Nov 7th, 2009 at 11:00AM:
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Grenada is so off the radar for a lot of Americans that it leaves a lot to be learned about the country. (For one, how it's pronounced. Answer: "Gren-ay-da.")
But here are some of the more practical tidbits that I learned while in the island ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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The Spice Isle: What the Grenada guidebooks might not tell you
Nov 7th, 2009 at 11:00AM:
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Grenada is so off the radar for a lot of Americans that it leaves a lot to be learned about the country. (For one, how it's pronounced. Answer: "Gren-ay-da.")
But here are some of the more practical tidbits that I learned while in the island ...Fourth night free at Cambridge Beaches, just in time for the holidays
Oct 29th, 2009 at 1:00PM: In Bermuda, Cambridge Beaches Resort & Spa is offering a fourth night free if you pay for three by the end of the year. Experience some serious luxury at this AAA Four-Diamond resort, where you can wander the 30-acre peninsula on the island's west coast, soak in the sun on private beaches and get rubbed down at an award-winning European-style spa. Meals and afternoon tea are intricate affairs ...Get a free wedding in St. Maarten
Oct 23rd, 2009 at 2:00PM: Hosting a destination wedding is a great way to cut down on the expenses involved in getting married. Fewer guests equal less money spent on food, drinks and invitations, and fewer tables to seat those guests means your costs for flowers and rentals like linens and chairs will also be lower. Two Sonesta resorts in St. Maarten - Sonesta Maho Beach Resort and Casino and the Sonesta Great Bay Beach ...First look: Tcherassi Hotel
Oct 14th, 2009 at 3:00PM: The Tcherassi Hotel + Spa in Cartagena, Colombia is now open! The stylish property is located on the Caribbean coast and blends the property's 250 years of history with two years of renovations and a fresh new look. Latin fashion designer Silvia Tcherassi's touch is salient in this new resort, and Gadling is happy to bring you photos of the property that haven't been published anywhere else.
Get ...24 Hours in Rio de Janeiro: The easiest best beaches
Oct 8th, 2009 at 9:00AM:
It's cliche to think of The Girl from Ipanema and feel corny when planning your beach excursions on a 24 hour jaunt to Rio de Janeiro, but the fact of the matter is, Ipanema and Copacabana beaches (they're adjacent) are the among the best, easiest to access stretches of sand in the town. Located in the Zona Sul, the heart of tourist activity, they're also the most popular. So what makes these ...Outback Australia: Mindil Beach Sunset Market
Oct 6th, 2009 at 10:30AM:
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Before departing for the Northern Territory, I was discussing my trip with some Aussie friends. When they heard that I was going to Darwin, they raved about two things: the food and the Mindil Beach Sunset Markets. Darwin is a melting pot of Southeast Asian and ...Photo of the day 9.9.28
Sep 28th, 2009 at 7:00PM:
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I love a good sign of fall, and this one is pretty spectacular. Shot at a beach in Naoshima, Japan by narinnr, you have to love the beautiful blues behind the wildly decorated pumpkin. Looks like fall is just around the corner!
If you've got some great travel shots you'd love to ...Carve a pumpkin, win a vacation
Sep 27th, 2009 at 12:00PM: Head up to Cape Elizabeth, Maine to cut up a pumpkin, and you may wind up with a return trip. Inn by the Sea is taking the New England institution of pumpkin carving to a new level. Spend two nights or more at this resort in October, and you'll be given a complementary pumpkin ... along with the accoutrements for turning it into a frightening or masterful Jack O'Lantern. And, be sure to make some ...Dim Sum Dialogues in Thailand: Ko Pha Ngan
Sep 19th, 2009 at 9:00AM:
After what feels like hours, the ferry disembarks on a small dock that ends where a group of Thai people in hats and sunglasses are standing. They're holding signs for connecting rides to hotels or offering cheap bus fares to various beaches on the island. I suppose one of the pitfalls of not booking anything ahead of time is suddenly realizing that you have no idea what your next move should ...The best from the weird and wacky world of tourist complaints
Sep 17th, 2009 at 2:00PM:
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We tourists are a curious bunch - apparently, by paying for our trip, some of us feel we are entitled to absolute perfection. In this lineup, we've listed several of the most insane lawsuits taken to court by tourists.
Have you ever encountered ...Roadside Barbecue: St. Martin Style
Sep 3rd, 2009 at 10:00AM: I'm a Southern gal through and through, and one thing we country folks know is our barbecue. For us, a platter of grilled ribs or chicken is our sole reason to exist. We can't live without it, and we take great pride in executing our seasoned meats with our own unique culinary perfection. Whether you're talking pulled pork doused in a piquant cider vinegar sauce or baby back ribs slow-roasted and ...Following the Lake Michigan Shore Wine Trail
Aug 31st, 2009 at 3:00PM: Around an hour's drive from Chicago (close to four hours from Detroit), the Lake Michigan Shore Wine Trail is located at the southwest border of Michigan, near the resort towns of New Buffalo, St. Joseph, and Saugatuk. The countryside in the area contains over 10,000 acres of grapes and twelve wineries. It's easy to plan a weekend getaway (or even a day-trip from Chicago) to this beautiful wine ...Go to Antigua with Curtain Bluff's "Power of 10" package
Aug 30th, 2009 at 8:00AM: I know we're still sweating the summer, and January seems like a lifetime away. But, think back seven or eight months. Remember how cold it was. It's hard to make the connection, but it really was that cold out, and you lived it. It's going to happen again before you know it. So, now is probably the time to book a retreat from the crushing cold. Curtain Bluff's new package, "The Power of 10," is ...Surf's up, East Coast!
Aug 22nd, 2009 at 4:30PM: Although Hurricane Bill is playing havoc with weekend travel plans for many on the East Coast, it's proving to be a landmark event for surfers up and down the Eastern Seaboard. This Saturday and Sunday are shaping up to be some of the biggest wave days in recent memory, and the excitement among Eastern wave riders is palpable. With sustained winds at over 100 MPH, Hurricane Bill has been whipping ...Small town in Israel hopes to get tourism boost from mermaid sightings
Aug 16th, 2009 at 2:00PM: The small town of Kiryat Yam, near Haifa in Israel, may have a mermaid living in its waters. At least, the town council hopes they do. They say that dozens of people, in separate incidents, have reported seeing a half-girl, half-fish creature that jumps like a dolphin and plays in the sea at sunset.
The council is now offering a $1 million reward to anyone who can prove the mermaid does exist. ...Report lists America's most polluted beaches
Aug 6th, 2009 at 4:00PM: On Tuesday, the Natural Resources Defense Council released its annual Testing the Waters report, which lists the most polluted beaches at the country's oceans, lakes and bays.
The worst offenders have been on the list for several years, with contamination levels exceeding national standards anywhere from 60 of the time. The top beaches for contamination include Shired Island, Florida; Kings at ...Photo of the day 8.03.09
Aug 3rd, 2009 at 7:30PM: You've perhaps noticed that all day long today, we've featured posts on the subject of roadside attractions and undiscovered spots -- so it seems only fitting to share this image taken by jrodmanjr, appropriately entitled "Roadside Attraction." What a great reminder that sometimes, you just have to pull off the road and make your own scenic fun. If you've got some great travel shots you'd love to ...Mexican resort beach shut down, accused of stealing sand
Jul 31st, 2009 at 4:30PM: Visitors to a Cancun beach found themselves restricted by yellow crime-scene tape yesterday, when Mexican police cordoned off the beach under accusations that the sand was stolen.
According to the AP release, after Hurricane Wilma washed away much of the resort area's beach in 2005, Mexico spent $19 million replacing it with sand pumped from the sea floor. That sand has been slowly eroding, ...Undiscovered New York: Top 5 Beaches
Jul 29th, 2009 at 10:30AM: The USA has some fantastic urban beaches. In the Summer, Chicagoans are spoiled by happening North Avenue Beach on Lake Michigan. Miami has South Beach, littered with plenty of palm trees, fake tans and toned bodies. In L.A. there's Santa Monica and Malibu. But what about New York City? For a metropolis surrounded on all sides by water, you'd think there would be some more obvious beach options, ...Obamas will spend summer vacation on Martha's Vineyard
Jul 26th, 2009 at 2:00PM: When you're the President, it's easy to vacation in style. And that's just what President Obama plans to do this summer. The President and his family are renting a secluded 28.5 acre retreat called the Blue Heron Farm in the small town of Chilmark on Martha's Vineyard.
The waterfront home has a main house, 5 bedroom guest house, and a small boathouse on the water. The grounds feature a 300-yard ...
