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Gadlinks for Tuesday, 11.3.09

by Aaron Hotfelder (RSS feed) on Nov 3rd 2009 at 6:00PM

Hope everyone's enjoying what's on Gadling today, from stinky Asian food to A Critical Mass Halloween in San Francisco to an informative post and gorgeous photo gallery about Auckland, New Zealand. Now here's a look at what else is going on in the travel world today...

This video about frequent flyer mile hoarders has been making the rounds-- it's a peek into a small subculture I knew nothing about, and still don't entirely understand.
Geography of Bliss author Eric Weiner explores the backpacker ghetto of Thamel, a district of Kathmandu in Nepal.
Over at Bootsnall, Eileen Smith details the ins-and-outs of wine tasting in South America. I'm not much of an oenophile myself, but when I tried the Carménère in Chile it made me want to be a better person.
Tyler Cowen points out that Yemen is running out of water, partly because half its water is used to cultivate qat, an addictive drug.
Speaking of water, Chris Blattman suggests that the days of seeing an African woman carry a bucket of water on her head might be over.

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Dennis Lynch Nov 4th 2009 9:59AM

Before recommending people go to Lake Atitlan read this website.
http://www.lakeatitlanhealth.com

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