My name is Laurel, and I have aviophobia. I, like millions of Americans, am scared shitless of flying. Aviophobia can manifest for a variety of reasons: a traumatic experience on a previous flight; claustrophobia; fear of heights; fear of loss of control (ding, ding, ding!), ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Coping with a fear of flying: the secret rituals of aviophobics
My name is Laurel, and I have aviophobia. I, like millions of Americans, am scared shitless of flying. Aviophobia can manifest for a variety of reasons: a traumatic experience on a previous flight; claustrophobia; fear of heights; fear of loss of control (ding, ding, ding!), ...New Mexico Tourism launches Billy the Kid-themed scavenger hunt featuring $10,000 reward
The Land of Enchantment just became the Land of Advancement. "Catch the Kid," a new summer travel promotion launched by New Mexico Tourism Department, has turned the entire state into a "real life video game," with the prize being $10,000 in cold, hard cash. "The Kid" in ...Sorry Trekkies: Science proves time travel and warp drive not possible
Not long ago, Vanderbilt University physicists planned to use the world's largest atom smasher, the Large Hadron Collider, to cause matter to travel backwards in time and things were looking up for time travel. Now, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology physicists ...Graphing the deepest ocean to the highest peak
The surface of the Earth plummets deeper than 35,000 feet in the Mariana Trench and reaches up to the lofty heights of the Himalaya mountain range. The rest of our planet exists somewhere in between. Every hill, coral reef, dance contest, and disappointing vacation ...Bigger is better: scout these mega-sized attractions on a cross-country trip
Taking to the roads this long weekend or on a summer road trip? Don't miss these larger-than-life tourist attractions.
World's Largest Rooftop Farm
New York City
Brooklyn Grange, is 40,000 square foot elevated garden is located on top of a six-story warehouse, and ...Crime In Mexico: the good, bad and the pretty cool
Mexico just can't seem to catch a break. The news is filled with accounts of gruesome murders, mass graves and brutal drug lords. Regardless of the fact that these incidents are isolated and not a country-wide crisis, tourism suffers. People get things stuck in their heads ...Kayaker paddles near enormous rare shark
In this video we see a kayaker off the coast of Panama City, Florida caught on video paddling near an enormous basking shark. Basking sharks are the second largest fish in the world, second only to the whale shark and can grow to 33 feet long and weigh up to four ...
Photo of the Day (11.30.10)
India is the seventh largest country by geographical area and with a population of 1.18 billion people, it's the second most populous nation in the world. With such an immense concentration of people, unique languages, and religious practice, India has a well known ...Photo of the Day (11.16.10)
This Sunday marked the beginning of the Hajj, the world's largest annual pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia. As the fifth pillar of Islam, the pilgrimage is a religious duty that must be carried out by every able-bodied Muslim that can do so. Saudi officials have ...Photo of the Day (11.2.10)
How often can you claim that you've drifted between two continents in one afternoon? Welcome to the Bosphorus; the liquid body that officially separates Europe & Asia. At a maximum width of 3,420m, it's the world's narrowest strait used for international navigation ...Photo of the Day (10.19.10)
If you've ever thought that running up a mountain sounds like a good way to spend your weekend and you have some free time in the coming week, pack your bags & get to the State of Sabah on the island of Borneo. This Saturday & Sunday, the 24th annual Mt. Kinabalu ...Photo of the Day (10.12.10)
If you're feeling the need for a little underground adventure, October is the perfect time of year to visit the Karst region in Slovenia. Ranking as one of the largest underground canyons in the world, Slovenia's Škocjan Caves stretch for 5.8km at depths of 250m ...Photo of the Day (10.5.10)
Contrary to what it may look like, today's Photo of the Day is not from the set of Indiana Jones 5. Welcome to the Karakoram; one of the greatest and most sparsely inhabited mountain ranges in the world.
Apart from being home to K2, the Karakoram is most well known for ...Photo of the Day (9.28.10)
Does a 2,979km, 48 hour train ride across the Australian continent sound like your cup of tea? Then say hello the 'The Ghan' - Australia's legendary passenger train that connects Darwin and the Northern Territory with Adelaide in South Australia. Completed in 1878, the ...GadlingTV's Travel Talk - Virgin America's first international flight - Toronto!
GadlingTV's Travel Talk, episode 29 – Click above to watch video after the jump
Join us on Virgin America's first ever international flight! We hop on a plane with Sir Richard Branson, Drake and a gaggle of entrepreneurs and fly on the airline's inaugural flight ...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 ...GadlingTV's Travel Talk - White Water Rafting on the Tuolumne!
GadlingTV's Travel Talk, episode 27 – Click above to watch video after the jump
Suit up, strap in, and get ready for this week's Travel Talk! We're going white water rafting down California's mighty Tuolumne River on an action packed 2-day adventure. We'll show ...Galley Gossip: Funny flight attendant book - Betty in the Sky with a Suitcase!
Ever since reading the book Betty in the Sky with a Suitcase: Hilarious Stories of Air Travel by the World's Favorite Flight Attendant, written by Betty N. Thesky with Janet Spencer, I've been tempted to do a spin in the middle of the aisle as soon as I've finished serving ...GadlingTV's Travel Talk - Ancient Rome
GadlingTV's Travel Talk, episode 24 – Click above to watch video after the jump
Well, we got to Rome in style and now it's time to hit the streets & explore. The city's history spans over two and half thousand years and it seems like everywhere you go, ...Contest offers 'maybe the best trip ever'!
A new contest sponsored by Black Star Beer promises to give the winner one heck of a prize, sending them off on a jet setting vacation that will offer everything from outdoor adventure to an unforgettable taste of luxury.
The contest is dubbed "Maybe the Best Trip Ever", ...
