The Global Heritage Fund has released a new report that lists 200 World Heritage Sites around the globe that are in danger from a variety of threats, turning the spotlight on 12 in particular that could disappear altogether due to a lack of funds, neglect, and mismanagement. ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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12 historic sites in danger of disappearing
The Global Heritage Fund has released a new report that lists 200 World Heritage Sites around the globe that are in danger from a variety of threats, turning the spotlight on 12 in particular that could disappear altogether due to a lack of funds, neglect, and mismanagement. ...Flight attendants find dead Filipino passenger in Gulf Air lavatory
The cause of death – including suicide – still isn't clear, but the facts are. Gulf Air flight attendants found a 36-year-old Filipino passenger dead in the plane lav today; he was flying home to Manila from Bahrain. Attempts to revive him using CPR were ...Travel blogger Q&A: Jodi Ettenberg
For many travel enthusiasts, bloggers, and armchair travelers, Jodi Ettenberg's story is downright inspirational. For several years a successful corporate lawyer, she left her comfortable if demanding life in New York to travel the world.
Along the way, she's had an ...Daily Pampering: The world's most expensive sushi
Really top-notch sushi is pricey, no doubt about it. But you work hard, and if you're a fan of the raw fish, there's nothing like a serious splurge when your wallet's fat.
Angelito Araneta, Jr. laughs in your face. The 21-year-old, Manila-based chef, known for his ...Weekend travel media top five
This weekend's most interesting travel stories include a look at Egypt's seldom explored coast west of Alexandria, a long weekend guide to Singapore, a travel guide to solar eclipse runs, a profile of Boracay, the Philippines' popular holiday island, and a 12-day Great ...Travel Recommendations for The Office
Back in the olden days, long before the Internet was born, there was this thing called a travel agent--typically semi-self-aware, middle-aged ladies who helped you pick out a nice vacation destination, find a hotel that was "so you" and then book your plane tickets printed ...Ten monkey attack videos
Seasoned travelers know that the world is full of wonders as well as occasional hazards like political unrest, diarrhea and of course, monkey attacks. Harmless and cute as they seem to tourists, these are wild animals that are not to be taken for granted.
In 2007, SS ...17 of the world's strangest natural wonders
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Nature has the power to amaze. From towering mountains to vast grasslands and immense oceans, there's a world of natural wonder out there waiting to ...8 great bug-eating videos from around the world
There's nothing better than having new and exciting experiences while traveling the globe. But, are you gutsy enough to try eating delectable delicacies such as grasshoppers, cockroaches, and gigantic worms?
Me neither ... but these eight people are.
Giant Chinese ...
Get out and go: Events around the world (December 9-14)
It's time to look at the festivals and events happening around the world, and this week has a particularly international selection of happenings. If you're close and have time, then you have no excuse to get out and go!
Toronto - The Festival of Carols, a holiday ...25 great adventures for 2010
The latest issue of National Geographic Adventure has just hit the newsstand with a special treat inside for adventure travelers looking for their next big trip. The magazine has listed its selection for the 25 best new trips for 2010, offering up suggestions of places to ...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 ...Ten musical destinations that will rock your world
Music has a way of taking you on a journey. Like any great trip, the songs that inspire us are filled with joyous highs and sobering lows, unexpected revelations and exotic uncertainties. It's only natural then that each of us seeks out music during our travels. Whether ...Photo of the Day (5-27-09)
This gorgeous building is in the walled-city of Intramuros, a section of Manila, Philippines. The city, built by the Spaniards on the southern bank of the Pasig River in the 16th century is Manila's oldest district. I love the tone and the way the angle that wetboxer chose ...Photo of the Day 5.11.09
These days, I'm SERIOUSLY missing scuba diving -- it's been a year since I've been at a decent beach, and about 3 years since I strapped a can of air on my back. This fun shot captured by wetboxers of his divemaster in the Philippines has just about put me over the edge. ...Photo of the Day: 5.4.09
There are just some photographs that when you first see them, you involuntarily exhale deeply, and, however fleeting, a sense of relaxation comes over you. The photograph above of this floating bar in the Philippines, shared by wetboxers in our Gadling Flickr pool, is one ...Photo of the Day (4.10.09)
Here at Gadling, we believe strongly in the separation of church and blog. But as today is Good Friday, I'm attempting to make myself feel better for not going to church by posting this photo of a re-enactment of the crucifixion taken earlier today by Gadling fave ...Photo of the Day (4.3.09)
Gadling fave StrudelMonkey gave us this great shot of a sunset taken from White Beach on the Philippine island of Boracay. The island is one of the Philippines' top tourist destinations, and gorgeous sunsets like these must be part of the reason why.
Want your photo ...Photo of the Day (3.20.09)
In honor of the NCAA men's college basketball tournament, which began in earnest yesterday, here's a photo by flickr user wetboxers of a seaside basketball court in the Ilocos Sur province in the Philippines.
While this court isn't the site of any March Madness games ...Here's a tip: teaching your girlfriend to drive on an airport runway is a bad idea
The Sydney Morning Herald is reporting that the Philippines' top aviation official, Frisco Santo Domingo, has been suspended because of the hijinks of his son, which resulted in a near collision with a commercial plane. According to the story, the pilot of the airplane, ...
