Feb 1st, 2012 at 2:00PM: Destination information from a trusted source can make for a rich travel experience and help keep us safe. Knowing where to go (and not go) in a city we have not traveled to before can be valuable information to have on hand. Trip Sentry, a new search engine for travelers, hopes to become the authority site for connecting people on the move with travel safety advice.
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Destination information tool promises increased travel safety, eventually
Feb 1st, 2012 at 2:00PM: Destination information from a trusted source can make for a rich travel experience and help keep us safe. Knowing where to go (and not go) in a city we have not traveled to before can be valuable information to have on hand. Trip Sentry, a new search engine for travelers, hopes to become the authority site for connecting people on the move with travel safety advice.
"Trip Sentry solves the ...Baltimore photos in black and white by Patrick Joust
Nov 27th, 2011 at 10:00AM: Patrick Joust, a distinguished photographer from Baltimore, has recently released one of his latest sets of Baltimore photos. Black and white, these photos, titled 'Street', capture people and places around town. And I am especially fond of this photo set. I was born in Baltimore and I have spent time regularly throughout my life going back to the city to visit my extended family. It's been ...Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore opens
Nov 19th, 2011 at 3:00PM:
"Charm City" gets its first real branded luxury property with the opening of Four Seasons Hotel Baltimore in the Inner Harbor's chic Harbor East neighborhood. One of America's oldest cities, Baltimore has gotten more media attention for its portrayal in shows like "The Wire" than it has for its luxe offerings, but, in recent years, has seen the growth of a number of high-end offerings, ...Edgar Allan Poe Museum may close next year
Sep 13th, 2011 at 11:00AM: Baltimore's most famous literary landmark may close next year due to budget cuts.
The Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum hasn't received money from the city for two years. Since that time it's managed to limp along on private contributions, but they aren't enough to keep it afloat. Now the curator says if something isn't done, the museum will probably close in June 2012.
Although the museum ...Cuba: Nine US cities cleared for charter flights
Aug 1st, 2011 at 1:30PM:
Nine US airports have been approved for charter flights to Cuba, Reuters reported this morning. The Cuban travel agency Havanatur Celimar made the announcement on Friday.
The US government forbids commercial flights between the United States and Cuba, so all air travel between the two countries has to proceed on charter planes. The Obama Administration has already removed all restrictions ...Exploring the Baltimore Beyond the Inner Harbor
Jul 7th, 2011 at 5:30PM:
To me, a huge fan of Baltimore but still a tourist, it seemed like a random Saturday in the early summer. But in Charles Village, a neighborhood between Johns Hopkins and the harbor, it was the weekend of the "Pile of Craft" fair at St. John's church. I found out about it by chance, leafing through a copy of City Paper while doing laundry. (One accumulates lots of laundry on long road ...The Triple Crown races to Baltimore: Preakness 101
May 17th, 2011 at 4:30PM:
Saturday, the second "jewel" of the Triple Crown races in to Baltimore with the Preakness Stakes at the historic Pimlico race track. Decidedly more casual than the Kentucky Derby, Preakness is best known for its raucous infield revelers and fun-laid back atmosphere.
Planning a trip to see Animal Kingdom compete for his next win, or simply looking for a reason to spend the weekend in ...Traveling with Edgar Allan Poe
Oct 29th, 2010 at 9:03AM:
-- "Quoth the Raven, 'Nevermore.'"
Now those are words to conjure with! They are, of course, from Edgar Allan Poe's most famous poem, "The Raven." Poe casts a uniquely powerful spell among American writers. Even people who have never read him have probably heard bits of his poetry or know the titles of some stories, such as "The Tell-Tale Heart" and "The Fall of the House of Usher." Although ...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 ...Airlines provide change fee relief because of Hurricane Earl
Sep 2nd, 2010 at 10:00AM: As Hurricane Earl works its way up the east coast, airlines are letting passengers take one item off their lists of concerns. Delta has announced that passengers affected by the storm can make one-time changes to their plans without incurring any fees. This applies to flights scheduled for today and tomorrow and covers more than 20 airports in the eastern United States, including the New York ...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 ...The 24 greatest cities in the world for drinking beer
Feb 26th, 2010 at 4:20PM: Deciding on a top ten list of anything is usually pretty difficult. Unless you're talking about, say, the top ten numbers one through ten... narrowing down and choosing only ten of whatever often takes a great deal of effort.
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When it comes to the world of beer, ...At Fells Point, Maryland ghosts reside year-round
Dec 21st, 2009 at 3:30PM: Even though it's almost Christmas, and Halloween is long gone, it's not the end of haunted travel. Fells Point, Maryland is one of those towns where ghosts and their stories don't go on vacation until the next season of fright delight. In Fells Point, the ghosts are woven into the town's lore all year long.
Located on the waterfront as a section of Baltimore, Fells Point, founded in 1763, is one ...Hole breaks in fuselage, Southwest plane lands safely
Jul 14th, 2009 at 12:30PM: A Southwest Airlines 737 landed safely in West Virginia last night after a 1 foot by 1 foot hole opened in the fuselage. Passengers could actually see the sky through the gape. Cabin pressure dropped, and passengers put on their masks quickly. Nobody was injured.
The plane was flying from Nashville to Baltimore but diverted as a result of the hole. The pilot landed the plane, to the thanks, ...Ken Jennings spotted at BWI
Jun 1st, 2009 at 6:00PM: Every time I fly through BWI I seem to run into someone interesting. Last time it was Michael Phelps, and last week, well, it was another record breaking athlete. Trivia athlete, that is. Ken Jennings spent over six months on the TV quiz show Jeopardy in 2004, racking up over two million dollars in prizes, antagonizing competitors and making a general beating out of 74 episodes. Today, Ken was ...Chattanooga, Portsmouth among top art destinations in the U.S.
Apr 18th, 2009 at 3:00PM: Who thought that Tennessee and New Hampshire would be some of the top towns in the country for art lovers. AmericanStyle magazine just issued the results of its twelfth annual arts destinations poll. Some spots are predictable. Others, like Chattanooga, will just blow your mind. This is the first year Chattanooga made the list, shooting all the way up to second in the mid-sized city category. If ...AirTran cuts flights to VT, nobody cares
Mar 18th, 2009 at 2:00PM: When AirTran's first flight touched down in Burlington almost a year ago, the airline's director for strategic planning and scheduling, John Kirby, said, "This is going to be a home run." I guess that didn't work out. It didn't even last a year. AirTran's nonstop service between Burlington, VT and the Washington, D.C. area is now but a memory "seasonal." The route will now be serviced for around ...Baltimore tourism on the upswing
Jan 13th, 2009 at 3:00PM: Fellow Gadlinger Grant Martin was right. Or, at least, he's found a lot of people who agree with him. Baltimore's tourism business is on the rise. The city's tourism bureau reported that it's already passed the halfway point to its hotel booking goals for the next fiscal year. The city has a goal of 475,000 future room nights, and the bureau's sales team has already taken care of 301,800 of them. ...Budget Travel: Baltimore
Jan 5th, 2009 at 11:30AM: Summary: When most people think of the city of Baltimore, tourism is the last thing that comes to their mind. The Maryland city known for high crime, seedy neighborhoods and social stratification often falls by the wayside when travelers consider the hipper east coast cities -- Boston, New York, Philadelphia or Washington DC. But nestled deep in the grit of Baltimore lies a dark warm culture, a ...Aiports landscape with artificial turf
Apr 2nd, 2008 at 8:00AM: No, it's not an attempt to make airports seem more like sport stadiums; artificial turf is being used on tarmacs at airports around the country because it is easier and less expensive to maintain that the real green stuff. Baltimore/Washington is the latest airport to green its tarmac, joining other major hubs like New York's John F. Kennedy, Atlanta, Detroit, Boston, Toronto, Chicago Midway and ...
