Mar 9th, 2010 at 8:00PM:
Take a closer look. Go on - click the image! Is it a miniature train set? Photoshop trickery? Not quite. Today's Photo of the Day is from Flickr user dileeps, who managed to take this shot of Sienna using a tilt-shift lens.
Tilt-shift lenses have the ability to tilt the plane of focus and shift the camera's line of sight, which can be used to produce the "miniature faking" effect seen above. ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Mar 9th, 2010 at 8:00PM:
Take a closer look. Go on - click the image! Is it a miniature train set? Photoshop trickery? Not quite. Today's Photo of the Day is from Flickr user dileeps, who managed to take this shot of Sienna using a tilt-shift lens.
Tilt-shift lenses have the ability to tilt the plane of focus and shift the camera's line of sight, which can be used to produce the "miniature faking" effect seen above. ...Italy battles buffalo mozzarella fraud
Jan 22nd, 2010 at 3:30PM: There's a cheese scandal brewing in Italy, and it involves buffalo mozzarella, one of the country's most famous foods. Served on pizzas and pastas, with antipasti, in salads or just enjoyed by the handful (what? I'm the only person that does that?), the cheese is known for its quality and purity. But it seems that much of the cheese passed off as 100% from buffalo milk actually contains trace ...Foodie travel: One day in Rome
Jan 18th, 2010 at 3:00PM: With all the smells scenting the streets of Rome, it's hard to know where to start when you're hungry. Don't worry, weary travelers, the best thing about being in Italy is that you can taste everything in one day (as long as you know how to pace yourself).
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Nothing wakes you up ...International travel tip: plan less
Jan 6th, 2010 at 3:58PM: The biggest problem some travelers face is that they're so worried about The Plan. Always leave time -- and room in the wallet -- for the unexpected!
Recently on a trip to Italy, a friend of mine booked her entire trip -- every tour, meal and destination -- many weeks in advance. She felt frenzied and harried the entire time. the trip is a blur to her now.
Alternatively, when I went to ...Gadlinks for Wednesday 12.23.2009
Dec 23rd, 2009 at 5:00PM:
'Twas the night before Christmas Eve and all through the house
The children are stirring; you can't hear the mouse
After some ham or Christmas meat
You'll all settle in for your winter feast
Take some time to browse the latest reads
From the ever reliable Gadlinks feed.
(I'm not much of a poet, but I try. Enjoy the last few hours of Christmas hype!)
It's been awfully hectic at the ...What ever happened to the missing 22-year-old American teacher in Germany?
Dec 22nd, 2009 at 9:30AM: Reading that Laura Dekker has been found safe and sound in St. Maartin made me think of Devon Hollahan, the American teacher living in Prague who disappeared after a Portugal and the Man concert in Frankfurt, Germany. When his friend's back was turned, Hollahan went missing.
I wrote about Hollahan in a post about the worst nightmares of parents whose children travel overseas. I've been busy these ...Danny DeVito tours Italy with his "Troll Foot"
Dec 14th, 2009 at 10:30AM: There are plenty of ways to document a trip. You can blog during your travels, shoot some video or, of course, take pictures. Often, having a recurring theme in your photographs can help create a narrative for your friends to follow. Pictures of you in front of famous works of art, sampling local foods or posing with monuments can turn photo albums into photo essays. Or, of you're Danny Devito, ...Parents' worse nightmare: Their child is in trouble overseas
Dec 4th, 2009 at 12:30PM: For the past couple of days, two stories have been appearing in various forms in the media--one splashier than the other, but both are what parents nightmares are made of. These are the situations they hope they don't get a phone call about. One is about Amanda Knox, the college student who is in an Italian jail waiting to see if she will spend years there if she's found guilty for murdering her ...Rome cab drivers forced to be honest
Dec 1st, 2009 at 4:30PM: All over the world, taxi drivers seem to love to scam tourists. Hapless visitors with no idea what a taxi from A to B should cost are so easy to drive around for an extra ten euros or so.
In New York City, they've made an effort to combat the problem by adding video maps in cabs (so you can see when you aren't between your pickup point and your destination) and charging flat fees to bring ...Gadlinks for Monday 11.30.09
Nov 30th, 2009 at 6:00PM:
I hope you all survived the biggest shopping weekend of the year! With Black Friday AND Cyber Monday your pockets may very well be depleted but your spirits should be high -- of course. As we enter a new decade in one month, it might be a good idea to adjust our travel lens and be travel adventurers! Here are some great adventurous reads for this daredevil-themed Monday. Enjoy!
I find ...Venice hosts its own funeral
Nov 14th, 2009 at 2:30PM: Venice is dying. At least, according to Newsweek it is. The population has been shrinking so rapidly (it dropped below 60,000 this year) that the mag predicts there won't be a single full-time resident in the city by 2030. A city that sees millions of visitors per year, an average of 55,000 per day, won't be home to a single person. Yeah, I'd call that a dead city.
To draw attention to the ...Gadlinks for Friday 11.13.09
Nov 13th, 2009 at 5:00PM:
It's Friday the 13th! I am hoping that makes it a lucky day for me. It's been yet another tough week on the home front for many non-travelers, so maybe some travel reads will help to lift our spirits. Have a look at these....
The Vans Triple Crown of Surfing is under way on the North Shore of Oahu, and Pupukea is right in the thick of things. [via Honolulu Magazine]
Speaking of surfing, ...Tourists in Venice urged to drink the water
Sep 29th, 2009 at 2:00PM: Collecting the trash in Venice is no easy feat. After all, it's not like a garbage truck can just drive down the street - there aren't any. Garbage is collected by workers with wheelbarrows and then loaded onto barges and costs about $335 million per ton to remove (compared to $84 million per ton on the mainland of Italy).
In an effort to reduce these costs, the Venetian government is asking ...Overcrowded Venice may ban day-trippers
Sep 18th, 2009 at 10:30AM: There's no question that Venice is a city overrun with tourists. 20 million people visit the sinking city each year, yet only 60,000 Italians call Venice home. It's no wonder then that the city starts to feel more like an open-air museum, a well-preserved relic of the past, rather than a living, and lived-in, city.
The residents of Venice put up with a lot (though or course, many of them profit ...To Italy and back for under $800
Sep 9th, 2009 at 5:00PM: Every once in awhile I catch wind of a deal so good, I think I might just take advantage of it myself -- this is one of those deals. It seems like it costs $800 just to breathe lately, but you can actually get to Italy and back for well under that! The deal is from TourCrafters, and for just $696, you can get airfare from New York on Alitalia -- including fuel surcharges -- and four nights in a ...Top 5 hotels for having an affair
Sep 6th, 2009 at 11:30AM: Looking for a place to take your mistress for the weekend? Trying to plan a secret rendezvous with your lover? If so, check out ABC News' list of the top 5 hotels for having an affair.
The draw of these hotels, according to the article, is "thick walls, a discreet staff, a bit of romance". Noel Biderman, the creator of a website that matches would-be cheaters with potential dates (The tag line ...Gadlinks for Monday 8.24.09
Aug 24th, 2009 at 5:00PM: One of summer´s last weekends has come and gone. Enjoy the warm sun while it lasts! ... and take some time to enjoy these travel tales as well.
What´s more fitting when visiting tragically romantic Italy than catching a great opera -- or a opera festival! The Verona Opera Festival ends August 30! (via Intelligent Travel)
I love sweets and I love the idea of Iceland sweets. ...Photo of the Day (8-19-09)
Aug 19th, 2009 at 5:00PM: At St. Mark's Square in Venice, Italy, as StrudelMonkey who took this shot says, there are pigeons galore. These are just two of them. I love the movement in the image on the left in contrast to the bird on the right. A perfect shot snapped at a perfect travel moment.
As I was in St. Mark's Square just three days ago with my son who sat still trying to get pigeons to eat cracker crumbs out of ...Photo of the Day (8-5-09)
Aug 5th, 2009 at 5:00PM:
Wow! That was my first impression when coming across jonrawinson's shot of Venice Italy's sky. His photo is a terrific reminder that when taking travel photos, that the place one is visiting can be a backdrop for creating a visual message. The way I know this is Venice is because he says that it is. The buildings, however, do give a hint of location and provide allure. The sky, though, is the ...Gadlinks for Friday 7.24.09
Jul 24th, 2009 at 6:00PM: Happy Friday, Gadling! There are all kinds of great travel reads (and a contest!) out there on the world wide web today. Here are a few...
The magic of Venice cannot be denied. Just take a look at these photos and you'll understand why. [via Travelogged]
This interesting article contemplates the effect of new solar energy farms on traveling in the States. [via Nat Geo Adventure Travel]
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