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EasyJet has apologized to everyone who will listen over a fashion shoot that appeared in its inflight magazine. Did the models wear too little? Did they look like fourteen year-old cokeheads? No, none of the usual stuff; they happened to be posing ...

Happy Friday the 13th! Tributed to being an unlucky day thanks to wives tales, religion and mythology, this is a day when people might think about altering their travel plans. The thought is, why push your luck? Franklin D. Roosevelt was one such ...

You don't expect rampant urban culture in the sultry South Pacific, but it's there. That's because like it or not, Papeete is a relatively big city that's home to about half the population of French Polynesia, or about 130,000 people. Also, the city ...

Need a change of pace for your holiday shopping? Try Berlin! A new deal from the Hotel Concorde will make this year's hunt for the perfect Christmas present more exciting than ever. The "Shop in the City" package starts with luxurious accommodations ...

Hey there, friends o' Gadling. Here's a quick look at what's going on in the travel world today... Arrested abroad? The inimitable Leif Pettersen can help. Is Detroit making a comeback? Tyler Cowen shares some memories of East Berlin, ...

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/odd_stuff/Thai_Museum_Hitler_is_Not_Dead_Billboard_Ad_Draws_Outrage'; A Hitler billboard in Thailand promoting a local wax museum has locals and foreign governments up in arms. The billboard campaign, which features ...

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/odd_stuff/Brothel_In_Berlin_Gives_Rebate_On_Sex_If_You_Come_On_Bike'; The travel and hospitality industry has tried so many ways to go green – from trying to wash fewer sheets and towels to using organic products ...

tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.gadling.com/2009/10/14/outback-australia-where-are-the-americans/'; tweetmeme_source = 'Gadling'; Close to 300,000 people from outside of Australia visit the Northern Territory every year. And if I noticed anything ...

tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.gadling.com/2009/10/05/skymall-monday-travel-writer-favorites/'; tweetmeme_source = 'Gadling'; October is a very special month for SkyMall Monday (and not just because Halloween makes this thing more appropriate). You ...

Music has a way of taking you on a journey. Like any great trip, the songs that inspire us are filled with joyous highs and sobering lows, unexpected revelations and exotic uncertainties. It's only natural then that each of us seeks out music ...

Travelers often think of destinations in terms of what they see: the Eiffel Tower lit up at night, the gaudy neon of the Las Vegas Strip or the fiery pink of a sunset in Tahiti. Yet it's our other senses - the smells, tastes and particularly for ...

tweetmeme_url = 'http://www.gadling.com/2009/07/21/tuesday-travel-trivia-week-39/'; tweetmeme_source = 'Gadling'; Hey there, friends o' Gadling! You've just unknowingly stumbled across (let's say) the web's most popular weekly trivia game. ...

While this isn't one of Jeff's features, only a news piece, it really stuck in my mind. Perhaps it was the surreal nature of the story, or the issues it brings up. How to make a museum about the Third Reich without it becoming a shrine to ...

Dear Gadling Readers, We usually avoid getting overly serious here at Gadling, but something happened recently, and we thought we should share it with you. Our friend and colleague Jeff White has died. Unbeknownst to most of us, Jeff had been ...

A European survey of 1400 tourists has revealed where you can find the best taxi cab service. 33% of the votes went to London, followed by New York (17). London cabs were also given high marks for friendliness and knowledge of the routes. They do ...