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Check out this series of dispatches coming from the Alaska Ultra, a very nasty race. The Ultra follows the same route as the Iditarod. Contestants do not mush dogs, however. Nor do they eat them. They either ski, bike or run their way ...

As a passionate reader of Outside, I am always curious about the lives of certain writers for that magazine. Some of the names they publish are legendary, people who's love of adventure is matched only by their ample skills as writers. Once such ...

Few people inspire me to envy, but there are those intrepid adventurers that are so obviously on another level, that I have to bow down in awe. This week's travel spotlight is on Matt Harding of Where the Hell is Matt? I've been following his blog ...

While we're on the subject of paddling, I thought I'd post about this feature from Sea Kayaker on hard to find paddling books. I just recently got my hands on Jon Bowermaster's Alone Against the Sea and Other True Adventures, which I plan to ...

You may be sick of hearing how low the dollar is, but today we have just another example of how badly the American currency is fairing. In Amsterdam, small currency outlets are refusing to buy dollars for euros, making it difficult for tourists to ...

When the economy starts to slow down and consumers cut back on spending, one of the first things to suffer is the entertainment budget. This can happen locally, from eating out or watching films out to a broader radius -- involving travel. ...

My favorite video of all times is Matt Harding's Dancing. Every time I'm at a friend's house and someone is on the Internet, I say, "Hey, there's something you have to see." The last time that happened was two days ago in Ottawa, Ohio, the town whose ...

Hard Rock has made several announcements recently regarding their latest hotel openings. First, in San Diego's Gaslamp Quarter, Hard Rock will build a new property in close proximity to the Padres Stadium and the San Diego Convention Center. And, ...

Here are the hottest gear deals for today, Saturday November 7th 2009. Remember, these deals are often valid for just one day, so act fast before they are gone. Today's first deal is for a 500GB pocket external hard drive. This Toshiba drive ...

You all know Matt Harding, of course. We've covered him a few times here on Gadling alone, but his fame blossomed across the Internet after the debut of the first video featuring him dancing poorly all over the world. Then Stride Gum sponsored him on ...

Over at Slate, Seth Stevenson becomes most likely the world's first childless, non-pedophiliac adult to spend five days at Disney World by himself. The reason? He's on a quest to figure out why, exactly, more than 100,000 people visit the place every ...

Forgive me for sounding schizophrenic, but this recent article in The New York Times, which explains how 36-year-old associate, Heather Eisenlord, has opted to accept $80,000, just one-third of her normal yearly income, to take not work for her New ...

My daily deal for this afternoon is for a Toshiba portable external hard drive. Besides being a really good deal, there are several other reasons why I think everyone who travels with their computer should invest in a portable drive. For starters - ...

Tonya Harding, the Pacific Northwest's ultimate bad girl, is back in the spotlight. It has been 14 years since the notorious figure skaters' drama--the Tonya Harding/Nancy Kerrigan leg-whacking episode-- took place, but Tonya gets to relive it all ...

Keeping strangers away from your data has suddenly become a hot topic, but whether the US Government is after your information, or just your everyday thief, it always makes sense to protect your files. Hong Kong based Brando, has introduced a ...