As a writer, I read many books by authors I know. As a traveler, I read lots of books set in places I've been. The Coffee Story by Peter Salmon gave me the rare chance to read a book about a place I love written by someone I met there.
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Travel Read: The Coffee Story
As a writer, I read many books by authors I know. As a traveler, I read lots of books set in places I've been. The Coffee Story by Peter Salmon gave me the rare chance to read a book about a place I love written by someone I met there.
For the record, I don't review books ...Travel Blogger Broke-Ass Stuart Brings Cheap Thrills to TV
Called "A travel show that's on the map but off the beaten path", Young, Broke and Beautiful, debuted this week on the IFC network starring funnyman, writer/blogger Stuart Schuffman (aka Broke-Ass Stuart). The new show goes to some of America's largest cities but typically ...New Florence App hits app store (and it's free!)
Update! The app is now also available for Android devices.
Our old friend and partner-in-crime Leif Pettersen has been busy since his departure from Gadling in 2007. The wayward Lonely Planet author, travel guru and generally affable guy has been bombasting around the ...Travel Read: The East Highland Way hiking guide
Last year for my annual "Oh crap another birthday I need to prove my youth" long-distance hiking adventure, I chose Scotland's East Highland Way. It runs 78 miles from Ft. William through some beautiful countryside to Aviemore. The route had just been created by hiker ...Book review: Quiet Corners of Rome
Travel guidebooks conceive of the world as a series of obvious, important monuments. This is particularly true of a brash and magnificent city like Rome. Your typical traveler could be forgiven for simplifying this complex historic capital down to a giant marble stadium, a ...SkyMall Monday: Towel Origami Book
As we march deeper into the 21st century, technology will only become a greater force in our lives. From the internet to mobile devices to the near-imminent arrival of jet packs, innovation will continue to push us forward. The flip side, however, is that we will lose more ...Last WWI combat veteran dies: where can you see his legacy?
Claude Choules, the last known combat veteran of WWI, has died aged 110. Born in England in 1901, he was too young to enlist in the army when the war broke out in 1914, so he waited until he was 15 and enlisted in the Royal Navy, where he saw service throughout the war.
...Ten offbeat travel tips to "beautify" your experience
Debbi Kickham, former editor at Robb Report and a 25 year industry veteran, boasts hundreds of thousands of airline miles to her name. While we're not big on books simply because they have big name behind them, we have to admit - we're intrigued by some of her offbeat travel ...Where are all the travel guide apps for Android?
Nearly two years ago, I bought my first smartphone: the T-Mobile Android MyTouch*. I'm only occasionally jealous of my iPhone-carrying friends, as I find few travel guide apps for Android. Even after a move to Istanbul, I still use and rely upon it daily; Android's interface ...Books! Travelers share what to read on the road
There's nothing like a trip for catching up on your reading. Even if you've filled your schedule with dawn-to-dusk sightseeing, there are still quiet moments at the hotel or by the pool, not to mention those long flights. So what's best to read while traveling? On Saturday ...The Joy of Cookbook Shopping: Why Bookstore Tourism Matters
The first puzzle one encounters when seeking out (or stumbling upon) Bonnie Slotnick's bookstore in New York is how to enter. Perplexed non-locals can often be seen standing in front of the shop, housed in a century-old building in the miasma of the West Village's tangled ...Lonely Planet maps the future: a conversation with CEO Matt Goldberg
Matt Goldberg joined Lonely Planet as CEO in March 2009. Before joining Lonely Planet, he was senior vice president of digital strategy and operations for Dow Jones & Company in New York, where his responsibilities included leading business operations for The Wall ...New photography book on food and travel profiles meals around the world
There are a few key things that unite mankind, one of which is the need to eat. Whether the act itself is one of indulgence or subsistence is largely a cultural and geographic, and not just economic, issue. It's this dichotomy that forms the theme for a fascinating new ...Book Review: Underground England
England is a land of countless half-forgotten legends and secret hidden places.
In Underground England: Travels Beneath our Cities and Countryside, Stephen Smith explores these places, worming his way through damp caves and exploring haunted tunnels under crumbling ...Book review: A Moveable Feast
When did the words travel and food become one and the same? These days, food tourism has worked its way to the tip of every well-heeled traveler's tongue, whether it's a search for Hong Kong's best wonton noodles on foodie-travel favorite website Chowhound or the neverending ...Swap old travel guides for cds, dvds and games with Swap.com
Even the most amateur traveler will probably have a shelf full of unused travel guides sitting at home. Instead of letting them collect dust, you can easily trade them for something else. Swap.com is an online service that matches owners of books, music, movies and games ...Gadling Q & A with Daniel Edward Craig, author and hotel consultant
Daniel Edward Craig shares a name with the current James Bond, and like 007, he's a world traveler and a man of many hats. He's taken a career in hotel management and a keen ear for storytelling and parlayed it into a murder mystery book series, an engaging industry blog, ...Ask Gadling: What do you do when your guidebook is wrong?
Ever bought a guidebook and discovered when you arrived it was useless? Full of outdated maps and ho-hum restaurant picks, your guidebook is better suited for Grandma's group tour than a grand night on the town.
Rest easy, mindful traveler. Rather than being something to ...The top 10 travel quotations you've (probably) never heard
As an inveterate quotation-hoarder, I am always on the lookout for concise yet powerful expressions of wit and wisdom related to travel. Here are ten of my favorites, followed by a couple comments on why I find them so memorable and meaningful...
10. "We are sad at home ...Cambridge named UK's most boring place to shop
Cambridge is high on many visitors' lists of places to go in England. The historic colleges of Cambridge University are almost as impressive as those of Oxford, and punting on the River Cam rivals a boat journey on the River Isis.
Oxford and Cambridge have always been ...
