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A review of Cheapflights.com's "Travelnomics: Calling on Cuba" guide

A review of Cheapflights.com's tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.gadling.com/2009/11/08/a-review-of-cheapflights-coms-travelnomics-calling-on-cuba-g/'; tweetmeme_source = 'Gadling'; Change is upon Cuba, and American travelers are especially eager to capitalize on the end of the travel embargo. In ...

Greyhound bus driver heads wrong way: Where's a GPS when you need one?

Greyhound bus driver heads wrong way: Where's a GPS when you need one? tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.gadling.com/2009/11/06/greyhound-bus-driver-heads-wrong-way-wheres-a-gps-when-you-nee/'; tweetmeme_source = 'Gadling'; Greyhound bus drivers generally don't make national news. Pilots who overshoot airports, however, end up having their story ...

Drive a rental car to Florida for $1

Drive a rental car to Florida for $1 I agree with Mike Barish's recent post. Road trips do rock. I love grabbing some friends, jumping in the car, and blasting great music as we cruise down the highway or along back roads. If you love a good road trip.....and you happen to live in Texas or on the east ...

Top five winter-trip items you might not think to travel with

Top five winter-trip items you might not think to travel with tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.gadling.com/2009/11/04/five-winter-trip-items-you-might-not-think-to-travel-with/'; tweetmeme_source = 'Gadling'; Yesterday I posted on packing light for a cold trip - definitely something new for me since I live in Alaska and prefer escaping ...

Are the economics of Twitter airfares worth it?

Are the economics of Twitter airfares worth it? More and more budget-travel tipsters are pointing towards Twitter, Facebook and social media outlets as the source for wild cheap airfares these days. And it's true, in a way. By subscribing to the pundit feeds online it's possible to get the inside scoop on a few good ...

Ten tips for choosing the right haunted house

Ten tips for choosing the right haunted house When picking out a haunted house to go to for Halloween fun with kids, it helps to know your child. Even then, it may not be a guarantee of a good time. When we headed into the Haunted Mansion ride at Disney World a few days before my son's 6th birthday, I envisioned a ...

Gadling Take Five: Oct. 17--Oct. 23

Gadling Take Five: Oct. 17--Oct. 23 Each time I read through posts for Gadling Take Five, I look for those that may have been missed by readers. I also look for posts that may fit together in some sort of cosmic theme. It's often hard to choose five. While browsing the offerings this week, it seems this was a ...

Want a lifetime of free flights? Give birth on board

Want a lifetime of free flights? Give birth on board tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.gadling.com/2009/10/23/want-a-lifetime-of-free-flights-give-birth-on-board/'; tweetmeme_source = 'Gadling'; There's one lucky newborn baby and mom living in Malaysia. The mother, a 31-year-old Malaysian woman, added excitement and drama to an ...

California hotels offer third night free

California hotels offer third night free 35 California hotels run by the Joie de Vivre boutique hotel company are offering a third night free when you book and pay for two nights. To book the deal, go to the Third Night Free page on their blog or just use the promo code JOIE. Prices at the Joie de Vivre hotels ...

ABC News and Hotels.com list best US cities for hotel deals

ABC News and Hotels.com list best US cities for hotel deals tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.gadling.com/2009/10/22/abc-news-and-hotels-com-list-best-us-cities-for-hotel-deals/'; tweetmeme_source = 'Gadling'; On most trips, your two biggest expenses will be your transportation and your accommodation. You don't have much control over ...

Mileage runs, Flyertalk and obsessive compulsive flying: a film project

Mileage runs, Flyertalk and obsessive compulsive flying: a film project Those who are remotely close to airline world have probably heard the term "mileage running" or have listened to a brief tirade about upgrades or lounge access at some point -- and many of you have probably tuned it out. For those of you genuinely curious about the industry ...

West Fest: 40th Anniversary of Woodstock is FREE!

West Fest: 40th Anniversary of Woodstock is FREE! If you missed Woodstock forty years ago, or feel that counterculture may have passed you by, the West Fest: 40th Anniversary of Woodstock festival is a place to catch up. At Golden Gate Park in San Francisco this Sunday, Oct. 25th, counter culture is using its voice ...

South by Southeast: Welcome to Seoul

South by Southeast: Welcome to Seoul Seoul is not in Southeast Asia. But for a budget traveler like myself headed on to Southeast Asia, this South Korean capital has provided a perfect introduction to my trip. First-time Asian visitors "headed Southeast" often start in Tokyo, the neon Asian mega-capital of ...

Family Guy in a corn maze at 105-year-old farm

Family Guy in a corn maze at 105-year-old farm In Utah, Edward and Jacob, the two guy hotties in Twilight, have found corn maze fame. At Connors Farm in Danvers, Massachusetts, Brian and Stewie from Family Guy are representing pop culture in an elaboratelyy, mowed cornstalk design. The presence of both of these mazes is ...

Weekend Drive: Retrace the steps of John Brown and the beginning of the Civil War

Weekend Drive: Retrace the steps of John Brown and the beginning of the Civil War Friday, October 16, in drizzling rain and cool temperatures, 300 people or so, many clad in pre-Civil War attire, at least four of them dressed like abolitionist John Brown, set out on foot for Harpers Ferry National Historical Park. The beginning of their five-mile walk, ...

Climb aboard one of Christopher Columbus's ships

Climb aboard one of Christopher Columbus's ships tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.gadling.com/2009/10/12/climb-aboard-one-of-christopher-columbuss-ships/'; tweetmeme_source = 'Gadling'; Whether or not one thinks that Christopher Columbus's voyage across the Atlantic to the Americas is a day to celebrate, the 1492 journey ...

Start the new year in China for $888

Start the new year in China for $888 tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.gadling.com/2009/10/12/start-the-new-year-in-china-for-888/'; tweetmeme_source = 'Gadling'; In the year that I've been writing for Gadling I've not once promoted a package tour -- until now. China Spree, an agency that offers affordable trips ...

South by Southeast: How to budget for long-term travel

South by Southeast: How to budget for long-term travel tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.gadling.com/2009/10/12/south-by-southeast-budgeting-for-long-term-travel/'; tweetmeme_source = 'Gadling'; Welcome back to Gadling's new series about Southeast Asia, South by Southeast. Starting in October, I'll be spending the next four months ...

Artcars given kudos by Smithsonian Magazine

Artcars given kudos by Smithsonian Magazine This month artcars have well-deserved attention by Smithsonian Magazine. The magazine sent a crew to the H Street Festival in Washington, D.C. on September 19th to cover artcar artists and their work. The result is this video that provides a wonderful overview of the artcars ...

Hotels in the U.S. Virgin Islands offer 25 cent nightly rate

Hotels in the U.S. Virgin Islands offer 25 cent nightly rate The U.S. Virgin Islands are going to be featured on a newly designed quarter and to celebrate, hotels around the islands are offering up rooms at 25 cents - yes, just 25 cents! - per night. Of course, there is some fine print to the offer. Guests will still be responsible ...

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