Jul 6th, 2009 at 4:00PM: ... not Disney World!
Despite the theme park's claim, Costa Rica actually takes the top spot, according to the New Economics Foundation. This Britain-based independent research firm uses the "Happy Planet Index" to determine and rank the countries with the happiest people. The organization's goal is to build a new economy that focuses on people and the environment.
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Jul 6th, 2009 at 4:00PM: ... not Disney World!
Despite the theme park's claim, Costa Rica actually takes the top spot, according to the New Economics Foundation. This Britain-based independent research firm uses the "Happy Planet Index" to determine and rank the countries with the happiest people. The organization's goal is to build a new economy that focuses on people and the environment.
This year's survey covered ...Photo of the Day 4.27.09
Apr 27th, 2009 at 8:30PM: Man, if there was *ever* a study in colour and texture, this fabulous photograph is it. Shot and shared by Adal-Honduras, you can almost hear the sounds and smell the smells of this Guatemalan market. Beautiful capture! If you've got some great travel shots you'd love to share, be sure to upload them to the Gadling pool on Flickr. We might just pick one as our Photo of the Day. ...Chimu Adventures revenue pops 300% for South America, Antarctica tours
Apr 3rd, 2009 at 12:00PM: Chimu Adventures, which operates tours in South America and Antarctica, seems to have found a winning formula for these trying economic times. For the first quarter of 2009, revenue shot 310 percent higher relative to the same quarter last year. These types of excursion aren't cheap, so why are travelers still shelling out their hard-earned cash for such high-end experiences? Company directors ...Go Green in El Salvador
Mar 18th, 2009 at 4:00PM: Latin America is becoming a hot spot for green travel, but most adventure-seekers look to Honduras and Nicaragua ... rather than El Salvador, with which they share a border. With the country's civil war in the past, a destination marketing campaign has been launched, and a new web portal can give prospective travelers a place to start. Art and anthropology museums and other cultural venues dot ...Airline biz to lose $2.5bn, but more flights on time
Mar 15th, 2009 at 3:00PM: MSNBC continues to publish the same story, and I continue to reblog it. Fortunately, author Sholnn Freeman managed to sneak in some interesting stuff at the end. It's no secret that airline prices are dropping as fast as they possibly can. Broader economic conditions are responsible for this fact. How do we know? The fine folks at MSNBC have developed the unique skill of telling the same story ...Gadling Take FIVE Week of Oct. 25--Oct. 31
Oct 31st, 2008 at 4:00PM: Wow! Here it is Halloween and October is almost over. Whew! What a month.
The pace at Gadling has continued to pick up. Perhaps you've noticed that Gadling blogger Karen Walerond has returned. She's our resident camera and photographer expert, so stay tuned for tips on how you can make your camera work sing.
Also, there's yet another series to add to our other mini-series. Aaron is gracing us ...Undiscovered New York: Take the 7 train to Latin America
Oct 29th, 2008 at 12:00PM: A traveler could spend years exploring the vast region of the globe known as "Latin America." From the picturesque colonial villages and indigenous cultures of Mexico, to the caipirinhas and Amazon rainforest in Brazil, to gauchos and cosmopolitan Buenos Aires in Argentina, Latin America is a region that defies easy categorization. But what if I told you that with a 30 minute subway ride from ...Ciudad del Este - South America's black market hotspot
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Jun 13th, 2008 at 3:30PM: The tiny country of Paraguay doesn't often pop up on the "must-see" list for those traveling to South America. Sitting landlocked between Argentina to the south, Bolivia to the west and Brazil to the north and east, Paraguay has been described as "the forgotten country of Latin America." But Paraguay has nevertheless attracted quite a bit of attention lately, less for tourism than because it is an ...Word for the Travel Wise (10/14/06)
Oct 14th, 2006 at 8:00PM: Even though it was only this past February I spent three weeks in the Caribbean and a year since I was in Costa Rica, thoughts of traveling somewhere in Latin America or the Carib has been swimming heavily around in my head. The question now is where to go or travel to first? I have a few ideas, but I'm certainly open to others. For instance I know very little about Panama with the exception of ...
