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10 great destinations for scuba diving adventure (videos)
Photo of the Day (12.20.2009)
I'm loving the "eye-catching," over-the-shoulder perspective in today's photo, brought to us courtesy of Flickr user The L-List. The picture's subject is a Balinese dancer, preparing some pre-performance makeup. The mirror's reflection and great angle make you feel as ...Twitter reaches Ireland and Indonesia
Twitter addicts don't need to worry about hopping a flight to Indonesia or Ireland any more. The white-hot microblogging service has expanded its footprint to these two countries, with local mobile carriers making Twitter available by SMS without charging any extra fees. ...Man arrested for smuggling kangaroos
It seems that animal smuggling has become the trendy thing lately. Just in the past month a man was nabbed at LAX smuggling lizards, and another man was arrested in Norway smuggling pythons. Both of these guys had wrapped up the critters and strapped them to their chest. Now ...The Drifter documentary now on DVD
Gadlinks for Wednesday 11.18.09
We're halfway through November. For those of you living in the northern hemisphere, if you haven't felt winter yet, you will soon! Here in Hawaii, winter is rainier but the waves are bigger and better. I guess that goes for most parts of the world: the weather may stink, ...Gadlinks for Wednesday 10.21.09
Hump day is upon us, and for today I have some pretty fresh, eco-friendly/Asia-themed travel reads for you. Snuggle up with your laptop and enjoy!
We'll start our tour in the Far East, where my friend Mary Jo offers up 22 things to do in Taiwan. [via Blisstree Travel]
...Tourism in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Samoa in light of recent disasters
In light of the recent quakes in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Samoa and the total devastation in the areas surrounding Manila, Padang, and Apia, it's important to understand what tourism will look like as these tourism hot spots recover. Here's a look at the current ...Through the Gadling Lens: 5 photography subjects that are the same and different everywhere
Do you remember those Where the hell is Matt? videos that were taking the internet by storm in recent years? I was thinking about those videos the other day, and wondering why they affected so many people, causing the videos to go so wildly viral. And then it dawned on me: ...Gadlinks for Wednesday 8.26.09
Welcome to Gadlinks, your source for the latest comings-and-goings in the travel blogosphere. You'll find these selections a bit indicative of where my brain is at the moment: on surfing, warm weather, and road trips -- which is probably because I'll be embarking on a ...Slum tours in Jakarta now operating
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An Indonesian tour operator, is now offering tourists the chance to see the 'other' side of Jakarta - a side tucked away from the sprawling shopping ...Indonesian Minister: Tourists should wear masks
Indonesian Health Minister, Siti Fadilah Supari has stated that the country will ask all people arriving from swine-flu affected countries to wear face masks for at least three days after arrival. "Visitors from infected countries should wear masks. It's a precautionary ...Undiscovered New York - Going Dutch
2009 marks the 400th anniversary of New York's "discovery" by a Dutch expedition led by explorer Henry Hudson. Way back in 1609, Hudson (who was actually British) and a small crew of Dutch sailors steered their vessel through the small gap between Staten Island and Long ...World's Greatest Dive Spots
Stephen Regenold is better know by his pseudonym, The Gear Junkie, which he uses when he writes his nationally syndicated column on outdoor adventure and equipment. Recently he penned a story for Travel+Leisure Magazine listing the ten best spots to go SCUBA diving in the ...Through the Gadling Lens: the best vacation photos from our Gadling pool
A few months ago, I wrote a post describing the types of shots that I always try to take when I'm traveling -- the kinds of shots which will make a complete album capturing all of the memories and images around my trip. Well, this week, I've culled through the Gadling flickr ...Photo of the Day (2.22.09)
For someone like me who grew up in Chicago, seeing the image above of a man planting his rice paddy in Bali is wildly exotic and beautiful. I think Flickr user StrudelMonkey had the same thought in mind when taking this photo. At the same time though, I wonder what ...The lunar new year and first solar eclipse on the same day
January 26 comes with two huge events this year: the lunar new year (or Chinese New Year, for those of you lion dance and firework lovers) and the first solar eclipse of the year! The lunar new year of the earth ox is the second zodiac of the cycle. It is the craziest time ...Shipwreck victims spend 25 days drifting in an icebox
After losing their wooden fishing boat off the coast of Indonesia, these 2 Burmese men grabbed the only thing they could find in the heaps of wreckage surrounding them. It turns out that this piece of wreckage would be their home for the next 25 days as they drifted towards ...Travel surf etiquette
I was having a grand ole time surfing at Ala Moana Bowls the other day when a rude, disrespecting woman decided to paddle for a wave and proceeded to cut off three other surfers and nearly behead my friend. Growing ever more confrontational in my old age, I began to argue ...Borobudur in Indonesia--a memory maker and other people's photographs
This essay by Lisa Reed in the New York Times about her return to Borobudur with her nine-year old son reminded me of a couple of points. Mainly, I am reminded about how utterly spectacular this Buddhist temple complex is, and how fortunate I was to have lived in Singapore ...
