May 15th, 2011 at 8:00AM:
Ahh... travel. It can be such a magnificent, wonderful thing. Exploring other cultures, visiting beautiful destinations, and sampling local cuisines are all magically sublime experiences. But when things don't quite go as planned, it can be an extremely frustrating affair. One that makes us wonder why we ever left home in the first place.
I received a sobering reminder of this little fact ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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The weather delay blues
May 15th, 2011 at 8:00AM:
Ahh... travel. It can be such a magnificent, wonderful thing. Exploring other cultures, visiting beautiful destinations, and sampling local cuisines are all magically sublime experiences. But when things don't quite go as planned, it can be an extremely frustrating affair. One that makes us wonder why we ever left home in the first place.
I received a sobering reminder of this little fact ...Video/Photo of the day: Cloud over Austin, Texas
Apr 27th, 2011 at 5:00PM:
An attention-grabbing cloud rolled over the city of Austin last night. I spotted the cloud from the kitchen window and proceeded to immediately notify my photographer friend, Ben Britz, in the next room over. The cloud was spinning relatively quickly. It was colored pink, white, and even aqua in some parts. Shortly after the cloud was dimmed with the darkness of sunset, shots of rosy lightning ...
Travaasa Destinations opens first hotel in Austin, Texas
Apr 21st, 2011 at 3:30PM:
Travaasa Destinations, a new collection of experiential hotels, chose Austin, Texas for the first location of their new brand.
The 70-room Travaasa Austin overlooks Lake Travis and is a half-hour drive from downtown.
Guests pay an all-inclusive rate which includes meals, daily spa treatments and as many activities as they wish. In keeping with the new brand's five directives or "pillars," ...Austin no longer live music destination
Apr 1st, 2011 at 2:00PM:
Although widely respected and regarded as the live music capital of the world, some Austinites are pushing to move the city in another direction. After a series of headline-making SXSW crimes spanning from a failed arson attempt at the Capital to the mass killing of 170 of the city's black birds at a death metal concert that took place on Red River Street, Austinites seem to have finally had ...5 places to eat in Austin
Mar 11th, 2011 at 1:00PM: With Austin officially now hosting A LOT more people in town thanks to SXSW, the city's restaurants are banking on the increase in business. With SXSW beginning today, everyone is buzzing with festival plans. The parties. The shows. The drinking. But what about the eating? Austin is a city of hidden gems and among those gems are restaurants and food trucks. Make no mistake, I have barely begun to ...More SXSW goodies: Free Lonely Planet Austin Guide for your iPhone
Mar 9th, 2011 at 3:30PM: If you are heading to Austin for SXSW, you already know that you'll be getting free Gogo Inflight Internet access on Alaska, American and Delta. And now Lonely Planet throws in another freebie.
The good folks at Lonely Planet have a very pleasant habit of lowering the prices of their excellent guides to celebrate events. Today, they follow that tradition by launching their new Austin guide - ...SXSW: 5 last minute accommodation options
Feb 24th, 2011 at 11:00AM: Austin's biggest festival, South by Southwest, is just around the ever-closer corner. And most decent hotels in town are fully booked. The decent hotels with remaining vacancy, if there are any left, will be charging you for the luxury of staying in a hotel during SXSW. So what's a film, interactive, and music-lover to do? Bypass the entire festival? No. I don't think so. Instead, get creative ...Photo of the day: East Austin graffiti
Feb 23rd, 2011 at 5:00PM:
Austin is my new home. I moved to Austin's East Side in October and while the differences between New York City and Austin are ever-apparent to me, one common denominator helps to keep it real: graffiti. I've always been fascinated with graffiti art. When tastefully done, this art form, one that dates back to 30,000 BCE, adds personality to a city--and I like that.
This photo was snapped by ...Q & A with Grantourismo round-the-world slow travel bloggers
Nov 24th, 2010 at 2:00PM:
With all the holiday travel madness just beginning, sometimes it's nice to take a breath and think about taking travel more slowly. I recently had a chance to meet up with blogger Lara Dunston and her photographer-writer husband, Terence Carter, of the round-the-world travel project and blog, Grantourismo while they were traveling through Istanbul. Lara and Terence hosted me at their fabulous ...Getting drunk: Twenty cities that don't know how to handle their liquor
Oct 8th, 2010 at 9:00AM: California loves to get wasted! San Diego and San Jose are the top two cities that drink stupidly, according to a survey by Insurance.com. They lead the country in alcohol-related driving violations, a dubious distinction to say the least. So, if you step into the crosswalk in these two spots, take an extra second to look both ways.
The reasons for hitting this list vary and include proximity ...Top five social media destinations
Oct 8th, 2010 at 8:00AM:
Do you live your life in 140 characters are less? Have you almost lost your life several times because you had to get that shot of a crazy cab driver uploaded to Facebook? If this is anything like you, here are five cities you're just going to love.
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NetProspex has ranked the cities ...The sexiest city in the United States is ...
Sep 16th, 2010 at 8:00AM:
Don't waste your time looking at the coasts, if you have a map in front of you. And skip the big cities and clichés – you won't find Las Vegas at the top. Austin, Texas is the sexiest city in the country according to a survey by Men's Health Magazine. A number of factors contributed to the win, including birth rates, condom sales and the rate of STDs ... not to mention sex toy sales. ...Top ten traits of an excellent hostel
Aug 9th, 2010 at 11:00AM: I've spent nights in hostels that were probably just fronts for drug operations, and hostels that I wish I could live in. What makes a hostel good is fairly basic: cleanliness is the biggest issue, followed by orderliness and friendliness.
But a few traits separate the good from the excellent when it comes to hostels. Here's what I've determined are the factors:
1. Good ventilation: It is so ...Top 10 farmers markets in U.S.
Jul 26th, 2010 at 11:30AM: There's an innate pleasure to eating seasonally, especially this time of year, when berries, stonefruit, peppers, corn, and tomatoes are at their peak. Farmers markets are one of the best ways to enjoy these ingredients, not only because they afford the chance to connect with growers, ranchers, fishermen, and food artisans, but also because they're a window into the soul of a community.
I'll be ...Formula One returns to the United States - Austin to host races from 2012
May 27th, 2010 at 9:30AM: Some fantastic news for Formula One fans all around the world - the most watched sport in the world is coming back to the United States - and will take place on a new track in Austin!
In the past, U.S. F1 races had been held in Watkins Glen, Indianapolis, Long Beach, Las Vegas, Detroit, Dallas and Phoenix. Sadly, after the 2007 season, it looked like the United States would be without a race ...19 perfect dive bars
May 18th, 2010 at 2:00PM: We need dive bars more than we care to admit. They are the counterweight to a world overflowing with upscale lounges and designer "mixologist" cocktails, a way to keep it simple, hang out with friends old and new and tip back our favorite beverage. Gadling is a big fan of dive bars too. That's why we've put together this list of 19 of our favorites. Where's your favorite dive bar? Leave us a tip ...Don't Park in Austin: a long-winded travel tale with a moral at the end
May 6th, 2010 at 10:00AM:
I try so hard to love Austin, really, but Austin doesn't make it easy.
Yeah, I had so much fun there, what a cool city, it's not like the rest of Texas, blah, blah, blah. Doesn't matter. In life, bad memories so quickly suffocate the good ones, like a python squeezing the life out of some innocent Bambi lookalike. Bambi's not what we remember--we remember the python . . .
When Gadling ...GadlingTV's Travel Talk 012: Trains, planes, & mergers! Behind the scenes at Southwest Airlines, Gowalla & Gadling in Austin + a brand new GIVEAWAY!!
May 5th, 2010 at 5:30PM:
GadlingTV's Travel Talk, episode 12 – Click above to watch video after the jump
Well, we've been bouncing around the country this week and have got a great show to prove it! From Dallas, Texas to Austin, Texas and finally Portland, Oregon - we'll take you behind the scenes at Love Field Airport and the operational headquarters of Southwest Airlines!
In the news this week: United ...Austin & Piñatas: Why it Pays to Wander
May 5th, 2010 at 10:30AM:
The Gadling team was in Austin, TX last weekend for our annual meet-up. I was the first to arrive in town and decided to take a walk to a taquería that a friend had recommended. It was located in East Austin, a predominantly Mexican neighborhood tucked away on the other side of I-35 from 6th Street and the clubs and restaurants that keep Austin hopping into the morning hours. East ...Austin, Texas: How to buy your first pair of cowboy boots
May 4th, 2010 at 11:30AM: There's something romantic about cowboy boots that's inexplicable. They're unique, mysterious, and, on the right pair of legs, they are downright sexy.
The legends surrounding cowboys and the American West are as rich and colorful as the boots themselves. From Hollywood legends like Roy Rogers and John Wayne, to stories of Billy the Kid and Wyatt Earp, cowboy legends linger in our minds and ...
