Sep 23rd, 2010 at 9:00AM:
GadlingTV's Travel Talk, episode 30 – Click above to watch video after the jump
For those of you that attended this year's Toronto International Film Festival, you may already know just how cosmopolitan Canada's largest city is. Upon arriving, it's safe to say that we completely underestimated the fifth most populous municipality in North America, but quickly realized its vast cultural ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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GadlingTV's Travel Talk - Torontonian Exploration!
Sep 23rd, 2010 at 9:00AM:
GadlingTV's Travel Talk, episode 30 – Click above to watch video after the jump
For those of you that attended this year's Toronto International Film Festival, you may already know just how cosmopolitan Canada's largest city is. Upon arriving, it's safe to say that we completely underestimated the fifth most populous municipality in North America, but quickly realized its vast cultural ...Good hotel coffee starts with ice - Hotel tip
Aug 10th, 2010 at 12:28PM: If you like to wake up to a good cup of coffee, you know the appeal of having a coffee maker in your hotel room. But if you love coffee, then you also know hotel coffee can taste pretty mediocre, especially when made with tap water.
To make a better coffee, take advantage of the hotel's ice machines -- they use filtered water. Simply fill your coffee maker with ice the night before, and let it ...Letter from Kamakura (or, how London and Japan are the same but different)
Jun 30th, 2010 at 1:34PM: I've never been in Asia before, and right now I'm standing at the very front of a train, riding from Tokyo's Narita airport towards the first Japanese city I've ever visited, Kamakura. There's a window straight into the driver's cabin, and through his windshield down the track ahead, where the rails gleam in the murk of late afternoon in November. It feels good to be up at the front, watching out ...Travel mugs are indispensable at sea - Cruise tip
Jun 22nd, 2010 at 2:21PM: Take an insulated travel mug on your next cruise and it may become your favorite accessory.
Coffee and tea are abundantly available on board, but cruise cups are notoriously small, so you'll need a few refills for a proper morning jolt. If coffee's not your thing, the mug comes in handy for preventing spills in busy buffet lines. Poolside, the insulation keeps drinks frosty.
Save luggage ...Sterilize baby bottles using the hotel room coffee machine - Hotel tip
Apr 20th, 2010 at 4:37PM: Traveling with baby and need to sterilize bottles? Try this --
Wash bottles, nipples and rings thoroughly using the hotel soap and hot running water.Rinse and set aside.
Plug the bathroom sink. Place clean bottles, nipples and rings in sink.
Fill the coffee machine with water and turn on (do not add coffee, tea or filter packets! Just water!).
Let water heat up and fill the carafe.
Pour ...16 great farmers' markets
Apr 15th, 2010 at 3:00PM:
Farmers' markets are not only a great way to sample a community's natural bounty, they're also a unique setting to experience its culture. While each farmers' market is different, a really good farmers' market brings a sense of community to the cities and municipalities where they operate. Wondering where you can experience some of the freshest produce, tastiest snacks and friendliest people ...Café du Monde: sippin' smooth at Jack's in New York's West Village
Mar 29th, 2010 at 1:34PM: It's 11:00 am on a windy, drizzly early March day in Manhattan's West Village, but I'm warm and dry in the cozy confines of Jack's Stir Brew Coffee on W. 10th St.
Though the Mommas and Papas are singing, "Monday, Monday," it's actually Wednesday, Wednesday, and my last morning in New York after an exhilarating six-day visit. When I asked friends who are longtime lower Manhattan residents – ...Medieval monasteries on Lake Tana, Ethiopia
Mar 28th, 2010 at 9:00AM: The Christian communities of Ethiopia have an eye for dramatic settings. From the sweeping views of Debre Libanos to the many monasteries perched atop sheer cliffs, the surroundings of a holy place are often as beautiful as the place itself.
It makes sense from a religious point of view. If you're going to spend your life celebrating Creation, where better to do it than a place where Creation ...Meet your mom's hairdresser's nephew (or whoever) - Road trip tip
Mar 27th, 2010 at 6:37PM: Maybe it's your mom's hairdresser's nephew, and chances are you'll have nothing in common. But you never know...
It's worth grabbing a coffee with an acquaintance (however many times removed), if you don't know a new city or country. It makes a completely different kind of trip when someone takes you to their favorite cafe or recommends an obscure nearby venue when you mention you like folk ...First impressions of Ethiopia
Mar 22nd, 2010 at 9:00AM: They say first impressions are lasting impressions, and while that's a cliché, strong first impressions of a country can tell you a lot.
I've been in Addis Ababa, the capital of Ethiopia, for four days now. My wife has just joined me and I'm treating her to a two-week road trip around the historic northern part of the country to celebrate our tenth anniversary. Memories make the best ...White Collar Travel: Monday morning mayhem: A business traveler starts the week
Mar 4th, 2010 at 2:00PM: Thomas Hobbes, the British philosopher, unknowingly described the life of the business traveler several centuries in advance: brutish, poor and short. Long hours, inconsistent diet and exercise and extended periods of emotional isolation virtually assure that many will burn out. This state of affairs is at its worst on Mondays, quite possibly the most miserable day of the week for the ...South by Southeast: Motorcycle Thailand
Dec 11th, 2009 at 10:00AM: Each year thousands of travelers head for Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand, ground zero for jungle treks, cooking courses and plenty of shopping. But good as Chiang Mai can be, it's the regions beyond the comfy confines of Thailand's second-largest city where travelers will find real adventure, an undertaking best-tackled by motorbike.
Northern Thailand's vast terrain remains one of the country's ...10 souvenirs to buy in Honduras
Dec 10th, 2009 at 10:30AM:
A hammock
Hammocks aren't just places for tourists to relax, they are a way of life for the people in Honduras. A lack of modern conveniences like air-conditioning in a place where the tropical heat can be oppressive means that families tend to do their socializing and relaxing outdoors. So everywhere you look, hung between trees or strung up on porches, you'll see a hammock. Bring a little ...The Ethiopian coffee ceremony
Dec 6th, 2009 at 10:00AM: We've all heard of the Japanese tea ceremony, but in Ethiopia they have an elaborate ceremony for that other great caffeinated beverage--coffee.
The Ethiopians discovered coffee, surely the greatest of their many cultural achievements, so it's not surprising they developed a ritual around it.
It was my wife's birthday last week so I took her to Madrid's one and only Ethiopian restaurant, ...In the Heart of Central America: Cowboys and coffee in Copan, Honduras
Dec 5th, 2009 at 9:30AM:
Located in the northwest of Honduras, just a few miles from the Guatemalan border, the area known as Copan has a landscape of lush green rolling hills, coffee plantations and cattle ranches. This is pure cowboy country. In Copan Ruins, horses clip-clop softy over the stone streets and the jangle of spurs can be heard as men in boots, jeans and cowboy hats wander through town. A few miles ...Great coffee shops around the world: What makes a great one anyway?
Nov 23rd, 2009 at 9:30AM: Hank Leukart, while savoring blueberry pie and a cup of chai at the University of Zoka in Seattle proclaimed it the best coffee shop in the world. As what happens when one proclaims something the best in the world, he immediately began to wonder if he overshot by his gushing. What does he know anyway? After all, had he been in every coffee shop in the world? Of course not, but he has been to a ...Drink coffee the way George Washington used to
Nov 20th, 2009 at 6:00PM: Remember the coffee revolution of the Nineties, when what used to cost 25 cents at some crappy diner suddenly cost $3 at a snooty cafe? Well, at least instead of drinking what looked and tasted like dishwater you now got something that tasted like actual coffee. Ah yes, I was in graduate school then and the coffee revolution came along just at the right time! But coffee has been around a lot ...Gadlinks for Wednesday 11.11.09
Nov 11th, 2009 at 6:30PM:
Did you know that former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died five years ago today? I think it's fair to say that the situation is getting rather dire for the people in Palestine, as their current leader is threatening to quit his post. My girlfriend will be volunteering in a Palestinian refugee camp come February. I hope things will clear up by then.
I didn't mean for this pre-script to be ...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 ...Undiscovered New York: Top 5 breakfasts
Aug 19th, 2009 at 9:00AM: To truly experience New York during your next visit, you need to start your day with a good breakfast. No meal better epitomizes the different attitudes and moods of the city's residents then this first (and sometimes last) meal of the day. Whether we're talking about the quintessential lazy weekend brunch, a bacon egg & cheese from a deli or a strong cup of joe from the street cart, New ...
