Apr 17th, 2013 at 4:00PM:
Traveling to seven continents in seven days is grueling enough. Throw in a daily match against a former professional squash player and that makes for some pretty exhausting travel.
Two former pro squash players, Peter Nicol and Tim Garner, are in the midst of a week-long, 40,000-mile world tour in an effort to get squash into the 2020 summer Olympics. Their whirlwind competition ends in New ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Olympic Bid Holds Tournament On 7 Continents Over 7 Days
Apr 17th, 2013 at 4:00PM:
Traveling to seven continents in seven days is grueling enough. Throw in a daily match against a former professional squash player and that makes for some pretty exhausting travel.
Two former pro squash players, Peter Nicol and Tim Garner, are in the midst of a week-long, 40,000-mile world tour in an effort to get squash into the 2020 summer Olympics. Their whirlwind competition ends in New ...Trekking Couple Circles Planet Three Times In 424 Days
Apr 8th, 2013 at 3:00PM:
They started trekking the planet more than a year ago, promising to travel the globe bringing children in classrooms from around the world with them, virtually, as they visited scores of countries and continents. Now their journey is complete and Darren and Sandy Van Soye are back to tell about it.
The story begins in February 2012, when the couple from Southern California started on a ...Get Personalized Guides For Food And Drink With Eight Spots
Mar 28th, 2013 at 2:00PM: If you are traveling in a big city and want restaurant recommendations, it can be overwhelming to turn to online review sites like Trip Advisor or Yelp that list hundreds of places, many of which are irrelevant to your tastes and preferences. A new website launches today, giving you personalized guides of where to eat and drink, focused on spots you'll like. Eight Spots gives you just that: a list ...Crystal Cruises Hobbit Experience Brings New Adventure To Sea
Nov 15th, 2012 at 4:00PM:
Crystal Cruises are always looking for unique experiences to stand out from the crowd and an upcoming New Zealand sailing is no exception. Bringing adventure from the big screen to cruise passengers, Crystal Cruises has a new dinner experience this December, on the "Hobbiton" set used for the Lord of the Rings trilogy and new prequel film.
Just days after "The Hobbit" ...How To Hike Australia's Blue Mountains
Sep 4th, 2012 at 9:00AM: "Does anyone know why we call these the Blue Mountains?" asks Tommy, our hiking guide.
My friends and I look at each other unsure. I feel silly I hadn't bothered to research such an obvious question.
"They are covered in Eucalyptus Trees, which spritz Eucalyptus oil from their leaves," Tommy explained. "In the sun, the mist creates a haze that appears blue from a distance."
The Blue ...Favorite Travel Destinations: Where's Your 'Happy Place?'
Jun 26th, 2012 at 11:00AM: Long ago, a friend of mine referred to Colorado as my "spiritual homeland." I frequently jest that I'm spiritually bankrupt except when it comes to the outdoors, and she was referring to my long-held love affair with the Centennial State.
My friend was right. There are parts of Colorado that are my "happy place," where I immediately feel I can breathe more deeply, shelve my neuroses and just ...Advanced technology brings mandatory full-body scans to Australia
Feb 6th, 2012 at 1:30PM: Using advanced technology that makes passengers appear as stick figures, mandatory full-body scans are being rolled out at all of Australia's major airports. Successful trials at Sydney and Melbourne airports last year signal the end of a loophole in legislation that had allowed passengers to request a pat-down instead of having to pass through a metal detector.
"I think the public understands ...10 free things to do in Sydney, Australia
Dec 20th, 2011 at 5:00PM: While Sydney, Australia, is often thought to be one of the most expensive cities in the world, it is not impossible to travel there on a budget. Planning out some free activities for your trip can help curb your spending but still allow you to experience the city. To help with the trip preparation, here is a list of 10 free things to do in Sydney, Australia.
Hike the Blue Mountains
The area ...Sculpture by the Sea in Sydney
Nov 15th, 2011 at 2:00PM: I have never been to Sydney, and I won't have a chance to go before an amazing art exhibition, Sculpture by the Sea, that is now up on the beach goes down, but if you're there or can be there before November 20th, I recommend you check this out. Sculpture by the Sea is a temporary annual outdoor art exhibition. The exhibition features sculptures from artists around the world and they're large, ...New smartphone app shows users how to have an authentic Australian experience
Oct 20th, 2011 at 1:30PM: AUSTRALIA: Where To Go is a new smartphone app that gives insider advice on how to navigate through Australia and see the major sites as well as get off the beaten path. The app is opinionated and does not include all there is to see in Australia, but only what is worth seeing. If a destination makes it into the app, then you will get all there is to know on that particular place.
While users ...Video: The worst youth hostel ad you will ever see
Aug 15th, 2011 at 3:00PM: Youth hostels. You don't expect too much from them except a bunk, a breakfast, and a budget-friendly rate. A hostel in Sydney, however, is betting it has every amenity that a backpacker could want and has mashed them together in this god-awful video.
From the 2001: A Space Odyssey intro to the autotune at the end, the video for 790 on George has managed to make what seems to be a perfectly nice ...
Sydney's Darlinghurst neighborhood: charm, croissants, and cocktails
May 27th, 2011 at 2:00PM: In a city chock-full of charming, Sydney's Darlinghurst neighborhood is a tough contender. Not that it's an easy choice. If it's parks, quirky boutiques and specialty food shops, cafes, cheap ethnic or fine dining restaurants, bars, lattice-bedecked row houses, cliff-top beach paths, or Harbour views you want, there's no shortage of neighborhoods that deliver.
Me, I'll take Darlinghurst. This ...Last WWI combat veteran dies: where can you see his legacy?
May 5th, 2011 at 8:30AM: Claude Choules, the last known combat veteran of WWI, has died aged 110. Born in England in 1901, he was too young to enlist in the army when the war broke out in 1914, so he waited until he was 15 and enlisted in the Royal Navy, where he saw service throughout the war.
Unlike most veterans, he liked the service and stayed on. While working as a visiting instructor for the Australian Navy, he ...Pop-up restaurants: dining for a new decade
Apr 28th, 2011 at 1:30PM: First, it was underground supper clubs. Now, everything's coming up pop-ups. As with food trucks, this form of guerrilla cheffing borne of economic need has become a global phenomenon. Equal parts dinner party and dinner theater, a pop-up refers to a dining establishment that is open anywhere from one to several nights, usually in an existing restaurant or other commercial food establishment.
...Gadling gear review: Outdoor Research women's Frescoe Hoody activewear
Jan 14th, 2011 at 11:30AM: I love hoodies, and ever since I was old enough to waddle around in my brother's hand-me-downs (which unfortunately included his tighty-whiteys, until I was old enough to realize that, while my mom's thriftiness was admirable, clothing your daughter in boy's underwear was not), I've worn them. The versatility, quirky style, and marsupial-like comfort a great hoody can provide make it an unbeatable ...Gadling's favorite hotels for 2011
Dec 8th, 2010 at 10:30AM:
Where do your loyal well-traveled Gadling contributors especially love to spend the night? We polled Gadling writers on their favorite hotels in 2010. Think of Gadling's favorite hotels for 2011 as our version of a hotel tip sheet.
Laurel Miller. The Kirketon in Sydney for its quirkiness, cool bar, small size, helpful staff and retro-mod style, blissfully free of big-city attitude. Southern ...Flight attendant trainee suing Qantas for failure to provide shrink
Dec 7th, 2010 at 3:30PM: So, you're new on the job. In fact, your title still has "trainee" in it. And then something goes wrong. That's enough to make you go home, pop the cork on a bottle of wine and lament the fact that you work for a third world company. Now, imagine the whole thing happening 30,000 feet from the ground. Yeah, it sucks. You need more than a bottle of wine to take the edge off at that point. In fact, ...South Australian cattle station debuts tasting room
Dec 3rd, 2010 at 4:30PM:
There was a time when Wagyu beef was eaten by only the most sophisticated of travelers. True Kobe beef is from Wagyu cattle that are raised in a very specific manner in the Hyogo Prefecture of Japan. Okay, technically Wagyu is the Japanese term for all cattle, and Kobe beef comes from a strain known as Tajima, but this isn't a genetics class.
Kobe Wagyu receive massages to reduce stress and ...Teen sailor Jessica Watson barred from race
Nov 30th, 2010 at 9:00AM: Jessica Watson, the Australian teenager who made headlines earlier this year by becoming the youngest person to ever circumnavigate the globe, has been barred from sailing in an upcoming yacht race because she doesn't meet the age requirements for the event.
Watson, who completed her round-the-world voyage back in May, had hoped to compete in the Sydney to Hobart sailing race that will get ...Sydney's Chinatown means cheap eats, Australian seafood, famous noodles
Nov 11th, 2010 at 11:00AM: "NOOOOOOOO!"
That's the sound of me, arriving at Chinese Noodle Restaurant (Shop 7, 8 Quay St.), in Sydney's Chinatown/Haymarket district. Two years I'd waited, eight thousand miles I'd traveled, to feast upon my beloved #4 pork noodle combo. Instead I found the following handwritten sign:
"Dear Customers, We will be closed...for kitchen renovation. We apologize for any inconvienience" The ...
