Creative new use for border crossing posts at German/Austrian border.
In the late 1980s, an American spending a summer traveling across Europe with a Eurailpass would see his or her passport stamped possibly dozens of times. With a few exceptions, every time a border ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Creative new use for border crossing posts at German/Austrian border.
In the late 1980s, an American spending a summer traveling across Europe with a Eurailpass would see his or her passport stamped possibly dozens of times. With a few exceptions, every time a border ...Gadling's favorite hotels for 2011
Where do your loyal well-traveled Gadling contributors especially love to spend the night? We polled Gadling writers on their favorite hotels in 2010. Think of Gadling's favorite hotels for 2011 as our version of a hotel tip sheet.
Laurel Miller. The Kirketon in ...Gadling's favorite destinations for 2011
We travel a lot, to destinations both well-known and unfamiliar. In our defense, it is our job to travel like mad, to explore the world and then write about our discoveries.
Though most travel writers find something or other of interest in most places we visit, there ...Top ten cities with best public transit systems
These ten public transportation systems, in random rather than top-to-bottom order, are among the world's best. The transit systems profiled here include some of the most impressively massive as well as some of the best-scaled urban transportation systems. Today's focus ...Photo of the Day (9.26.10)
Sunsets are my favorite time of day when traveling. The angle of the light, the vividness of the shadows and the brilliance of the colors never fails to make me happy. So it was with great pleasure that I found this gorgeous sunset scene of Vienna this evening captured ...36 Hours in Paradise: St. Gilgen, Austria
It doesn't take long to sense the cool, clean air; to see the world stretched like a lawn blanket a thousand meters below; to feel the gust of wind that lifts the spirit and says confidently, "I am alive." Just thirty-six hours is all it takes -- in a paradise-land known for ...Meet locals (and save money) hiking through Europe - International travel tip
Most travelers are keen to mingle with locals while taking in the sights. Do both and save money by hiking along the fjords and fjells of Scandinavia and/or the soaring majesty of the Alps.
Don't like the idea of lugging your gear over the mountains? No worries. Join one ...Adventures in Eating: How to Cook a Placenta
I'm not kidding. Welcome to placentophagy. There's a theory that eating the afterbirth is good for various things, including post-partum depression. Just ask Tom Cruise. He reportedly did it after the birth of his daughter in 2006 and he's perfectly sane, right? The word ...Photo of the Day (07.26.10)
Having a mascot for your trip or an item that always travels with you is a neat way to add a personal twist to your adventure. We've touched on this before with the hula girl in Calgary photo. I've even done it myself with a little friend who followed me around ...Five hot weekend travel media stories
In today's round-up of the weekend's newspaper media travel stories: delicious pork, among other edibles, in the French Basque Country; American summer road trips; the Italian border city of Ventimiglia; biking along the Danube; and a guide to the world's waterfalls. These ...The top 50 cities for quality of life
If you don't live in Vienna, you might consider moving there.
A new survey lists the top 50 cities for quality of life and Vienna comes out as number one. The survey, conducted by Mercer, a human resources consultancy firm, looked at criteria such as infrastructure, ...Rick Steves' New Travel Mag
Just in time for you to change your summer travel plans, the Smithsonian and Rick Steves just launched their special summer edition magazine, Smithsonian Presents "TRAVELS with Rick Steves". (In case you forgot, a magazine is a bundle of glossy paper printed with pretty ...Trade Mocked
You were a cheerleader, you dated a cheerleader, or you hated the cheerleaders. As I recall, that's how high school worked.
Thanks to travel PR, that same primeval paradigm lives on long after graduation. That miniskirts-shouting-slogans thing still works, whether you're ...Daily Pampering: Executive Club Lounge at the Four Seasons Sydney
There's something spectacular on Level 32 at the Four Seasons Sydney, and it's not just the view. Think: warm cookies, homemade desserts and a nightcap.
For a small fee, the Executive Club plays host to pre-evening activities and first-thing-in-the-morning necessities. ...The Museum of the Funeral Service Institute of Vienna
The Funeral Service Institute of Vienna is responsible for most of the city's undertaking. They will cremate you, find you your ideal coffin or even have you turned into a diamond. Whatever your needs after death may be, they can probably accommodate you.
They also ...Ten best "Extreme Ironing" stunts from around the world
Sometimes questions are better left unanswered. Like how a sport called "extreme ironing" has circumnavigated the globe, fascinating folks from France to Fiji. Described on the official website as the "latest danger sport that combines the thrills of an extreme outdoor ...You have to eat sausage in Vienna. You have to.
I don't know your life, but I do know you need to eat sausage in Vienna. If you are a vegetarian, I get that, and there are options for you at some of the finer purveyors, so you are included in this. Weiner schnitzel is delicious and all, but it actually originated in ...Vienna's secret noontime ritual
Every day at noon, folks in-the-know gather in front of the Anchor Clock (above) in Vienna, Austria.
There is no exciting maritime story behind this clock's name; Der Anker just happened to be the insurance company to which it is attached. Back in the early 1900s, Derk ...Must-see in Vienna: Spittelberg and the MuseumsQuartier
If you're looking for something to do in Vienna that's off-the-beaten-path, I would suggest a visit to the historic Spittelberg area in the 7th district. Some define the entire 7th district as Spittelberg, but purists will tell you that it is actually just a collection of ...The Alstadt Hotel - unassuming luxury
The Alstadt Hotel is a charming Vienna residence where one feels instantly at home.
Located in historic Spittelberg (Vienna's 7th district), the accommodations are a strange blend of home and hotel, in that they share a stairway, an elevator and several hallways with ...
