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Gadling + BootsnAll - Picks of the Week (5.15.09)
Welcome back to Gadling's weekly "Picks of the Week" feature, brought to you by our friends at travel website BootsnAll. How does it work? We input thousands of travel variables into the Gadling mainframe computer, and out comes five of the best and most interesting travel ...Five Destinations for the "Super-Adventurous"
The Wall Street Journal has put together a list of five travel destinations that they deem are for the "super-adventurous" amongst us. They label these places as scary, saying that most travelers wouldn't venture anywhere near them, but for the adventure traveler who has ...Internet search results show soldiers are thinking of home
Life in Iraq isn't necessarily what you think. While there are tough conditions for those outside the gates, life on the large camps that shares some startling similarities with major U.S. military installations at home. On Camp Anaconda, for example, you can visit a ...Satisfy your lust in Baghdad (finally!)
According to the NY Times, Baghdad is getting safer, and people are looking to have a good time (though, this does stand in stark contrast to the suicide bombing I reported a few weeks ago). So, if you find yourself in Iraq's capital, stop by a nightclub, order a drink and ...Ransacked museum reopened in Iraq
For anyone who wonders about the importance of the arts and historical places to a culture, head to Warsaw, Poland. Warsaw, after WWII looked a bit like Swiss cheese. An massive effort on the part of the country was made to rebuild or restore some of the important buildings' ...Baghdad or Bust
Here at Gadling, we often have conversations revolving around where we want to travel next. As we run through our lists, inevitably the conversation will turn towards the opposite question. Where wouldn't you go? The usually hot spots always get named: Iraq, Afghanistan and, ...Bombs louder than words: Baghdad not ready for tourists
Despite the availability of civilian flights to Baghdad, the city is not yet ready for tourists. A suicide bomber in central Baghdad killed two and injured another 12 while attacking a police patrol at approximately 2 AM (EST) yesterday. One of my sources on the ground heard ...Postwar Iraq gets its "first" tourist
It's been over five years since the invasion of Iraq, and the country seems to be slowly emerging from the ruins of five years of conflict. Yet despite the progress, most would agree there's a long way to go before the country is ready to again welcome "Western" tourism. ...Kuwaiti airline still pushing for $1.3b
The Iraqi government is going to write a $300 million check to Kuwait Airways. So, the airline believes there's only another $1 billion to go. The cash is related to damages caused by Saddam Hussein's 1990 invasion of its wealthy neighbor. A spokesman for the Iraq Cabinet, ...Gadling Take FIVE: Week of Jan. 3-Jan. 9
With the 2009 turnover has come new beginnings and changes that have influenced the travel world. Some changes began to happen a few years to thousands of years ago.
Jeremy who struggles with change on laundry day, discusses the lack of coins problem in Argentina, an ...Destinations on the edge: Baghdad
There used to be one way to go to Iraq. You'd go to your local recruiting office, take an oath and sign a contract. Then, you'd subject yourself to a minimum of 16 weeks' training under the most unpleasant of circumstances. Wearing your snappy new threads (and a Kevlar ...Baghdad airport welcomes first European passenger flight in 18 years
18 years after the United Nations imposed a ban on all commercial air traffic destined for Iraq, a Swedish charter plane has landed at Baghdad International Airport. The charter was operated by Nordic Leisure and their 150 passengers were mostly Iraqis. This is just the ...Now at the British Museum: Babylon
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Winter's special exhibition at the British Museum, Babylon: Myth and Reality, is up and running and will be open until March 15th. Inside, the collection details the rise and fall of the ancient city, highlighting on the reign of Nebuchadnezzar and pulling from biblical, ...In Iraq, soldiers get a holiday break
Whether you stayed at home or suffered airport crowds to visit your family this holiday season, you were lucky. For more than 100,000 members of the U.S. armed forces and many civilian contractors, Christmas was limited to deserts, rifles and a brief phone call home. I ...In Baghdad, It's Time to Shop
Bombings in public spaces are fewer than before in Baghdad, but still not uncommon. However, the threat doesn't seem to be stopping local residents from shopping at the city's markets. Vendors at these retail meccas are staying open later and stocking more goods in their ...Cruise deal for US military folks: It's free
To thank the US military personnel who are currently serving in the military in Iraq or Afghanistan--or have served in these two countries this past year, Discovery Cruise lines is offering a free one-day cruise from Ft. Lauderdale to Grand Bahama. This is a repeat offer ...Abu Ghraib to be turned into a museum
I'm not sure how many people are choosing Iraq as a travel destination, but when they do there will be a new museum to visit. According to the CBC, the infamous Abu Ghraib prison -- which was used as a torture site during Saddam Hussein's rule -- is going to be turned into a ...Baghdad counts on a giant Ferris wheel to attract tourists
As a way to boost tourism in Baghdad, a giant Ferris wheel is being planned. Not just any Ferris wheel either, but one that is taller than the London Eye. Certainly, a huge wheel that brings people high up in the sky for all to see will give the message that Baghdad is a ...Iraq opens Najaf airport, hopes to spur tourism
The Dalmatian Coast and Marrakech are so 2007 -- you aren't a real hipster traveler until you've visited Iraq's newly accesible tourist destination: Najaf. Officially opening its doors this month, Al-Hamza airport was just revamped by Kuwaiti investors and is now geared ...Top hell-holes on earth
April Fool's Day, 2007, I wrote a post on Linfen, China. Although it was written as a joke, the premise is true. Linfen is a royal mess. Its mighty pollution problem has earned it the number 2 spot on the recent "Hells on Earth" list. The air quality in Linfen is so horrific ...
