Oct 30th, 2009 at 11:30AM: While Catherine has Halloween costume ideas that reflect different types of travelers--(there are more ideas coming throughout today), and Heather previously posted on how to dress up like an awesome flight attendant, here are other costume ideas. These wander into the unusual--possibly the obscure.
Each are based on travel and incorporate souvenirs you may have brought home with you, ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Last minute oddball Halloween costumes that reflect your travels
Oct 30th, 2009 at 11:30AM: While Catherine has Halloween costume ideas that reflect different types of travelers--(there are more ideas coming throughout today), and Heather previously posted on how to dress up like an awesome flight attendant, here are other costume ideas. These wander into the unusual--possibly the obscure.
Each are based on travel and incorporate souvenirs you may have brought home with you, ...So, you think you're tough? How about a vertical marathon?
Oct 28th, 2009 at 9:00AM: You may be able to run 26 miles, but can you climb 73 stories? Singapore's Swissötel is holding its annual vertical marathon next month to, once again, test human strength and endurance. On November 22, 1,600 stair masters from across the world will gather in Singapore to race up 73 stories of glory. This year's race will include 12 of Singapore's top youth athletes as competitors, and there ...Singapore - Taking on the Lion City
Oct 13th, 2009 at 1:00PM: Singapore is not the first addition to most Westerners' "countries to visit in Asia" list, but I urge you to give it a fair chance. They're a major airline hub, so it's easy to get there from almost anywhere -- and here are a lot more reasons you should visit this young, developing-at-light-speed country. The Lion City was named hundreds of years ago when an Indonesian prince passed by the ...Gadling Take FIVE: Week of Oct. 2-Oct. 9
Oct 9th, 2009 at 6:00PM: We've been keeping up with fall foliage and haunted jaunts these last few weeks at Gadling, plus a whole lot more. Perhaps you've noticed that we've let Mike step away from his Sky Mall Monday desk to take on Outback Australia. This funny guy has a serious side too.
Then there's Annie who has an eye for fashion. Turns out, she also has an eye for Singapore. As a person who lived in Singapore ...The Peranakan Museum - Singapore's culture unveiled
Oct 9th, 2009 at 12:00PM: I was recently given a personal tour of Singapore's new Peranakan Museum by the curator himself, Randall Ee. I walked in with no idea what "Peranakan" meant, and walked out more than impressed with the culture, the museum, and the fascinating new history of Singapore. I say "new history," because Singapore is such a young country -- they only became independent from Britain in 1965 -- but the ...10 Things to Eat in Singapore
Oct 8th, 2009 at 10:00AM:
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Food in Singapore is like baseball in America -- it's the national pastime.
In most countries, people say: "Hi, how are you?" In Singapore, they say "Hi, have you eaten?" usually followed by "What?" "Where?" and "How was it?"
Singaporeans love food. They love eating it, ...Night Safari for all you nocturnal animals
Oct 7th, 2009 at 11:00AM: The first Night Safari in the world is in Singapore -- it's a 40 hectare property with over 120 species of animals; most of them nocturnal and best viewed at night. You take a zebra-striped tram ride deep into the forest, past the dimly lit habitats of all kinds of animals. Once your eyes adjust, you might just find that you are actually being watched by thamins and Malayan tapirs -- that's ...The Great Wall of Singapore
Oct 6th, 2009 at 11:00AM: Singapore is home to the world's tallest indoor climbing wall. Climbing it is unique for more reasons than just its height! The BorderX via ferrata, aka "iron way," aka "traditional European mountaineering activity reputed to have been started in Italy in WWI as a means of letting the Italian troops cross the Dolomites," is an usual experience indeed. It is located in Orchard Central -- a ...The Fullerton Hotel - Historic Singapore at its finest
Oct 5th, 2009 at 11:00AM: The Fullerton Hotel is a luxury hotel in the heart of Singapore with a claim to fame that few hotels can boast: it used to be the post office. The historic building is fabulously decked in art deco and features an infinity pool (above), several dining and drinking options, a spa which offers everything from Swedish massage to traditional Chinese treatments and a giant koi pond with fish the size ...Best hotel for traveling alone in Singapore - Quincy
Sep 23rd, 2009 at 2:00PM: The Quincy Hotel has got to be one of the most surprising hotels I've ever visited. Knowing nothing other than that it was a somewhat modern boutique hotel, I arrived midday on a Sunday to be greeted with a card featuring a hand-drawn picture of myself (they Googled me), and a tour of their small but well-equipped premises. They may be a modest-sized hotel, but they have a totally stacked exercise ...Manse away from home - The Capella Hotel, Singapore
Sep 22nd, 2009 at 1:00PM: The Capella Hotels are relatively new to the luxury travel scene, but have already made quite a name for themselves. They aim to create unique experiences for their guests by keeping their sizes small and fostering a home-like atmosphere -- and the seven-month-old Capella Singapore is no exception. The Capella Singapore looks, from the front, like a grand plantation house. It was built in the ...Welcome to the Island of Misfit Toys - Chinatown, Singapore
Sep 21st, 2009 at 10:30AM: Remember "The Island of Misfit Toys" from the legendary holiday TV special "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"? It's where imperfect and rejected toys came to life. Well, I have found this real-life island. It's Singapore -- Chinatown, to be exact. Some find it strange that Singapore has a Chinatown, since so much of the culture is influenced by the Chinese anyway. It turns out that the Singapore ...High-tech bridge to connect Singapore's Sentosa Island
Jul 31st, 2009 at 3:00PM: Construction began Tuesday on a 620 meter boardwalk that will connect Sentosa Island with Singapore's mainland. The resort's annual 5 million guests will be able to access the island on foot come November 2010. A series of covered travelators will be capable of transporting an estimated 8,000 guests per hour in each direction. The boardwalk will be lined with retail, food and beverage outlets and ...Barbara Walters' apartment had an intruder while she was on vacation
Jul 29th, 2009 at 1:30PM: One of the worst things that can happen when one is away on vacation is a break in. It happened to me once. There I was in Kentucky with miles between my apartment with its missing TV, vacuum cleaner and leather jacket and worries that someone had been rummaging through my stuff--a person I didn't know.
When Barbara Walters came home from being gone for several days, she noticed her apartment ...For summer, a banquet of exotic fresh fruits: Bring travel back home
Jun 26th, 2009 at 9:00AM: So you're at home this summer. Your vacation budget is bust. Sure, there are backyard barbeques with friends and family stretching out into summer, but that tropical vacation feels long gone.
Or perhaps, you have never been on a tropical vacation. Perhaps a tropical fruit to you is the canned version of Dole pineapple--the one that waits in your kitchen cabinet.
Hop to it. An exotic experience ...Michael Jackson died and a flood of travel memories
Jun 25th, 2009 at 7:10PM: Wow! Michael Jackson is dead. Jackson is one of those people who is wrapped up with my traveling life. As a child living in Columbia, South Carolina where wisteria vines draped off trees in our front yard, "ABC" played from my radio, the one I bought when we lived in State College, Pennsylvania.
Moving began early for me, and Michael Jackson when he was part of the Jackson Five was one of my ...Festivals and more in Singapore
Jun 12th, 2009 at 12:00PM: The Lion City (well, island city-state) Singapore, located just 85 miles north of the equator on the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, is busting with relaxing beaches, fascinating culture, and crazy-good food, and whether you already have it on your list or not, it's a great time to go! First of all, it's currently (through July 26) the annual Great Singapore Sale, which means discounts on ...Kids and long airport layovers
May 29th, 2009 at 5:00PM: I was wandering the wide halls of Chicago O'Hare's Terminal B early this morning when I spotted for the first time an enormously tall dinosaur skeleton. The parents of a young toddler tried to occupy their daughter by shooting photos of her standing next to the dinosaur's feet. It was 5:45 in the morning, and this young family were by far the most chipper travelers I'd seen. This got me thinking: ...10 places to enjoy May flowers for free
May 29th, 2009 at 9:30AM: When my daughter was about five we went on a wildflower hike for Mother's Day. The hike was free and I remember the day's loveliness even though this was over 10 years ago. May's flowers are one of life's great pleasures. It's a visual feast with the world's locations offering their own special palate.
With this weekend being the last chance to see May flowers as in "April showers bring May ...Swedish man + Singaporean woman = fine for naked walk
May 4th, 2009 at 4:00PM: Jan and Eng went through a bar, each sans stitch of clothes. Neither fell down, but they were fined A$1,840 (around US$1,350) each.
Jan Philip and Eng Kai Er walked into a bar in Singapore's Holland Village just for laughs after having a few drinks (big shock ... drunk naked people). This isn't exactly the best place for a thrill, however. Singapore doesn't appreciate the unadorned human form, ...
