Nowadays, it seems like there's a pill or shot to cure every illness. But do we really know how safe these unnatural remedies are? Throughout my travels and by talking with locals from other cultures, I've learned there are many natural treatments that are also effective in ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Holistic Healing Practices From Around The World
Nowadays, it seems like there's a pill or shot to cure every illness. But do we really know how safe these unnatural remedies are? Throughout my travels and by talking with locals from other cultures, I've learned there are many natural treatments that are also effective in ...Tour The 'Untamed Americas' With National Geographic This Spring
The National Geographic Channel has announced an ambitious new miniseries set to air later this spring that explores the wild spaces that stretch across North, Central, and South America. The four-hour long show, entitled "Untamed Americas," was shot entirely in ...Video: 'Somewhere' Time-Lapse Video
"Somewhere" from miadox on Vimeo.
"Somewhere" is the first installment of a time-lapse video series. Covering both natural beauty and man-made wonders, "Somewhere" is a fantastic start for an ongoing project. If the rest of the videos in this upcoming series are anything ...
Summer Hotspot: Havana, Cuba
Havana's crumbling mansions, cobblestoned streets and vibrant salsa beats have long been a mystery to Americans kept off Cuba's shores by historic trade bans.
But in the past year, travel to Cuba has become much easier, starting with the lifting of certain ...Video Of The Day: 'Incubation' And 15 Days In Cuba
"I wanted to see Cuba before it changes," starts off "Incubation," a short travel film by French multimedia artist Guillaume Le Berre. "But I'm the one that has been changed."
Through photos and videos captured over a 15-day trip, Le Berre offers a nostalgic look at ...
Video: 'No Kitchen Required' In New Zealand, 'When Maori Attack'
Here at Gadling, we've been keeping tabs on the new BBC America reality show "No Kitchen Required," which is taking cooking competitions to new highs (and lows). Battling for fame and glory are award-winning chef Michael Psilakis of New York's Fish Tag and Kefi; private ...
Photo Of The Day: Copan Carpet In Honduras
This Sunday marks the Easter Holiday in much of the world, and worshippers everywhere are marking the day with uniquely local traditions. As evidence check out this photo taken by Flickr user Aldaberto.H.Vega in Honduras. As part of Semana Santa locals lay out brilliant ...Adventurous Options In Turks And Caicos
While many people think of Turks and Caicos as being a relaxing beach getaway, the islands have a lot more to offer than just that. In fact, adventure enthusiasts will feel right at home with an array of daring options in a beautiful setting.
Barefoot Waterskiing
...Photo Of The Day: Sunset In Grenada
This Photo of the Day, titled "Sunset in Grenada," comes from Gadling Flickr pool member Gus NYC who captured the image using an Olympus E-PL1.
Grenada, also known as the "Island of Spice" because of the production of nutmeg and mace crops, is an island country ...Cruise Vacation Shore Excursions: A Better Value With New Service
Cruise vacations may have an all-inclusive nature but, as anyone who has sailed knows, the cruise fare paid far from covers everything. Incidental, but nearly mandatory, expenses like gratuities, soft drinks or alcoholic beverages and transfer services to and from the ship ...Tubohotel Takes Exotic Camping To The Next Level
Just when you thought you'd seen it all - tree hotels, salt palaces, undersea lodges and enormous boot-shaped bed and breakfasts -- something new comes along that tests the limits of accommodation possibilities. Located in Tepoztlán, Mexico, is the Tubohotel (shown ...Whole Foods To Ban Sale Of Unsustainable Seafood: The Global Impact
In a landmark move, Whole Foods has just announced that starting on April 22 -- Earth Day -- it will no longer sell seafood from depleted or otherwise unsustainable fisheries, or species harvested with ecologically damaging methods such as trawling. The industry ratings for ...The Lost World: New York City's Little Guyana
In April 2011, in the Richmond Hill neighborhood of Queens, two rival Sikh factions, long at odds with each other, decided it was time to come to blows. As one faction prayed in a temple, the other entered. What happened next is straight out of a B-list movie you might ...Travel magazines target the 1%
An image of a striking, leggy blonde standing in the shadow of a seventeenth-century church in Mykonos graces the cover of the March issue of Condé Nast Traveler. She's wearing a short, silky dress and, as we find out on page 122 in the magazine's "where to buy" ...Video: a road trip from Rhode Island to Costa Rica
"In the fall of 2004, three friends were given a choice: get a job to pay off student loans and settle down, or fix up an abandoned pop-up camper and take a drive from Rhode Island to Costa Rica."
It's a pretty easy decision, at least for us here at Gadling. The boys ...
Travel full time for $17,000 a year
If you were told that you could travel full time for $17,000 a year, would you believe it? If you had only, I repeat, $17,000 to spend on everything (transportation, lodging, food, recreation, etc.) while seeing the entire world, could you make it work? An enterprising ...10 mysterious places to visit
Mystery is a significant travel motivator for some -- and I fall into the category of people who are motivated by mystery to travel. Ghost towns, eerie landscapes and other curious phenomena routinely draw me into destinations. Sky-Today.com published a roundup last month ...Cayman Islands launches solar-powered electric rental cars
The Cayman Islands are taking steps to preserve their fragile island ecosystem by launching a fleet of eco-friendly, electric Wheego rental vehicles and installing solar panel charging stations for electric vehicles throughout Grand Cayman.
The new stations, produced by ...Travel Smarter 2012: Travel tips for health and wellness
Films like "Contagion" (which I very much enjoyed, and not just because Gwyneth Paltrow bites it within the first 10 minutes) instill a paranoia in the public consciousness about the hazards of air travel. It's true, however, that most public transportation is the ...These hotels are helping guests celebrate the end of the world with Mayan-inspired packages
The Mayan calendar's 2012 end of the world prophecy isn't all bad news. In fact, the Mayans believe people on Earth will experience a positive spiritual enlightenment and connection to the universe. Along with the possibility of a profound new awareness, travelers can also ...
