If the word "conference" immediately conjures images of tipsy, poly-suit clad conventioneers, comic book geeks, or coma-inducing workshops, you obviously haven't attended a travel blogger gathering.
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If the word "conference" immediately conjures images of tipsy, poly-suit clad conventioneers, comic book geeks, or coma-inducing workshops, you obviously haven't attended a travel blogger gathering.
'Tis the season for some of the year's biggest travel industry blowouts. ...Galley Gossip: Improve your travel with Bruce Lee
The following quotes are from the book Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living by John Little.
1. Something for nothing - "There is only something for something, never something for nothing."
Think about that next time you feel nickel and dimed by an ...Get Lonely Planet's 2012 travel guide free this week at Starbucks
Planning a trip for 2012? We'd suggest you do it over a Starbucks coffee this week. The chain's weekly iTunes' "Pick of the Week" cards are featuring a redemption code to download Lonely Planet's Best in Travel 2012 from the iBookstore for free.
Featuring Lonely Planet's ...Food Landscapes: Carl Warner replicates landscapes with food
If you've ever gazed upon a landscape so rich you'd like to just eat it, you might be interested in Carl Warner's Food Landscapes. Warner is a British photographic artist with, you could say, a taste for travel. He's an architect of edible landscapes. With minimal Photoshop ...New Book celebrates 10 years of the Tour d'Afrique
The Tour d'Afrique is a legendary cycling event that runs from Cairo to Cape Town on an annual basis. Covering more than 7500 miles, and requiring four months to complete, the Tour is a popular "bucket list" item for adventure travelers and cyclists the world over. This ...Mexican food in Mexico: surprisingly different
Before sampling Mexican food on a recent trip to Mazatlan, Mexico, we shared some of the misconceptions commonly held by others who have not been there. Don't drink the water. Mexican food is not healthy. All Mexican food is spicy and all about tacos, burritos and ...Want to have your travel stories published in a book?
Have you ever wanted to have your travel stories published in a book? Well, now here's your chance. The bloggers behind wegetthere operate under the strong belief that "travel means freedom", and they strive to create a community of travelers, explorers, and adventurers. ...Henry Rollins, Punk Rocker and Travel Philosopher
World Hum's Jim Benning spent some time talking with musician Henry Rollins about his new book and the results are freaking excellent. Henry Rollins says one awesome thing after another about travel, photography, climate change, globalization, and lots more.
I had a hard ...
A profile of travel writing school Matador U
As someone who has been traveling around the globe since before I can remember, I have always dreamed of being a travel writer. While I would often blog about my trips to my friends and family, write about my trips for school papers, and create websites and content for ...10 budgeting mistakes even smart travelers make
When traveling, it's easy to go overboard and spend more money than you expected. What's important is that you spend your extra cash having fun experiences instead of on mistakes that could have been prevented with some planning. Read these 10 common money mistakes often ...10 landmarks for lovers of Western literature
Are you an enthusiast of everything Voltaire? Can you not get enough of Shakespeare and James Joyce? If you are a lover of Western literature, add these 10 landmarks to your upcoming travel itineraries.
The Shakespeare and Company Bookstore
Paris, France
It is only ...Medieval painted churches in England and Wales
England and Wales are full of beautiful medieval churches. From the famous like Christ Church cathedral to the lesser-known like Dorchester Abbey, they offer breathtaking architecture and decoration, and since many are free, they make good budget travel destinations.
...Hikes near Madrid: a new guidebook shows you the way (in English!)
Every year, thousands of English speakers visit Madrid on holiday or to teach English. Most never explore the many hikes near Madrid, and that's a shame. The Sierra de Guadarrama offers some challenging and varied routes, and the lowland areas of the Comunidad de Madrid ...Egyptian Book of the Dead on display at Brooklyn Museum
After three years of careful study and restoration, an important version of the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead has gone on display in the Brooklyn Museum.
The Book of the Dead was a collection of prayers, spells, and rituals to help the dead in the afterlife. The ...Random Acts of Debauchery on San Francisco's Barbary Coast
In the 1850s, the San Francisco Herald published a story that began like this:
"There are certain spots in our city, infested by the most abandoned men and women, that have acquired a reputation little better than the Five Points of New York or St. Giles of London. ...The secret formula for writing a successful travel narrative
For years people have been asking me for the secret formula for writing a successful travel story. I did my best to conjure this formula into my book Travel Writing, but as you know, there really isn't any secret formula. Or is there? This year, in preparing for a spate ...The Creation of the Barbary Coast Trail in San Francisco
Ask anyone with a budding interest in the Barbary Coast why there's suddenly more attention being paid to the legendary neighborhood in recent years and they'll point to one person. Meet Daniel Bacon. He's a writer and historian who's responsible for the creation of the ...Will Christopher Robin's bookshop be saved?
A couple of days ago we reported that a bookshop once owned by the real Christopher Robin was closing.
The Harbour Bookshop in Dartmouth, England, was opened in 1951 by Christopher Robin Milne, son of Winnie-the-Pooh author A.A. Milne. The author used his son as a ...Books by Gadling bloggers
Gadling bloggers are a busy bunch. When we're not posting the latest travel news or accounts of our adventures, we're writing for newspapers, magazines, and anthologies. Many of us have written books too.
David Farley takes the prize for weirdest subject matter with An ...Christopher Robin's bookshop closing
A bookshop opened by the original Christopher Robin of Winnie the Pooh fame will close, the BBC reports.
The Harbour Bookshop in Dartmouth, England, was opened in 1951 by Christopher Robin Milne, son of Pooh author A.A. Milne. The bookshop became a destination for Pooh ...
