Oct 4th, 2009 at 8:00AM:
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Top 10 places to have your pocket picked
Oct 4th, 2009 at 8:00AM:
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I always get a laugh when I see people walk the streets of Manhattan with backpacks worn on their fronts. Millions of people commute into and around the city every day, yet the outnumbered visitors take extreme measures to make sure their subway maps and recently ...Cabin pressure drop sends Brits to Athens, not Egypt
Mar 2nd, 2009 at 5:00PM: A charter flight bound for Egypt made an emergency landing in Athens when cabin pressure dropped. The flight originated in Manchester, England and carried 192 passengers. Five passengers complaining of ear pain were taken to a local hospital as a precaution, according to the Greek state television station. No other injuries were reported.
Jet2.com, the low-cost carrier operating the flight, has ...Photo of the Day (06/02/08)
Jun 2nd, 2008 at 11:30AM:
5 heads of 3 Euros. Life can hardly get better than that.
Bucket of lamb's heads shot by Styggiti at the Athens Central Market, Greece. I would call it "Silence of the lambs, Part III." They look just scary enough (especially the one in the bottom middle) that they could be used in the movie sequel, I think.
***To have your photo considered for the Gadling Photo of the Day, go over to the ...Planning your European nightlife
Apr 21st, 2008 at 1:00PM: Despite the low dollar, some of us still have European summer adventures on the horizon. And just because the economy is in a rut, doesn't mean we shouldn't focus on fabulous things to do across the Atlantic. This weekend, the New York Times put together a set of 10 articles on things to do after midnight in various European cities. I tend to like the New York Times Travel section, but I really ...Athens: Cars, Cars and More Cars
Nov 15th, 2007 at 2:44PM: Americans have a reputation as car-loving people. I would rephrase that. Americans don't love their cars. They need their cars. They use and abuse them. They don't love them with passion like, say, the Italians or Greeks. Where else do you see men lovingly polish their old Fiats on a sunny Sunday afternoon? Most Americans wouldn't treat a Porsche with such affection.
I just got back from Athens ...Comparing the food in Athens and Rome is unfair. But still...
Nov 8th, 2007 at 8:30AM: Without realizing it ahead of time, I toured two of the great ancient empires this week: Rome and Greece.
I am in Athens this week and--aside from witnessing a street fight--I have had a good time. Part of the reason is that I am a foodie, and I love Greek food. Fortunately, most of my friends and travel buddies agree that a large part of the appeal of traveling is "the search for the next great ...3 easy steps to getting a black eye in Athens
Nov 6th, 2007 at 9:45AM:
Drink a little too much (mixing Mythos beer with ouzo is highly recommended)
Get a little cheeky with strangers
Tell a random local man he should drive that "piece of junk car" a little slower
As I mentioned before, I am in Greece with a bunch of friends this week. It was supposed to be a chilled-out, long weekend with great food and a little sightseeing, yet it somehow all went ...Photo of the Day (11/05/07)
Nov 5th, 2007 at 11:30AM:
Because I am in Athens this week, looking at the Acropolis from my hotel, I figured I would use a local picture.
Noamgalai took this great reflection shot in May. The Acropolis is another one of those world sites photographed millions of times, yet this is a new, creative way of seeing it.
***To have your photo considered for the Gadling Photo of the Day, go over to the Gadling Flickr site ...Running a Marathon from Marathon
Nov 5th, 2007 at 8:30AM: New York wasn't the only place with a big marathon going on yesterday. The "original" Marathonas to Athens marathon took place on Sunday. The 42.195km (that's 26.2 miles) course traces an approximate, possible route of the legendary run of Greek soldier Pheidippides, who ran from Marathon to Athens to announce the victory of the Greeks over Darius's Persian army in 490 B.C.
Of course, since it's ...Historical Building to be Demolished for View of the Acropolis
Sep 14th, 2007 at 3:07PM: Against opposition from architects and cultural conservationists, George Voulgarakis has cleared the way for the razing of a once-protected art deco building in Athens, Greece, because the building stands in the way of a direct view of the Acropolis from the new landmark Acropolis Museum. Voulgarakis also added that demolition of the building "would allow the plot to be excavated 'to reveal ...Photo of the Day (09/03/07)
Sep 3rd, 2007 at 8:30AM:
Great photo of Athens, Greece by Jan Pulpan.
These are the happiest damn pig heads I have ever seen in my life. I am not sure if that makes eating them easier or harder. Not that anyone cares. I also find it interesting how much more "visible" men are than women in Greece. Men are the ones you can see hanging out in cafes as well as meat markets. And, of course, cafe-turned-meat markets.
If you'd ...Let There Be Darkness
Feb 2nd, 2007 at 2:27PM: This evening between 7:55-8pm CET in Europe, some European cities--Paris and Athens among them--went dark for five minutes. Not by accident, either.
Tomorrow, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will unveil a long-awaited report on global warming. And, apparently, nobody (aside from global warming deniers and skeptical environmentalists) expects it to be pretty.
Pressure is building ...
