Welcome back to Gadling's weekly "Picks of the Week" from our friends over at travel site, BootsnAll. Every Friday we'll be bringing you some of our favorite stories this week from the site. Take a look below and click on through if you find something that catches your ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Gadling + BootsnAll - Picks of the Week (3.13.09)
Welcome back to Gadling's weekly "Picks of the Week" from our friends over at travel site, BootsnAll. Every Friday we'll be bringing you some of our favorite stories this week from the site. Take a look below and click on through if you find something that catches your ...Photo of the Day (2.1.09)
It looks like Flickr user wetboxers is having a lot more fun than any of us at the moment. This image of him jumping into the crater lake of Mount Pinatubo is actually a composite of several different time-lapsed shots, which I assume have been stitched together in ...Strange New Year's traditions around the world
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Unlike many holidays, where celebrants are bound by tradition or religion, New Year's is a holiday that allows each individual to choose his own method of celebration. Some revelers will soak themselves in alcohol, boozing it up with copious bottles of champagne. Others ...Jet circles Zamboanga airport waiting for missing air traffic controllers
Unlike our very own Kent Wien, I never trained to be a pilot, but even without those years of training, I can't imagine it is very comforting to get close to your destination airport and find an unstaffed air traffic control tower. This is exactly what happened when a jet ...Photo of the Day (12.23.08)
Having nice weather this Christmas? Yeah, me neither. If you've ventured even close to an airport or a newscast in the last week you probably know that 3/4 of the country is buried under snow right now and that flights and passengers are in chaos. In case you happen to be ...Photo of the Day (10/22/08)
The blues and the clouds first attracted me this shot. Or was it the angle of the structure that draws one up and up? Or perhaps it was the dock that leads outwards.
The combination of the simplicity of each element compels me to keep looking. There's the froth from the ...Photo of the Day (10.10.08)
With this photo, Flickr user wetboxers (interesting name) really makes me miss Ecuador, the only place I've ever surfed-- if you can call getting thrown off a longboard all day "surfing." This shot was taken in the Philippines, but similar scenes can be found all over the ...When is it stupid to step on a ferry or climb in a large wooden boat?
The news of the recent ferry accident in the Philippines reminded me of the many ferries I've taken in my travels. The journey across the wide mouth of the Gambia River between Banjul, the capital, and Barra, on the side of The Gambia where I lived, comes to mind the most. ...Abandoned hotels past their days of glory: Which will rise again?
Over at ProTraveler, there is a read worth noting about eight abandoned hotels in various parts of the world. They once had glory days, but didn't hold onto it for financial woes or pestilence.
These are the places that chronicle shifts of time. Hot destinations that don't ...Vitamin beer, aka responsible drinking Filipino-style
You have to hand it to the Filipino inventor Virgilio "Billy" L. Malang for creating an invention that has a widespread appeal. He has created a type of beer, which is Vitamin B complex-fortified and makes a promise to "take some of the guilt out of drinking" by replacing ...Living with the Flintstones
Looks like something straight out of The Flintstones, eh? My question is, well, aren't they going to be kinda screwed going uphills? The shot was taken in the village of Banaue, the Philippines, during a festival (here's more information). What's more, the setting is ...Americans advised not to fly Philippine Airlines
I didn't realize the FAA officially rates airlines based on their security standards. Well, they do.
Just this week, Philippine Airlines got downgraded to a Category 2 airline requiring "heightened FAA surveillance." They join countries likes Ghana, Bangladesh, Indonesia ...The Philippine Penal System Vacation: Free Song, Dance and Meals!
The only thing worse than dying while traveling abroad is getting thrown into some third-world jail--unless, that is, you happen to be in the Philippines.
If you break the law in this tropical paradise, you might find yourself incarcerated at the Cebu Provincial ...
Man Shot Dead for Bad Singing
Okay, in the United States we get shot for honking at someone to let them know the light as turned green. But in Asia, where karaoke is big business, you can get shot for singing out of tune. Midway through his song, a homeless man in a karaoke bar in San Mateo town, Rizal, ...Crucifixion in the Philippines: Tourists Welcome
As the only officially Catholic country in Asia, the Philippines, thanks to Father Pedro de Valderama who arrived with Spanish explorer Magellan in the early 1500s, is gearing up for Easter. And there are few places on Earth where religious fervor is matched in such graphic ...When in the Manila Airport, Keep Your Pants On
If you're feeling annoyed when you have to go through airport security checks, particularly in Manila, whatever you do, keep your pants on. One German tourist, Hans Jurgen Oskar von Naguschewski, age 66, took his off when asked to go through an X-ray machine twice and he may ...Word for the Travel Wise (01/25/07)
If you enjoy Filipino/Pinoy food, you'll enjoy reading this food adventure blog by Connie Veneracion. The blog says "let the food pics do the talking," but there is actually a considerable amount of talking done by the blogger as well with include recipes and tips for those ...Word for the Travel Wise (12/15/06)
Hmm... I could be wrong about this slang out of the Philippines, but looking at this long list of slang words and their notes it would seem I am very correct. Just don't go running around using this one until you've gotten triple confirmation from some very fluent in P.I. ...Word for the Travel Wise (11/12/06)
It's a quiet day around my way and quite peaceful to say the least. Not a whole lot to report, so I'm making my word selection based on my mood. It's not exactly the word for peaceful, but I'm sure you'll enjoy trying to find ways to use this one while in the P.I. Today's ...Double Tall Skim Catpooccino To Go
If you're a coffee lover, maybe you'll want to make a special flight on Japan Airlines to buy "the rarest coffee in the world": civet coffee. But this specialty brew is sold only in business class, to the tune of $600 for 100 grams.
You're not going to find this in ...
