May 17th, 2011 at 1:30PM: Eurovision chose a winner this weekend and the Olympics aren't for another year, so what sporting event will next unite countries and provide entertainment for the world? Tonight is the first-ever Pillow Fight World Cup and participants from Sweden, Japan, Austria, and, of course, the United States are expected to compete. Did we mention the pillow fight entrants are all female? Rest assured, this ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Pillow Fight World Cup kicks off in Brooklyn
May 17th, 2011 at 1:30PM: Eurovision chose a winner this weekend and the Olympics aren't for another year, so what sporting event will next unite countries and provide entertainment for the world? Tonight is the first-ever Pillow Fight World Cup and participants from Sweden, Japan, Austria, and, of course, the United States are expected to compete. Did we mention the pillow fight entrants are all female? Rest assured, this ...Qatar's 2022 World Cup stadium concepts
Dec 4th, 2010 at 9:00AM:
On Thursday, FIFA announced that Qatar defeated South Korea, Japan, Australia and the United States in the race to host the 2022 World Cup. This historic decision marks the first time a Middle Eastern country will welcome a major sporting event.
FIFA's choice has brought a significant backlash in the American media, with critics claiming that the summer heat (as high as 120 degrees ...Weekending: Bodrum/Greece
Aug 11th, 2010 at 10:30AM:
As an expat in Istanbul, I am very fortunate to have awesome opportunities for short trips around Europe and the Middle East. My previous weekend jaunt was to Beirut, Lebanon. Though the current 90+ degree weather is ruling out a lot of domestic travel for now, for my next getaway, I made like the locals and headed south to the beach.
The place: Bodrum, Turkey
The Bodrum peninsula fancies ...GadlingTV's Travel Talk - Austin Mann @ the World Cup (part 2)
Aug 9th, 2010 at 10:00AM:
GadlingTV's Travel Talk, episode 26 – Click above to watch video after the jump
Are you ready for some (ahem) football? In part two of travel photographer Austin Mann's trip to the 2010 World Cup, we bring you a look at the intensity and passion of the world's biggest sporting event.
Watch as Austin navigates his way through the games and experiences how far people will go to show ...GadlingTV's Travel Talk - Austin Mann @ the World Cup (part 1)
Aug 5th, 2010 at 9:00AM:
GadlingTV's Travel Talk, episode 26 – Click above to watch video after the jump
For everyone out there that wanted to make the trek to South Africa's 2010 World Cup, but couldn't - we have a fun series of segments this week.
A few days before the games began, a good friend of mine, travel photographer Austin Mann told me that he was booking a last minute flight to South Africa to ...World Cup hangover: North Korea team grilled
Jul 30th, 2010 at 3:00PM:
The North Korean World Cup soccer team never had a chance in South Africa, but that didn't make the trip home any easier. At the beginning of July, they faced a "grand debate" because they let down the regime in the "ideological struggle" to put the ball into the net a lot during the tournament. More than 400 government officials, students and journalists watched the spectacle, though I have ...
British bear hits the beach
Jul 23rd, 2010 at 2:30PM: The British have given us so much in the way of comedy; from Monty Python to The Office to the newly ubiquitous Russell Brand, funny is their best export. What else would you expect from a country so often bereft of sunshine? Now comes a delightful series of short videos from the BBC starring the hard-drinking, hapless Misery Bear, an English (but Made in China) stuffed teddy bear who never seems ...
Hotel staffers sentenced to prison for stealing World Cup souvenirs
Jun 28th, 2010 at 6:00PM: There's the exciting side of sports and there's the crazy side of sports, and sometimes, crazy just goes too far.
According to reports from South Africa, the cleaning staff of an unidentified luxury hotel were sentenced to three years in prison after being found guilty for stealing World Cup 2010 souvenirs.
The "souvenirs" included World Cup soccer shirts, a medal and even players' underwear ...Dutch insurance firm offers world cup finals travel insurance
Jun 23rd, 2010 at 1:30PM: Unlike, say 98% of Americans, the Dutch are completely in love with football- so much in fact, that many of them would rather cancel their summer vacation than risk being stuck at a foreign camping site without a TV.
So, for those travelers, Dutch insurance firm "Europeesche" has introduced the World Cup Finals Cancellation Insurance. For a fee of 1% of the price of the vacation, plus the cost ...Photo of the Day (6.22.10)
Jun 22nd, 2010 at 6:30PM:
No matter how remote your current location, it's a pretty safe bet that you've seen some trace of the 2010 World Cup in South Africa over the past 10 days. This humbling shot comes from travel photographer Austin Mann - taken at the Spain v. Switzerland game at Durban's Moses Mabhida Stadium.
The Moses Mabhida Stadium is capable of seating nearly 63,000 fans and features a support arch ...Skype celebrates the World Cup with a month of free phone calls to one country
Jun 19th, 2010 at 3:30PM:
Are you a Skype user? If not, you may want to sign up today, because a new promotion from this Internet phone service is giving away a free month of phone calls to one of 32 different countries. In the fine print, you'll see that "a month" actually equals 120 minutes, but if you have someone heading abroad this summer, 120 minutes could be the difference between free or a a $100 phone bill.
...World Cup: other things to do in South Africa
Jun 14th, 2010 at 8:00AM: While the World Cup is currently taking center stage in South Africa, the country has plenty of other things to offer travelers who venture away from the stadiums to take in some of the amazing culture and adventure there. Here are five other suggestions for things to do while your favorite team isn't taking the pitch.
Go on Safari
If you're going to visit Africa, you simply have to go on ...South Africa deports World Cup soccer hooligans
Jun 8th, 2010 at 10:30AM: Well that didn't take long. South African police reported yesterday that they had deported ten Argentine "soccer hooligans" who had arrived in advance of this month's FIFA World Cup, scheduled to kick off this coming Friday. It was alleged the men were part of the notorious "barras bravas," Latin American soccer groups renowned for their football-related violence.
Soccer and hooliganism have a ...Photo of the Day (6.1.10)
Jun 1st, 2010 at 6:00PM:
June has finally arrived, which can only mean one thing - the World Cup is just less than two weeks away! When traveling abroad, it's easy to see that football really is the most widely played sport on Earth; scenes like this one are a familiar occurrence.
This photo was taken by Flickr user pirano, on the steps of the beautiful Sacré Cœur in Montemartre, Paris. I love the ...World Cup 2010: is Johannesburg ready?
May 24th, 2010 at 12:00PM: With the World Cup barely two weeks away, Johannesburg has shifted into high gear to get ready.
The city's 2010 FIFA World Cup page proudly proclaims that a huge amount of effort and money has been spent on cleaning up the city and improving infrastructure. It has spent 1.2 billion rand ($151 million) to revamp Soccer City, a giant stadium where the opening ceremony and final game will be held. ...Intrepid sees travel market turn for better
Apr 29th, 2010 at 9:00AM: For travel sector, the good news isn't supposed to come until sometime next year, at best. Intrepid Travel, though, the market's already headed in the right direction. The adventure tour operator posted sales growth of more than 30 percent over the past three months. March was up 38 percent from March 2008, with April up 57 percent year over year, so far. It may not be indicative of a broad shift ...World Cup travelers outraged by high airfares
Apr 7th, 2010 at 11:30AM: Eager fans headed to this summer's World Cup in South Africa have been finding plenty of frustration due to sky-high airline prices. According to a story in today's Sydney Morning Herald, there may be a reason why: South Africa's two main carriers are currently under investigation due to allegations of price collusion.
South Africa's antitrust "Competition Commission" recently began an ...Daily Pampering: The only way to do the World Cup
Mar 19th, 2010 at 4:00PM:
True fanaticism isn't cheap. Cars, cigars and treats from bars – you can spend an absolute fortune satisfying your itch for a particular vice. Though the fans are few but fierce in the United States, soccer draws addicts around the world, and the upcoming World Cup in South Africa is sure to attract a committed crowd. If you want to put yourself in the middle of the action, don't settle ...Intrepid Travel sympathizes with World Cup Widows
Jan 12th, 2010 at 1:30PM: Every soccer football soccer fan in the world knows what's going to happen in June. The World Cup is coming to South Africa. The die-hards will find their way to the festivities, with many leaving the ladies behind. If you're among the world's World Cup Widows, should you be stuck at home? Hell no! Get your own trip off the ground, and put yourself as far away from anything World Cup-related as ...South African sex workers call for decriminalization during World Cup
Dec 5th, 2009 at 4:30PM: As South Africa gears up for the 2010 World Cup, the country's sex workers are starting a campaign to have prostitution decriminalized. The drive is being spearheaded by the Sex Worker Education and Advocacy Taskforce (SWEAT), an organization that strives to protect the health and human rights of sex workers. SWEAT's website documents numerous cases of harassment by police and the public. SWEAT ...
