Apr 22nd, 2013 at 1:00PM: While reading fellow Gadling blogger Chris Owen's post about a Twitter mix-up between Chechnya and the Czech Republic, I was horrified to read that one-third of young Americans can't find the Pacific Ocean.
I was horrified, but not surprised. I taught for several years in a community college and no amount of public ignorance surprises me anymore – not after a student handed in a paper ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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The Pacific Ocean: Is It Really True That One-Third Of Young Americans Can't Find It?
Apr 22nd, 2013 at 1:00PM: While reading fellow Gadling blogger Chris Owen's post about a Twitter mix-up between Chechnya and the Czech Republic, I was horrified to read that one-third of young Americans can't find the Pacific Ocean.
I was horrified, but not surprised. I taught for several years in a community college and no amount of public ignorance surprises me anymore – not after a student handed in a paper ...Explore Papua New Guinea Through The Lens Of A Photographer
Nov 20th, 2012 at 2:00PM:
Looking to improve your photography skills while exploring one of the world's most beautiful countries?
Asia Transpacific Journeys recently launched a new photo excursion tour of Papua New Guinea, led by renowned photographer Michele Westmoreland. Called "Papua New Guinea Through The Lens," the 12-day adventure journeys from Port Moresby to Mount Hagen, Kumul, Nondugi, Karawari, Kundiman ...British Woman Prepares To Row Across The Pacific
Apr 19th, 2012 at 8:00AM:
Last April we posted a story about Sarah Outen, an adventurous 26-year-old from the U.K. who had set out to circumnavigate the globe using nothing but her own power. Sarah called her journey the London2London expedition and over the past 12 months she has traveled by kayak and bike across Europe and Asia. Now she is preparing to embark on the next stage of her journey, a solo row across the ...James Cameron to dive the Mariana Trench
Mar 14th, 2012 at 10:00AM: Legendary director James Cameron is no stranger to big adventures. After all he is the man responsible for bringing such Hollywood hits as Titanic and Avatar to the silver screen. Last week Cameron announced plans for a big adventure of his own, saying he now plans to dive to the lowest point on the planet, which is found at the bottom of the Mariana Trench.
Located in the Pacific Ocean, the ...Video of the Day: Guam, where America's day begins
Jan 24th, 2012 at 5:00PM:
Each year, more than a million people visit the Pacific island of Guam, an unincorporated territory of the United States located in Micronesia. This video shows why: breathtaking sunsets, beautiful beaches, fantastic diving, a vibrant tourist district, tropical flora and fauna, and a unique culture influenced by Spanish colonization, Japanese occupation, and now American control.
I'm also ...
Real men don't eat turtles in San Pancho, Mexico's coolest beach town
Jan 23rd, 2012 at 10:00AM: When Frank Smith, a retired forest ranger from California, first came to San Pancho, an idyllic beach community on Mexico's Pacific Coast, more than twenty years ago, turtle meat was all the rage.
It was on offer in the sleepy town's four restaurants, their flippers were used to make cowboy boots and the eggs were sold to bars, which offered them to randy patrons. Turtle eggs can be a valuable ...Samoa leaps over International Date Line, be careful when booking a flight
May 10th, 2011 at 9:30AM: The Pacific Island nation of Samoa has changed its time zone ahead one hour. This isn't some sort of island paradise version of Daylight Savings Time, but rather a shrewd business move.
By doing this they're actually hopping over the International Date Line. The Samoan government wants the country to be in the same day as more westerly Australia and New Zealand, their main trading partners. So ...Video of the Day - Underwater in the Galapagos
Mar 15th, 2011 at 5:00PM:
I'm not one to shy away from a good adventure. I've bungee jumped Victoria Gorge, plummeted from a plane at 15,000 ft, and stood atop the summit of Kilimanjaro.
But the thought of strapping a cylinder to my back and descending into the depths of the ocean mildly terrifies me.
If there was one video that could change that and make me reconsider my fear, it would be today's Video ...
Video of the Day - San Francisco fog timelapse
Mar 8th, 2011 at 5:00PM:
San Francisco and the outlying Bay Area is widely known for its natural beauty. Today's Video of the Day is a collection of timelapses that captures a slice of the remarkable scenery in and around the best that "NorCal" has to offer.
Photographer Simon Christen collected the various scenes over the course of a year by taking 4-5 second exposures on a Canon 40D. He named the video the ...
Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail: The Desert -- When the going gets hot
Jan 12th, 2011 at 10:00AM:
Walking the the 700-mile-long desert section of this long-distance trail can be uniquely challenging. Extreme temperatures, long waterless stretches, and high winds test the mettle of even the most experienced hikers. In this video, we give tips on how to travel safely through this spectacular but harsh environment, from the Mexican border to the foothills of California's tallest mountains.
...Help arrives for Indonesian tsunami victims
Oct 27th, 2010 at 1:00PM: After a 7.7-magnitude earthquake and 10-foot tsunami hit Indonesia Monday, killing at least 272 people, relief efforts have arrived to help the wounded, search for the hundreds still missing, and bury the dead. The first cargo plane loaded down with 16 tons of tents, medicine, food and clothes arrived today after weather relented long enough for search and rescue teams to arrive. Many villages ...Round-the-world: Two half-days in Noumea
Sep 29th, 2010 at 10:00AM:
Coming and going between Australia and Lifou afforded us long layovers in Nouméa in both directions.
The driving force behind my interest in Nouméa is the Centre Culturel Tjibaou. The cultural center was named after Jean-Marie Tjibaou, a leader of the Kanak independence movement, assassinated in 1989. (Kanaks are Melanesian New Caledonians, and they form a plurality of the ...
