Oct 8th, 2009 at 9:00AM:
It's cliche to think of The Girl from Ipanema and feel corny when planning your beach excursions on a 24 hour jaunt to Rio de Janeiro, but the fact of the matter is, Ipanema and Copacabana beaches (they're adjacent) are the among the best, easiest to access stretches of sand in the town. Located in the Zona Sul, the heart of tourist activity, they're also the most popular. So what makes these ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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24 Hours in Rio de Janeiro: The easiest best beaches
Oct 8th, 2009 at 9:00AM:
It's cliche to think of The Girl from Ipanema and feel corny when planning your beach excursions on a 24 hour jaunt to Rio de Janeiro, but the fact of the matter is, Ipanema and Copacabana beaches (they're adjacent) are the among the best, easiest to access stretches of sand in the town. Located in the Zona Sul, the heart of tourist activity, they're also the most popular. So what makes these ...24 Hours in Rio De Janeiro: The City Maravilhosa
Oct 5th, 2009 at 11:30AM:
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It's hard turning your back on a city as amazing as Rio de Janeiro, but circumstances, schedules and work sometimes can't be avoided and you have to make the best with what little you have. A layover, wedding or funeral might leave one with only a free day in the ...Photo of the day (7-30-09)
Jul 30th, 2009 at 7:00PM: This picture, taken somewhere in South America by Austin Fain caught my eye for one reason. It just wouldn't have been as interesting without the car providing perspective. You can instantly see just how vast the landscape is with this jeep in the shot. It also looks like it was taken during the prime late afternoon shooting time, given the long shadows. Great capture, Austin! Are you a Flickr ...Photo of the Day (7.25.09)
Jul 25th, 2009 at 4:00PM:
It's always fun to play with objects and light, as Gadling's faithful photographer austin fain shows us here. The light glowing from behind this cross makes the image even more powerful, don't you think? If you have some great travel shots you'd like to share, be sure to upload them to the Gadling pool on Flickr. We might just pick one as our Photo of the Day! ...Adventures in the Amazon: Iquitos, Peru
May 18th, 2009 at 9:00AM: The Amazon River Basin is an amazing place. It is a vast ecosystem with the most diverse array of plant and animal life found anywhere on the planet. It is also one of those iconic destinations that sparks visions of adventure, with thoughts of Indiana Jones raiding lost temples for golden idols. It was all of these things, and more, that spurred my recent visit to the Peruvian Amazon, seeking a ...Visiting Every Country On Earth
Apr 24th, 2009 at 8:30AM: Most travelers have a "life list". That is to say, a list of travel destinations that are amongst their "must see", such as the Great Pyramids or Machu Picchu. Others set goals to visit certain countries, selecting ones that appeal to them on some level. That's exactly what Chris Guillebeau did when he was 22 and working in Africa for an international charity group. At the time, Guillebeau says, ...Top 10 wine spots, none in U.S.
Apr 12th, 2009 at 4:00PM: I realize that, on the world stage, our homeland isn't exactly the most popular place right now. Part of it stems from eight years of political buffoonery, and a healthy dose comes from traditional "old world" bias against the United States. Like most of us, I've learned to adjust for a touch of this when I read international news coverage. To a certain extent, I understand it ... we're more like ...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 ...Are We in a Golden Age of Green Travel?
Apr 3rd, 2009 at 8:00AM: Clearly the entire travel industry has been undergoing some dramatic changes over the past few years. There was a time when the thought of "green" travel was relegated to a relatively small, niche market that included some eco-conscious tour operators. But in the past few years there has been an inceased effort to be more green in all area of our lives thanks to an increased awareness of global ...Seven Endangered Species You Can Still See in the Wild
Mar 30th, 2009 at 8:00AM: There is no doubt that we are fascinated with wildlife. We love to watch diverse and interesting animals, preferably in their natural habitats, and we're often willing to travel to remote places, sometimes at great expense, to see them. If you enjoy the kind of travel that allows for these kinds of animal encounters, they you'll want to check out BootsnAll's list of the Seven Endangered Species ...The Best Places to View Wildlife
Mar 12th, 2009 at 8:00AM: Yesterday we posted an article with the top places to view penguins in the world. Here are five more amazing places to view wildlife from around the globe. Serengeti National Park, Tanzania The wide open grasslands of the Serengeti National Park in Tanzania have one of the most impressive displays of wildlife that you could ever hope to see. Each year, one of the greatest natural spectacles on the ...Alternative Treks to the Inca Trail
Mar 3rd, 2009 at 8:00AM: Yesterday we wrote about The Inca Trail, one of the best known and most popular treks anywhere in the world, culminating with hikers arriving at Machu Picchu following a stunning four day journey through the Andes. Unfortunately the popularity of the trail is also one of its drawbacks, with literally hundreds flocking to it on a daily basis during the high season. Those crowds can deminish the ...Classic Trek: The Inca Trail, Peru
Mar 2nd, 2009 at 9:00AM: Peru is, beyond a doubt, one of the top adventure travel destinations in the entire world. It offers an amazing array of things to see and do, perfectly blending culture with both mountain and jungle settings, along with ancient artifacts and ruins that rival those found in Egypt. Of course, the most spectacular and famous of those ruins is the lost city of Machu Picchu, located at 8000 feet above ...Argentine Doctors Study the Effects of Altitude While on the Mountain
Feb 24th, 2009 at 8:00AM: Two Argentine doctors have conducted a unique medical study to examine the effects of altitude on the human body by taking their test subjects to a unique laboratory, the 6739 meter (22,109 feet) tall volcano named Mount Llullaillaco located in the Atacama Desert along the border of Argentina and Chile. Dr. Leandro Seoane and Dr. Rolando Nervi took a team of climbers to Llullaillaco on January ...History's Most Famous Travel Adventures
Feb 20th, 2009 at 8:32AM: There is no doubt that history has a level of influence on the places that many of us visit. We read about far off places and exotic adventures, and it fires our own imaginations, sometimes compelling us to take a journey of our own, and experience the things that we've dreamed about. Forbes Traveler has put together an excellent list of the greatest travel adventures from history, not only ...Running Around The World
Jan 27th, 2009 at 12:30PM: Back in February of 2000, Serge Roehteli, along with his wife Nicole, set out on an amazing journey to circle the globe, running the entire way. The plan was to cover more than 25,000 miles, on six continents, crossing 37 countries in the process. Serge, an experienced ultra-runner, estimated that it would take him five years to complete the project that would see him running the equivalent of a ...Peru To Sue Yale University?
Jan 27th, 2009 at 9:00AM: According to a story posted on AdventureJourney.net, a website dedicated to adventure travel, the country of Peru is suing Yale University, for the return of a number of artifacts taken from the country nearly a century ago when legendary explorer Hiram Bingham discovered Machu Picchu in 1911. At that time, Bingham's discovery captured the imagination of the world, as photos of the Lost City of ...International Value Destinations
Jan 17th, 2009 at 8:30AM: USAToday has put together an interesting list of 10 great international places to go for a value on your vacation. These places were specifically picked to allow us to get more bang for our buck when traveling abroad this year, something that seems to be on every traveler's mind at the moment. The list of locations really does span the globe, and there is something for everyone on the list. Want ...Tourists will have to tango with inflation or worse in Argentina
Nov 4th, 2008 at 1:00PM: It is starting to look like deja vu for Argentina. The country came out of a terrible financial crisis only a few years ago. The 2001 slide seems like a distant memory for residents of Buenos Aires, who crowd into restaurants and spend their money freely. The government has been busy spending too. They are in debt after revamping the country with new schools and other civic projects. And, unlike ...Airlines Touting Brazil as New Hotspot
Sep 29th, 2008 at 1:30PM: South America's destinations are hard to travel to. For people with samba fever outside of a few major hub cities (like Miami), a trip to Brazil means at least one connecting flight in the US. Anyone who plans to spend time outside of the major cities of Sao Paulo or Rio will have to catch another flight once they arrive in the metropolises. These extra flights can add up. Soon, it will be easier ...
