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Denver to Singapore (and back) visualized in a five minute time lapse video
Last minute oddball Halloween costumes that reflect your travels
While Catherine has Halloween costume ideas that reflect different types of travelers--(there are more ideas coming throughout today), and Heather previously posted on how to dress up like an awesome flight attendant, here are other costume ideas. These wander into the ...So, you think you're tough? How about a vertical marathon?
You may be able to run 26 miles, but can you climb 73 stories? Singapore's Swissötel is holding its annual vertical marathon next month to, once again, test human strength and endurance. On November 22, 1,600 stair masters from across the world will gather in Singapore ...Singapore - Taking on the Lion City
Singapore is not the first addition to most Westerners' "countries to visit in Asia" list, but I urge you to give it a fair chance. They're a major airline hub, so it's easy to get there from almost anywhere -- and here are a lot more reasons you should visit this young, ...Gadling Take FIVE: Week of Oct. 2-Oct. 9
We've been keeping up with fall foliage and haunted jaunts these last few weeks at Gadling, plus a whole lot more. Perhaps you've noticed that we've let Mike step away from his Sky Mall Monday desk to take on Outback Australia. This funny guy has a serious side too.
Then ...The Peranakan Museum - Singapore's culture unveiled
I was recently given a personal tour of Singapore's new Peranakan Museum by the curator himself, Randall Ee. I walked in with no idea what "Peranakan" meant, and walked out more than impressed with the culture, the museum, and the fascinating new history of Singapore. I say ...10 Things to Eat in Singapore
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Food in Singapore is like baseball in America -- it's the national pastime.
In most countries, people say: "Hi, how are you?" In Singapore, they say "Hi, ...Night Safari for all you nocturnal animals
The first Night Safari in the world is in Singapore -- it's a 40 hectare property with over 120 species of animals; most of them nocturnal and best viewed at night. You take a zebra-striped tram ride deep into the forest, past the dimly lit habitats of all kinds of animals. ...The Great Wall of Singapore
Singapore is home to the world's tallest indoor climbing wall. Climbing it is unique for more reasons than just its height! The BorderX via ferrata, aka "iron way," aka "traditional European mountaineering activity reputed to have been started in Italy in WWI as a means of ...The Fullerton Hotel - Historic Singapore at its finest
The Fullerton Hotel is a luxury hotel in the heart of Singapore with a claim to fame that few hotels can boast: it used to be the post office. The historic building is fabulously decked in art deco and features an infinity pool (above), several dining and drinking options, ...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 ...Get out and go: Events around the world this week (September 24-29)
Happy Hump Day, Gadling'ers! The weekend is approaching, so it's time to look at the festivals and events happening around the world this week. If you're close and have time, then you have no excuse to get out and go!
Kentucky - World Chicken Festival: Did you know the ...Best hotel for traveling alone in Singapore - Quincy
The Quincy Hotel has got to be one of the most surprising hotels I've ever visited. Knowing nothing other than that it was a somewhat modern boutique hotel, I arrived midday on a Sunday to be greeted with a card featuring a hand-drawn picture of myself (they Googled me), and ...Manse away from home - The Capella Hotel, Singapore
The Capella Hotels are relatively new to the luxury travel scene, but have already made quite a name for themselves. They aim to create unique experiences for their guests by keeping their sizes small and fostering a home-like atmosphere -- and the seven-month-old Capella ...Welcome to the Island of Misfit Toys - Chinatown, Singapore
Remember "The Island of Misfit Toys" from the legendary holiday TV special "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"? It's where imperfect and rejected toys came to life. Well, I have found this real-life island. It's Singapore -- Chinatown, to be exact. Some find it strange that ...High-tech bridge to connect Singapore's Sentosa Island
Construction began Tuesday on a 620 meter boardwalk that will connect Sentosa Island with Singapore's mainland. The resort's annual 5 million guests will be able to access the island on foot come November 2010. A series of covered travelators will be capable of transporting ...For summer, a banquet of exotic fresh fruits: Bring travel back home
So you're at home this summer. Your vacation budget is bust. Sure, there are backyard barbeques with friends and family stretching out into summer, but that tropical vacation feels long gone.
Or perhaps, you have never been on a tropical vacation. Perhaps a tropical fruit ...Michael Jackson died and a flood of travel memories
Wow! Michael Jackson is dead. Jackson is one of those people who is wrapped up with my traveling life. As a child living in Columbia, South Carolina where wisteria vines draped off trees in our front yard, "ABC" played from my radio, the one I bought when we lived in State ...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 ...Kids and long airport layovers
I was wandering the wide halls of Chicago O'Hare's Terminal B early this morning when I spotted for the first time an enormously tall dinosaur skeleton. The parents of a young toddler tried to occupy their daughter by shooting photos of her standing next to the dinosaur's ...
