Nov 3rd, 2009 at 12:00PM: Though the Bay Bridge closure clearly reduced traffic in downtown San Francisco last Friday, bicycle activists congregated nevertheless. This Critical Mass ride, a group of protesters who gather on the last Friday of every month to "celebrate cycling and to assert cyclists' right to the road," was dressed up in their Halloween finest.
I stood in front of the ferry terminal for about an hour ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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A Critical Mass Halloween in San Francisco
Nov 3rd, 2009 at 12:00PM: Though the Bay Bridge closure clearly reduced traffic in downtown San Francisco last Friday, bicycle activists congregated nevertheless. This Critical Mass ride, a group of protesters who gather on the last Friday of every month to "celebrate cycling and to assert cyclists' right to the road," was dressed up in their Halloween finest.
I stood in front of the ferry terminal for about an hour ...Travel-themed Halloween costume #4: Famous explorers
Oct 31st, 2009 at 12:01PM: Got the travel bug and want to express it this Halloween? Following are several travel stereotypes you can use for costumes. Here are some last-minute ideas you can throw together and still reflect your love for travel. Jacques Cousteau: Got a wetsuit and a red cap? You're set. A pair of flippers might impede your trick-or-treating, but would probably be pretty fun to kick around on the dance ...Gadlinks for Friday 10.30.09
Oct 30th, 2009 at 6:00PM:
I find costumes scary and Halloween night even scarier. I may love to travel, but on this particular evening there's no better place than the comfort of my living room. For those of you who are a bit more brave and eager to set out into the spooky evening donning a custom costume, have a ghoulish time! But for the others, like myself, who prefer to stay home, I invite you to read these ...Travel-themed Halloween costume idea #3: American exchange student backpacking through Europe
Oct 30th, 2009 at 1:30PM:
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Got the travel bug and want to express it this Halloween? Following is the third of several travel stereotypes you can use for costumes.
American exchange student: You know the type. Young, drunk American students who are suddenly legally allowed ...Travel-themed Halloween costume idea #2: Sex tourist and prostitute
Oct 30th, 2009 at 8:30AM:
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Got the travel bug and want to express it this Halloween? Following is the second of several travel stereotypes you can use for costumes.
Sex tourist and prostitute: It ain't politically correct, but if you've spent any time in Thailand you know it's ...Travel-themed Halloween costume idea #1: Cruiser(s)
Oct 29th, 2009 at 5:30PM:
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Got the travel bug and want to express it this Halloween? Following is the first of several travel stereotypes you can use for costumes.
Cruiser: Let's start from the top down. Hair dye works well for the ladies; try for a blue-gray. If there are two of you, matching ...Get out and go: Events around the world (October 28-31)
Oct 27th, 2009 at 4:30PM: It's time to look at the festivals and events happening around the world, and this week has a particularly spooky selection of happenings. It is Halloween weekend after all. If you're close and have time, then you have no excuse to get out and go!
Denmark - Since the first Music Harvest in 1985, the festival has presented contemporary music from the USA, Russia, Britain, Germany, Hungary, ...Top Ten All-Time Scariest Travel-Themed Movies
Oct 27th, 2009 at 9:30AM:
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Halloween is a-comin'. In the mood for some scary movies? So are we! That's why we've made a list of the Top Ten All-Time Scariest Travel-Themed Movies for you. Don't worry, we won't spoil the endings, just give you the gist and the Netflix links. Watch at your own ...Gadlinks for Friday 10.16.09
Oct 16th, 2009 at 5:00PM: Another Friday is upon us here at Gadling, and after that balloon kid fiasco yesterday, which also happened to be Blog Action Day, I think we need a good few days of rest. So cuddle up with these cool weekend reads and enjoy what I hope will be a drama-free weekend!
Our Sex and the Woods friends offer up some hilarious advice and commentary on travel romance in the age of social media. [via ...Collect Marriott freebies with "Trick or Tweet" promotion
Oct 16th, 2009 at 1:30PM: As Halloween approaches and the weather gets cooler, we realize that winter in the northern US, with its short hours of daylight and negative wind-chill factors, is just around the corner. Suddenly, it seems like there's no better time to book a tropical vacation. If you're thinking about a trip to a sunny island paradise, log in to Twitter and start following Marriott Resorts.
Now through the ...Stay in a spooky castle this Halloween, Harry Potter style
Oct 14th, 2009 at 6:00PM:
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Ashford Castle in Ireland is spooking it up for Halloween this year, Hogwarts style.
Kids and adults alike are invited to visit the castle for a two-night stay anytime between October 23 and November 2, and partake in the following Harry Potter and ...The best haunted houses and other haunted jaunts
Oct 8th, 2009 at 6:00PM: What makes a great haunted house? Gothic architecture? Unexpected things that go bump in the night? Chain saws? Thunder and lightening? Screams, shrieks and wails that pierce through fog? Dripping red goo that looks a lot like blood? Cockroaches on walls and mice that scurry across the floor? A hand that comes out of a box to grab you when you pass? How about a severed head surrounded by garnish ...Five haunted attractions for Halloween: options around the world
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Halloween is the one day a year we seek fear rather than try to avoid it. We invite the prospect of ghosts, witches and vampires, and even if we concede that they aren't real, it's fine to suspend disbelief for a day. To heighten the sensation, ...Largest corn maze in Utah pays tribute to Twilight for a perfect Halloween pairing
Oct 7th, 2009 at 11:30AM:
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Last year American Idol runner-up David Archuleta made it into corn maze fame in Utah. This year "Twilight" gets the honors. Black Island Farms in Syracuse, Utah has mowed its 24-acre maze into four labyrinths that are devoted to the next ...Galley Gossip: How to create a flight attendant Halloween costume
Oct 6th, 2009 at 9:30AM:
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It's that time of year, people! Hopefully you've already figured out what you're going to be for Halloween. It is right around the corner, ya know.
I'm the type of person who usually waits until the last second to pull something together, which is why I almost ...It's Halloweekends time at Cedar Point!
Oct 3rd, 2009 at 11:00AM: As a child growing up in the Midwest, Autumn always meant the same traditions. Sundays spent raking the leaves from the yard, visits to cider mills, and an annual October trip to Cedar Point amusement park in Ohio.
Cedar Point. . .in October? Yes! If you live in the Midwest, you probably know that Cedar Point stays open on weekends through November 1. If you didn't know, you'll want to plan a ...Ghost hunt in a prison tours: Part history, part chills, even in daylight
May 22nd, 2009 at 12:30PM: May is the month that kicks off the full season of the Ohio State Reformatory tours. This prison that played centerpiece to the movie Shawshank Redemption is a Gothic style stone building that looks formidable even in daylight. At night it can really creep a person out. Known for its chilling location as a Halloween haunted house, the reformatory is a ghost hunter's dream.
As the story goes, the ...Southwest celebrates Halloween with a bang
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Nov 3rd, 2008 at 1:30PM: If you were following along the tweetfeed and some of the events late last week, you may have learned that I spent a little bit of time down at Southwest Airlines' HQ in Dallas for Halloween. Each year the airline has an internal competition among the departments to decorate their sections, arrange skits and try to outdo each other for the famed glory and bragging rights of the best performance. ...The airlines celebrate halloween
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Nov 2nd, 2008 at 9:30PM:
Oh, to be part of the airline industry. As we recently saw in great detail, Southwest Airlines takes the holiday very, very seriously. Out at their headquarters on Friday, I was privy to a celebration of epic proportions -- several departments decked out completely in costume and decoration, some with meticulous construction and weeks put into planning. I heard that some departments hired ...JetBlue includes a little extra treat in their Halloween goodie bags
Nov 2nd, 2008 at 10:00AM: Halloween may be over, but please don't let that stop us from posting one more piece of airline related Halloween news. Kids at a Halloween party sponsored by JetBlue received an unexpected surprise in their baskets when parents discovered bags of candy tied shut with an ad containing links to an adult toy party Internet site. The parents were naturally livid, and JetBlue has fired the employee ...
