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Malibu Rum contest launches search for traveling radio correspondent

Malibu Rum contest launches search for traveling radio correspondent Tune in, Radio Maliboom Boom. Malibu, the coconutty rum that's like summer in a bottle, is looking for one outgoing, creative, beach-bum-lifestyle-loving man or woman for their nationwide radio correspondent search. The chosen one will travel across the country ...

Caribbean Tsunami test hopes to save lives

Caribbean Tsunami test hopes to save lives It was planned long before the earthquake-turned-tsunami event in Japan to test the readiness of 33 Caribbean countries in the region's first full-scale tsunami warning exercise. On Wednesday, March 23, a fictitious earthquake of 7.6 magnitude occurred off the coast ...

Photo of the Day - Surfing in Barbados

Photo of the Day - Surfing in Barbados The movements and rhythm of surfing have their own unique poetry. The energetic ebb and flow of the waves merges with the acrobatic twists and cuts of the rider as he makes his way across the water's surface. Today's photo, by Flickr user Enjoy Patrick Responsibly on the ...

Photo of the day - Barbados beach

Photo of the day - Barbados beach Sometimes--perhaps especially when it's cold and gray outside, like it is today in London--all you really want is a beach. This one, snapped by Flickr user TarikB in Barbados, is particularly compelling. The sand, the setting sun, the bent palm trees, and most of all the ...

Photo of the day - Speedy ride in Barbados

Photo of the day - Speedy ride in Barbados Today's Photo of the Day is called "Speedy", taken in Bridgetown, Barbados by Flickr user EagleClaw. I can only assume he means the name to be ironic, as this is the most laid-back driver I've seen in awhile, and it looks to be anything but a speedy ride. Perhaps I'm too ...

Take another look at these ten top cruise ports

Take another look at these ten top cruise ports If you travel by cruise ship, there's not a lot of choice in the matter. Cruise lines have a variety of islands to visit but the choices are limited with many itineraries virtually the same from ship to ship. Still, you are not required to get in line and go along with the ...

Travel guides for cruisers

Travel guides for cruisers Sure, you could go to the library and do some research, check out a bookstore for the latest printed guides, but why? Everything you need is right here, literally at your fingertips. Let's take a look at some of the online resources available to help plan our cruise ...

Top 5 easy cruise tips: from you

Top 5 easy cruise tips: from you Submitted in the last month or so by readers who have "been there, done that" on a cruise vacation, these tips ring loud and clear as good advice. Regardless of where your ship is sailing to, from Alaska to Barbados, these tips are good ones to follow "Get there ...

Cruise line scams: Shore Excursions

Cruise line scams: Shore Excursions Going ashore can be one of the best parts of a cruise and one of the reasons many travelers choose a cruise vacation in the first place. From the comfort of your floating hotel, you can see multiple destinations but only have to unpack once. Cruise lines offer a wide ...

5 tips for people who really don't want to go on a cruise

5 tips for people who really don't want to go on a cruise Maybe hiking, biking, backpacking or pretty much any other minimizing endeavor is more what you have in mind for traveling but someone is dragging you along on a cruise. There's just no way you're getting out of it. Is there hope for you? Yes. A little. Not much. But some. ...

Concorde supersonic jet to find new home in London

Concorde supersonic jet to find new home in London Seven years after the final Concorde flight, one of the 11 remaining supersonic passenger jets may find a new home on London's South Bank, next to the London Eye. RHWL Architects, whose past projects include the British Airways headquarters and the Four Seasons Canary Wharf, ...

Barbados within reach: American Airlines adds nonstop flights from DFW

Barbados within reach: American Airlines adds nonstop flights from DFW Texas residents will have even easier access to the sun, sand and fun this summer with the addition of new non-stop flights to Barbados courtesy of American Airlines. This new nonstop, three times per week service from the airline's Dallas- Fort Worth (DFW) hub begins Dec. ...

Labor Day travel: Barbados

Labor Day travel: Barbados If you're still thinking about how to spend Labor Day, how about saying goodbye to summer with one last beach trip? You know not much happens in the office during the last week of summer, so why not make Labor Day a little longer? The island of Barbados offers a good-value ...

Must-see in Barbados: The rum-filled abbey

Must-see in Barbados: The rum-filled abbey St. Nicholas Abbey isn't just a rum producer and rum connoisseur destination, it is a stunningly beautiful property with a rich history. The residence you see above was built in 1658, making it the oldest house on Barbados. Not surprisingly, it was never intended to be ...

Rum shops - Drink on island time in Barbados

Rum shops - Drink on island time in Barbados Barbados is a island of immense natural beauty, sugar cane fields and rum shops (and two zonkeys, where the mother is a zebra and the father is a donkey, but that's neither here nor there). While you might have a tough time locating a Starbucks in Barbados, you'll have ...

Photo of the Day (3.21.2010)

Photo of the Day (3.21.2010) It's amazing something as boring as a run on the beach could look so beautiful. Flickr user NigelDurrant captured this masterful shot of a few runners in Barbados. I love the sense of movement, the symmetry and long pencil-thin shadows stretched in the sand. Wonderful. ...

Seven Endangered Species You Can Still See in the Wild

Seven Endangered Species You Can Still See in the Wild There is no doubt that we are fascinated with wildlife. We love to watch diverse and interesting animals, preferably in their natural habitats, and we're often willing to travel to remote places, sometimes at great expense, to see them. If you enjoy the kind of travel that ...

Cockpit Chronicles: The airline industry's newest business model: Desperate Housewives.

Cockpit Chronicles: The airline industry's newest business model: Desperate Housewives. There are some advantages to flying a reserve schedule every now and then. I prefer the variety and the thought that just maybe I'll get called out to cover a New York trip to Zurich or Brussels. It's rare, but it has happened before. For April, I didn't fly anywhere I ...

Independence days and elephants

Independence days and elephants I've whipped out my International Calendar to see what might be left to tell about November before it slips away from Eastern Standard Time in a few hours. What I see is a whole lot of independence days and a slew of other politically geared occasions. Nov. ...

GADLING'S TAKE FIVE: Week of February 11

GADLING'S TAKE FIVE: Week of February 11 It's Friday which means it's time to lean back and reflect on some of this week's goodies. Without delay here they are: 5. New Gadling Writer Bios: Some of us have been here forever and some are just getting started. Either way check out the new writer bios to get a taste at ...

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