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Where They Ate: Chefs' Favorite Eating Experiences Of 2012
Two months ago I was at the New York Wine & Food festival. I happened to be walking by the main stage – where star chefs had been giving cooking demos all weekend – when the next chef was announced. When Guy Fieri hit the stage, the 200 or so people in ...Cocos (Keeling) Islands: Australia's Indian Ocean Idyll
The Cocos (Keeling) Islands are possibly the most beautiful place I have ever been.
This is strange to admit, even embarrassing. Travel writers are not supposed to make such claims. We're supposed to give information, provide historical context and show how our ...Gadling Contributors' Favorite Restaurants Of 2012
I take pictures of my food at restaurants. Do you hate me now? Yeah, I thought so. I do it because I'm a food writer and I use the photos to jog my memory when I'm writing about a restaurant. But also sometimes I do it for the same reason a lot of other people do: ...The Mystery Of Sandy Island
A team of explorers traveling to a remote island off the coast of Australia has made an unusual discovery. Or perhaps in this case, it is more accurate to say that they made an "un-discovery." It turns out the tiny piece of land known as Sandy Island doesn't actually exist ...Photo Of The Day: Swollen Creek
This Photo of the Day is titled "Swollen Creek" and comes from Gadling Flickr pool member Miles Rowland. The image was taken in Australia near Broken Hill, using a Canon EOS 400D Digital.
Miles simply captions the image, "Time to freshen up."
Upload your best shots ...Crystal Cruises Hobbit Experience Brings New Adventure To Sea
Crystal Cruises are always looking for unique experiences to stand out from the crowd and an upcoming New Zealand sailing is no exception. Bringing adventure from the big screen to cruise passengers, Crystal Cruises has a new dinner experience this December, on the ...Mental Math: Easy Rules Of Thumb For Converting Currency
Being in a new country is full of enough culture shock – trying to remember how many dollars to the krona doesn't need to be part of it.
After all, constantly whipping out a calculator (well, a cellphone) and spending five minutes trying to figure out if that ...A Worm Hunt In An Australian Mangrove
Just off the coast of the Northern Territory state in Australia are Bathurst and Melville Islands, home to the indigenous Tiwi people. With a climate closer to Southeast Asia, the Tiwi have traditionally lived off the land, hunting for a variety of animals including ...
Conde Nast Traveler Names Australian Resort Best In The World
For the first time ever, readers of "Conde Nast Traveler" magazine have named an Australian resort the best in the world. The 2012 edition of the magazine's popular reader's choice travel awards selected qualia for this distinct honor, handing out a perfect score of 100 for ...Air Canada Flight Finds Missing Yacht
Last week Air Canada flight AC033 was finishing a routine flight from Vancouver to Sydney, when it was suddenly pressed into service of a completely different nature. The Boeing 777, which carried 270 passengers at the time, was nearing the end of its 14-hour journey when ...G Adventures Announces New Destinations For 2013
Adventure travel company G Adventures has announced that starting in January of next year it will begin offering options to visit 12 new countries and expand its popular Local Living tours to more destinations as well. These additions to the G Adventures catalog will provide ...Great 'Cultural' Spa Experiences From Around The World
Even if you're not a spa junkie, it's hard to deny the appeal of a great massage or other self-indulgent treatment. I'm actually a massage school graduate, and although I ultimately decided not to pursue that career path, I've parlayed my experience into doing the odd spa ...Video: Albino Humpback Whale Off Australia's East Coast
Since 1991, Australian researchers have been aware of Migaloo, a rare albino whale and the only documented adult albino humpback in existence. Now in his 20s, Migaloo makes yearly appearances along Australia's East Coast during the humpback migration from Antarctica to the ...
Two Australian Tourism Board Websites Hacked And Defaced From Iraq
If you're planning a trip to Australia and were recently on either the Tourism Industry Council of New South Wales website or the New South Wales Tourism Awards website you may have been a bit confused, and even somewhat disturbed, at what you saw.
Earlier this week, the ...Explore The Great Barrier Reef From Your Desk With Google Street View
While Google Street View usually sticks to helping you explore land, users can now navigate Australia's Great Barrier Reef, right from their desks. Just launched, Google makes use of an innovative underwater camera that can record 360-degree images of the marine park.
The ...Mountain Travel Sobek Offers Rafting Adventure That Spans 25 Days, 6 Continents
Adrenaline junkies and globetrotting adventure travelers will want to take note of an impressive new itinerary being offered by Mountain Travel Sobek. Yesterday, the company unveiled a new excursion that will send travelers on a whitewater odyssey that spans six continents ...How To Hike Australia's Blue Mountains
"Does anyone know why we call these the Blue Mountains?" asks Tommy, our hiking guide.
My friends and I look at each other unsure. I feel silly I hadn't bothered to research such an obvious question.
"They are covered in Eucalyptus Trees, which spritz Eucalyptus oil ...'The Perennial Plate' Partners With Intrepid Travel For Online Food Documentary Series
I'll be the first to raise my hand and say I despise most of the food shows currently on television and online. That's why I got so excited when I heard about "The Perennial Plate," a weekly online documentary series, "dedicated to socially responsible and adventurous ...The Value Of Second Visits
We fall in love with places, just like we do with people. Maybe you worship Chicago or Bangkok or Buenos Aires – or all three. Regardless of the locale, certain corners of the world feel like they belong to us, so profound is our sense of attachment to them.
...Assigned Seats? Airlines Face Heat For Discriminatory Seating Policies
A recent example from Qantas airlines illustrates a rare form of what some are calling "reverse discrimination" after a man was told to move seats because he was sitting next to an unaccompanied minor.
Qantas and Virgin both have safety policies that require unaccompanied ...
