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Museum Month: JEATH War Museum, Kanchanaburi, Thailand
History has never been my favorite subject, but once I began traveling in earnest, I discovered something. If I visited a destination, I usually became obsessed with its history or indigenous peoples. Unfortunately, I didn't discover this in time to save the downward ...Photo Of The Day: Turkish Tulips
April showers bring May flowers, as the saying goes. We're getting plenty of rain this month in Turkey, but we've had flowers. April is the big month for tulips in Istanbul, and you can see them planted all over town as 11.5 million were planted for this year's season. I ...Edam Is Much More Than Cheese In Holland
Edam is a city in the Dutch province of Noord-Holland that is famous as the original source of the cheese with the same name. Recently, we spent a day in Edam walking cobblestone streets, sampling fresh cheeses made daily and enjoying a city that looks today much like it ...Video of the Day: flying like a bird
We all want to fly. We have all wanted to since we were children who realized that humans do not fly and birds do. Today's video of the day features Dutch engineer Jamo Smeets successfully flying like a bird. Our concept of travel, and the related transportation ...
A town with no roads: Giethoorn, Netherlands
I recently came across a story, complete with entrancing photos, on SlightlyWarped.com. "The Town with No Roads" captured my attention with its title and then I read on. The series, worth reading, from Slightly Warped is called "Curiosities" -- and this curiosity is worth ...10 things you probably didn't know about Holland
While Holland is well known for its bright flowers, the canals of Amsterdam, and wooden shoes, there are still many surprises to discover about this region. To help expand your knowledge, here are some things you probably didn't know about Holland.
1. Rotterdam is the ...New Amsterdam hotel opens in former music conservatorium
One of our favorite spaces for hotels? Old buildings. News broke last week that Washington DC's former Post Office Building will become a new Trump Hotel, and today we bring you Amsterdam's premier music conservatorium, recently re-launched as the aptly-named ...Video: Skating the canals of Amsterdam
The cold snap that has brought much of Europe to a stand-still this winter has invigorated the Dutch. For the first time in more than a decade, the canals in Amsterdam have frozen solid, creating a network of rinks between the city's iconic, gabled canal houses.
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VIDEO: Visit a guinea pig village in Holland
If you prefer cute and cuddly animals to the Big Five on safari, you may want to consider a trip to the Netherlands. VICE's Cute Show takes a look this week at a guinea pig village in Holland, where the hairy rodents go to "retire" when their owners can no longer look ...
Food poisoning! What to watch out for in 2012
For many people--myself included--one of the most enjoyable aspects of travel is experiencing how other cultures eat. Even if you're only traveling as far as the other end of the state, chances are there's a regional specialty, street food, farmers market, or restaurant ...iPhone app review: 'Spotted By Locals' European city guides
On a recent extended trip to Phnom Penh, I decided to bring along my trusty five-pound Southeast Asia on a Shoestring guide from Lonely Planet. Big mistake. In a city changing as quickly as Cambodia's capital, I found that nearly all of the information had become dated and ...Teen sailor Laura Dekker to complete round-the-world voyage today
16-year old Dutch sailor Laura Dekker will complete her quest to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world today when she arrives back at the island of St. Maarten in the Caribbean. She is expected to make landfall around 3 PM local time this afternoon, ...Opinion: Dutch khat ban smacks of racism
The Dutch government recently announced that it will ban the use of khat, a narcotic leaf widely chewed in the Horn of Africa and Yemen.
I've written about khat before. I've spent four months in Ethiopia, especially Harar, a city in the eastern part of the country where ...New budget travel magazine debuts: Off Track Planet moves into print
Off Track Planet, a Brooklyn-based online budget travel publication, takes its f-bomb dropping idiom into print today with the debut of an eponymous magazine.
Off Track Planet, for the uninitiated, is geared toward the 18-30 set and is particularly focused on ...Amsterdam's Schipol Airport gallery opens winter exhibition (about winter!)
I love airport art galleries. They offer the delayed passenger something far more satisfying than eating fattening toxins in the food court. The gallery at Schipol Airport, Amsterdam, is one of the best because it's run by the world-famous Rijksmuseum.
The gallery has ...Airplane accommodations: The Netherlands' Airplane Suite
Whether you're an aviation enthusiast or simply a lover of quirky lodgings, these airplane-style accommodations are sure to fly high in your book. We're featuring a series of them. Up first: an Airplane Suite in the Netherlands.
Fly "first class" with this luxe ...Biblical bridge allows pedestrians to "walk through water" like Moses
Parting the sea is no longer a feat held just for saints and those with higher powers. Thanks to a new and innovative creation by RO & AD Architects, anyone can walk through water, just like Moses did when he parted the Red Sea.
The Moses Bridge is located in the ...
Amsterdam day trip: Van Brederode castle
Amsterdam has plenty of day trip opportunities. Smaller cities such as Delft are a short train ride away and the pretty countryside has many historic attractions.
Ruïne van Brederode is a castle in the town of Santpoort Zuid, about 25 minutes away by train from ...One luxury and two budget hotels in Amsterdam
Visitors to Amsterdam are spoiled for choice when it comes to hotels. From flea-bitten junky flophouses all the way up to five-star luxury accommodation, hotels in Amsterdam offer something for everyone. Picking one can be tricky, though. Here are three places I've stayed ...Kids travel gift: Junior "crumpled" city maps
Last year we reported on Italian designer Emanuele Pizzolorusso's crumpled city maps, a delightful series of maps made out of tough waterproof material. Pizzolorusso's maps can withstand crumpling and crushing. They fit in a little pouch and are easily transportable. ...
