Feb 11th, 2012 at 10:00AM: While researching my travel series on Greece I noticed some interesting things that didn't fit into any of the articles. Some of these observations may be obvious to those more familiar with Greece, but odd first impressions are one of the fun things about travel!
1. Flying low over the Aegean as we made our descent into Athens airport, I swear I saw dolphins playing in the blue waters. We were ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Ten random observations about Greece
Feb 11th, 2012 at 10:00AM: While researching my travel series on Greece I noticed some interesting things that didn't fit into any of the articles. Some of these observations may be obvious to those more familiar with Greece, but odd first impressions are one of the fun things about travel!
1. Flying low over the Aegean as we made our descent into Athens airport, I swear I saw dolphins playing in the blue waters. We were ...Labor Day island getaways from Wanderfly
Aug 24th, 2011 at 3:30PM: Labor Day is fast approaching along with the official end of summer. If you haven't had enough sun yet, maybe it's time for one more weekend of lying on the beach, fruity cocktail and fun book in hand? We asked our friends at Wanderfly.com, a web travel tool that helps you choose a vacation spot, for some Labor Day island getaways offering deals for the long weekend.
Domestic: Hilton Head ...Exploring the Welsh coast: Aberaeron and New Quay
Jul 27th, 2011 at 2:00PM:
Yesterday I mentioned that Aberystwyth is a good base from which to explore western Wales. On our second day in Wales my wife, son, and I hopped on a local bus and went south down the Welsh coast to the ports of Aberaeron and New Quay. Aberaeron is about 40 minutes from Aberystwyth and New Quay is only about 20 minutes further south from Aberaeron.
While we didn't have long in Aberaeron, we ...Four amazing edible Christmas displays at Walt Disney World
Dec 21st, 2010 at 12:00PM: At holiday time, the pastry kitchens in and around Walt Disney World must kick into overdrive, churning out all the holiday desserts served in the restaurants and bakeries at the resort.
But beyond the cookies and cakes, Walt Disney World's ovens are filled with some important construction materials - hundreds and hundreds of house and roof tiles, all made out of gingerbread.
Here's a look ...Acadamy award winning film 'The Cove' spurs free speech debate in Japan
Jun 20th, 2010 at 8:00AM: The Academy Award winning documentary The Cove is stirring up controversy in Japan, where several theaters, including one on an U.S. Army base, have removed it from their screens, while others decide if they should risk showing it all. Last week, three theaters pulled the film, which depicts the annual dolphin slaughter in a Japanese village, after they received a number of protests and angry ...Big Island Hawaii: The Resorts of the Kohala Coast
Jan 8th, 2010 at 11:00AM:
The Kohala Coast of Hawaii's Big Island might not look like what you imagine when you think of Hawaii. While the grounds of the many resorts that line the coastline are lush and green, once you leave the confines of the property, you'll see a land that's almost barren, dotted with tiny shrubs and long expanses of hardened black lava from the last eruptions of the now dormant Hualālai volcano. ...The world's most bizzare spa treatments
Dec 16th, 2009 at 2:30PM: I'm not not usually a spa kind of girl. I like the occasional de-stressing massage, pore-clearing facial or special occasion mani-pedi, but mud baths, seaweed wraps, and caviar scrubs just aren't for me. Neither are some of the bizarre and ridiculous spa treatments Forbes Traveler has rounded up from across the globe.
A few actually don't sound that unusual. A wine and honey wrap is supposed to ...In the Heart of Central America: Diving the Bay Islands of Honduras
Dec 16th, 2009 at 9:00AM:
Honduras' Bay Islands - the large islands of Roatan, Utila and Guanaja, plus Cayos Cochinos and the Swan Islands - sit about 40 miles off the coast of the mainland in the Caribbean Sea. While the islands are as beautiful as any others in the Caribbean and offer long sandy white beaches, turquoise water, and lush jungle landscapes, the biggest draw for most visitors is the area's superb and ...Photo of the day (11-5-09)
Nov 5th, 2009 at 6:00PM: I've always wanted to visit Costa Rica. And it's not just because I want to stay in the Boeing 727 hotel. The incredibly talented Fdean55 (this guy is a real pro) captured a taste of Costa Rica with this shot of two dolphins basking in the sun near Golfito. Think you can top his work? Submit your Flickr pic to Gadling's Flickr group right now! We just might use it for our Photo of the Day! ...America's Cup Sailing: the top attraction in Los Cabos, Mexico
Jun 9th, 2009 at 8:00AM: Commands like "forward grind" and "backward grind" are guaranteed to elicit a chuckle, but when you're deep in the throes of a sailing race, the laughter is pushed to the back of your mind. At the Cabo Adventures America's Cup Sailing experience, recreation is seasoned with competition. Head out onto the water in Los Cabos, Mexico, and test your mettle against other visitors to Baja California ...Two men found guilty of harassing Dave the dolphin
Apr 17th, 2008 at 4:00PM: There are drunks and there are drunks. Some people drink themselves into depression, others get silly. Some apparently like to harass dolphins.
Two British men, Michael Jukes, 27, and Daniel Buck, 26, were today found guilty of harassing a dolphin when they frolicked in the sea with it after leaving a party in the early hours of the morning, The Guardian reports. Specifically, they were found ...
