Oct 25th, 2011 at 3:00PM: Who doesn't love free travel? With a new hub in Atlanta, Georgia, Megabus is giving away 10,000 free seats to travelers using their new routes during trips taking place November 16 to December 16, 2011. The eleven cities included in the new route leaving from Atlanta include:
Birmingham, Alabama
Mobile, Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama
Charlotte, North Carolina
Chattanooga, ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Oct 25th, 2011 at 3:00PM: Who doesn't love free travel? With a new hub in Atlanta, Georgia, Megabus is giving away 10,000 free seats to travelers using their new routes during trips taking place November 16 to December 16, 2011. The eleven cities included in the new route leaving from Atlanta include:
Birmingham, Alabama
Mobile, Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama
Charlotte, North Carolina
Chattanooga, ...Alabama celebrates its haunted past with an entire month of events
Oct 11th, 2011 at 2:30PM: Throughout October, the state of Alabama in the United States will celebrate its haunted past with a variety of events, including ghost walks, story-telling festivals, and a moonlit tour of Old Cahawba, a historic ghost town.
Here are some of the scheduled events:
7th Annual "Historic Haunts Walk"
Athens, Alabama (Oct 4, 12, 14, 19)
This spooky walk will begin at the Houston Library and ...Searching for an Airboat Captain, Finding Adventure
Aug 5th, 2011 at 1:00PM:
Captain Geoff gives airboat tours of Mobile Bay, leaving from the Original Oyster House on the causeway that goes east out of town, past the retired USS Alabama. On the tours, airboaters often see alligators, birds, leaping fish and the natural beauty of the marshy flats. That is, if you can track down the mysterious captain. ...VIDEO: 50 state stereotypes in 2 minutes
May 30th, 2011 at 2:00PM:
Enjoy poking fun at other American states? You might enjoy this video posted by our friends at Huffington Post Comedy covering all 50 state stereotypes in 2 minutes and change. From Alabama "
Our state bird is the NASCAR" to Wyoming "
We don't have any gay cowboys, alright? Okay, maybe a few gay cowboys...", no state is left unparodied (read the video transcript here). Lest you think video ...
Toomer's Corner trees poisoned at Auburn University
Feb 17th, 2011 at 1:00PM: As far as college rivalries go, Auburn versus Alabama is as intense as they come. Duking it out on the football field, basketball court or in the natatorium is certainly appropriate. Furthermore, good old fashioned pranks are part of the college experience. However, poisoning 130-year-old trees is no laughing matter. That's exactly what happened at Toomer's Corner on the Auburn University campus. ...Caught on tape: Basketball shot made from a theme park ride
Aug 17th, 2010 at 6:30PM: Do you remember those Hampton Inn Hilton Honors Points commercials from a couple of years back with the amazing basketball shots? Teen boys banked shots off roofs and stairways or used a tennis racket to shoot them into the goal. The ads were all followed by the tagline "Want an easier way to score points?"
It turns out those were real teens, shooting real videos at their homes in Alabama, and ...Toyota's Farm to Table Tour takes sustainable eating on the road
Jul 20th, 2010 at 2:30PM: I know what you're thinking. You're thinking, "Yeah, right. Toyota just needs damage control. As if feel-good, treehugging road trips make up for all those recalls." But before you judge, let us separate the issue from the mission.
This is Toyota's second annual Farm to Table Tour, in which 11 farmers markets nationwide participate with the automotive giant to visit "farmers markets across the ...Alabama Adventure theme park offers Father's Day deal: $50 per carload
Jun 13th, 2010 at 10:00AM: It's one week until Father's Day. Have you made plans with your dad?
The folks at Alabama Adventure near Birmingham suggest a day at the theme park. After all, what says, "I love you, Dad" more than screaming in his ear during a ride on the Rampage wooden roller coaster or digging your fingernails in his arm while being catapulted 185 feet in the air on the Space Shot?
Next Sunday, June 20, ...Gulf Coast Oil Spill Watch: June 10th
Jun 10th, 2010 at 11:30AM:
It's Day 52 of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Here's a look at the latest news about how the spill is affecting travelers:
Tar balls have arrived on the beaches in Perdido Key, Florida. The Pensacola News-Journal reports that a mile-long stretch of the beach was covered with greasy clumps about the size of peas.
Want to help? Alabama's governor tells WAFF TV that it's as simple as ...Photo of the Day (5.25.10)
May 25th, 2010 at 7:00PM:
Today's Photo of the Day comes out of Jasper, Alabama from Flickr user bamassippi. Taken under the stadium lights of a High School football field, I feel that this photo captures a quintessential American summer evening - and with Memorial Day right around the corner, there will hopefully be many of these summer sunsets up ahead.
Jasper is part of Walker County, which once ranked among the ...Summer trips for Star Wars fans
May 17th, 2010 at 2:00PM:
There are several Star Wars-themed events in Alabama and Florida that should be worth the trip, so you won't have to crash on Dagobah or invade Naboo to feel the Force this summer.
Star Wars Weekends at Disney's Hollywood Studios
Walt Disney World Resort near Orlando, Florida
Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays from May 21 through June 13
This annual festival attracts Star Wars fans of all ...See Chicago wieners (and others) on IgoUgo list
Jul 3rd, 2009 at 2:00PM: Chicago makes several appearances on IgoUgo's list of top hotdog establishments, but there are plenty of spots across the country where you can pick up a great hotdog. My favorite apparently made the cut – a shortcoming of the list, I guess. For me, it doesn't get better than Popo's, in Swampscott, MA, and my local shop, Gray's Papaya, is no slouch, either.
And, don't forget that there are ...Sinkhole travel: The Dead Sea isn't the only place to see where the earth has caved in
Jun 25th, 2009 at 12:30PM: The story about Eli Raz who fell into a sinkhole at the Dead Sea and wasn't found for 14 hours--alive, thank goodness, about environmental changes and the traveler's experience. In the case of Raz, the message is look, but be alert for heaven's sake when out in the natural world.
The Dead Sea, at the lowest point on earth, has 3,000 sinkholes along the coast and more coming. Raz is on a mission to ...Southern Baptists protest Alabama wine trail
Apr 9th, 2008 at 9:40AM: Georgia has a wine trail. So do Florida and Tennessee. Now an Alabama trade association and a tourism group are joining the Southern ranks and adding a wine trail to Alabama's list of attractions. Eight wineries operate in northern Alabama, and one vintner boasts that he'd put his wines up against California's any day. But a Baptist leader is protesting the idea of luring tourists with booze. The ...Plans for New Year's Eve
Dec 19th, 2006 at 10:25PM: Like many I am still searching for the perfect way to spend New Year's Eve. I've never been huge NYE celebrating type of person so it's no biggie if I don't find some spectacular fireworks display, but at the same time it's always kind of nice. Last year I stayed nestled inside my apartment and the previous year I believe I was sitting on a beach in Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica wishing I were ...Hitch50 Comes to a Finish
Dec 1st, 2006 at 1:33PM: Remember Scotty and Fiddy? They started off about two months ago on a mission to hitchhike their way to the state capitals of all 50 states in 50 consecutive days. (Yes, even Alaska and Hawai'i.) Erik gave them some link love early on in their adventure and now that they've completed their fantastic voyage from state-to-state it's time to recap. On October 10, 2006 the two young men headed off ...
