Nov 1st, 2012 at 6:00PM:
Hope you all had a happy Halloween, and came up with some creative travel costumes (my family and I went as Matryoshkas, or Russian nesting dolls). Now that the calendar has flipped over into November, it's a time to honor our beloved who have passed on All Saints' Day, or as it is known in Mexico, Dia de los Muertos. Skeletons and skulls are a pretty common theme in Day of the Dead decor and ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Nov 1st, 2012 at 6:00PM:
Hope you all had a happy Halloween, and came up with some creative travel costumes (my family and I went as Matryoshkas, or Russian nesting dolls). Now that the calendar has flipped over into November, it's a time to honor our beloved who have passed on All Saints' Day, or as it is known in Mexico, Dia de los Muertos. Skeletons and skulls are a pretty common theme in Day of the Dead decor and ...Video: Ear Cleaning In India
Oct 28th, 2012 at 5:00PM: I have a hideous confession to make. I'm absolutely fascinated by medical techniques and beauty rituals practiced in other countries. No matter how archaic, revolting (to our Western sensibilities), or dubious, I can't get enough of reading about or watching this stuff. That said, there's no way you'll find me willingly engaging in these activities, so it's a vicarious thrill.
Since it's almost ...
8 Million Bats Fly To Zambia For Annual Migration
Oct 24th, 2012 at 3:00PM: For travelers who want to get away from the fake blood and costumed zombies this Halloween, there is more authentic experience to be had at Zambia's Kasanka National Park. The spectacle is said to be the world's largest mammal migration, with 8 million straw-colored fruit bats arriving from the Congo to eat the wild musuku fruits in the park.
During the migration an overwhelming amount of bats ...Blood Rain Predicted To Fall In The United Kingdom This Halloween
Oct 23rd, 2012 at 1:00PM: Blood rain just before Halloween? While it may sound like a festive prank, forecasters are really predicting this bizarre weather occurrence.
The phenomenon is actually a mix of red dust from the Sahara Desert blowing toward Europe. However, because it's supposed to rain, the dust will most likely mix with the precipitation causing red raindrops, or blood rain.
Other predictions include the ...Video: Happy Halloween From The Department Of Homeland Security
Oct 21st, 2012 at 1:00PM: So it's Saturday night, and I'm sitting here surfing the interweb looking for a scary, travel-themed video to post. You know, because it's almost Halloween (and my social life is a bit lacking, apparently). Here's what popped up on Google, courtesy of the Department of Homeland Security. It certainly scared the crap out of me.
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Halloween Costumes For Travel Lovers
Oct 16th, 2012 at 11:00AM:
Is your love of travel part of your identity? Have you trawled every Southeast Asian backwater, and explored the twisting streets and alleyways of little-known European cities? Whether your adventurous spirit takes you abroad for work or pleasure, chances are you've seen enough of the planet to know that certain stereotypes exist for a reason.
This year, Gadling decided to come up with some ...See The World's Longest Snake And A Live Gator At America's Scariest Haunted House
Oct 15th, 2012 at 1:00PM: There are thousands of haunted house attractions that open up in cities around the country each year around this time but there's only one place where you can see the world's longest snake in captivity, nearly get your leg chomped off by a live alligator and slide five stories from heaven to purgatory to hell. Kansas City's "The Edge of Hell" claims to be the country's oldest commercial haunted ...US Hotels Offering Halloween Packages And Programming
Oct 6th, 2012 at 12:00PM: Want to celebrate Halloween on the road this holiday? Stay at one of these U.S. hotels offering festive packages and programming.
The Sanctuary Hotel
New York, NY
Located in the heart of Manhattan, The Sanctuary Hotel is offering a "Haunted Hotel" package this Halloween. Along with luxurious accommodations, guests staying from October 29 to November 4 will receive:
A tour of the city ...Haunted Houses Back In St Louis To Kick Off Halloween Season
Oct 5th, 2012 at 4:00PM:
Kicking off Halloween season, haunted houses around the United States are opening their doors to brave travelers who come to experience spooky, scary things that go bump in the night. Between now and October 31, a variety of events around the country make for a great weekend diversion or road trip. Centrally located St. Louis is an easy drive from most mid-west states and offers Scare Fest, a ...Halloween on 6th Street in Austin: the sounds and lights
Nov 2nd, 2011 at 10:00AM:
If New Orleans' Bourbon Street has a little sister, it is, at least sometimes, 6th Street in Austin. Both streets are main attractions, teeming with boisterous activity. Both streets are usually embraced by tourists and, perhaps just as usually, eschewed by locals. And both streets are worth walking, no matter who you are or where you are from, on certain days of the year, namely, costumed days. ...Five Halloween treats for grown-ups
Oct 29th, 2011 at 11:00AM: Like many former kids, I used to live for Halloween. Sure, the dressing up part was fun, but so was TP'ing the neighbor's tree. What All Hallow's Eve was really about were Pixy Stix, Fun Dip, mini Milky Way bars, and REESE'S Peanut Butter Cups (in my world, the latter still reigns supreme).
Still, things change. We grow up; most of us lose our appetite for eating the equivalent of eight cups of ...4 days of Halloween in New York
Oct 22nd, 2011 at 4:00PM: Wondering when and where to go this Halloween to get the most out of your costume? In New York, there are events for every night you want to go out.
Friday, October 28, 2011, 9PM-3AM
Nightmare Between 17th and 18th Streets
Union Bar, 204 Park Ave. S., between 17th and 18th
After years of successful event planning, David Shapiro, who owns the leading social networking company in New York ...Ohio State Reformatory continues to spook guests with overnight ghost hunts
Oct 20th, 2011 at 11:00AM: Exotic animals may have terrorized a small town in Ohio, but guests looking to get really scared should head to the infamous Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield--one of the ultimate places to go for a ghost hunt. For the Halloween season, the reformatory is offering a haunted house-style "Haunted Prison Experience," but next spring the real frights will begin when the facility that housed over ...Ten most haunted hotels, as ranked by travelers
Oct 18th, 2011 at 11:00AM:
Planning a creepy getaway this Halloween? Don't rely on rumors when hunting for a hotel with the most paranomal activity. According a poll of more than 800 on TripAdvisor, 17% of travelers say that they have had a supernatural or ghostly encounter while staying at a hotel. Just in time for Halloween, the site has released their list of the country's most "haunted hotels," ranked by the number ...5 terrifying haunted houses in New York
Oct 17th, 2011 at 3:00PM: What's Halloween without a good old-fashioned haunted house? While that may be true, there is nothing old-fashioned about these terrifying haunted houses in New York.
Blackout Haunted House
54 W. 39th St. (between 5th and 6th)
Just based on the fact that you are required to go in solo is scary enough. Some things to expect as you make your way through this dark house of horrors include ...Alabama celebrates its haunted past with an entire month of events
Oct 11th, 2011 at 2:30PM: Throughout October, the state of Alabama in the United States will celebrate its haunted past with a variety of events, including ghost walks, story-telling festivals, and a moonlit tour of Old Cahawba, a historic ghost town.
Here are some of the scheduled events:
7th Annual "Historic Haunts Walk"
Athens, Alabama (Oct 4, 12, 14, 19)
This spooky walk will begin at the Houston Library and ...5k zombie infested obstacle course comes to the United States
Oct 3rd, 2011 at 2:00PM: Adventure-lovers and zombie-enthusiasts will be excited to hear about a new zombie infested obstacle course coming to the United States this Fall. Like any other obstacle course event, such as Warrior Dash or Spartan Race, Run for Your Lives will include man-made challenges (12, to be exact) as well as tests of physical fitness. This obstacle course in particular will involve mud, water, climbing, ...Galley Gossip: Flight attendants, turbulence & scary flights
Nov 5th, 2010 at 9:30AM: One of the scariest flights I ever worked also happens to be one of the first flights I ever worked for an airline called Sun Jet International Airlines. I lasted three months before moving on. Sun Jet is no longer in business. I'm going to guess this had a lot to do with gimmicky $69 flights to cities like Dallas, Fort Lauderdale, Newark, and Long Beach. While cheap tickets attract a lot of ...Weekend travel media top five
Nov 1st, 2010 at 10:00AM: Among the best travel stories this last weekend of October: emerging Armenia, undervisited Northern Vietnam, a rail journey across China, top spots to celebrate Halloween (start your research for Halloween 2011 here!), and a wine-free tour of St. Helena, California.
1. In the Financial Times, Teresa Levonian Coles writes about the emergence of Armenia as a tourist destination. Her piece is ...Tarantula cocktail at the Langham London - yes, an actual tarantula
Oct 31st, 2010 at 1:00PM: It's a Scorpion & Oven Baked Tarantula Tea Punch, to be exact. Happy Halloween, right?
Actually, it has nothing to do with Halloween. This unprecedentedly creepy cocktail is the result of the Courvoisier Spirit of Punch Masters competition this year, and was created by the Langham Hotel's very own Francesco Orefici and Alex Kratena. They decided to infuse the cognac with a real tarantula ...
