Apr 29th, 2009 at 8:00AM: Life in Iraq isn't necessarily what you think. While there are tough conditions for those outside the gates, life on the large camps that shares some startling similarities with major U.S. military installations at home. On Camp Anaconda, for example, you can visit a library, shove some fast food fare into your mouth and burn your quads at the gym. Of course, the occasional mortar does get through ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Internet search results show soldiers are thinking of home
Apr 29th, 2009 at 8:00AM: Life in Iraq isn't necessarily what you think. While there are tough conditions for those outside the gates, life on the large camps that shares some startling similarities with major U.S. military installations at home. On Camp Anaconda, for example, you can visit a library, shove some fast food fare into your mouth and burn your quads at the gym. Of course, the occasional mortar does get through ...Hearts from around the world: Ten heart images for Valentine's Day
Feb 14th, 2009 at 5:30PM: With February being the month for celebrating Valentine's Day and American Heart Month, here are 10 images of hearts from around the world. I chose these photos because they caught a photographer's eye and I could find information about where each heart might be located.
These images also occured without human coaxing--meaning, they weren't manipulated to look this way.
Also, heart-shaped leaves ...Heart-shaped Croatian island attracts curious, lovebirds
Feb 14th, 2009 at 3:00PM: Croatia's geography lends itself to love. The country is blessed with a scenic coastline along the Adriatic Sea - a stretch of land that is dotted with picturesque rocky islands and scenic beach towns like Dubrovnik and Hvar. Not surprisingly, Croatia has long attracted tourists and couples - during the summer months, it's the perfect spot for laying on the beach, island-hopping and plenty of ...Get out of the doghouse fast
Feb 14th, 2009 at 12:00PM: You missed Valentine's Day. Or, your gift (or other effort) just plain sucked. So, you're in trouble, and you need a quick solution. Of course, you can't spend a lot of cash on this endeavor. You need a cheap, good idea that will make your spouse, boyfriend, girlfriend or anyone else forget that you failed at romance. Fairmont Hotels & Resorts thought of this already. Check out the company's ...A Valentine's Day scavenger hunt in Brooklyn
Feb 14th, 2009 at 8:00AM: My apologies for the poor quality of this photo. You can click on it to get a better view of it through Flickr.com.
This image is actually a design composed by Steph Goralnick of street heart art made by Chris Uphues. Goralnick boasts a large collection of professional designs and photographs on her website, but for this particular holiday she decided to disperse her collection of Valentine's ...Take a romantic vacation--alone
Feb 13th, 2009 at 3:30PM: If you don't have a person to cuddle up to for Valentine's Day--that sweet, special someone to whisper endearments in your ear--the type of person you wrote about in your middle school diary who you envisioned going with to a romantic destination once you grew old enough--to heck with it. Go alone.
I'm a firm believer that, although going somewhere with someone else can be superb--awfully ...Is a romantic getaway in your future?
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Feb 13th, 2009 at 9:00AM:
Nothing beats dashing off for a weekend of pure bliss. Your husband, wife, girlfriend, whatever plans a great trip to a romantic spot, and you're the main event. Well, you've probably noticed in my Valentine's Day posts that there's a lot of belt-tightening going on. And, the news just keeps getting worse.
A pool by SpeedDate.com shows that first dates are costing the bare minimum. Most ...Gadling's Valentine's day giveaway - day 2 - his and hers Cruising Caddies
Feb 12th, 2009 at 11:00AM: Welcome back to day 2 of the Gadling Valentine's day giveaway. Today, you can enter for your chance to win a his and hers Cruising Caddy. The Cruising Caddy is a water bottle/mobile phone/camera tote designed to carry your stuff. The caddy is large enough to hold a 1.5 liter bottle, as well as most other stuff you drag along with you on a daytrip or shore excursion. For a chance to win, all you ...Love in the air - Germans most likely to flirt, Swedes most likely to have sex
Feb 12th, 2009 at 10:30AM: It's the most romantic time of the year - which means companies are releasing all kinds of love related news and surveys. The latest comes from British Airways, who did a quick interview of European travelers, and how often they flirt with their fellow passengers. According to the survey, Germans are the most likely to try and hit on you in the sky, followed by the Swiss. The "passionate" ...Galley Gossip: My Bollywood Valentine's Day
Feb 12th, 2009 at 9:30AM:
There we were, the husband and I, standing up in a dark movie theater with a huge smile across our faces. We had gone to see the movie Slumdog Millionaire and were just about to leave, but when the credits began rolling the Bollywood dancers started to move their bodies in sync. "Wait, I want to see this!" my husband exclaimed as I began to walk up the aisle.
"Really?" I asked, even though I ...Photo of the Day (2-11-09)
Feb 11th, 2009 at 4:30PM:
With Valentine's Day coming up, I searched for a photo that had something to do with love. When I typed in the word love to Gadling's photo pool, this lovely homage to the color blue appeared. Hmmm. Let's go with it. Love can be blue as in the song that goes, "Blue, blue my world is blue, blue is my world when I'm without you. . ."
In StrudelMonkey's case, this glorious blue world of stone was ...Undiscovered New York: Romance in the Big Apple
Feb 11th, 2009 at 2:00PM: Given that this Saturday is Valentine's Day, it's only fitting that we dedicate this week's Undiscovered New York to a closer look at some of the city's most amorous locations. At first sight New York (especially in February) can seem a vast, cold and lonely place. But this initial impression held by many visitors is an oversimplification. Delve beneath the "hard" exterior of pushy, fast moving ...Gadling's Valentine's day giveaway - day 1- Peek personal emailer
Feb 11th, 2009 at 11:00AM: Feeling romantic? How about a nice red Peek personal email device to stay in touch with your loved one(s)? Peek is the contract-free all you can email and text handheld device, and was featured as one of our "best travel products of 2008". Service is just $19.95 a month, and works with most popular email providers. For a chance to win, all you need to do is answer the following question: What is ...Romantic island inns
Feb 8th, 2009 at 3:00PM: With Valentine's Day approaching, the internet is teeming with romantic getaways. Forbes.com recently came out with an article about America's most romantic places to visit, and now Coastal Living writer Steve Millburg some of his own advice about where to spend a romantic island holiday. Unfortunately, I find Millburg's "Top 10 romantic island inns" list rather disjointed and not fully ...Canadian Valentine's Day packages for under $300
Feb 7th, 2009 at 1:00PM: Need some last minute ideas for Valentine's Day? Consider our neighbors to the north. Fairmont Hotels & Resorts has put together some fantastic packages that are sure to do better than the box of candy you have tucked under your arm. The Fairmont Empress in Victoria, British Columbia is a 100 year-old castle. Right away, that sets the scene for you. The Lovers' Escape package consists of a ...France is romance at Valentine's Day
Feb 7th, 2009 at 9:00AM: Put your economic woes an ocean away with a trip to France on Valentine's Day. Concorde Hotels & Resorts is offering great deals from February 13 to February 16 at its Parisian hotels, with rates starting at $172 a night. They're sweetening it with a daily buffet breakfast for two, a 50 percent discount on the second night and a special surprise gift that they wouldn't even reveal to me (ugh). ...Cool off while heating up your love life
Feb 6th, 2009 at 12:00PM: Hotel Jerome, a RockResort hotel in Aspen, CO, wants to put the flame back into your relationship. Enjoy the cold slopes until things get hot in the evening for Valentine's Day or through April 12. The hotel's "Fire & Ice" package starts at $1,295 a night but delivers plenty of value. Stretch your travel dollar with this program, which includes two nights in a one bedroom suite, a bottle of ...Bet on a bargain at Mohegan Sun
Feb 5th, 2009 at 9:00AM: When even the loosest of slots can't get you up to Connecticut, Mohegan Sun is ready to up the ante. Its "Bets & Bites" deal is designed to lure you and that big jar full of change on your bedroom floor to the casino ... of course so you can win big. For $129 a person (for two people), you'll get a one-night stay at the casino's hotel. When you've drained your cash at the tables, use a ...Romantic in the Midwest - 4 fantastic Valentines destinations
Feb 4th, 2009 at 1:00PM: Valentines day is approaching, and you have a little over 2 weeks to get your preparations in order. If you live in the Midwest and you really want to surprise someone, then check out these four romantic destinations which are guaranteed to be more original than roses and chocolates. Sundara Inn and Spa - Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin Anyone who has lived in the Midwest for any length of time has ...Find love on the NH slopes
Feb 4th, 2009 at 10:00AM: Are you a die-hard skier who has always wanted to meet the love of your life on the slopes? Good, go to New Hampshire. For the price of a lift ticket at Black Mountain in the Mt. Washington Valley, you could experience a life-changing eight-minute ride in a chairlift. Back for a third year, the Black Mountain Chairlift Speed Dating event has been upgraded to include "love potions" from the bar ...
