Pavia Rosati is the founder of Fathom, a recently debuted travel website. Fathom is smart and beautifully designed. It's full of exciting short briefs about various destinations across the globe.
Rosati, as you'll see from her answers below, is an experienced editor and ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Pavia Rosati is the founder of Fathom, a recently debuted travel website. Fathom is smart and beautifully designed. It's full of exciting short briefs about various destinations across the globe.
Rosati, as you'll see from her answers below, is an experienced editor and ...India restarts ferry to Sri Lanka after 30 years of civil war
Sri Lanka is still recovering after a long and brutal civil war that started in 1983 and only ended two years ago. The fight between Tamil separatists and the government left 100,000 people dead, many of them civilians, and there were accusations of war crimes on both sides. ...Photo of the day - Non-royal wedding
Well, it's all over. Whether you woke up in the middle of the night to watch Will and Kate get married or ignored the deluge of media coverage, today's historic Royal Wedding has said "I do" and we can all breath a collective sigh of relief that we can stop hearing about ...Blogger Justin Delaney
Introducing a new blogger at Gadling, Justin Delaney...
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This photo was taken in Dahab, Egypt on the Red Sea - one of the coolest places I have ever been. Here I am enjoying a well deserved sheesha after climbing Mount Sinai.
Where do you ...Travel to Sri Lanka grows, along with obstacles for tourism
Since the end of the Tamil Tiger confilct in May 2009, travel to Sri Lanka has been increasing, with the country celebrating their 600,000th foreign tourist last month. This year, 700,000 are expected with tourism growing to 2.5 million a year within 5 years, reports the ...Photo of the Day (8.31.10)
I think that the best travel photography is the kind that captures a unique instance of the human experience and opens it up for further discussion. It intrigues the viewer to ask questions, to delve deeper and to examine the unfamiliar. It refuses to let you look away ...Blogger Meg Nesterov
Where was your photo taken: On a plane bound for Tokyo from JFK, taken to join the elite ranks of Heather Poole's laviators.
Where do you live now: Istanbul, Turkey. I arrived here in May to accompany my husband who is consulting on a project with Turkish company. We ...Photo of the Day (5.15.2010)
I look at this photo and I think, "yes, please." Not only would I like to be witnessing this scene, I also want to splash around in some muddy water on a hot day like this. Don't these elephants look all slick and refreshed? Adametrnl took this photo at the Pinewala ...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 ...Ten amazing "green" adventures
Eco-adventures are all the rage these days with environmentally conscious travelers choosing to visit far flung places, all the while fully aware of the size of their carbon footprint. They want an amazing travel experience, and are willing to go to great lengths to get it, ...Gadling + Bootsnall - Picks of the Week (5.8.09)
Here we are, back again for another weekly roundup of links from our travel friends at BootsnAll. It's been two weeks (sorry, the Swine Flu had us preoccupied). But don't despair, we've journeyed far and wide, from the jungles of Sri Lanka, to the Savannahs of Africa and ...Talking Travel with Pico Iyer and a book give-away
When I first read Pico Iyer's book Video Night in Kathmandu, I was hooked. Reading Iyer's words is a trip down streets that you may have traveled before but have not found the words to describe. When you read his prose, the tendency is to say, "Yes, that's it." For places ...One website is your guide to local etiquette
Ever wondered how much you need to tip at restaurants while abroad? Or how many cheek kisses to give a new acqutainance? Or whether, in a particular country, it's proper to wear shorts? (I'm looking at you, Andrew Zimmern!) One website has all the answers to those questions, ...U.S. State Department travel warnings. Useful or useless?
How useful are those U.S. State Department travel warnings? If you read too many, you might become scared off of travel all together.
As Carol Pucci points out in a recent Seattle Times article, politics and economics might play into U.S. State Department travel warnings ...Here is to Arthur C. Clarke. Here is to Sri Lanka.
I just read that Arthur C. Clarke died in Sri Lanka at the age of 90. He was, no doubt, one of the coolest guys out there. Not only was he a great writer, but he was a pioneer traveler, too.
Although he was British, he moved to Sri Lanka some 50 years ago because "he loved ...Getting a travel agent--or not
Yesterday I ran into a woman I know who is an avid traveler. Her trips are the type where you learn a thing or two--historical trips of famous European paintings, or something. I can't quite remember, but I do know they are themed versions that she researches herself based ...Hiring A Guide Can Enhance a Travel Experience
I'm a huge fan of guides--not necessarily guide books, although I do use them to give me a running start on figuring out where I might head before my interests lead me in other directions, but living, breathing human guides who know a place well. These folks are worth hiring ...How Much Would You Pay for Dessert? $14,500?
There's a lot I would do for the perfect Creme Brulee. You see, I'm a bit of a dessert fiend and it's certainly my all-time favourite. In fact, I ate more than my share at the last wedding I photographed. But I digress. What's the most you would pay for a dessert? $5? $10? ...Is The Local Team Wearing Red?
I dabble in a bit of sports writing in New Zealand, so when I'm on the road I try and get along to a local sports event. It's a great way to get a feel for a place.
Here's my top five suggestions for on the road sports experiences.
Watching Boca Juniors in the ...Photo of the Day (4/25/07)
Every time a photo from e.r.g.o appears in the Gadling Flickr pool I wonder why I am simply gazing at it in awe on my computer screen and not in some fancy hard cover book with all his beautiful shots out of Sri Lanka? Here a girl dressed in black looks dead on at the ...
