Aug 31st, 2012 at 6:00PM:
Today's Photo of the Day may look like a painting, but according to Flickr user GogoTheGogo, the effect came from the heat of the boat rather than a post-processing effect. The melting landscape from the Croatian island of Cres is a fitting embodiment of the hazy dog days of summer, which will reach its end for many of us this weekend with the arrival of Labor Day. We may miss the long days ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Photo Of The Day: Melting Landscape
Aug 31st, 2012 at 6:00PM:
Today's Photo of the Day may look like a painting, but according to Flickr user GogoTheGogo, the effect came from the heat of the boat rather than a post-processing effect. The melting landscape from the Croatian island of Cres is a fitting embodiment of the hazy dog days of summer, which will reach its end for many of us this weekend with the arrival of Labor Day. We may miss the long days ...Highway Hypnosis And How To Avoid It
Aug 31st, 2012 at 12:00PM: I've logged about 4,000 road miles (all solo) in the last few weeks, most of it in stunningly monotonous landscape. Fortunately, I've never fallen asleep at the wheel, but I've definitely had to pull over for a power nap on a number of occasions in the past.
What I tend to get is "highway hypnosis," also known as driving without attention mode (DWAM), or "white line fever (I always thought that ...Seattle Is The Country's Most Expensive Labor Day Destination
Aug 30th, 2012 at 2:00PM: Want to save money on this long weekend? Don't head to Seattle. The Emerald City is the country's most expensive destination for this upcoming Labor Day weekend, based on the cost of its lodging, according to a new survey by CheapHotels. The survey compared hotel rates for 20 popular U.S. destinations for the Labor Day weekend period spanning August 31 to September 3 (Labor Day).
The cheapest ...2012 Labor Day Travel Trends
Aug 22nd, 2012 at 9:00AM: Labor Day is just around the corner, and new data from KAYAK shows just where travelers are searching.
If you're planning a flight, Las Vegas, New York and Chicago are the top flight search destinations for Labor Day. Average clicked fares for travel to these destinations for the holiday weekend were $291, $300 and $254, respectively.
Of course, you'll save money if you travel after the ...10 Hotels Helping Guests Celebrate This Labor Day
Aug 12th, 2012 at 3:00PM: Looking to travel at the end of the summer, but don't want to miss out on the Labor Day festivities? Stay at one of these U.S. hotels offering packages, deals and parties.
Riverside Hotel
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Sometimes it pays to work overtime. The Riverside Hotel is offering perks to vacationers who put in the time. Basically, the longer you stay, the less you will pay. With their ...Five (almost) labor-free recipes for Labor Day
Aug 31st, 2011 at 2:30PM: I love to cook. Just not for myself. What I truly enjoy is feeding family and friends, but indoors or out the last thing I want to deal with is a labor-intensive meal--especially when it's hot. So, in honor of the upcoming holiday weekend, I'm sharing five of my favorite, late summer recipes. They feature easy-to-find ingredients, regardless of where you live, but if you can purchase the produce ...Last minute tropical Labor Day getaways
Aug 29th, 2011 at 3:00PM: Ready, set, book. The East Coast was largely spared the wrath of Hurricane Irene and no other pending tropical storms are threatening to ruin your upcoming three-day weekend. Why not jet away for a quick tropical vacation? From the East Coast, many Caribbean islands are a nonstop flight away, and from the west and Texas, Mexico is an easy jaunt.
Consider the following great last-minute Labor ...Five last-minute Labor Day hotel deals
Aug 28th, 2011 at 2:00PM:
If you're like me, you haven't booked a Labor Day weekend getaway just yet because to do so is to admit that summer is coming to a close. Luckily for us procrastinators and autumn deniers, there are a number of hotels that count on luring in last-minute stragglers with deep discounts on room rates and packages. Let's take a spin around sites like Google Hotel Finder, Expedia, Travelzoo, and ...Labor Day island getaways from Wanderfly
Aug 24th, 2011 at 3:30PM: Labor Day is fast approaching along with the official end of summer. If you haven't had enough sun yet, maybe it's time for one more weekend of lying on the beach, fruity cocktail and fun book in hand? We asked our friends at Wanderfly.com, a web travel tool that helps you choose a vacation spot, for some Labor Day island getaways offering deals for the long weekend.
Domestic: Hilton Head ...In Praise of Staying Home on Labor Day Weekend
Aug 22nd, 2011 at 10:00AM: Labor Day weekend. It's the last hurrah of summer. Soon, it's back to school or back to work, and in the northern hemisphere the planet tilts away from the sun as we move into fall. It's tempting to book one more plane ticket, squeeze in one more overnight hike, one more weekend road trip. After Labor Day weekend, it's closed toe shoes and alarm clocks and carpools and behaving like a grown up ...Top ten Labor Day destinations compiled by Hotwire
Aug 9th, 2011 at 2:00PM: Travelers looking to make Labor Day reservations are fast approaching a crossroads - should they book now and hope for cheaper fares (particularly with advance reservation discounts and lower air prices outside of the 14-day window) or wait and see if a last-minute deal arises?
If you're considering a variety of cities for your last hurrah of summer, Hotwire has compiled some interesting data ...Weekending: Varna, Bulgaria
Dec 8th, 2010 at 11:30AM:
Back in September, the end of the Muslim month of Ramadan offered locals and expats like me an excuse to go on holiday while our American friends were celebrating the end of summer and Labor Day. With more time to explore than a typical Weekending trip, I checked out Turkey's most western neighbor, Bulgaria, and fell in love with modern and medieval captials Sofia and Veliko Tarnovo.
The ...Weekending: Sofia
Oct 5th, 2010 at 2:30PM:
Since moving to Istanbul, I've gotten the chance to travel to a lot of interesting destinations, from Beirut to Bosnia, that are much easier and cheaper to access from Turkey than America. For my first long (more than a weekend) trip, I went to Bulgaria for a week over US Labor Day and Turkish bayram (end of Ramadan holidays). Over the week, I traveled from the capital city Sofia to medieval ...Photo of the Day (09.06.10)
Sep 6th, 2010 at 6:30PM:
Seeing as it's Labor Day, it seemed fitting to find a photo that paid tribute to the men and women all over the world who work their tails off. When we travel, we so often take countless photos of fisherman, cooks and other people who toil in conditions ranging from comfortable to downright inhumane. While we are on holiday, we glamorize the hard work of the people we observe to the point of ...Photo of the day (9.2.10)
Sep 2nd, 2010 at 5:00PM:
Each year around American Labor Day, the elaborate costumes and street partying associated with pre-Lenten Mardi Gras or Carnival celebrations are taken outside in several cities too cold to parade in February. Brooklyn's West Indian Day Parade is one of the largest in the world, drawing several million spectators, with a population of local West Indian residents to rival that of the Caribbean. ...Wanderfly.com travel-planning site launches in beta
Aug 4th, 2010 at 10:00AM:
A new travel-planning website and booking engine is launching this month in beta, and I was excited to give it a test run, having first heard about the site this spring at a EuroCheapo travel happy hour. Wanderfly.com is a "personalized recommendation engine" that takes your interests, budget, and even social network connections to give you inspiration and help you plan your next vacation. ...America's best Labor Day festivities
Sep 7th, 2009 at 10:00AM: Happy Labor Day, everyone! The first two things that come to mind when it comes to this holiday is NO WORK and BBQ'S – yum! But there's plenty more to look forward to today when it comes to festivals, music, and parades. What follows is a list of the top Labor Day events across America. Brooklyn's West Indian Carnival A colorful carnival of culture, song and dance, this unique parade and ...Labor Day picnics: Make yours memorable. Tips and where to go suggestions
Sep 5th, 2009 at 10:00AM: Katie's post on how to turn a Labor Day barbecue into a multi-cultural affair is a mouth-watering read that gave me the feeling that the sweet Italian sausages I bought for a cook-out could use some jazzing up. Put Katie's read together with tips I picked up this summer during a chat with one of Hip Hostess's event planners, Amber Cleary, and Labor Day could easily be turned into an event to ...The Travelocity Gnome visits Gadling
Sep 4th, 2009 at 2:00PM: As the summer of 2009 winds to a close, Travelocity's Roaming Gnome is wrapping up his tour of America. He's been across the country, visiting Pat O'Brien's in New Orleans, the beaches of San Diego and the narrow streets of Philadelphia, bringing joy, affection and gnominess to all those around him. There's only one stop left: The Gadling Labs. This weekend, the 300 year old Travelocity Gnome will ...Seven jobs that may soon disappear: Travel to where they are while you can
Sep 1st, 2009 at 12:30PM: With Labor Day approaching, as we think of work, consider the culturally significant jobs in the world that may not be around in the future. Here is a look at seven that are hallmarks of particular regions.
First up. Traditional Glass Blower. In one of the furnace rooms at Cam Fornace in Murano, Italy, a short water bus hop from Venice, is a black and white photo from the 1920s (or thereabouts). ...
