NorthAmerica posts
by Melanie Renzulli (RSS feed) (25 days ago)
Jan 18th, 2012 at 2:30PM: Gamers: put "World of Warcraft" on pause, lay down your controllers, and take note. Beginning on March 16, the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, DC, will open the first major exhibition of video games. The Art of Video Games will show how video games as an artistic medium have evolved over the past 40 years and will feature 80 games, all of which were chosen in a public vote in 2011. ...
by Melanie Renzulli (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
Jan 13th, 2012 at 2:00PM:
Most people who visit Wakulla Springs go for the gators. Still others want to check out where Johnny Weissmuller swung through the "jungle" as Tarzan in the 1930s and 40s or the dark, swampy thicket where the "Creature from the Black Lagoon" was said to lurk. Above all, travelers come to see the pristine tangled wilderness that is becoming rarer to find as Florida develops.
This is Wakulla ...
by Melanie Renzulli (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
Jan 12th, 2012 at 11:30AM:
What do you get when six of the world's leading hotel brands come together? You get RoomKey.com, a new hotel search engine that launched on Wednesday.
Choice Hotels International, InterContinental Hotels Group, Hilton Worldwide, Hyatt Hotels Corporation, Marriott International, and Wyndham Hotel Group form the group of six that created RoomKey.com, a simple search tool that allows ...
by Melanie Renzulli (RSS feed) (2 months ago)
Dec 5th, 2011 at 5:30PM:
What's better than ice skating during the holidays? How about ice skating with the knowledge that the sunny beaches of Miami are waiting for you when you're finished?
Travelers escaping the cold for the balmy climes of South Florida can enjoy a little taste of winter with the Intercontinental Miami's Holiday Ice Rink. Through January 15, 2012, the full-size rink will be open at ...
by Melanie Renzulli (RSS feed) (2 months ago)
Dec 4th, 2011 at 10:00AM:
Radisson has been a familiar name in hospitality in the United States for more than 100 years. But last month marked the first time that a Radisson Blu-branded property opened on U.S. soil. The Radisson Blu Aqua Hotel opened in Chicago on November 1, 2011, promising to be a major player on the Windy City's design hotel scene.
"The reception has been amazing," says Fred Khoury, Director of ...
by Melanie Renzulli (RSS feed) (2 months ago)
Dec 3rd, 2011 at 10:00AM:
What does it take to ski Denali, North America's' tallest mountain? In addition to a large, metaphorical pair of cojones, which all of the men and women of this film possess, it takes sheer endurance and will to want to climb 20,320 feet just to ski right back down.
The Denali Experiment is a 15-minute film that follows a band of some of the world's best skiers and snowboarders on their ...
by Melanie Renzulli (RSS feed) (6 months ago)
Aug 6th, 2011 at 12:00PM: Fans of classic cars and rally enthusiasts take note: "the most beautiful road race in the world" is coming to California. The Mille Miglia, the Italian car race that elevated driving to an art, will makes its American debut in California from October 25-29 in advance of the Santa Barbara Concours d'Elegance. In the spirit of the legendary Italian race, which followed scenic routes that circled ...
by Alex Robertson Textor (RSS feed) (6 months ago)
Aug 2nd, 2011 at 9:30AM: Pavia Rosati is the founder of Fathom, a recently debuted travel website. Fathom is smart and beautifully designed. It's full of exciting short briefs about various destinations across the globe.
Rosati, as you'll see from her answers below, is an experienced editor and an avid traveler. Her enthusiasm for Fathom's subject matter is palpable and infectious. We love Fathom and can't wait to see ...
by Alex Robertson Textor (RSS feed) (7 months ago)
Jul 15th, 2011 at 5:00PM:
The Statue of Liberty is beyond iconic. It's the sort of place that most visitors to New York seek to visit, even if they're not sure why, the sort of place with a symbolic and cultural reach that goes well beyond your average top tourist attraction. Today's beautifully realist Photo of the Day, by Flickr user jwannie, depicts the Statue of Liberty as many visitors might encounter it, framed ...
by Alex Robertson Textor (RSS feed) (8 months ago)
Jun 9th, 2011 at 5:00PM:
A storm off Ucluelet, British Columbia is the subject of today's Photo of the Day, snapped by Flickr user James Wheeler. The rocks in the foreground, the cute lighthouse, and the turbulent sky all provide compelling contrasts here. The April storm seems at once dramatically terrifying and insubstantial.
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by Alex Robertson Textor (RSS feed) (10 months ago)
Mar 25th, 2011 at 5:00PM:
Today's Photo of the Day depicts an incredibly small airplane in a vast blue sky. In addition to forcing a recognition of scale, it's also a downright delightful and uncanny viewing pleasure to look at such a tiny speck of a plane in an enormous sea of blue. The plane in the image is so small that it almost resembles a radar tracking image. Photographer lucyinthesky withdiamonds snapped this ...
by Darren Murph (RSS feed) (11 months ago)
Mar 6th, 2011 at 3:00PM: In the spirit of journeying during periods less traveled, I've embarked to Alaska this winter. Follow the adventures here, and prepare to have your preconceived notions destroyed along the way.
A glimpse at what Fairbanks offers during the winter
We've already discussed a number of amazing activities to do whilst in Anchorage during the winter, but what about Alaska's second largest ...
by Darren Murph (RSS feed) (11 months ago)
Mar 5th, 2011 at 4:00PM: In the spirit of journeying during periods less traveled, I've embarked to Alaska this winter. Follow the adventures here, and prepare to have your preconceived notions destroyed along the way.
Particularly in the winter, it's pretty crucial that you stay warm and well fed while in Alaska. We can't make any promises about the ease of the former, but we've got the latter completely under ...
by Alex Robertson Textor (RSS feed) (11 months ago)
Mar 4th, 2011 at 5:30PM:
Today's Photo of the Day is of a piece of the Philadelphia skyline, anchored by the 1930 PNB Building. It was taken by Christian Carollo Photography.
A few years ago, Philadelphia suddenly started cropping up in the travel media as a bypassed destination, as a place that was finally getting the attention it had deserved all along. This development accompanied a spate of stories about the ...
by Darren Murph (RSS feed) (11 months ago)
Feb 27th, 2011 at 1:00PM: In the spirit of journeying during periods less traveled, I've embarked to Alaska this winter. Follow the adventures here, and prepare to have your preconceived notions destroyed along the way.
A helmet cam view of snowmobiling in Girdwood, Alaska
When it comes to winter sports, you've got skiing, snowboarding, ice hockey -- you know, the usual. And then, there's snowmobiling. Or ...
by Darren Murph (RSS feed) (11 months ago)
Feb 26th, 2011 at 11:00AM: In the spirit of journeying during periods less traveled, I've embarked to Alaska this winter. Follow the adventures here, and prepare to have your preconceived notions destroyed along the way.
You know you've considered it: "What if I went skiing this year... in Alaska? But then, the inevitable list of excuses rolls in: the flight's further, it's more expensive, none of my friends would ...
by Darren Murph (RSS feed) (12 months ago)
Feb 16th, 2011 at 8:30AM:
It's been a long, long road for The Ritz-Carlton, Toronto. If you'll recall, we actually were led to believe that it would open its doors in the fall of last year, but after a few setbacks and delays, the day has finally come for the elusive property to welcome its first guests. No longer will Ritz-Carlton execs have to answer questions related to the infiltration into Canada, as this new ...
by Alex Robertson Textor (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Feb 11th, 2011 at 5:30PM:
Today's photo of the day depicts a secret spot near Grand Canyon National Park. Everyone loves a secret hideaway, right? This image, of a hidden spot between Grand Canyon National Park and a national wilderness area, is quite some distance from more frequently visited areas in and around the Grand Canyon.
Flickr Gadling pool contributor SummitVoice1 snapped this image. The photographer ...
by Dana Murph (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Feb 9th, 2011 at 11:00AM:
Kauai. Just the mere mention of the word brings a million amazing memories rushing back, and immediately makes those who have been wish they were kicked back on Poipu beach without a care in the world. It's one of America's wonders, and while the Garden Isle is far from being the biggest, most populated or easiest of the Hawaiian islands to get to, it's unquestionably worth the trip. ...
by Christina Ricchiuti (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Feb 2nd, 2011 at 11:00PM: It has the makings of any good party... dancing dragons, popping firecrackers and mouth-watering food, all mixed together with a hearty splash of tradition.
February 3rd marks the start of 2011's Chinese Lunar New Year. If you can't swing the trip to Hong Kong to live it up with the locals, fear not! Here are just a few of the cities a bit closer to home where you can join in on the ...
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