An ultra-luxury hotel resort, the Rosewood San Miguel de Allende,
is set to open in the historic city in central Mexico early next
year. The 67 guest rooms and suites will be decorated in the rustic
Spanish-Mexican style that distinguishes the colonial town. Suites,
some up to 4,000 square feet, will include local artwork,
wood-beamed ceilings [...]
In fall, temperatures turn cool and maples scattered amid the lush
forests turn red on Washington’s wild Olympic Peninsula, the
setting for Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” novels
and the hit movie series. Now you can explore the area’s
national park and national forest with three nights at any of four
lodges The deal: The Best of the [...]
Labor Day doesn’t have to mean flipping hamburgers and hot
dogs around the backyard grill. You could be viewing fireworks over
Lake Tahoe or chilling at a Minus 5 Ice Lounge in Las Vegas to put
a little party punch into the holiday weekend. Here are some places
to add to your list: > Lake Tahoe: [...]
U.S. airlines are warning passengers flying along the East Coast
from Maine to Asheville, N.C., over the next few days that they may
face weather delays related to Hurricane Earl. Airlines also are
waiving change fees, and in some cases also airfare differences,
for passengers who need to change travel plans because of the
storm. If [...]
MANAMA, Bahrain - Recognizing the Bahrain
government’s continued move to create awareness
on health issues, the Bahrain Exhibition and Convention Authority
(BECA), is introducing a new Health and We read more
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia is hoping a new
website www.Virginia.org/fall will help lure fall travellers to the
commonwealth. read more
Tony Juniper, one of the world’s best known
ecologists and forthright campaigner, is opening this
year’s World Travel Market(WTM) World
Responsible Tourism Day on Wednesday, November 10 at ExCeL, read
more
Travel suppliers and the online agencies that sell their bookings
are targeting a new breed of jet setter who cannot be bothered
booking trips in advance. read more
Trying to troubleshoot any possible damage to the industry
vis-Ã -vis blackening of beaches due to tar balls, the
state tourism industry has downplayed the incident terming it as an
annual phenomenon. read more
LOZHITA PALACE, Kingdom of Swaziland - Speaking at the 14th Summit
of the Heads of State and Government of the Common Market for
Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) this week in the Swaziland,
Vice P read more
JetBlue Airways said it is launching today daily nonstop service
from Logan International Airport to Phoenix. read more
ITASCA, Illinois - Aircell, provider of inflight connectivity,
today announced the appointment of Norman Smagley as the new chief
financial officer (CFO). read more
LOZITHA PALACE, Kingdom of Swaziland - Following the introduction
of the threat of piracy on the Common Market for Eastern and
Southern Africa (COMESA) agenda by President Michel at the 13th
Summit of read more
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang
is expecting a 10 percent decrease in tourist arrivals from Hong
Kong due to the botched hostage rescue and police assault at the
Quirino Grandstand last August 23. read more
World Travel Awards Asia and Australasia Ceremony is coming to The
Claridges, Surajkund, Delhi, NCR, in October for what is expected
to be the most keenly fought competition ever. read more
BRUSSELS — The European Commission said
Thursday it has banned one airline from Ghana from flying to Europe
and imposed restrictions on a second airline from the same country
because of poor safety. read more
Harry Potter has worked its magic on the county's tourist
development tax, pushing the collections up dramatically from a
year ago. read more
Delta Air Lines is refurbishing the interior of its sixteen
747-400s, which primarily fly from its Tokyo-Narita hub. read more
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – ATF 2011 TRAVEX recorded
strong interest and rapid take-up rate early in its registration
process. read more
The haunting grounds are set in
a decrepit 108-year-old warehouse facing Suzhou Creek, and on the
long, winding walk there, you feel yourself straying further and
further from the safety of a quick rescue. At least that's how I
felt when contemplating whether or not to run away from Shanghai
Nightmare, now the world's largest haunted house. Maybe a little
introduction is required: Shanghai Nightmare began last year - a
plot hatched up by 26-year-old American-Chinese Gan Quan and his
girlfriend Xu Jiali, who left their jobs at Intel to make
nightmares come true. Last year's gig proved so successful that a
second round was inevitable. This year, they collaborated with
Erebus Haunted Attraction - the Guinness record holders for longest
walk-through haunt...
While most of the news about e-waste in China is on its deadly
environmental impact, Shanghai Scrap argues that really, what
people should be talking about now is the country's new
comprehensive e-waste recycling programs - one of the best funded
in the world. Not only is it saving the environment, it could give
you great discounts on new tech! Thanks to the direct subsidies for
purchasing old electronics, an informal market has sprung up to
sell you dead tech to exchange for recycling vouchers. It's a win
on all fronts - for you, for e-waste resellers and for the
environment!
From People Forum China and India, never quite besties, are now at
odds with each other over a whole host of issues. It seems that as
the world's two most populated countries continue to gain economic
and political influence, their relationship with each other has
become increasingly strained. But who'd have expected the conflict
to actually hit the Expo in Shanghai? The problem: maps at the
India Pavilion were allegedly showing certain parts of Tibet and
Arunachal Pradesh as belonging to India - claims that China
contests. Arunachal Pradesh is an area that's located in the far
northeast of India and contains parts China considers as sections
of its Tibetan Autonomous Region. A 1914 treaty between Great
Britain and the de facto independent government of Tibet
established the McMahon...
Restaurant proprietor
Cotton Ding has done such a good job with her establishments that
people were inspired to document her life and offer her awards for
having the best personality in F&B. So when she announced she
would be opening a restaurant, showcasing authentic versions of her
local cuisine (Hunan), I had to check it out. Now, to be honest,
I'm not really sure what authentic Hunan cuisine is. I've been to
Di Shui Dong, Guyi and a host of other joints around town, but the
only thing I have to compare it to in actual Hunan is
third-world-style village food made in towns even people from Hunan
don't always know. Cotton's food at Hunan Houseis nothing like what
I ate there - and thank goodness. Instead, I suppose the best way
to describe it is...
Photo by Natasia More photos on the Shanghaiist Contribute page. To
see your photos on our Contribute page, use Flickr and tag your
photos “shanghaiist”. Or you can email your photos to
photos@shanghaiist.com and they will automatically appear on our
site (and here).
Apparently, some Shanghainese are taking umbrage with girls'
outfits this summer. Seems like, to beat the heat, girls are
wearing less and less, and some people feel the extra skin is a
"visual disturbance." In a survey on Xinhua, 55% admitted to being
uncomfortable by the ways girls were dressing nowadays, and 62% of
men even considered it sexual harassment! Jeez, you'd think with
all the buddha belly baring, guys would be a little more open to
letting us air some flesh.
From 6pm to 10pm, we'll be hoisting up our giant scrabble board and
inviting everyone to engage in cunning word play. Rules rehash:
Each Happy Hour drink gets you five tiles. You can wait until
you've got a couple orders under your belt - heck, we're not
putting a limit on how many tiles you can come up to the board with
- but just know that someone might take that triple word score from
you if you wait too long. We'll be using the SOWPODS dictionary. If
you don't know what that means, don't worry too much about it. You
can come up to the board as many times as you like between 6pm and
10pm. But you can't make words consecutively, you'll have to wait
until at least one other person has tried first. Team up if you
want. We don't have a limit for how many friends you can beg for
scrab...
A
stone’s throw away from the Bund is the Shiliupu docks.
Recently rebuilt, for the hefty sum of three billion RMB, the dock
saw its official opening on Saturday. Unfortunately, it seems that
the only thing the dock is open for is critique. Shiliupu dock
(Shiliu - 16, Pu - Stores) is one of the city's oldest wharf areas;
it played an important role in the development of Shanghai and
helped it to make a name for itself in the shipping industry.
Unfortunately, it was also the dock that time forgot. Over the last
couple of decades, growth on both sides of the Huangpu River, the
development of Pudong, and the adoption of other methods of
transport led to its decline in business. The dock was demolished
i...
While this morning was all blue skies and fluffy white clouds, the
weather has changed quite drastically - and now, Shanghai's
Meterological Bureau is saying that Shanghai's first day of school
(tomorrow) will also welcome the first day of the Typhoon Kompasu.
Expect heavy rainfall and winds between level 6 or 8 on the
Beauford Scale (anywhere from between 39km/h to 74km/h). We'd argue
from the storming outside that the MetBu's a little late - Typhoon
Kompasu's already knocking at the door.
As summer sets to leave us and stores begin to fill their rails
with the latest autumn/winter collection; all of the fashionistas
out there can be kept warm in the knowledge that they live in one
of the ‘Fashion Capitals’ of the World. In the latest
rankings, according to the Global Language Monitor’s annual
survey; Shanghai and Hong Kong have come up trumps. Hong Kong,
taking 2nd place, is now the highest ranking Asian city....ever,
and Shanghai has taken 12th place. Both of these Asian metropolises
have out placed Tokyo, and even helped remove Rome from the
‘Big 5’ as it dropped from 4 to 22; the biggest decline
the ranking has ever seen. Shanghai is often coined the
‘Paris of the East’ and this history, the large expat
community, and the inc...
Update on Shanghai's smoking crackdown: It took three months for
the smoking ban to nab one establishment. Now, according to Xinmin,
that number has risen to 66 as of June 30. Another 1,345 were given
a warning. Unfortunately, that's hardly... well, anything. There's
probably 66 stores in one section of a street here in Shanghai. But
officials insist that the overall smoking rate in the city has gone
down. Stats collected by their team of anti-smoke regulating
volunteers found that the smoking rate at banned locations dropped
to 28.1% from 37.5%, while incidences where people were discouraged
from smoking went from 19% to 51.9%.
Last month, we asked you guys to submitmovies to the Italian
Pavilion's My Expo Movie contest and possibly send your submissions
our way too. Now someone has done so - and just in time for Vimeo
to go back behind the GFW. Boo. Well, I suggest you either get a
vpn and watch this anyhow. The movie is made by Joe Nafis, whose
great timelapse videos we've featured before. Love timelapse as
much as we do? Here's a couple more of other pavilions by other
people.
While today has been delightfully not typhooning so far (cross our
fingers, knock on wood), apparently scares about Typhoon Kompasu
coming to town actually closed all Shanghai schools on the day they
were supposed to start. So yay! One extra day of summer vacation
for all! School will start up tomorrow, but I wonder when the
typhoon will actually hit.
Guangdong-based underwear company Jealousy
International has been selling their Diana brand of underwear for
years now. But to commemorate the anniversary of Princess Diana's
death, they rolled out a new ad campaign featuring a half-naked
Diana doppleganger playing a cello. Unfortunately, a British
citizen was right there to capture it. And then he told the Daily
Mail about it: A British journalist who happened to see the images
this morning was appalled. Sam Chambers said: 'I was just going to
collect my baggage from the carousel when I saw it flash up on a
rolling advertising screen and couldn't quite believe what I was
seeing.' Mr Chambers, who is originally from Kent, but has worked
in China for a decade, added: 'I thought, surely not, because it
was rolling quite ...
All the live music picks for this city from now until Sunday. This
week brings a smattering of southern Norway rock, some sassy
Taiwanese indie, violinists getting all modern with classical
pieces, local bands heading back to school and the return of
Australian song maestro, Jeff Lang! If you recall, we interviewed
him last year and were absolutely wowed by his performance. If
these are all our picks, he's our pick of the week. If you're
looking for non-live music stuff to head out to, we covered that
back in our Pencil This In. WEDNESDAY After being no-noed by the
police earlier this year, Oscar's is bringing back its open mic
night - where "special emphasis is being focused on the 'communal
jam global village attitude where all are welcome to come and
entertain or just enjoy the s...
This is an advertisement. That's Shanghai magazine is recruiting
for two senior editorial positions: Life & Style Editor and
Food & Drink Editor. Preference will be given to applicants
with the following: Strong writing skills, preferably with prior
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Strong organizational skills and 100 percent commitment to
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Back when we covered the opening of Shanghai's
first apple store in the IFC building of Lujiazui, we mentioned
that this was just the beginning of a full retail onslaught Apple
had planned for China. Now several people have reported seeing the
next Shanghai Apple Store on Huaihai Lu. One tipster, who sent in
the first picture, reported that it was located at the corner where
there "was a computer/electronics market not too long ago (before
it got shifted further east on Huaihai)..." The other two pictures
are from MIC Gadget. If what Apple's Senior Vice President of
Retail Ron Johnson said was true, it is one of two other stores in
Shanghai (and one of 23 in the entire country) that will open by
2012.
The argument that more press freedom is the first step towards
political reform here in China is not new. But it feels like, with
Wen Jiabao's recent remarks on the very subject and new protections
for independent press, the doors have opened for academia to
discuss their right to... well, discuss. China Media Project has
translated a blog post by Peking University Professor of Law He
Weifang comparing Shanghai and Guangzhou's media during the World
Expo and Asian Games, respectively. Namely how, while Guangzhou's
media was a storm of criticism, Shanghai's media 'had been
“had.”' The most notable quote, I think, is something
I've discussed with various Chinese locals who've insisted that
more media freedom would lead to more chaos in China: "The people
can voice their resentmen...
Last month, we asked the folks at Jaiya's Animal Rescue to help us
write up a guide for what you should do if you find a stray animal
and your heart won't let you let it be. Now we're tackling the
question of whether or not you should consider offering your home
to one of these animals, from either just a couple of weeks to
permanently. Save allergy issues and time constraints, we think you
should! And here's why: Every year, during the Spring/Summer
season, many animals are born and abandoned in the streets, gardens
and parks of Shanghai. Jaiya’s Animal Rescue (JAR) and other
animal rescue groups do their best to rescue, rehabilitate and
re-home abandoned animals since all of them deserve a second chance
in life. However, a major problem during this season is the number
of animal...
Congratulation Hoo Hoos, for blasting past the competition at our
most recent Shanghaiist Scrabble night! The five of you managed to
throw up 1004 points worth of words onto the board, effectively
beating out everyone else by quite a large margin! Hope you enjoyed
the 250RMB worth of drinks and join us again for the next
Shanghaiist Scrabble on September 28th.
While one of them found a
rollicking second life as a haunted house, there are other equally
haunting buildings on Suzhou Creek that haven't been put to use. A
member of our Shanghaiist Flickr pool, Hey It's William, went by
last month to snap pictures of some of the abandoned, surprisingly
graffitied, buildings by the water. More photos on the Shanghaiist
Contribute page. To see your photos on our Contribute page, use
Flickr and tag your photos “shanghaiist”. Or you can
email your photos to photos@shanghaiist.com and they will
automatically appear on our site (and here).
Is it our sexy Bund waterfront? The promise of haggling in old
merchant gardens? The Expo (probably not)? Whatever it is, Shanghai
beat out Beijing and Chengdu as the place international tourists
want to visit the most in China! The poll, co-conducted by Gallup
and Fudan University, found that Shanghai ranked top in most of 12
qualities, which included criteria such as attractiveness, culture,
environment, individuality, integrity and investment value. It was
deemed lower, however, in security.
We're not exactly who's behind these literal English translations
of Chinese songs, but they seem to have gained quite a following!
Youku user Ouzi (欧å, which could be
literally translated into "Euro kid") has 27 videos of literal
translations up on his page. The most recent one, about Chinese
children's songs, was published 8 hours ago but has already
garnered over 20,000 hits. All of the different songs follow the
same easy, but hilarious format. Ouzi makes a literal translation
of the words of the song: for instance,
“没有共产党就没有新ä¸å›½"
becomes "No the Communist Party, No the new China." Then he sings
it in slightly tone deaf broken English and everybody,
English-speaking or not, is entertained! Besides translating
Chinese songs into English, apparently Ouz...
I was just in Qingdao for the weekend for the Beer Festival, but it
looks like the real beer drinking fun was to be had in its northern
neighbor Weihai. This deer has been known to knock back four beers
over the course of the day and will often deny water in order to
get more beer. Good thing it's Tsingtao, so no worries about the
deer being dehydrated too quickly. The Telegraph has more
information: According to Zhang Xiangxi, who works as a waitress at
the resort's restaurant, she discovered the deer's unusual tastes
last November when she was cleaning up after some customers. She
says: "I saw a bottle of beer was still half full so I playfully
passed it to the deer. Unexpectedly it bit the bottle and raised
its head and drank all the beer in one shot." Since then, says
Zhang, whenever...
young couple, girl pulling away from boys advances. As if
China’s hormonal and horny students haven’t got enough
to contend with. With universities getting all up in their "are you
or aren't you a mistress" business and some high schools already
patrolling the halls for kissing couples, now "God" has gotten in
the way of them even learning about doing it... at least in Yunnan.
The Educational Bureau of Yunnan province has recently instructed
schools and universities to teach students to abstain from
premarital sex and to ‘cherish their chastity’. The
program; ‘No Apologies’
(æ— æ‚”ä»Šç”Ÿ)
is the ‘love child’ of an American conservative
Christian organization - Focus on the Family (FOTF), whose main
goal is "nurturing and defending the G...
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In what could be its biggest get yet, China's leading sportswear
brand, Li Ning, signed NBA rookie Evan Turner to an endorsement
deal Monday. Turner, the 2010 NCAA National Player of the Year, was
selected second overall in the draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. Li
Ning already has bigger NBA names in Shaquille O'Neal and Baron
Davis, but both were signed when they were well past their prime.
USA Diving has also inked a contract with Li Ning, making it the
team's official apparel sponsor through 2012. The brand's other
non-Chinese national team sponsorships include Spain and
Argentina's basketball teams, and USA Table Tennis. Although these
signings and Li Ning's opening of an Oregon concept store and
R&D center have all lead to speculation that this could be
China's first brand to bec...
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To start this blogging lark off I will answer some of the questions
that I have frequently been asked about my travel plans.Why am I
doing thisSeveral reasons1 I need a break. A long break. 11 and a
half years with the company moving house and changing my job every
couple of years has taken its toll. I'm tired2 I've always wanted
to travel but never had the opportunity. Everything has fal
hey guysso i know i havent finished the rest of the trips but i
thought id update u P so this isnt going to be daily like my other
ones..mostly cause who wants to know that i spent the day watched 2
movies and sleeping XDbut a blog of just events so here is what i
did for the 2 weeks i had before uni started So random order..just
for funsies and to confuse u Mont Royal Okay so random thin
I'm still at home leaving for Greece in 5 days. Just thought I'd
get this started before things get too crazy and I loose my mind
packing SI will try to upload pictures and write a bit everyday so
if you miss me back at home then please feel free to follow me here
or if you're just curious about GreeceThanks for reading and talk
to you soon
Another blog within a week We must have too much time on our
handsSeeing as we've got a couple of days left in Nadi with very
little to occupy us except sunbathe I thought I'd leave Clio on the
beach and come inside to write about our Feejee Experience.The
'Feejee Experience' is very similar to the Magic Bus in that it
provides travellers with a flexible bus service around a country
taking
Our entire itinery has been completely ballsed up by hurricane
earl. If we had stayed on our origional route then we would have
sailed right through the center of the storm so weve sailed
straight to Boston to try and ride it out. By the time it hits us
it will only be a force 2 hurricane but its still a hurricane.
Theyre taking the gangway away and keeping all crew on the ship
because weve got n
Everyone at home is probably enjoying the first OSU game.. I'm a
little sad to be missing it but I am so happy to be in Xela.This
week has been very full. Every night I come home with a tired brain
from a lot of Spanish. It is workshops week and I have the 10 and
11yearolds in my workshop of geography and world cultures. We've
talked about a lot of countries and made a craft or played a game f
Wow this has been a LONG week. Last week just flew so this week
felt like it lasted forever. We had our first chapel this week on
Wednesday which made it feel like friday. It was really great to
see all the kids get together and to hear them all singing the
songs that we have taught them. It was very encouraging. I am
looking forward to taking a bigger role in that part of our
school.We also h
We left N.C. this morning around 11a.m. What a wonderful stay with
our friends Deb and Herb Thanks again for letting us unload the
trailer on your front lawn and leave all our crap out there for 3
days. Thank goodness they have no neighbors. I'm just sorry I
didn't get a picture of the mess.We needed to get the brakes done
on the trailer....and we needed to repack it. There was a bit too
mu
Friday August 27 2010 City tour of Buda PestI woke up a little
after 715am and Mom was down at breakfast. I showered and got ready
and she was back in the room when I came out of the bathroom. We
packed up our little day bags with snacks and water and went down
to the bus. Eva was our local guide that boarded at the hotel and
we went on our way through Pest first.First stop was at Heroes
Hello AllThis is my introduction to my travel BlogThis will be my
first time overseas or out of the country more like. I got my first
passport i look like a serial killer and all my first time travel
documents.So to fill you in we my boyfriend and i will be
travelling from Perth Western Australia to Singapore and then onto
Malaysia KL. We plan to stay in Singapore for about 3 days then
Hi Everyone and welcome to ourmy blog. The blog is mine and Brian's
until October and then I will take it on as a solo effort while I
wander through Ireland into November. We leave on Saturday so the
last minute details are being ironed out ie exactly what we are
packing and how to pack it all. This post is basically just a test
run to make sure everything is working as it should. We hope you
So this is my pretrip blog. I leave in 5 days. Im not really
nervous except that I dont think my german is nearly sufficient. I
kind of see this as a test run. I want to live in europe. And Ill
be there for 9 months. Perfect right Well so packing is kinda a
bitch. I mean I have to get all this stuff over there but I have to
have room for the stuff I want to bring back...Plus I want to
travel a
On est jeudi. Dj presque la fin du voyage. Il ne reste que demain
et samedi pffffffffff elle est partie. Dimanche soir je serai dj de
retour la maison. Hier soir jrsquoai assist un merveilleux coucher
de soleil du haut de mon balcon. a va me manquerhellip Me
manqueront galement ces bateaux de toutes sortes qui se dandinent
sous ma fentre.Hier je nrsquoai pas fait grand chose
Sydney Airport day of departure. Nervous as hell but three coffees
and a couple of scotchs are helping.Patricia arrived on time and
James accompanied us to the Airport. Good timing as just after the
main rush and we got to checkin in good time. Unloaded the luggage
and Patricia asked if I had everything shit tickets and passport
Last saw them on the lounge Heart starts to race but being
After a long flight13.5 hours we arrived in LA. The plane an Airbus
380 was full. An number of young families and little babies meant
sleep was difficultEntering USA through CustomsHome Security was a
snip. A number of sniffer dogs had me worried as James had only
recently returned from Amsterdam and I am using his ruck sack etc
But it was quick.Short walk to the American Airlines departure
Woke up and it's raining but 77f 25c not heavily. The three of us
met at Starbucks for breaky.Gary has decided to assemble his bike
and get going. The Intercontinental Hotel were unable to extend the
deal I got thru Hotwire of US120 per night. It was going to cost
him US240GB I decided to get our local SIM cards and were directed
a few blocks East then North to a TMobile outlet. This was
We drove straight to the Best Western In Town Hotel and found that
we have arrived in the middle of the Milwaukee 2010 HOG Rally. Glad
we booked before leaving Aus Got chatting to a few guests on what's
on and whereDropped off our bags and headed straight to the Harley
Museum. Got there about 2.30pm.Wow so much going on including HD
Factory demo rides of the 2011 models. There must have been
Krabi is not a beach destination itself but a good place to base
yourself and visit the beaches at Ao Nang and Rai Leh. We stayed at
A Mansion hotel on Th Chao Fa which was really good value and close
to the river the shops the bus stop and long tail boats. The first
day the rain absolutely poured down it is monsoon season after all
so we stayed around town did some shopping and our washing
Det er efterhnden blevet hverdag herovre. Vi er flyttet p
Chill'nGrill'n et pensionat hvor der ogs bor en del danske
pdagogstuderende og har vret p praktikskolen i 1 12 uge.Anders og
jeg har mdt kl 7.30 det meste af ugen mens Tobias har vret heldig
frst at skulle mde 8.45. Dagen starter med en skalt 'Flag Ceremoni'
hvor eleverne str i lange rkker og synger den filippinske nat
sept 3 2010. have googled 'fred rieben pilbara echo' and viewed
article which appeared on the 28th. nice pic. otherwise more plants
cut on 'gaia reserve'. heartbreaking. some were ten years old. the
whitecheeked honeyeaters and singing honeyeaters would perch in the
top and churp. flagwise asked woman at shop in freo if she would
stock tshirts. yes. then asked her if she would go to inaloo a
The question ldquoWhat are you doing with your weeks vacationrdquo
normally receives an answer full of excitement and anticipation as
your mind drifts to relaxing hours spent away from your day job.
When this question is uttered late on a Sunday evening and is
referring to a holiday you know nothing about that starts the
following morning you are left feeling slightly confused.
Information
The fireprevention teams have managed to extinguish the fire that
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keep under control a second fire that was playing for the second
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03092010 Goodmorning.. I am still tired. DWe are going to have a
breakfast and then drive forward.Ciao
I'm leaving today for Italy, to stay in my son-in-law's house in
Tuscany for two weeks with two other couples, and then will be
going on to Greece by myself for seven weeks. I've never been to
Greece and so am looking forward to it! My shower is still...
I'm off tomorrow to Madagascar and I have never felt calmer about
travel which must be old age and experience. Today I do a last
check of papers and repack my luggage to try to reduce the weight.
Will be away for nearly two months returning to London in...
Should one be spontaneous about taking off on a holiday or should
one plan and plan as to when, where and who to go with? Lee
Hello, this is my first time on the thorn tree...My sisiter and I
are going on a gap year next year: South America, New Zealand,
Indonisia, Malaysia, India and Eastern Africa. We have just booked
our flights, yet I was wondering how much money we...
Anyone care to comment on the following approx 6 month itinerary?
Is it too busy?...
We have been asked many questions about the year we spent
travelling around the world. But interestingly, one question pops
up again and again: “How much does it
cost?â€...
My friend and I would like to travel somewhere at the end of
September for 4-6 days. Our budget is not much (less than $400/pp).
I work for a major US airline so plane tickets aren't an issue. We,
also, don't mind hostels or crashing on people's...
I am writing in so as to establish feedback from travelers in an
attempt to make a more precise decision on the country that I would
want to spend a few months on a
‘Time-Out’ in a single
country....
http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/705341.html Well that doesn't
bode very well, sorry to say.
Would any one be able to advise me on how much I should be paying
for certain items in Bangkok? Need to buy pressies for all at home
and a few bits for ourselves before going home!! We have seen some
of the stuff around thailand(fake bags/watches/purses)...
Lonely Planet authors and staff took on the challenge of cycling
through Africa from Cairo to Capetown. Rana Freedman and Martin
Heng rode leg four of Tour d'Afrique from Nairobi, Kenya to Iringa,
Tanzania.
Lonely Planet founder, authors and staff took on the challenge of
cycling through Africa from Cairo to Capetown. Fiona Siseman and
Tony Wheeler along with Rana Freedman and Martin Heng rode leg five
of Tour d'Afrique from Iringa, Tanzania to Lilongwe, Malawi.
Lonely Planet author Greg Bloom and a mate head off on a bike ride
from Coron to the Calauit Game Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary on
the northern tip of Busuanga Island in the Philippines. Hours
later, after being defeated soundly at basketball by the local kids
and losing his friend to a shoulder injury, Greg makes it to
Calauit island to watch the animals roam on this transplanted piece
of Africa.
The last two days of my San Blas trip was spent at Nargana and
Corazon de Jesus, Kuna villages seperated by a bridge.
Our fourth anchorage of the trip was a beautiful place called "The
Swimming Pool". More spearfishing, snorkleing and swimming. The
veggie boat made a stop.
Our second and third anchorage on my sailing adventure with Sonny
and Kay Sides of S/V Valentina. Lots of swimming and spearfishing.
I began my week long sailing adventure in the San Blas Islands by
flying from Panama City to El Porvenir, a small island in Kuna Yala
(Kuna Indian Reservation). Sonny and Kay Sides were my hosts -
www.sailingvalentina.com Our first stop was the island of Gerti
where we visited with some of the Kuna indians.
Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse near Augusta, S W Australia is the tallest
lighthouse in Mainland Australia. Built from 1895 - 1896 of local
limestone, the tower has 7 floors & 186 steps. Lighthouse was
totally manually operated until 1982 when electricity replaced the
clockwork mechanism & kero burner, one of the last in the
world. The light was automated in Sep 1992. The nearby disused
Water Wheel was built in 1895 to tap a spring & provide water
for workers building the Lighthouse . Video was taken in mid-Sep
2009. Music track created using Apple's 'Soundtrack' software.
White-cheeked honeyeaters and wrens feeding frenzy at Berry Farm
Cottage Cafe, Rosa Glen, Margaret River, south-west Western
Australia sometime in mid-September 2009. Soundtrack created using
Apple's 'Soundtrack' software.
Lonely Planet author Scott Kennedy and a mate enter the 'Routeburn
Classic' adventure race near Queenstown, New Zealand. The 32km path
normally take three days to hike but the classic is run in a day.
As if 32km isn't far enough, Upon finishing they plan to turn
around and do it all again!
A mid-September 2009 Porongurup interlude with many brief
encounters - with Porongurup's 'Ned Kelly' and a tearoom, a
galah-event, a Lily Dutch Windmill near Borden with Stirling Range
in the background, and a 'Caution Nudists Crossing' road sign and a
'Ewes and Rams' toilet at Amelup! Soundtrack created using Apple's
'Soundtrack' software.
Arriving fresh from our wildflower trail experience at Mullewa, we
stayed for a night on 2 Sep 2009 at Morawa, a town 187 km southeast
of Geraldton. In the morning, the desolateness of the place hit me,
but as I went for a walk into the town proper, my misgivings about
the place soon gave way to a sense of affinity for the sleepy town
and its quaint attractions. This is a remake of an earlier uploaded
clip, now with music effects added using Apple's 'Soundtrack'
software.
On 2nd September 2009, four of us did the 2.8 km. Wildflower Walk
at Mullewa (pronounced ‘Mull a
war’), a town 452 km. north of Perth & 99
km east of Geraldton, Western Australia and having a population of
about only 1,200. It is renowned for its carpets of 'everlastings'
and the wreath flower during the wildflower season from July to
November. 'Everlastings' are so called as once cut they last for a
long time. This is a remake of a clip uploaded before, with added
musical soundtrack created using Apple's 'Soundtrack' software.
after dancing and singing at a beach near Cartagena on a sunny
Sunday these children had my fish and chips...well done boys !!
Isla Cana Azuero manglar and laguna near Pedasi on the way to
Tonosi take a boat from the shore cross the manglar and laguna and
arrive to the island take a horse rideing and arrive to the beach
Baxta and his friends make like Lawerence and hit the infamous
sands of the Rub Al Khali in the hard driving and humblest car on
the road - the KIA Picanto.
Stopovers at a tea room at Perenjori and later at Wubin, both small
Western Australian towns, sometime in September 2009. We were on
our way to the monastic town of New Norcia after our heady
discovery of the wreath flowers at the outskirts of Morawa. This is
a remake of an earlier video, with an added music track created
using Apple's 'Soundtrack' software.
Kings Park & Botanic Garden Perth WA when wildflowers - waxes,
daisies, everlastings .... - were in season. Video taken sometime
in mid-September 2009. Music track created using Apple's
'Soundtrack' software.
In September 2009, we were in Western Australia for the wildflowers
season. Our 2,000 km road trip took us to Cervantes to see The
Pinnacles, Jurien Bay, Port Denison-Dongara, Geraldton, Mullewa for
the Wild Flower Walk, Morawa, Perenjori, the monastic town of New
Norcia, Mandurah, Margaret River, Busselton, Augusta, Cape Leeuwin,
Pemberton, Walpole and the Valley of the Giants TreeTop Walk,
Albany and its Wind Farm and neighbouring Torndirrup National Park
for The Natural Bridge and The Gap, the Porongurups, and back to
Perth in time to see The Wildflowers Festival at Kings Park and
Botanic Garden. Music tracks created using Apple's 'Soundtrack'
software.
This toyshop window display caught my attention when I was at
Singapore Changi Int'l Airport Terminal Two beginning 2010.
Practically, the whole of the grinning (and some grimacing) gang
was there - Stitch Minnie Pooh Hello Kitty Babes as well as some
meanies & baddies. Clip shot by digital camera in video mode.
Music created using Apple's 'Soundtrack' software.
Recently, I attempted the 9-km walk among The Southern Ridges in
Singapore. I managed to cover substantially Mount Faber Park and
Telok Blangah Hill Park. Rain and darkness prevented me from going
further to Kent Ridge Park. Still, I enjoyed myself tremendously
feeling close to nature and revelling in the views from Henderson
Waves and Forest Walk. Music tracks created using Apple's
'Soundtrack' software. Video update: Alkaff Mansion is set to
reopen by end 2010 with an Italian makeover featuring a
Tuscan-themed restaurant & pizza place & will have 2 ornate
European-style fountains out front
Camping the desert wonderland of Dubai.
Captain and Clark travel to Thailand to get blessed by a Buddhist
monk with a sak yant, or mystical tattoo.
Bali trip Nov 2007 featuring Kuta beach in the early morning, Kuta
town at night, Barong and Legong dances at Batubulan to the
accompaniment of Gamelan music, Pura Taman Ayun at Mengwi, artistic
Ubud, refreshing Bedugul, and Pura Tanah Lot. Video made from 2007
raw footages with slightly different selections from video uploaded
nearly two years ago, now with music tracks created using Apple's
'Soundtrack' software. Original Gamelan music is retained for
Barong and Legong dances
The biennial Singapore Garden Festival was held recently from 15 -
22 July 2010. Spread over 2ha of indoor space, it showcased 31
gardens and floral displays by award-winning designers from 17
countries. More than 250,000 tropical and temperate plants were
used for these displays in the event organised by the National
Parks Board, Singapore. Forming part of the Festival too was the
Singapore Orchid Show 2010. Music track created using Apple's
'Soundtrack' software.
An interpretation of Rick Eckersley’s
‘Fantasy Gardens’ category
display of ‘The Last Australian
Garden’ at the Singapore Garden Festival 15
– 22 July 2010. According to a write-up in the
Festival’s Official Show Programme, Rick
Eckersley came from a sheep grazing farm background in southern
Australia before moving into the creation of beautiful gardens. The
environmental theme he explores here –
juxtaposing rural farming implements & materials and rugged
natural plantings against the ‘pure, delicate
forms of exotic garden plants’ -
‘is a provocative insight into the land and how
it is managed’. Here it is ably explained and
interpreted by one of the Show’s
representatives.
Video taken 11 June 2010 showing Marina Bay Sands and the Helix
Bridge and Singapore City night skyline. Music track created using
Apple's 'Soundtrack' software.
Captainjohn explores the ghoulish side of the beautiful, historic
Scottish city of Edinburgh as he introduces us to the famous 1800's
body snatchers...Burke and Hare
The land of the thundering dragon had always been on my wish list
of places to visit. This last November I got to visit the Himalaya
Kingdom of Bhutan . Bhutan is considered one of the last Shangri-La
in the world. But it comes with a price
Lonely Planet author Tim Hornyak gets away from the
city’s concrete bustle to explores
Singapore’s natural side at a national park and
at Singapore zoo. Bukit Timah Nature Reserve is an oasis of
tropical forest that inspires deep breathing and reverent
whispering but it’s the macaque monkeys that
steal the show.
Art + culture + food + fashion + music. It's no surprise Melbourne
is the cool capital of Australia. This video shows you why.
How you can avoid too much pressure on your wallet whilst having a
great time in Sydney.
The Blue Mountains is Sydney's greatest recreation area for people
who prefer the bush to the sea. They are part of the Great Dividing
Range, which stretches from Gippsland region of Victoria in the
south to the tropical rainforests of north Queensland. The Blue
Mountains are so named because, from Sydney, they look blue. They
are clad in vast forests of eucalypts (commonly called gum trees),
which in the hot sun discharge a fine mist of eucalyptus oil from
their leaves. The mist refracts light, which makes the haze look
blue at a distance. That same oil makes the Australian bush as
volatile as a pine forest in a bush (forest) fire. The vapour
explodes, causing the fire to race through the canopy.
How to get a great meal deal whilst travelling in Melbourne
Captainjohn and an unusual sidekick tour the ancient Roman City of
Umm Quay and Jerash with a stop at Ajloun castle in Amman, Jordan
Traveling the ring road around Iceland is an adventure that every
traveler needs to make. I traveled 1800 k in one week and saw some
of the most incredible scenery I've ever seen anyone in the world.
This was truly a Destination Unknown
Conoce del nuestra mano la Semana Santa en Granada: sus gentes, sus
procesiones y como se vive. Travel with us to the Granadian Holy
Week in Spain: people, procesions y general feeling.
Nestled in the spectacular Coast Mountains of British Columbia,
award-winning Whistler is frequently rated the Number One Ski
Resort in North America, but the resort is just as lively in the
summer.
On My trip to Bhutan I would discover a land of incredible beauty,
a diverse culture, and my friend Tshering taught me how the world
can actually learn a few lessons from this tiny Himalayan Kingdom
of Bhutan
I thought Baguio would be just another village up in the mountains
(yes we went to quite a few villages during our vacation to the
Philippines!) but I was pleasantly surprised with what Baguio had
to offer. Learn more about the indigenous Filipinos known as the
igorots at the Botanical Gardens (I love that we had to pay to take
a photo with them :P) or view panoramic shots of the mountainside
from Mines View Park or maybe get inspired to join the Armed forces
by checking out the Philippine Military Academy. And there's loads
more to do, its a great tourist destination. I will definitely head
back up there when I get the chance.
On our family trip to the Philippines, we headed to Saud beach in
Pagudpud, a beach often overshadowed by the more popular beaches in
Boracay and Cebu BUT it was voted one of Asia's top 10 beaches in
2007 by respected Australian Travel Writer and Photographer John
Borthwick. What he said about Saud Beach: "On the northwest coast
of Luzon, little-known Saud Beach at Pagudpud is a 2km arc of
blindingly pure sand bordered by the blue of the South China Sea.
It's like an uncluttered version of that famous Philippines shore,
White Beach, on Boracay Island. Beat the developers, the
hair-braiders and sarong-floggers - head to Pagudpud now". From the
beach we could see the Bangui Windfarm, this place as well as Cape
Bojeador Lighthouse was recommended by our resort clerk so we
decided to head out ...
We stopped for breakfast at one of the most bizarre family
restaurants called Isdaan in Gerona. A restaurant where you'll find
yourself surrounded by a collection of statues of giant humanoids,
Buddhas and even a T-Rex. It's probably more famous for its tacky
decor & entertainment, than for its food! Have a laugh with the
singing & dancing chefs (who gave us their rendition of
'Igilling Gilling' from the popular Filo show Wow Wow Wee) or
relieve stress by throwing crockery at the Taksyapo Wall (dubbed
the "Wall of Fury!") or take on the San Kilo bridge challenge. It
was about 7am so the wall of fury wasn't open. Shattered we
couldn't give you a demo...ah maybe next time!
Captainjohn takes on a tour of Dublin just in time for the Saint
Patricks Day celebration...
St. Thomas is a mountainous island of incredible beauty. We only
had nine hours to visit . So with no time to waste we headed off
and discovered two of St. Thomas's premier attractions Magens Bay
& shopping.
On the fourth day of our cruise we arrived in St. Lucia. We took
off to meet some locals and visit one of the icons of our world
,the Pitons. At the end of the day I knew I found a place that I
like to return to.
There is No other island in the Caribbean that can you boast about
the diverse of cultures that you will find on the beautiful island
of St. Martin/ St.Marrten.
A section of Tokyo called Akihabara, also known as Electric City.
Aside from being THE place for electronics, it also brings out the
geeks, or "otaku" as they are called, from the woodworks. Aside
from the "electric maids," other young costumed girls - cosplay -
are out there performing to be the next Ayumi Hamasaki (a Japanese
version of Britney Spears). A very surreal place indeed.
While traveling across Cambodia, I made a stop in the capitol of
Phnom Penh. I asked my tuk-tuk driver to take me to a shooting
range, where I'd heard there was an assortment of assault rifles to
choose from. So on this rainy day, I shot my first AK-47 and a
friend I met shot a 50 caliber machine gun.
http://www.deliberateindustries.blogspot.com
Early October in Toronto means only one thing: Nuit Blanche! This
all night art festival features bright lights, wild exhibits and
even blindfolded wrestlers!? Take a look for yourselves and enjoy.
A visual journey through Bhutan with Wanderlust and Lipstick with
leader and owner, Beth Whitman.
Lonely Planet author, Tim Hornyak, shows off the culinary
highlights of his home town Montreal, Canada. Forget high end
cuisine - there are particular local specialties brought to the
city by immigrants from around the world. Tim takes on a teetering
smoked meat sandwich from Schwartz's, bagels from the St. Viateur
bakery and a serious-looking mountain of gravy-smothered fries
called 'Poutine' from La Banquise.
Lonely Planet author Tim Hornyak revels in the geekiness and
kookiness that is Tokyo’s Electric Town -
Akihabara. A warren of electronics, computer and anime stores,
it’s a haven for the Otaku,
a Japanese term used to refer to people
with obsessive interests, particularly manga, and video
games.
One of the best off the beaten path destinations in Morocco is the
town of Azemmour located along the Atlantic coast just north of El
Jedida. It is a small town with few tourists that feels like the
real Morocco. There is an exceptional riad here in which to make
your base while visiting this overlooked yet charming town. The
Portuguese built the town tow miles inland along the Oum er Rbia
river as a fortified trading post in 1513. Except for two riads
there are no tourists restaurants or facilities. One of the riads,
however, is reason enough to stay in Azemmour. The Riad Azama is an
18th century traditional home handsomely restored with 6 rooms
located around a lovely court yard. This is one of the most
beautiful Riads we have seen in Morocco.
The High Line is New York City's newest and most unique public
park, built on an abandoned elevated freight railway that ran from
1934 to 1980 through Manhattan's West Side. The High Line opened in
June 2009, with restored Art Deco railings, concrete pathways,
seating and an otherworldly landscape inspired by the wild flowers,
grasses and trees that took hold during the decades the railway was
abandoned.
Discover the Ancient Ruins of Palmyra, Syria. Once a stop over town
for travellers crossing the Syria Desert, also known as the 'Bride
of the Desert'.
3 days. 5 people. 3500km. 50,000 photos Want to come to Central
Australia? Travel from Alice Springs to Coolum via Mt Isa in 24min.
Sunrises, vistas, towns, forests, highways, night driving and the
weather. Shot 20-22 December 2009 with a Canon 5Dmk2. Original
soundtrack composed for film. The full 1080HD 3pt version is on
Youtube A full length 640x360 version is on Vimeo Sorry for the
small vid here, limited by the max file size.
"Real polar bears swim in salt water", the locals at Birch Bay,
Washington argue with pride. This beach-resort town just below the
Canadian border about 100 miles north of Seattle may be small in
size, but big in personality when it comes to celebrating the
holidays! Get ready to "dive in" with Julius Reque as he and
hundreds more welcome the New Year with a cold splash - Polar Bear
style!
As an independent traveler one of the last things I thought I would
ever do in my travels is take a cruise. There was many questions to
be answered As I set off on this journey with my wife and son. We
were about to find out cruising isn't what it used to be.
On the third day of our Carnival Cruise we had planned to visit the
sites of Bridgetown Barbados. Unfortunately my hangover would not
go away so I did the next best thing and headed off to relax on a
beautiful white sand beach.
Is there skiing in Iraq? We were determined to find out.
Captain and Clark find themselves on the front lines of an ancient
festival in the Middle East.
Wayang Kulit is Balis beautiful form of musical theatre. It is
designed around shadow and light. These romantic tales from ancient
Hindu mythology are synchronized to the rhythms of the gamelan.
Puppets cast shadows on a huge screen illuminated by candle or bulb
light.
This is Destination Unknown China, With Music by the Dama LLamas. I
hope you enjoy it as much as i did filmimg in China.
Claire Bushey couldn't stop thinking about the handsome actor she
met on a trip to England. Then she did something she'll always
regret.
The travel-themed show had won every year since the reality TV
category was added. This year’s upset winner? Top Chef.
The Canadian Coast Guard removed 110 passengers from a cruise ship
stranded in the Arctic Ocean this weekend. The ship was exploring
the Northwest Passage when it got hung up on an unmapped
rock—presumably, we’ll see more of these incidents as
the passage becomes increasingly viable, so Canada, keep your
icebreakers sharp.
Fascinating story in the New York Times about how language shapes
our thoughts and feelings. Here’s but one interesting nugget:
In a different experiment, French and Spanish speakers were asked
to assign human voices to various objects in a cartoon. When French
speakers saw a picture of a fork (la fourchette), most of them
wanted it to speak in a woman’s voice, but Spanish speakers,
for whom el tenedor is masculine, preferred a gravelly male voice
for it. More recently, psychologists have even shown that
“gendered languages” imprint gender traits for objects
so strongly in the mind that these associations obstruct
speakers’ ability to commit information to memory. For some
reason, all this reminds me of Al Shamshoon.
What was it? A battle? A shot over the bow? Maybe, looking back, it
was just a misfire. But it got L.A. Mexican foodies pretty excited
for a few days. At a talk in Orange County last week, Pulitzer
Prize-winning restaurant critic Jonathan Gold—a hero of ours
who has made a career of championing great hole-in-the-wall ethnic
restaurants in SoCal—took a shot at PBS TV host and
restaurateur Rick Bayless. The chef, whose Frontera Grill in
Chicago gets rave reviews, just designed the menu for a new upscale
Mexican restaurant in Los Angeles, Red O—his first project in
the region. Now, L.A. loves its homegrown Mexican food. It’s
a source of pride. So the arrival of Bayless earlier this year was
bound to raise eyebrows. The Los Angeles Times gave Red O a
favorable revie...
Anyone who has ever tried to learn even a few words of Chinese will
appreciate the difficulty of the task. It turns out it was a
serious challenge even for a woman with a Ph.D. in linguistics and
six languages already under her belt. That would be Deborah
Fallows, author of the new book, Dreaming in Chinese: Mandarin
Lessons in Life, Love and Language. NPR just profiled her. My
favorite passage from the radio piece concerned her attempt to
order take-out Taco Bell, of all things: Her tones weren’t
very good at that point, though, so Fallows’ request for
“takeout”—dabao—was met with a blank stare
from the Taco Bell employee. Fallows tried saying dabao with every
combination of tones she could think of—rising tones, falling
tones—and when t...
Adam Richman takes questions after The Big Ugly Burger challenge.
Bert cavorts with flightless birds and then samples an ostrich
burger.
Intimidator rises 232 feet then races over a mile of twists at 75
mph.
Get a lesson in a "Who's Who of American Jazz" during your trip to
Kansas City.
Sam tries the luge, finds a new favorite dish and dances with the
Peranakans.
Adam Richman takes questions after the Ultimate Destroyer
Challenge.
Anthony Bourdain gets a lesson in Roman cuisine and culture.
Sam shares how to find the best bite in the food hawker centers.
Tony discusses ethics and favoritism in the food industry with
Michael Ruhlman.
LA's food trucks went gourmet, but only one set of wheels is doing
it in heels.
Everything is on wheels here, even food. See LA's recipe for mobile
munchies.
Sam shares her favorites from Japan, including a sushi breakfast
and geishas.
Anthony Bourdain heads to the beach outside of Beirut to visit Chez
Maguy.
You don't have to be a metalhead to crave burgers from LA's Grill
'Em All.
Endure a whole-new breed of lockdowns in Ghost Adventures' third
season!
Adam Richman visits the Fun Town Amusement Pier for some fun by the
shore.
Adam Richman discusses his Ludicrous Wings Challenge in New Jersey.
Find out the history behind Detroit's delicious staple -- the Coney
Island Dog.
Sam advises staying at a home-stay to fully experience the Balinese
culture.
Anthony Bourdain answers a common question about traveling to
Paris.
Anthony Bourdain talks about ratitude and traveling back to Paris.
Anthony Bourdain recaps some of his best moments from the past 100
episodes.
Anthony Bourdain talks about his favorite things to do in Paris.
Adam Richman gets a lesson in Syracuse history at The Salt Museum.
Anthony Bourdain and the crew dish on their beloved Diane Schutz.
Zak encounters the violent spirits that infest a gold-rush mining
town.
Zak, Nick and Aaron confront ghosts who have terrorized them for 2
years.
Zak encounters malevolent spirits aboard this World War II-era
vessel.
Zak investigates Spooky Hollow, where the ghosts have a taste for
men.
A new homeowner discovers murderous spirits near a bloody sink.
Set off on a vampire vacation inspired by
literature’s greatest blood suckers in
Transylvania, New Orleans and Forks, WA.
Take a haunted tour to learn about the ghosts that linger in these
historic American cities.
Here are some tips to make the most of your leaf-peeping road trip.
Dubai’s luxury hotels pamper guests with tony
rooms, refined international food and extra-special amenities.
Bottoms up as we take a tour of Scotland’s best
distilleries where malt masters carry on the
country’s age-old whisky tradition.
Reykjavik is known for its vibrant nightlife with dozens of diverse
bars and clubs in the city center, ranging from cozy pubs to
rocking mega-clubs.
Discover Travel Channel's picks for America's top 10 treasure
hunting hotspots.
Nantucket is as much a sanctuary for wildlife as it is a getaway
from daily life, perfect for weekend travel.
We’ve pulled together 4 popular road trips
through Napa and Sonoma counties that touch upon the
region’s greatest offerings.
Palm Springs is a must-visit for cinephiles, history buffs,
architecture enthusiasts, those with an appetite for tasty treats
and more.
Leave your sense of doubt at home, and let yourself be mystified
and thrilled at the country’s best magic shows.
New Orleans is a city for foodies with fine dining and historic
cafes all around the city serving distinctive Creole and Cajun
dishes.
From city escapades to beach vacations, here are our picks for the
sweetest and sexiest Valentine’s Day
adventures.
The best way to experience Jamaican cuisine is to get out from your
resort and dine with the locals. Here are some of the
island’s best spots for classic Jamaican fare.
Surrounded by water on all sides, Italy has a unique coastline with
nooks and crannies that create quiet swimming coves and picturesque
seascapes.
Take a break from the traffic and crowds, and appreciate the
unspoiled beauty at 5 of the country’s
least-visited national parks.
For the city-dwellers and vacationers among us, urban parks provide
the perfect respite.
These top 10 luxury shopping spots are filled with enough high
fashion and designer labels to make shopaholics and style mavens
swoon.
Set off from Phoenix for a road trip to Sedona past a dazzling
display of nature and history framed by towering red rocks.
Head to the hills for a cool summer vacation at one of North
America’s great mountain resorts or national
parks.
Hyannis, the former vacation destination for the iconic Kennedy
clan, is the gateway to Cape Cod with its historic Main Street,
pleasant beaches and bustling harbor.
Take a culinary tour of Italy's most delectable regional dishes.
Amidst South Africa’s natural wonders are a
series of beaches with striking turquoise waters and sparkling
white sandy shores. The beaches span 4 distinct areas, each with
its own personality.
Explore Alaska on an RV road trip, seeing Denali, Fairbanks, Valdez
and everything in between.
The Czech Republic -- split into Bohemia in the west and Moravia in
the east -- is loaded with fascinating off-the-radar towns,
villages and historical sites.
The long lines at Bangkok’s outside food carts
let you in on the locals’ secret
–- tasty street food is a national culinary
treasure at a fraction of the price of fancier restaurants.
The Pacific Northwest is known for its open spaces, and its vast
beauty is easily explored by car.
The beaches along the Eastern Mediterranean range from glitzy and
glamorous to perfectly secluded hamlets. Here’s
our selection of the best beaches in Croatia, Greece, Turkey and
Montenegro.
Cruise the Road to Hana, and enjoy the winding roads, 1-lane
bridges and stunning landscapes.
A weekend road trip along Route 66 promises encounters with an
abundance of restaurants, kitschy attractions, photo ops, gift
shops and more.
If only there was a remote control that could slow down these
waning summer weeks as we cross the threshold into the final days
of summer. Looking for ways to savor these blue-sky days? Take ...
Summer is obviously the official season for barbecuing and there
are lots of new grills, advanced technologies and fancy tools help
us create the perfect meal. But step back to a time when barbecuing
involved ...
There is an ancient critter living in Oregon that is pretty well
known in some circles. Care to guess what species it
might be? Let me offer you some hints: this species lives in rivers
but it ...
Editor’s Note: Our Cheese and Chocolate
Cuisinternship Winner, Lisa Graff, recently completed her week long
adventure in Southern Oregon at Rogue Creamery and Lillie Belle
Farms. We’ll be posting her recaps over the
next several ...
The mighty Columbia River is rich with natural and cultural
histories and I explore it by sea kayak via the little known Lewis
and Clark Wildlife Refuge. Could there be a better escape from a
simmering, ...
Editor’s Note: Our Cheese and Chocolate
Cuisinternship Winner, Lisa Graff, recently completed her week long
adventure in Southern Oregon at Rogue Creamery and Lillie Belle
Farms. We’ll be posting her recaps over the
next several ...
You may know all about the “usual places to
go†in Oregon—Multnomah Falls,
Portland and Mount Hood. RV campers willing to take a closer look,
however, can find pockets of adventure hidden in the ...
This week, my adventures across Oregon takes me to a place that
used to be a true hot zone of volcanic eruptions, magma flows and a
birthplace of mountains – evidence
that’s obvious not only ...
As the days grow shorter and the temperature slowly drops, get out
and see color change before your eyes at
Oregon’s urban and rural forests. From bright
reds to deep yellows, leaves of maples, dogwood, ...
Editor’s Note: Our Cheese and Chocolate
Cuisinternship Winner, Lisa Graff, recently completed her week long
adventure in Southern Oregon at Rogue Creamery and Lillie Belle
Farms. We’ll be posting her recaps over the
next several ...
Bring a warm sweater. Even in July and August the evening air grows
chilly in the mountains. And bring a hat or sunscreen, as the
atmosphere is thinner at high altitudes. Glaciers can be blinding
in the sun, so be sure to bring sunglasses, especially for
high-altitude excursions. Good walking shoes or hiking boots are a
must, whether you’re tackling medieval cobblestones or
mountain trails.
Whereas smoking laws are fairly strict in North America, the right
to puff in France is upheld in many public places. A few hotel
properties or restaurants may be willing to accommodate your
preferences if you need a little breathing room by giving you a
table in an empty area.
There’s a good chance you might not find it there when you
get to baggage claim. Rarely, travelers are even ordered to check
the larger of their carry-ons at the gate and not given time to
transfer valuable items—which then go missing. Be sure your
expensive things are in your smallest carry-on.
If you’re driving down the interstate looking for a place to
refill your gas tank, avoid the exits that have just one or two
stations. You’ll save money at exits with three or more
stations, as competition helps drive down prices.
