May 18th, 2012 at 10:30AM:
This is the age of hybrids. We drive hybrid cars, we consume hybrid vegetables and our favorite love-to-hate celebrity couples have hybrid names.
The travel industry is rife with hybrid words. In every segment of travel, from backpacking to luxury travel, there lurks a new word ready to please with its practicality (voluntourism) or annoy with its clever mash-up of disparate terms ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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The Worst New Hybrid Words In The Travel Lexicon
May 18th, 2012 at 10:30AM:
This is the age of hybrids. We drive hybrid cars, we consume hybrid vegetables and our favorite love-to-hate celebrity couples have hybrid names.
The travel industry is rife with hybrid words. In every segment of travel, from backpacking to luxury travel, there lurks a new word ready to please with its practicality (voluntourism) or annoy with its clever mash-up of disparate terms ...The ever-evolving language of travel
Oct 16th, 2011 at 12:00PM: While it is clear that travel itself has evolved in many ways in the past decade or so, it appears that travel language has, too. It is something that seems to happen overnight, without anyone really noticing that new vocabulary words are being invented but using them anyway. Check out this list of some relatively new lingo that has stuck in the language of travel.
Couch Surfing
While at one ...South by Southeast: New directions in Southeast Asia
Oct 9th, 2009 at 9:00AM: What is it about Southeast Asia that so captivates our attention? For many Westerners, Southeast Asia has attained an identity of exoticism and escape, enchanting travelers as a destination "off the map" of global tourism. It's a myth readily fed by popular culture. From Graham Greene's The Quiet American to Alex Garland's The Beach we're painted a picture of a magical world, unsullied by the ...Sixteen Tips To Pack Super Light
Aug 11th, 2008 at 12:00PM: Welcome back. Last time I talked about how and why to pack light. Today I present to you a list of my best packing tips that I've developed while living out of a 28 liter bag for the past seven months going around the globe.
Keep the things you'll need first or most often near the tops of the bag. If you use the Deuter 28 you have two openings for this.
Leave spare batteries in their ...
How to Pack Super Light and Have Everything You Need (Part 1)
Jul 14th, 2008 at 12:00PM: I draw suspicion when I pass through customs sometimes. "Where are your bags?" "I don't have any." "How long are you staying here?" "Two months." My friend Todd and I travel with just two tiny carry-on backpacks. Twenty eight liters. Not only is that all you need, it's all you should ever want. I'm going to explain how to pack everything you could possibly need and still have room for souveniers. ...Gadling Gear: Deuter Futura 28 Backpack (Warning: Not for Heavy Packers)
Jun 30th, 2008 at 10:00AM: In the (very near) future I'm going to write a comprehensive article about why and how to pack light, so make sure you're RSSed up and ready for that in the next week or two. Consider this the prequel. The most important part of packing light is the bag, and I'm proud to say that I've found the ultimate bag for packing light, the Deuter Futura 28. I found the Deuter Futura 28 by accident. I was at ...
