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Intrepid Travel puts together some amazing trips, and today's deal will make them even more accessible than usual. For the next nine hours, trips will be discounted deeply ... all Intrepid trips ... more than 400 of them. Price cuts range from 15 percent to 60 percent in ...18 unique travel experiences for the well traveled
So you think you've been everywhere and done everything? Is their something missing when you travel these days? Is the sense of adventure gone? Never fear, because the Times Online has compiled an interesting list of 18 unique travel experiences that are designed to give us ...Hungarian airline stunt too successful
A crowd pissed all over Wizz Air's attempt to release 1,000 balloons into the sky. The low-cost airline had hoped to celebrate its fifth anniversary, but the Hungarian crowd was drawn to the event by the rumor of freebies hooked to the balloons – coupons worth $49.95 ...Gadling + BootsnAll - Picks of the Week (4.3.09)
Another Friday is upon us, and we're back with another round of weekly picks from our friends at BootsnAll, the independent travel experts. What strange stories, great lists and secret travel tips caught our eye? Take a look below and find out:
ABC's of Study Abroad - ...Stumble down to Budapest's underground labyrinth
Hungary's capital city, Budapest, has always had a "split history." Everything from the town's name (which is actually a combination of two distinct cities along the Danube, Buda and Pest) to its incredibly diverse architectural styles, to a range of ruling powers from the ...The Very Best Foreign National Parks
The Coalition of National Park Services Retirees (yeah, I didn't know they existed either) put out a press release yesterday listing the organizations favorite national parks from around the globe. The list was compiled by the more than 700 members of the CNPSR, who voted on ...From the New Europe: Mr Gay Europe final returns to Hungary
Before the fall of communism, back 19 years ago (jeez, has it really been that long?) there were no gay people in Eastern Europe. No really. None. At least according to the Soviet propaganda.
Look at good old Eastern Europe now. Prague is the new capital of gay pornography ...From the New Europe: Transylvania art in the streets of Budapest
If Hungary is on your travel list this spring, make sure to check out the open air art exhibit in the streets of Budapest.
According to the Budapest Sun Online, sculptures, paintings and photographs by Hungarian contemporary artists have broken out of galleries to enjoy ...Are you smarter than a 5th grader or Kellie Pickler?
First of all, I really do like Kellie Pickler. She seems like a lovely person and kind. She certainly sings much better than I do and has made more money than I have--way more. I hate feeling mean, (kind of), but she was mentioned in a recent New York Times article as an ...Man fakes his own death while surfing in Greece
At first, it sounded like a great, simple idea. The husband pretends he is dead while the wife collects his life insurance. She will send him money periodically as he assumes new identity abroad. It almost happened that way, Czech press reports.
A Hungarian man, Zoltan Rex, ...Michael Palin's travel series "The New Europe" starts Monday
This coming Monday Michael Palin's new seven-show travel series, "The New Europe" starts on The Travel Channel. He's taking the TV audience through "post communist" Europe to highlight the natural beauty, history and culture of Macedonia, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Hungary, and ...GADLING TAKE FIVE week of 12-7-07
Gadling bloggers have been as busy as Santa's elves this week. It's hard to choose five posts from so many, so this week I'm offering five categories:
Animals: Brett covered stress-reducing felines in Tokyo and how to adopt a Tasmanian devil, Jerry told us the touching ...Hungarian wine on my mind
A few weeks ago I enjoyed sampling some Hungarian wines at a New York reception hosted by Perceptive Travel magazine. The folks at Monarchia Winery and Hungarian Tourism were kind enough to provide a collection of regional wines for tasting. I particularly enjoyed sampling ...Calling All Cubists
Is that what you call someome who is a whiz at solving a Rubik's Cube? Either way the best on the planet at working out those challenging little cubes of coloured plastic will be heading to Budapest for the 2007 World Rubik's Cube Championship on October 5.
It's fitting the ...Top 10 Hostels Around the World
Our friend Benji over at the Guardian has compiled a list of the top 10 hostels around the world. "When I say I'm staying in a hostel instead of a hotel, they think I'm subtlety telling them I have a drug problem," he writes. "But things have changed, people. Not all hostels ...Odd Statues from Around the World
Weird statues are usually the end result of a city councillor with too much time and other people's money on their hands. Some of the planet's oddest statues include a giant Optimus Prime from Transformers and the kids jumping into the Singapore River outside the Fullerton ...Hungarians Reclaim World Kissing Title
Go Now before They're Gone: Conde Nast Traveler's 20 Most Threatened Places
Travel, on occasion, takes on apocalyptic proportions.
This is a fragile world we live in, after all, and it is no secret that marvelous destinations which beckon our travel spirit simply may not be around for much longer. Or, at the very least, will be so damaged by ...Budapest's Secret Cafes
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Here is a cool little secret about Budapest I knew nothing about.
According to Amy Brouillette, writing for the LA Times, the Hungarian capital boasts a number of garden cafes hidden off the beaten path in old buildings and sections of town one ordinarily wouldn't go ...Word for the Travel Wise (01/24/07)
Last time it was 'hello' and now it's time for 'farewell'... Today's word is a Magyar (Hungarian) word used in Hungary: szia - goodbye, see you later The Hungarian lingo is a Finno-Ugric language, which you can learn more about at Wikipedia, right now let's stick to the ...
