All too often, the first stop on our tourist itineraries is at the local museum, mosque or castle. But an arguably better place to start your visit is at the market. A visit to a local market is the perfect place to pick up some souvenirs, try out the local cuisine and ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Ten great markets around the world
All too often, the first stop on our tourist itineraries is at the local museum, mosque or castle. But an arguably better place to start your visit is at the market. A visit to a local market is the perfect place to pick up some souvenirs, try out the local cuisine and ...Trade Mocked
You were a cheerleader, you dated a cheerleader, or you hated the cheerleaders. As I recall, that's how high school worked.
Thanks to travel PR, that same primeval paradigm lives on long after graduation. That miniskirts-shouting-slogans thing still works, whether you're ...10 great destinations for outdoor adventure
With the possible exception of beach-goers, very few people want to travel in order to sit. Travel is all about experiencing the best of what a destination has to offer, and in many cases, the best of what a destination can offer is adventure. From mountain climbing to ...Coupling couples cuffed for "close proximity" in Malaysia
Unmarried couples were awoken to a surprise on New Year's Day. Fifty-two coupling couples were detained by Malaysia's Islamic morality police, according to USA Today, because they were suspected of having ... get this ... sex despite not being married! These 104 people could ...Worst travel mistakes of the 2000's: Kuala Lumpur passport shenanigans
Back before my days as a Gadling blogger I used to travel on an extremely tight margin. As a starving college graduate, travel was my main priority -- debt, work and rent, well, those were ancillary.
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What is it about Southeast Asia that so captivates our attention? For many Westerners, Southeast Asia has attained an identity of exoticism and escape, enchanting travelers as a destination "off the map" of global tourism. It's a myth readily fed by popular culture. From ...Cyclist circles the globe in 174 days
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Last weekend, British cyclist James Bowthorpe rolled into London's Hyde Park, finishing an epic ride around the globe, and setting a new world's ...Through the Gadling Lens: photographing the children of the world
I was recently instant-messaging a friend of mine, asking him if he had any suggestions for what we could talk about this week here on Through the Gadling Lens. "Why don't you talk about taking photographs of kids?" he asked. I demurred. "Umm, I really try to keep this ...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: ...The top ten beach hotels of the world
European hotel booking site Trivago, recently released the results of their guest survey to find the ten best beach hotels in the world. The lineup has a bit of a European tint to it, and no hotels in North or South America made the cut. Still, the list has 10 hotels I ...Festivals and more in Singapore
The Lion City (well, island city-state) Singapore, located just 85 miles north of the equator on the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, is busting with relaxing beaches, fascinating culture, and crazy-good food, and whether you already have it on your list or not, it's a ...Saving Endangered Species Through Tourism
One of the real successes in ecotourism over the past decade or so has been the use of tourist dollars to aid in wildlife conservation. Many countries have discovered that travelers are willing to pay a good deal of money for the opportunity to observe wildlife in its ...Talking Travel with GuideGecko.com
A few weeks ago, the world wide web saw the launch of a most useful travel resource called GuideGecko.com. Guide Gecko hopes to serve the dual purpose as an online bookstore and independent travel writing recruiter. The site's mastermind, Daniel Quadt, spent the past year ...Photo of the Day (2.28.09)
So that color green does in fact exist in nature -- and plentifully. This morning's green tea has never been put in such perfect perspective as today, looking at this gorgeous shot of the Cameron Highlands of Malaysia. The closest I've gotten to seeing a tea valley is ...More people traveling to Malaysia to go under the knife
One type of tourism has managed to thrive despite the poor global economy. The prevalence of medical tourism is on the rise in countries like India and Malaysia. Think that it is a little extreme to go under the knife abroad? Consider this: depending on the procedure, ...When karaoke turns deadly
Karaoke is deadly. Deadly boring. That is, unless you happen to be quite drunk or with someone you are physically attracted to. I've never gone out to find a place to sing karaoke. But I have spent a lot of time in East Asia, where karaoke seems to seek you out. I've ...Malaysia Airlines First in Asia to Offer In-Flight Mobile Phone Service
Malaysia Airlines has received and installed an in-flight mobile phone system designed by AeroMobile on one of its Boeing 777s. Passengers will be able to safely use their cell phones and PDAs during the cruise portion of the flight without interfering with the aircraft's ...Lavigne Too Hot For Malaysia?
Malaysia's main opposition party called on the government to cancel a concert featuring Canadian pop/punk princess Avril Lavigne. Why? The singer's on-stage moves are too sexy. The Pan Malaysian Islamic Party's youth wing made the request. The government wrote off the ...Where to find the world's 10 best rooftop bars
With summer in full swing it, finding good outdoor spaces to have a drink is the thing to do. Nothing says summer more than a couple of friends sitting on an outdoor terrace sharing a pitcher. But even better than your average terrace or patio has to be a rooftop. Stopping ...Canopy Tours: Ohio and Malaysia
People give me tips on where to travel whenever they have been some where they think I would like. A friend of mine jumped out of her chair in the middle of a sentence, remembering a place she went this past weekend. She fetched a certificate from the Hocking Hills Canopy ...
