which
highlights where I believe China in general wants to keep its
foreigners: as showpieces that interact with the Chinese, but never
to the point of becoming part OF the Chinese. Benjamin Hess
actually won a round of the now infamous dating reality show If You
Are the One
(éžè¯šå‹¿æ‰°),
but he was censored out of the final episode. He recounts his
experience on Foreign Policy: the things he wasn't allowed to talk
about (religion), how he took to being called Harry Potter
(apparently he gets that a lot), and a couple of racy jokes he said
(which the Chinese girl didn't get at first). In the end, he left
the stage hand-in-hand with a young Shanghainese party member ca...
There's not much I can
add to these pictures except... Holy hell! So I guess turning any
celebrity black means widening their nose and lips and giving them
a spray on tan? Is this part of your strategy to get legitimized in
the eyes of Western media, Xinhua? Stay classy.
Every year, college students all over the States go off to become
au pairs in London or France... but it looks like China is becoming
a hot destination for these student-nannies as well. China Daily
features one Texan senior who went to Beijing to au pair with a
family there, teachinng their two kids English while learning
Chinese himself. And apparently it's not bad work as long as you
like kids and... can stand Chinese parents.
Who is more nervous at their début than the debutante,
herself? So it seems that China’s rulers place extraordinary
weight up on the way that China is perceived both by domestic and
foreign audiences. For the next phase of its national "charm
offensive," China is planning on featuring up to 50 of it's most
recognizable celebrities such as in 30-second ads and short films
that promote China's economic, cultural, sports and other
achievements to the world at large. Recently, it has made massive
investments in international media to promote a "Chinese point of
view" abroad, it successfully leveraged the Olympics and now the
Expo as instruments of global PR, and now directly engages foreign
audiences by placing pro-China statements from party cadres in
major international publicati...
While looking for stuff on Youku, I stumbled on this trailer for a
movie called
世åšæ€»åŠ¨å‘˜.
It translates to Expo Story, but it seems that the English name is
Legend of Silk Boy. It's a CG kid's cartoon that seems to be based
on the Expo. The description of the movie goes thusly: In 1851,
Chinese businessman Xu Rong brings
"è£è®°æ¹–ä¸
(Rong Ji Lake Silk) to the first London Expo. The pure natural silk
in one fell swoop won China one gold and two silver medals, as well
as fame overseas. 100 years later, during the 2010 Shanghai World
Expo, Xu Rong, a descendent of the village that made the silk,
thumbs his nose at the family's silk business and prefers robots
instead. During a contest, he didn't understand the importance of
friendship and team building, and lost the chance to go to...
Here's another thing to add to the list of products you should be
scared to touch in China: not only may the toys contain lead, the
shampoos contain carcinogens and the food contain melamine... the
receipts that came with those things could also be poisonous!
According to the Global Times, receipts in Shanghai contain
Biphenol A (BPA), a chemical that could cause cancer, erectile
dysfunction and deformity of fetuses! Not only that, it may help
make you fat too. From its Wikipedia Page: In 2007, a consensus
statement by 38 experts on bisphenol A concluded that average
levels in people are above those that cause harm to many animals in
laboratory experiments. A panel convened by the U.S. National
Institutes of Health determined that there was "some concern" about
BPA's effects on fetal a...
Every Friday, we try to make things easier for you by bringing you
a roundup of events going on this weekend. If you're in the mood
for a little night music this weekend, have a look at our Midweek
Music Preview. FRIDAY La Boheme, one of the most famous operas in
the world, has its second showing tonight at Shanghai Grand
Theater. If you missed in on Wednesday, you should try for it
tonight! 7:30pm, Shanghai Grand Theater, 300 People's Square,
人民大é“300å·
As we've mentioned before, FREXH hosts its first night of the two
part charity series. Homegrown and international styles rock the
catwalk to New York beats as DJs, bands, and fashion brands stage
the ultimate takeover of the Mao Livehouse. A portion of the
event's proceeds goes to the Wokai Charity. 200RMB at the door.
8pm, M...
Hi Has anyone travelled with a different gender and did it work
out? By that I mean can you maintain a friendly type of
relationship. Cheers Lee
I'm a newbie to this branch and was wondering if y'all have an age
barrier to post here. I feel old sometimes, especially my back and
legs after climbing a ladder all day, but my mind is still fairly
sharp. Edited by: Niner
I am currently in the process of planning a backpacking holiday in
Europe for a period of approximately 2-3 months in the period of
May to August 2011....
Here is a list of "must see" destinations I have already seen: ...
i need to know the cheapest places in the world to visit. Which
places can i travel in for under 4 usd a day.
Hi.. I am an Iranian passport holder in New Zealand at present. I
very much like to work in Australia. I am a qualified chef from NZ
culinary college. I will need to obtain a work visa for Australia I
know this for sure.. can anyone give advice?? Thanks
I've just had a quick look at the poll and ...
Jeffrey Tayler offers a lesson on life, travel and writing
That line comes from a great story by David Segal that explores the
pluses and minuses for Italy as it maintains tradition amid the
rush of progress and globalization. In the eternal contest between
the meticulously honed and the nationally franchised, Italy knows
where it stands. As a matter of profit and loss, it doesn’t
make sense to store wool in a spa and let it convalesce for six
months, but the methods of Luciano Barbera were never destined for
a get-rich-quick guide to manufacturing. His business will make
sense only to customers, and for them, quality has a logic of its
own. And of course, the worship of growth has its limitations. The
American economy is vastly more robust, but instead of family-owned
bakeries, which seem to dot every hectare of Italy, we’ve got
Qu...
Christopher Hitchens’ touching piece about his battle with
cancer in the latest Vanity Fair notes that he learned of the
cancer after he reached a couple of milestones, including one on
United Airlines: Of course my book hit the best-seller list on the
day that I received the grimmest of news bulletins, and for that
matter the last flight I took as a healthy-feeling person (to a
fine, big audience at the Chicago Book Fair) was the one that made
me a million-miler on United Airlines, with a lifetime of free
upgrades to look forward to. But irony is my business and I just
can’t see any ironies here: would it be less poignant to get
cancer on the day that my memoirs were remaindered as a box-office
turkey, or that I was bounced from a coach-class flight and left on
the tarmac? To...
Intelligent Travel’s Aimee Brown, currently traveling on the
Gulf Coast, has an open letter to the Louisiana stand-by.
Here’s a sample: I find you rich with a depth that speaks to
an unknown source. You haunt me. I taste in you hope and fear.
There is darkness in your roux, and your scent suggests all that
Louisiana is. Lust, love, dark alleys, open arms, bayous that hold
within them hidden threats of danger and beauty. Made of simple
ingredients—shrimp, crab, crawfish, and spices—you are
more than the sum of your parts. You are formed by the hands of
people who belong to this place. Because of that so do you.
Peanut stacking! A remote with a delete neighbor button! Clouds
that look like a Henry Moore sculpture! Yup, more travel-related
brilliance from Christoph Niemann. Niemann previously mapped the
hokey pokey, an omelet and Rumsfeld’s Iraq.
Foodie traveler Daniel Noll dishes on the overseas meals he
wouldn’t like to repeat. Fair warning: The accompanying
photos are harrowing. I’m not sure which is scarier, the
Laotian blood bouillon or Argentina’s
“anti-pizza.”
Food writer Sarah Elton went looking for local seafood and fresh
seasonal produce in the Spanish city—and, as she writes in
The Atlantic, she came up blank: I traveled to Spain with my
parents when I was 12 years old, and I had vivid memories of some
of our meals. I ate green beans with olive oil for the first time
on that trip, and I still remember the flavor of the warm oil with
the just-picked beans. These days when I travel, I am interested in
getting to know places through what I eat, which means choosing
foods that capture the terroir and offer a taste of place. But on
this holiday, when I searched for local food, I found long-distance
industrial instead. From the hole-in-the-wall joints to swish tapas
bars near the Passeig de Gracia, imports ruled.
Travel writers and aspiring travel writers, take note: The four-day
Book Passage Travel, Food & Photography Conference kicks off a
week from today in Corte Madera, California, just a short drive
from San Francisco. It’s a great chance to learn the tricks
of the trades from some of the best in the business, including
legendary adventure writer Tim Cahill. I’ll be teaching a
class on digital travel writing and blogging with Jen Leo.
We’ll cover audio slideshow production, writing travel
essays, how to create and maintain a compelling travel blog, and
travel-writing ethics in the digital age. Among other highlights on
the schedule, World Hum contributor David Farley will teach a class
on writing personal travel essays, and columnist Jeff Pflueger will
be among those t...
World Hum contributor Jeffrey Tayler recently returned from Paris
to his Moscow home, where soaring temperatures and wildfires have
crippled the city and other parts of the country. Tayler reports
from the brutal—and alcohol-soaked—scene for the
Atlantic: Another Russian saying has it that, “Heat
isn’t vodka, but we feel drunk from it all the same.”
Which hasn’t stopped a good number of metaphorically
heat-wasted Muscovites from turning literal and tippling their way
through this interminable zharishcha. I walked outside this morning
to find a gang of bare-chested fellows, with shaved heads, sweaty
snouts, and stretchmarked potbellies, sitting on the guardrail near
our doorway, guzzling beer and smoking, and for good measure,
belching and swearing abou...
Another great piece by Peter Jon Lindberg, who returns to London
and a pub he called home 20 years ago. He finds “not the
workaday tavern of memory but a roomful of attractive people
sipping Pinot Grigio” and lingers for “12 uncomfortable
minutes.” Among his findings: Good Lord, listen to me.
I’ve become a bad novel: Aging crank revisits lost youth; cue
strings, bittersweet regret. Forgive my maudlin self-indulgence.
(If it’s any excuse, I just turned 40.) But really, what on
earth did I expect? Only a child—a 20-year-old—could
have wished London not to evolve, not to grow up. Of course, this
isn’t just about London, is it? It’s about the feeling
any traveler has returning to a place he once knew as well as any:
A city that see...
In her latest column in National Geographic Traveler, the World Hum
contributor spills on a secret travel habit of hers: lying.
Here’s McLane: I wasn’t always so footloose with the
facts. For a very long time, the only travel lie that crossed my
lips was the one that is necessary in every traveling woman’s
toolkit: “I’m married.” However, when I began to
travel to more off-the-map destinations, I started prevaricating
about my profession for security reasons: In many nations,
identifying yourself as a journalist, even when not working as one,
is tantamount to putting a big sign on your back that says,
“Take me to the nearest police station now.” One lie,
two lies, and soon I was tumbling down the rabbit hole. The next
thing I knew, I was in...
Frank Bures I loved this story about Steve McCurry (of
green-eyed-Afghan-refugee-girl fame) going around the world with
the very last-ever produced roll of Kodachrome film, shooting
pictures on it in Italy, Turkey, India and other places. The end of
an era. Jeffrey Tayler I’m afraid I’ve had a very
negative week, with Czech Airlines fouling up my return reservation
to Moscow from Paris, and then arriving in Moscow itself.
It’s now so smoky we’ve closed our windows, and
it’s almost 100 degrees inside….So there isn’t
anything I’ve loved in travel this week. Jim Benning
I’ve been reading Joan Didion’s heartbreaking memoir,
The Year of Magical Thinking. I loved this anecdote she included
about her daughter, Quintana: “All PSA ...
Adam reports from Oklahoma City, OK, before his challenge begins.
Adam asks the crew about how to approach the fried catfish
challenge.
Adam Richman talks catfish at the Steak & Catfish Barn.
Bert dribbles over the interactive games at the Basketball Hall of
Fame.
Bert barrels down Bizarro, one of the world's fastest steel
coasters.
Visit Iceland and Norway to experience Europe’s
natural wonders with glaciers, volcanoes and fjords galore.
Bring a big appetite, and set off on a barbe 