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Each year, non-profit organization Ethical Traveler conducts a survey of the world's developing nations, analyzing their progress toward promoting human rights, preserving their environment, and developing a sustainable tourism industry. The study, run by Ethical Traveler's ...Longest zip-line in the world at Palau's new eco theme park
Palau is no longer just a destination for underwater adventure. This destination in Micronesia, which is ranked as one of the top scuba diving destinations in the world, has recently opened the Palau Eco Theme Park, home to one of the longest zip line courses on Earth.
...Video of the Day - Jellyfish Lake, Palau
Swimming in water filled with millions of jellyfish may be most people's worst nightmare. But for visitors to the Palauan island of Eil Malik, it's the main attraction.
Situated about 500 miles east of the Philippines, Jellyfish Lake is one of 70 marine lakes on ...
Gadlinks for Thursday, 6.11.09
Bored at work? Here are a couple travel links to keep you entertained.
Over at World Hum, Rob Verger spends 24 hours in JFK's new JetBlue terminal-- and lives to tell about it.
The crew over at the Freakonomics blog is holding a contest to try to find the worst ...Palau: the ultimate dive-spot?
I've been doing a lot of reading on Palau for a possible magazine story somewhere. It seems in a single decade this tiny island (the last colonial territory to gain its independence, in 1994) has almost switched its entire economy from fishing to tourism, in the form of ...Word for the Travel Wise (04/20/06)
Even though I never watched a single
episode of Survivor: Palau, the seasons long reality show
always comes to mind when hearing the country name. (Now, that's how you know you've got a show that works.) While I
lack the time to sit engulfed in primetime television, I've got ...
