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Women's only adventures becoming a popular option

Women's only adventures becoming a popular option Aug 23rd, 2010 at 8:00AM: As we reported recently, the adventure travel market has grown into an $89 billion industry. With that kind of money being tossed around, it is only natural for the travel options to diversify and one of the fastest growing segments of the industry is women's only tavel. On these adventures, the men are left behind, and the girls get to have all the fun, as they visit remote, far flung corners of ...

South by Southeast: Eating in Saigon

South by Southeast: Eating in Saigon Feb 16th, 2010 at 9:00AM: Amniotic fluid tastes like chicken soup. At least, that is, the amniotic fluid that comes from Hot Vit Lon, a Vietnamese delicacy consisting of an duck egg with a half-formed baby chick nested inside. As I squatted on a flimsy plastic chair in one of Saigon's labyrinth of steamy back-alleys, with a cracked-open Hot Vit Lon in one hand, sweaty bottle of Saigon beer in the other, I had to wonder ...

South by Southeast: Exploring Luang Prabang

South by Southeast: Exploring Luang Prabang Dec 30th, 2009 at 9:00AM: Welcome back to Gadling's series on backpacking in Southeast Asia, South by Southeast. As travelers, we have a tendency to overload our trips with adventure and movement. This is especially true in Southeast Asia - as I've discovered in Thailand and Laos, there's no shortage of motorbikes to ride or zip lines to catch. But if you truly want to understand this part of the world, it's not a vigorous ...

Exploring the Mekong River

Exploring the Mekong River Nov 8th, 2009 at 10:00AM: Some of the most amazing adventure destinations center around the great rivers of the world. Whether it's rafting the Rio Grande, kayaking the Congo, or simply taking a leisurely cruise down the Nile, we seem to have a fascination with these waterways that have played an important role in human development. One of those rivers is the Mekong, which stretches for more than 2700 miles as it meanders ...

Three travel ideas from the ITB Berlin Travel Show

Three travel ideas from the ITB Berlin Travel Show May 11th, 2009 at 4:00PM: More than 11,000 exhibitors from 187 countries tried to make their mark at the 2009 ITB Berlin Travel Show. They showcased wines, highlighted unique local attractions and generally tried to show that they are the best places in the world for tourists to spend their hard-earned cash. Travel+Leisure tried to describe the industry's hottest trends, but the article really came across as "here are a ...

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