You spend every holiday weekend annoyed that you can't talk your way out of a speeding ticket. If only there were some way out of that predicament ... aside from taking your lead foot off the gas, right? You may be out of luck on the New Jersey Turnpike, but there are ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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You spend every holiday weekend annoyed that you can't talk your way out of a speeding ticket. If only there were some way out of that predicament ... aside from taking your lead foot off the gas, right? You may be out of luck on the New Jersey Turnpike, but there are ...State Department issues travel alert in response to planned Qur'an burnings
The State Department has issued a worldwide Travel Alert in response to media reports of planned Qur'an burnings in Florida. The alert urges U.S. citizens to be cautious of "the potential for anti-U.S. demonstrations in many countries in response to stated plans by a church ...Pittsburgh restaurant features 'conflict cuisine'
Most American travelers will never set foot in Iran, but at least now if they make it to Pittsburgh, they can enjoy some of the country's delicious cuisine. It's the idea behind a new take-out restaurant called Conflict Kitchen, a new eatery that's attempting to feature ...Photo of the Day (6.15.10)
Even when you think the world has been completely mapped and charted, this week's news that Afghanistan is sitting upon $1 trillion worth of minerals proves otherwise. After decades of war and a crippled economy, this could be a very positive turning point for the ...Mountainfilm Festival unveils 2010 line-up
Organizers for this year's Mountainfilm Festival, scheduled to take place from May 28th through the 31st in Telluride, Colorado, have announced the line-up of films scheduled to be screened during the event. The list of films deal with some very diverse, and often ...One for the Road: Carl Hoffman's "Lunatic Express"
Looking for escape and adventure, Carl Hoffman embarked on a journey to ride some of the world's most dangerous transport, a trip that he recounts in his new book "Lunatic Express: Discovering the world... Via Its Most Dangerous Buses, Boat, Trains, and Planes" (Broadway ...Shoot outstanding destination photos -- with your iPhone
I used to think that the quality of a travel photograph was mostly hardware dependent, that a fancy Single Lens Reflex (SLR) or Four Thirds camera was critical towards capturing beautiful travel photos. Shots taken with my older, Canon SD300, for example, always seemed to be ...Afghanistan's first skateboarding park, Skateistan
Two years ago, a couple of Australians started teaching kids in Kabul to skateboard. For free. The activity instills them with confidence and courage, and offers them what youths all over the world want: a way to escape. "Teenagers are trying to dissociate from old ...Anthropologists told to get out of the wars
When anthropologists travel to foreign lands, it's generally for an academic endeavor, intended to enrich the world as a whole. There's a group in this community, however, with a much different mission ... and they're about to be out of work. Army anthropologists tasked to ...Norway world's best place to live
I'm not sure if everybody wants to live in Norway, but it's certainly at the top of the global list. The United Nations Development Program determined this based on data GDP, education and life expectancy – among other metrics – to find the best of the best, as ...Afghanistan Peace day celebration gone wrong
It is Friday afternoon again, so as most of you wind up the week in your office while trying to reach a new high score, or by thinking of ways to decorate your cubical, check out this funny video.
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Afghanistan creates first national park
A few weeks back we mentioned that Afghanistan has been actively trying to build tourism in an attempt to bolster the country's economy, and we even mentioned that the Bamiyan Province in particular was at the forefront of this movement. Now, the country has taken another ...Tourism in Afghanistan
CNN has posted an interesting story about the Bamiyan Province in Afghanistan, which is opening up to outsiders and trying to generate tourist traffic despite the fact that the country is embroiled in conflict. The province first came to the attention of the international ...Afghanistan, an accordion, 'Elvis' and Johnny Cash
Some people travel to shop in different stores, or to eat different food, or to drink different beers. Jeff White traveled to immerse himself in a different culture. He believed so strongly in immersion, in fact, that he moved to Germany to live and work. This post of ...
Afghanistan wants you, but you might want to wait
A Tourist Information Center was just erected in Afghanistan's Bamiyan valley. Customer service lessons are in progress – already making the region friendlier than most airlines – but it may take some time before Afghanistan is ready for regular visits. After ...Five Destinations for the "Super-Adventurous"
The Wall Street Journal has put together a list of five travel destinations that they deem are for the "super-adventurous" amongst us. They label these places as scary, saying that most travelers wouldn't venture anywhere near them, but for the adventure traveler who has ...Afghan wildlife refuge: no hand grenade fishing
Afghanistan is going green. The war-torn country has declared Band-e-Amir its first conservation area. While it may be premature to book your trip to this spectacle, at least there's hope that you'll get to enjoy it someday.
Band-e-Amir, like the rest of Afghanistan, has ...A dozen lucky people are going to Afghanistan!
Bored with the usual travel fare? Get in touch with Poland-based Logos Travel, and you could find yourself in Afghanistan for two weeks. All 12 spots have been purchased – at prices of up to $3,700 each. Poland's Foreign Ministry doesn't think this is a bright idea, ...Gadling Take FIVE Week of March - April 3
Perhaps you noticed our annual April Fool's offerings. Although there are some odd TRUE stories here at Gadling every once in awhile--sometimes daily, nothing this past Wednesday was true. At least, I don't think China is planning to put an escalator up Mt. Everest.
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A friend of mine just sent me this video from the start-up Web site GlobalPost, and it's fantastic. Gregory Warner, a freelance foreign correspondent living in Afghanistan, is an avid accordion player, and he tries to use the instrument as a means to connect with the people ...
