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Create your own adventure with Gap!

Create your own adventure with Gap! Do you have a destination that you've always wanted to visit, but just couldn't quite find the right way to get there? if so, you're in luck, as Gap Adventures, one of the top adventure travel companies in the world, is inviting you to Create Your Own Adventure as part of a ...

Cycle across India in 2011

Cycle across India in 2011 Looking for a new kind of travel experience? One that combines cultural immersion with physical challenge across a beautiful and mysterious landscape? Then perhaps Tour d'Afrique, the Toronto based company that specializes in adventure cycling tours, has just the thing for ...

8 great bug-eating videos from around the world

8 great bug-eating videos from around the world There's nothing better than having new and exciting experiences while traveling the globe. But, are you gutsy enough to try eating delectable delicacies such as grasshoppers, cockroaches, and gigantic worms? Me neither ... but these eight people are. Giant Chinese ...

Photo of the Day (1.31.2010)

Photo of the Day (1.31.2010) It's tough to take really good candid photos of strangers. First you have to work up the courage to talk to them. Plus you have to convince your subject not to "pose" for you. It's tricky business. That's why I'm so impressed with Flickr user don.wright for catching this ...

North Korea to Americans: come on over!

North Korea to Americans: come on over! The good news has been confirmed: North Korea is opening its doors to Americans all year long. The Korea International Travel Company revealed the new policy to Asia Pacific Travel Ltd, which is a departure from the standard that had existed since 2005. For the past five ...

W Hotels glams up for Hollywood debut

W Hotels glams up for Hollywood debut Like any good glam girl, the W Hollywood was prepped, primped and sitting pretty for its Hollywood debut. Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide Inc. rolled out the red carpet yesterday for the newest hotel in the bunch, the 305-room W Hollywood hotel. Located a stone's ...

South by Southeast: Avoiding the hordes

South by Southeast: Avoiding the hordes I had high hopes for my arrival in Hoi An. This historic city, set along Vietnam's Central Coast, has all the ingredients to be the perfect destination: a charming downtown lined with ancient Chinese buildings, a picturesque waterfront setting and a unique culinary ...

Chinese city rethinks renaming mountain after Avatar

Chinese city rethinks renaming mountain after Avatar A few days back we posted a story about how the Chinese city of Zhangjiajie, located in the southern Hunan Province, had renamed a mountain in the region after the blockbuster film Avatar, which is said to have found inspiration in the nearby landscapes. Now, according to ...

Seven new hotels around the world from Fairmont in 2010

Seven new hotels around the world from Fairmont in 2010 This year promises to be exciting for fans of the Fairmont. New properties are set to open in London, China and many other cities, each with a distinct style. There's no question that the Fairmont has the art and science of hospitality mastered, so these new properties are ...

China renames mountain that inspired Avatar

China renames mountain that inspired Avatar While James Cameron's latest epic, Avatar, continues to smash box office records around the globe, a remote Chinese mountain has been renamed to honor the film, and no doubt attract fans of Pandora in the process. Located in the Zhangjiajie region of the Hunan province, the ...

Travelfish sets a new benchmark in iPhone travel guides with their guide to Angkor

Travelfish sets a new benchmark in iPhone travel guides with their guide to Angkor Travelfish has long been one of the most respected resources for travel in Asia. Their site covers Backpacker information for Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Of course, information provided on a web site is great for preparing a trip, but once ...

Five rules for traveling to North Korea

Five rules for traveling to North Korea I'm told that travel to North Korea is quite safe, as long as you follow the rules (and don't do anything stupid). You have to realize that, politics aside, you're entering a country that just does things differently. Of course, the consequences that come with straying can ...

Remote Places: the Nanda Devi Sancturary, India

Remote Places: the Nanda Devi Sancturary, India Travelers have always been drawn to remote places. There is an undeniable lure to visit distant lands seldom seen by others. To trek through beautiful, untouched landscapes that allow us to escape the distractions of modern life, and get in tune with nature. One such remote ...

South by Southeast: Five reasons to eat more street food

South by Southeast: Five reasons to eat more street food Welcome back to Gadling's series on backpacking Southeast Asia, South by Southeast. In Southeast Asia, the center of daily life is the street. In Hanoi, pedestrians stop for a trim at sidewalk barber stands. In Bangkok, co-workers gather for steaming street-side bowls of ...

17-year old climber nabs Seven Summits

17-year old climber nabs Seven Summits 17-year old mountaineer Johnny Collinson of Snowbird, Utah has become the youngest person to climb all the Seven Summits by topping out on Mt. Vinson, the highest peak in Antarctica. The teenager reached the summit, which stands at 16,067 feet, on Monday, completing a quest ...

South by Southeast: Hit and run Hanoi

South by Southeast: Hit and run Hanoi You don't just visit Hanoi. Hanoi visits you. Take a walk down any street of this fast-paced Vietnamese capital of commerce and communism and prepare to be overwhelmed by sensory delights (and annoyances). Motorbikes buzz around intersections like nests of angry hornets. ...

Five steps to a better Valentine's Day from Fairmont

Five steps to a better Valentine's Day from Fairmont After the toll that 2009 took on your spirit and your body, it's time for you to commit to a relaxed and steady 2010. Fairmont Hotels & Resorts in on board with this and is kicking in some amazing deals through its Willow Stream spa brand, which is available around the ...

Learning to cook Thai food

Learning to cook Thai food I'm sort of obsessed with Thai curries, and if it weren't for that I'd be more obsessed with other Thai dishes. I love the balance of bitter, salty, spicy, and sweet, and I'm always trying to guess which ingredient in each dish supplies one of those four elements. I've ...

Photo of the day 1.18.10

Photo of the day 1.18.10 Sometimes, the most fulfilling adventure you can have when traveling is trying the local cuisine, as exemplified by this photograph entitled "Street Food is the Best Food," shot and shared by Bernard-SD. This is food photography at its finest, folks: beautifully lit, with ...

Sailor spends 1000 days at sea

Sailor spends 1000 days at sea Back on April 21st, 2007, American sailor Reid Stowe set sail from New York City on a unique, and challenging voyage. Dubbed the Mars Ocean Odyssey, the plan was for Stowe, along with his companion Soanya Ahmad, to head out onto the open ocean, and spend 1000 straight days ...

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