Oct 27th, 2010 at 12:30PM: Halloween night can get a little, well, creepy. Before you set out on the streets of Boston looking for something ghoulish and gaudy to participate in, make sure you have a place to call home at the end of the night. Boston's Colonnade Hotel is offering all guests who arrive in costume on the weekend of Oct. 31, 2010 a 10 discount on room rates.
But for those who like a little trick with their ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Colonnade Hotel offers Halloween discounts
Oct 27th, 2010 at 12:30PM: Halloween night can get a little, well, creepy. Before you set out on the streets of Boston looking for something ghoulish and gaudy to participate in, make sure you have a place to call home at the end of the night. Boston's Colonnade Hotel is offering all guests who arrive in costume on the weekend of Oct. 31, 2010 a 10 discount on room rates.
But for those who like a little trick with their ...Lonely Planet offers Halloween alternatives
Oct 22nd, 2010 at 2:30PM: Once you pass a certain age (read: enter middle school), the novelty of dressing up and going trick or treating grows old. That is, of course, excluding those who wait all year to dress up as a slutty nurse or Snooki from The Jersey Shore.
In fact, seasoned travelers know that the over-the-top portrayal of Halloween is rather limited to American culture, and that people from other countries ...Highwood, IL to attempt Guinness Record for most jack-o-lanterns lit in one location
Oct 18th, 2010 at 3:31PM:
There must be a thousand ways to break a Guinness World Record, and most are easier than this.
The city of Highwood, Illinois will light the night for Halloween this year. If all goes well, they will also end up in the Guinness Book of World Records for the most jack-o-lanterns lit in one location. To break the record, this little town of about 5,000 residents needs to beat Boston's record ...SkyMall Monday: Top 5 Halloween Decorations
Oct 18th, 2010 at 1:00PM: Can you believe that we're less than two weeks shy of Halloween? It seems like just yesterday that we were saying farewell to summer. But here we are, stocking up on candy, finalizing party plans and coordinating costumes with our friends. There's just one thing that we forgot to do here at SkyMall Monday headquarters: decorate. You can't celebrate Halloween without properly decorating your home. ...Haunted hotels in the US
Oct 18th, 2010 at 11:02AM: "The tender word forgotten, the letter you did not write, the flower you might have sent dear, Are you haunting ghosts tonight."
– Margaret Elizabeth Sangster
Spending an evening away from home in a luxurious hotel invites the opportunity to be pampered in a spa-like setting, enjoy fine dining and spend a romantic evening in a beautiful room. Over the years, some guests have enjoyed ...The best travel themed Halloween Costumes of 2010
Oct 18th, 2010 at 8:30AM: Halloween is a great time of year to dress up in a costume that fits your lifestyle - if you travel a lot, you may want to use the opportunity to dress up as a flight attendant and tell people they need to close their damn laptop and listen to to the safety briefing. Others may want to relive the day when Steven Slater freaked out and made himself famous for a few weeks.
So, we've picked some ...Costume store develops angry flight attendant Steven Slater costume
Oct 13th, 2010 at 3:00PM:
I haven't put on a costume for Halloween in years, but I think that's going to change this year. I want to spend an evening as flight attendant hero irresponsible nut Steven Slater. In case you spent the summer living under a rock, Slater's the flight attendant who tangled with a passenger (you know, one of the people he was responsible for protecting), popped the emergency slide, grabbed some ...The spooky Stanley Hotel celebrates the 30th anniversary of 'The Shining'
Sep 29th, 2010 at 11:00AM:
Everyone knows Stephen King's The Shining as a terrifying tale of isolation and horror, and Kubrick's epic interpretation featuring creepy twins and the freakiest Jack Nicholson moments of all time (so far), but did you know that the novel which inspired the film was actually based on The Stanley Hotel overlooking Rocky Mountain National Park (above)? This legendary Colorado hotel, located about ...Halloween Lantern Tours at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
Sep 23rd, 2010 at 2:37PM:
Old Dutch Church at Sleepy Hollow
Many communities have a signature event that sets them apart from others. It's their claim to fame. Their annual extravaganza. Events range from mega-productions like the long-running flowery flotilla, the Tournament of Roses in Pasadena, California to the testosterone fueled Run-A-Mucca Motorcycle Rally in sparsely populated Winnemucca, Nevada.
In the ...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 ...
