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If you consider yourself to be a tech- and design-savvy traveler, Marriott International will soon have a new batch of domestic hotels just for you. The company today announced plans to introduce a chain specifically targeting Millennial, or ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Marriott Introduces Hotel Brand Aimed At Tech-Savvy Millennials To US
Courtesy Marriott International
If you consider yourself to be a tech- and design-savvy traveler, Marriott International will soon have a new batch of domestic hotels just for you. The company today announced plans to introduce a chain specifically targeting Millennial, or ...New Plug-In Stations For Electric Cars Expand Road Trip Options
Tesla Motors
There are not many electric cars or plug-in hybrids on the road but there may be a good reason for that. Past the sticker shock and into the driver's seat, summer road trippers wanting to take advantage of their fuel-saving vehicles are having a hard time going ...Saddle Up And Bike Under The Stars In These Cities This Summer
Nick Nunns, Flickr
Somewhere in Chicago there's a personal tiki bar on wheels. I'm not talking about the rental "cycle pubs" popular in cities and hipster burgs. This is a five-top cocktail table under a thatched roof, hitched to a bicycle. It passed me around midnight on ...Searching For The World's Biggest Trees In California's Redwood Parks
When it comes to giant California redwoods, size matters. Or at least that was my premise when I committed to a long detour that would take me through the state and national Redwood parks of Northern California in early May. A friend had suggested that I could visit Muir ...The Winnebago: A Slideshow Tribute
James Tworow, Flickr
Just last week, we reported (via Thrillist) on Tonke Campers, the coolest custom RV's ever to hit the road. Well, Thrillist has done it again, this time providing veteran road warriors with a slideshow retrospective dedicated to that most classic of ...Largest Lincoln Exhibit Ever Opens In California
Kevin Trotman, Flickr
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation & Library just debuted a new exhibit on the most famous Republican. A. Lincoln: From Railsplitter to Rushmore opened Saturday and will run through September 31. With 250 items culled from major collectors, ...Waikiki Classic Gives Girls A Chance To Connect With Surf Culture
Tom Servais
Next weekend, on June 8-9, the third annual Waikiki Classic surfing competition will take place on Queens Beach in Hawaii. The event, which is sponsored by Roxy, will feature some of the biggest names in women's surfing today, including World Longboard Champion ...My (Failed) Attempt At Conquering The Bend Ale Trail
There must be someone in Bend, Oregon, who drinks Coors or Bud Light. But I imagine that this mythical, mass produced beer loving android keeps a very low profile so as not to be shunned, like an alcoholic Amish swinger, in what must be America's best craft beer town. Bend ...Take A Hike! (For National Trails Day)
American Hiking Society
The American Hiking Society has declared today National Trails Day across the U.S. in an effort to encourage all of us to get outside and visit our favorite trail. This annual celebration of the outdoors serves as a reminder of the fantastic natural ...Summer County Fairs Showcase Local Community Spirit
randychiu/ Flickr
County fair season is coming up quickly, showcasing the work of local farmers and ranchers around the United States. Prize livestock and winning agriculture entries will be on display, but many visitors to county fairs have little interest in that sort of ...Hotel Tonight: Testing The Last-Minute Hotel Booking Service In New York City
I just finished renovating my one-bedroom Brooklyn apartment, an experience that has driven many a New Yorker to drink, or even better, to a hotel room. With my husband and me both working from home, a toddler at heel and not many friends with "extra" room for us to crash, ...Danger At Disney: 'Bomb' Found In Trash Can, Loaded Gun Found On Ride
SteamFan, Wikimedia Commons
Disney faced two security scares this week, first when Disneyland's Toontown was evacuated after dry ice caused an "explosion" in a trash can, and later when a grandmother on a ride in Disney World's Animal Kingdom found a loaded gun on her seat. ...Photo Of The Day: Rainbow Over West Virginia
Full disclosure: I was with photographer Ben Britz when we spotted this rainbow, dare I say wanna-be double rainbow, over the hills of my parents' house in Morgantown, West Virginia. This rainbow was the third rainbow we'd seen that day and it was the best. For the first ...An International Smartphone Plan For Cruise Travelers, Finally
celesteh/Flickr
Many cruise travelers have no problem at all controlling the expense of using their smartphone internationally; they simply turn it off for the duration of the trip. That done, they proceed to communicate with the rest of the world via email on Internet time ...A Culinary Pilgrimage From Paris To The San Francisco Bay
Bluehour
No, the dinner on our Air France flight from Paris was not remarkable. The good news started in Washington, DC. Friends took us to a reconverted firehouse in a formerly edgy neighborhood on Massachusetts Avenue where by magic succulent fresh scallops the size of ...Coping With Post Holiday Blues
Travel is a beautiful escape from reality. There is no finer way to remove oneself from life's dirty, mundane realities than to plan a trip. Hate your job? Have a broken heart? Bored with your lot in life? Step right up and book a ticket to just about anywhere. The trip ...Cruise Lines Flee Europe, Blame High Airfare, Again
Chris Owen
North American cruise lines really want to be friends with travelers from Europe. A number of times, various cruise lines have scheduled their largest deployment ever to Europe, only to pull back later when demand for their services was less than anticipated. ...'The Simpsons' Finds Home At New Universal Studios Theme Park
Universal Orlando Resort
There's a recurring joke throughout "The Simpsons" about where, exactly, the fictional town of Springfield is located. The exact location is still a mystery, but it looks like the animated series will soon find a real-life home in Orlando, Florida. ...El Paso's Best Mexican Food: Of Car Washes And Cemeteries
Laurel Miller, Gadling
Confession: With the exception of far too many layovers at DFW, I'd never been to Texas prior to two weeks ago. Despite having traveled all over the rest of the Southwest, as well as being possessed of a near-clinical addition to Mexican food, I just ...I'm The Sucker Who Still Likes Travel Brochures
I'm a sucker for brochures. It makes no sense to plan one's vacation itinerary, even in part, based on what you see in the flyers and brochures you pick up in your hotel lobby or at a visitor's information office, but sometimes I do just that, and I suspect I'm not alone. By ...
