Jan 5th, 2012 at 6:00PM:
It used to be a common expression to say that someone "smoked like a Turk," and I can confirm after living in Istanbul for nearly two years, Turks still love their smoking. Even after the indoor smoking ban of 2009, cigarettes and nargile (water pipes) are very common here. This portrait by Flickr user MichaelAV captures two of the Turks' other loves: çay (see the tiny tea glass on the ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Photo of the Day: Smoked Turkish cheese
Jan 5th, 2012 at 6:00PM:
It used to be a common expression to say that someone "smoked like a Turk," and I can confirm after living in Istanbul for nearly two years, Turks still love their smoking. Even after the indoor smoking ban of 2009, cigarettes and nargile (water pipes) are very common here. This portrait by Flickr user MichaelAV captures two of the Turks' other loves: çay (see the tiny tea glass on the ...Photo of the day - Lunch in Serbia
Jan 20th, 2011 at 5:00PM:
One of the best parts of traveling is indulging in a few vices. The "hey, I'm on vacation!" attitude enables you to order dessert, have a glass of wine with lunch, and not worry about the calories you're taking in, especially as you figure you'll burn them off walking around museums or hiking the countryside. This photo by Flickr user eolone in Serbia shows some of the best travel food groups: ...Global Exec Aviation and Blu Cigs partner to keep smokers satisfied
Nov 2nd, 2010 at 12:00PM: Global Exec Aviation would like to thank you for smoking. Sorta.
The charter airline is sympathetic to the feelings of smokers, a rarity in today's world. Spend a few hours on a plane, if you're in the habit of puffing, and the result is a nic fit with an intensity determined by the length of your flight. Cross the Atlantic, and that first opportunity to light up is impossible to describe.
...Five places to puff in Manhattan: Tips for Smokers
Mar 12th, 2010 at 8:00AM: Yes, I know. Every time I write something for the smokers out there, the comments always fill up with an argument over smoking itself. For now, I'm just going to assume that there are some people out there who happen to smoke and travel. I have this sneaking suspicion that I'm not the only one. So, for those of you who enjoy a puff on the road, here are five places where you can smoke in ...Like to smoke? Rethink that holiday in Finland
Jan 14th, 2010 at 12:30PM: Finland is attempting to become a smoke-free country. A new law will ban the display of tobacco products in shops by spring and ban smoking in cars if you have a minor in your vehicle.
The Finnish government has made it plain that these are only the first steps to get rid of tobacco "once and for all," according to State Secretary Ilkka Oksala.
Oksala says "we are not afraid" of the tobacco ...World's fastest train delayed, perp gets away
Jan 2nd, 2010 at 12:00PM: The world's fastest train may be able to top 200 miles per hour, but it can be stopped with a barrier not even three inches long. A rider who opted to disregard the rules lit up a cigarette on the train as it ran from Guangzhou to Wuhan in China, causing a delay of two and a half hours. To put the inconvenience in perspective, that's about how long it takes the train to complete its journey of ...Bed and breakfast travelers spending more on travel, less on cigarettes and coffee
Oct 2nd, 2009 at 2:00PM: Bed and breakfast guests aren't cutting back as much as other travelers, according to a new survey by BedandBreakfast.com. Fewer respondents are spending less on travel – with the rate doing so dropping from 55 percent to 45 percent from the second quarter survey. The money spent on B&B travel, however, will come at the expense of other luxuries, with many saying they'd give up their ...Budget and Avis ban smoking in rental cars
Sep 15th, 2009 at 3:30PM:
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First you couldn't smoke on planes. Then trains banned smoking. Now, you can't smoke in rental cars, at least, not if you rent from Avis or Budget. As of October 1, all cars in both rental companies' fleets will be non-smoking.
Avis and Budget say the policy came ...Ryanair: (don't) smoke if you got 'em!
Jul 30th, 2009 at 2:00PM: Ryanair isn't the first carrier to allow "smokeless" cigarettes on their planes. These devices mimic the sensation of puffing, I'm told by a user, with a water vapor that is released. What makes the announcement distinctly "Ryanair" is that the devices are now being sold on its flights.
You can buy a pack of ten of these smokeless wonders for €6. To purchase the equivalent of a pack of cigs, ...German airline to offer smoking, not non
Jul 16th, 2009 at 4:30PM: How did this one get by me? An all-smoking airline!
Alexander Schoppmann is on the prowl for startup capital for an all-smoking airline. Once he gets the cash, he's going to lease two Boeing 747s and run a route from Dusseldorf to Tokyo. This doesn't do much for the few Americans who still prefer to light up, but if the Schoppmann can squeeze a profit out of this (which conventional airlines ...What's the deal with duty-free?
Feb 18th, 2009 at 9:00AM: Take an international flight, and the signs are seductive. "Duty-free" beckons you into endless rows of stores with some sense of tax savings and bargain shopping. In the United States, this trims the cost of local import taxes, but in Europe, you also bypass the value added tax (VAT), which can cut the cost by up to 25 percent. But, it's not that easy ... it's never that easy. On your next ...Smoking hurts on Saudi airline
Feb 4th, 2009 at 2:00PM: For a smoker, nothing is more miserable than staring down a long flight without being able to light up. As if air travel isn't enough of a chore, various regulations and health nuts have taken away our preferred coping mechanism. A Sudanese man fought back ... and paid dearly. According to the Daily Mail, the passenger lit a cigarette on a Saudi Arabian Airlines flight from Qurayyat to Jeddah. ...He apparently really needed that smoke
Jan 12th, 2009 at 12:30PM: Everyone knows that smoking is not allowed on Delta flights -- including passenger Henry McDowell, Jr., who lit up in the bathroom and then started a fight so brutal the FBI got involved. Here is the sequence of events. Backwards: 12. The plane lands, and McDowell is charged with interfering with a flight crew. 11. McDowell apologizes to the flight attendant he smacked twice. 10. McDowell is moved ...New state laws that affect travelers in 2009
Jan 4th, 2009 at 11:30AM: There are slew of new state laws that have gone into effect with the change to 2009. Here are some of the ones that I've culled from this CBS News/AP article that could impact travelers depending upon which state you head to for a vacation this year.
In California, do not read-or-write text messages while you drive. It's now illegal. Heavens! Can you imagine someone texting on a freeway in ...Europe struggles to stub out smoking
Jan 3rd, 2009 at 10:00AM: All across Europe, increasingly health-conscious governments have been banning smoking in public places like hospitals, train stations, bars and restaurants. Austria, one of the few remaining countries in Western Europe to not yet institute a ban, will be tightening their anti-smoking rules beginning in 2009. The halcyon days of carefree European smoking look to be a thing of the past, right? ...GADLING TAKE 5: Week of May 10-16
May 16th, 2008 at 3:00PM: If you're interested in finding out about good or bad health habit travel, turning into Gadling this week would have been a good place to start.
Anna tuned us into the countries where people smoke the most--if you value your lungs, perhaps you should rethink that trip to Greece, or at least avoid indoor eating establishments while you're there.
Iva gave us a tip on how to not ...Fly SMINTair: Smokers International Airline
Aug 18th, 2007 at 9:00AM: Last year we reported on a new airline trying to take to the skies called SMINTair. Everyone knows that for an airline to succeed nowadays they need to have some sort of angle: budget, luxury, high-tech, or in the case of SMINTair: cigarette smoke. Aside from offering to "treat its passengers like the guest of an international Grand Hotel," SMINTair will allow all paying customers to suck on a ...A Canadian in Beijing: Digesting the Air in Beijing
Apr 22nd, 2007 at 12:05AM:
Happy Earth Day! It's Sunday morning and I am already looking forward to going outside to take a deep breath. I love the weekends in Beijing, not only because I don't have to go to school, but also because the air is cleaner. Factories are often closed at least one day every weekend and you can see more blue sky and feel a higher oxygen count in the air. (The above photo was taken a few days ...Mobile Ashtray Museum
Nov 20th, 2006 at 8:14PM: Imagine a world where non-smokers and smokers live harmoniously. How do you picture it? What does it look like? Does the smell of cigarette smoke pollute the air or do you only catch whiffs of apple-pie, roses and other delightful scents floating in the air? I do not yet have a clear vision of what this harmonious world looks like, but Japan Tobacco seems to have one or a piece of one at least. ...GADLING'S TAKE FIVE: Week of October 8
Oct 13th, 2006 at 12:00PM: Happy Friday the 13th all! Time for a little weekly deja vu... Nothing to be scared or panicked about, just relax and review. 5. Dying to Travel: If avian flu and pandemic disease worry you dare not look at this plug on the interactive risk maps based off the Maplecroft Avian Influenza Risk Index. They might just reveal that avian flu is closer to you than you think. Or you could just be ...
