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10 best natural spas around the world
Who doesn't love a great spa experience? While a traditional Swedish massage or hot stone treatment is always relaxing, why not try something different and 100% natural?
All over the world, there are regions featuring geothermal pools, hot springs, and water heated by ...Transmongolia - Part Four: Traversing the Steppe
Transmongolia: Part Four - Click above to watch video after the jump
*After an extended hiatus (we blame the whole getting lost in the desert thing) Transmongolia is back. Click here for our previous coverage of the 2011 Mongol Rally.
Other than a complete ...Video of the day: skateboarding in South Asia
Visualtraveling - 'Holy Cow' from Patrik Wallner on Vimeo.
Visualtraveling created this ten minute film piece titled 'Holy Cow' with footage from travels centered around skateboarding in South Asia. The documented journey took place over the course of a month. This ...
Changi Airport, Singapore: budget-friendly experiences during your layover
While layovers are often times boring and filled with endless hours of watching the clock, Changi Airport in Singapore believes that airport experiences should be memorable. Not only that, the airport also caters to the budget-traveler with an array of free activities for ...Dim sum has a little somethin'-somethin' for everyone
I realize that Chinese New Year ended on February 6th, but in an effort to establish that there's no bad time to visit Hong Kong or eat Cantonese food, I decided that now would be a good time to write about dim sum (also, I'm a terrible procrastinator. Is it really almost ...New dark tourism sites open all over the world
For those who are unfamiliar with the term, "dark tourism" refers to visiting sites associated with grief, tragedy, or death. While some people may debate the ethics of visiting these types of sites, they often provide educational, enlightening, and even life-changing ...Tips for teaching English abroad without speaking the local language
When people hear I spent a summer teaching English in Thailand, they often assume I speak fluent Thai. The truth is, you don't need to be fluent in the local language to teach English abroad. I'm not saying that it doesn't help, however, it isn't necessarily required, as the ...Why you should visit Singapore in 2012
There are many reasons Singapore makes a great travel destination, from unique architecture to rich cultural experiences to carefully prepared cuisine. In 2012, the Southeast Asian destination has even more reasons to visit, from exciting new restaurants to the opening of ...Betelmania: how to chew betel nut in Burma
In Burma, the streets are stained with red blotches, as if someone decided the pavement needed a more Jackson Pollock look. Walk down any lane in Yangon or Mandalay or anywhere that humans reside in this southeast Asian country, and you'll see splotches of red on the ...VIDEO: Everyone says I love you in 15 languages
In case you decided to save your Valentine's Day celebration for this weekend, you may want to show your Valentine how worldly and well-traveled you are and find a new way to say "I love you". Traveler and photographer Kien Lam, who previously brought us the amazing ...
Exploring the street food in Singapore
Singapore is an island-nation in Southeast Asia that has a rich culture, especially when it comes to food. Their unique street food culture can be experienced in the numerous hawker centers: open-air food courts housing authentic, carefully prepared cuisine for a ...Video of the day: Bali, Indonesia
BALI, JE T'AIME! from artisland on Vimeo.
Now seems as good a time as any other to take a trip to Bali. To sprawl out on the sands and relax in the waters under the sun amid such beautiful culture certainly seems like a dream as the intensity and work load that come ...
Couple to visit most of planet on 424 day tour
Darren and Sandy Van Soye, a couple from Southern California, have started on a global adventure to raise awareness about world geography and make the subject more accessible to children. Visiting fifty countries on six continents in 424 days, they will share the journey ...Indian government relocates villagers away from tiger reserve
The village of Umri in Rajasthan, India, is no more.
The entire population of 82 families, some 350 people, has been relocated because the village stands inside the Sariska tiger reserve, the BBC reports. The move aims to protect the local tiger population, which is ...10 sexy sites from around the world
Forget castles, churches, fine art galleries, and history museums; the sites on this list celebrate the thing almost everyone has in common, sex. From penis parks to fertility shrines to bondage demonstrations, these sexy sites from around the world will make your trip a bit ...Travel Like a Boss: Onboard Singapore Airlines new A380 out of JFK
Casting away most comforts afforded a modern traveler, Gadling Labs typically ventures out as cost-effective as possible; be it on a boat, the back of a pickup truck or the occasional Mongolian yak. But when Singapore Airlines announced they were bringing the A380 to the ...China to get first One&Only resort in 2014
Luxe lovers, look out - China is preparing to get their first One&Only resort, One&Only Sanya, in 2014.
Kerzner International Holdings, the ownership group behind One&Only and Atlantis Resorts, has announced plans for a 180-room luxury property on Tufu ...Video of the Day: Japanese folding trick
Travel experts love to share tips on the best ways to pack. Heck, we've done tons of posts on packing tips. However, thanks to the sorcery in this video from Japan, we've discovered the best way to fold our clothes. Of course, first we have to understand what the hell is ...
A Traveler in the Foreign Service: where paid time off is taken seriously
After a long weekend, have you ever thought- 'if only every work week lasted only four days?' Flex time and four 10-hour day work weeks are becoming more common, but most of us are still stuck working at least five days a week.
I wouldn't advise joining the Foreign ...Bowermasters Adventures: Update from the coup in the Maldives
In a move surprising those not living in the Maldives -- where most of the recent press has focused on its green-thinking on climate change and carbon use -- the island nation's president, Mohamed Nasheed, has apparently been forced out in a coup d'etat.
Fingers are ...
