Dec 14th, 2009 at 12:00PM: The rapidly changing landscape of today's globalized economy means that countries are developing at breakneck pace. Yesterday's war zones are turning into tomorrow's tourist destinations at the blink of an eye, while today's utopias (see: Dubai) are disintegrating just as fast.
Need more convincing? Check out Hans Rosling's lecture on the rise of Asia over at TED.
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The top 8 tourist destinations of tomorrow
Dec 14th, 2009 at 12:00PM: The rapidly changing landscape of today's globalized economy means that countries are developing at breakneck pace. Yesterday's war zones are turning into tomorrow's tourist destinations at the blink of an eye, while today's utopias (see: Dubai) are disintegrating just as fast.
Need more convincing? Check out Hans Rosling's lecture on the rise of Asia over at TED.
Here at Gadling we have our ...Coming attractions: Iraq
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Dec 11th, 2009 at 11:30AM: Could Iraq be the next big adventure travel destination? One hardy tour company and their clients are saying, "Why not?"
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There's no shortage of things to see. Just as Ethiopia is the cradle of humanity, Iraq is the cradle of civilization. Cities like Ur and Babylon had palaces and ...Coming attractions: Ethiopia
Dec 8th, 2009 at 10:30AM: There aren't many countries that can truly call themselves unique. France has great cuisine, but so does Italy. India has challenging and beautiful mountaineering routes, and so does Peru.
But Ethiopia really is unique. It's the only African country that was never colonized, and as far as paleontologists can tell, it's where the human race evolved from our earlier ancestors.
Ethiopia's Great ...Coming attractions: Colombia
Dec 7th, 2009 at 4:30PM:
Ten years ago, Colombia was the kidnapping country of the world, and its second largest city, Medellin, was the murder capital of the world. When I made my first of many journeys to South America ten years ago, I was warned not to go to Colombia. Ten years ago, people who rode with their arms sticking out of a cab and would get their jewelery or watches stolen. I'd also heard of tourists and ...Coming attractions: Cuba
Dec 4th, 2009 at 12:00PM: The buzz about the end of the near 50-year U.S.-Cuba trade embargo is mounting and soon enough American will have the privilege of experiencing Cuba as tourists, like the rest of the world's citizens have all along. Despite being just 100 miles off the coast of Florida, Cuba is figuratively worlds away from the familiar capitalist lifestyle we lead in the States. From its unique music to its ...Coming attractions: Morocco
Dec 3rd, 2009 at 8:00AM: Morocco isn't exactly off-the-beaten-path for many Europeans-- in fact, this North African country lies only eight miles away from Spain across the Strait of Gibraltar. But it's a world away in terms of culture, language, religion, geography, and just about everything else.
Americans, who are much more scarce in Morocco than Europeans, are missing out on perhaps the world's safest Muslim ...Coming Attractions: Iran
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Dec 2nd, 2009 at 12:30PM: My first night in Tehran, reeling from a 55 hour bus ride from Istanbul, I staggered into the closest restaurant I could find for some dinner. The waiter was very curious to see me and we chatted a bit. I quickly found my mediocre Arabic was useless in this Farsi-speaking nation and we got by in what limited English he could muster. After dinner I went up to the register to pay and the cashier ...Coming attractions: Tomorrow's next big destinations
Dec 2nd, 2009 at 8:00AM: Don't you wish that you would have gotten in on that vacation rental property in Barcelona before the Euro and the depreciated dollar? Or jumped in on that investment in Costa Rica before the cruise ships brought the Central American country to its tacky, souvenir-decorated knees?
Hindsight at 20/20 is a cruel, cruel mistress, and as one gleans the profits that savvy investors can make in an ...Coming attractions: Sarajevo
Dec 1st, 2009 at 8:00AM: The memory of the Yugoslav Wars is too fresh for many of us to think of Bosnia and Herzegovina as a tourist destination, but in the ten years since the conflict, the country and its capital city, Sarajevo have made enormous strides. Long gone are the days of ethnic conflict, strife and war crimes -- 2009's Sarajevo is a charming, cosmopolitan city surrounded by hills, cafés and culture.
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