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Daily Pampering: Three ways to spice up Valentine's Day from around the world

Daily Pampering: Three ways to spice up Valentine's Day from around the world You want to do something for Valentine's Day this year, but you don't know where to turn. Travel is always a great idea, and the economy is definitely cutting your way. There are deals everywhere. Of course, this just makes the choices even harder. Well, I just happened upon ...

Cruising the Greek Isles on the MSC Musica: Best trip 2009

Cruising the Greek Isles on the MSC Musica: Best trip 2009 I never saw myself as a cruise ship sort of traveler until MSC Musica made me a changed woman. I'm the person who lived for two years in N'Jowara, The Gambia in a room at the back of an empty shop house without running water, window panes or electricity. Until my MSC Musica ...

Gadling's 13 stranger than strange sites for Friday the 13th

Gadling's 13 stranger than strange sites for Friday the 13th Happy Friday the 13th! Tributed to being an unlucky day thanks to wives tales, religion and mythology, this is a day when people might think about altering their travel plans. The thought is, why push your luck? Franklin D. Roosevelt was one such person. He never traveled on ...

Gadlinks for Wednesday 9.9.09

Gadlinks for Wednesday 9.9.09 Now that I've just typed the date today, I realized what a special day it is! It happens only once a year, and the next one will be on my sister's birthday, 10/10/10! What that means exactly I'm not sure, but this article provides a little insight. Apocalypse though? I ...

New Radisson Blu opens with low rate in Dubrovnik, Croatia

New Radisson Blu opens with low rate in Dubrovnik, Croatia With 408 guest spaces, more than 100,000 square feet of spa facilities and stunning views of the Adriatic Sea, the Radisson Blu Resort & Spa Dubrovnik has become the largest and most exciting resort on the Dalmatian Coast. To celebrate its arrival, guests can stay for a ...

18 unique travel experiences for the well traveled

18 unique travel experiences for the well traveled So you think you've been everywhere and done everything? Is their something missing when you travel these days? Is the sense of adventure gone? Never fear, because the Times Online has compiled an interesting list of 18 unique travel experiences that are designed to give us ...

Bargain Europe: Camping Across The Continent

Bargain Europe: Camping Across The Continent In these economic times we're all looking to find ways to save a little cash without giving up our travels. Airfares are more affordable than they have been in a long time, which means that we can at least afford to get to the places we want to visit. But what happens once ...

Beer babe's favorite European bars

Beer babe's favorite European bars Katarina Van Derham, the 2009 St. Pauli Girl spokesmodel, doesn't like to spend all her time in one place. The Slovakia native now lives in Los Angeles and still loves to get out on the road as much as possible. When she's home, her favorite place to grab a pint is Barney's ...

Heart-shaped Croatian island attracts curious, lovebirds

Heart-shaped Croatian island attracts curious, lovebirds Croatia's geography lends itself to love. The country is blessed with a scenic coastline along the Adriatic Sea - a stretch of land that is dotted with picturesque rocky islands and scenic beach towns like Dubrovnik and Hvar. Not surprisingly, Croatia has long attracted ...

The Very Best Foreign National Parks

The Very Best Foreign National Parks The Coalition of National Park Services Retirees (yeah, I didn't know they existed either) put out a press release yesterday listing the organizations favorite national parks from around the globe. The list was compiled by the more than 700 members of the CNPSR, who voted on ...

Travel Read: 100 Places Every Woman Should Go

Travel Read: 100 Places Every Woman Should Go I never knew there could be a book so thoughtful and inspiring for women as this one. Stephanie Elizondo Griest's second travel book, which lists far more than just 100 Places Every Woman Should Go, is truly an encyclopedia for women travelers. It's the kind of book that ...

Christmas presents and parties banned in Croatia

Christmas presents and parties banned in Croatia Okay, here's the truth. Not ALL Christmas gifts are banned in Croatia. Probably, you could throw a party in the privacy of your home, but the work holiday parties in both the public and private sectors, have been crossed off the holiday to-do list. Even the holiday parties ...

Croatia bans tourists from arriving with their own food; Czechs are outraged

Croatia bans tourists from arriving with their own food; Czechs are outraged We've all heard of movie theaters banning food not bought on premises, and certainly it's a no-brainer that you just can't buy take-away food somewhere and go sit in a restaurant and eat it. But this is the first time I've heard of a country banning food not purchased in ...

United Nations report: Balkans the safest region in Europe

United Nations report: Balkans the safest region in Europe When I arrived in Montenegro three months ago, one of the things that struck me first was how safe things felt. What was I expecting? Well, not a lot of armed thugs or anything. But I'd traveled enough in the former communist corners of Europe -- including past trips into ...

Photo of the Day 2-24-2008

Photo of the Day 2-24-2008 One of the best things about traveling is seeing items and situations that seem completely foreign to you -- like a pile of strange-looking fish for sale, for example. Pirano snapped this photo in Split, Croatia. No word on whether he/she made a purchase. Capture any ...

Carnival celebrations around the world

Carnival celebrations around the world Vibrant music, zesty dancing, bright colors and more fun and absurdity than a lot of people can handle. Carnival anyone? For the pre-Lent partying season our minds tend to automatically think of New Orleans and Rio, but the event is in fact celebrated around the world. A few ...

Amazing Race 12 Recap 7, finally

Amazing Race 12 Recap 7, finally With Survivor: China taking the place of Amazing Race December 16, it threw off our coverage. It's a who's on first type of story, partly complicated by my Kentucky trip to a funeral and Christmas. Here's my recap of what happened in episode 7. My apologies for not getting ...

Amazing Race 12, episode 6 recap

Amazing Race 12, episode 6 recap Here we are again, starting out this time in Vilnius, Lithuania. Karma really caught up to the blondes last week when they were eliminated after leading to the demise of Lorena and Jason. Will the same fate await Jen and Nate, the couple who can't stop shrieking at one ...

Indie travel guides - pipe dream or way of the future?

Indie travel guides - pipe dream or way of the future? With all due respect to my generous client Lonely Planet, without whom I'd still be an obscure, broke, moonshine junkie in a forlorn corner of Romania, guidebook authors wallowing below the Sushi Line are increasingly probing new "Screw the Man" applications for their ...

Photo of the Day (11/2/07)

Photo of the Day (11/2/07) I love this photo for the way that it reveals a destination where a single glance at the colorful pixels means adding this locale to your "places to visit" list. Dammit! I have enough things on that list already! We can thank Shadixpn for capturing such travel inspiration ...

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