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Continental's Restaurant Week could increase revenue
May 1st, 2009 at 8:00AM:
On its face, Continental Airlines' participation in International Restaurant Week seems like just another promotion. Think harder, though, and you'll see that it's really a way for the airline to bring in a little extra cash. Since passengers with a bit of extra girth may be charged for an extra seat, it only makes sense to fatten up fliers and reap the rewards.
A dozen New York restaurants ...Photo of the Day 4-08-09
Apr 8th, 2009 at 8:00PM: This photo, like a still life painting, offers questions of the person who may have just stepped away. The chopsticks resting on the dish, the bean pods left behind and the silver wrapping are lit as if in a Rembrandt painting. This masterpiece was captured in Japan by mick62. If you have any shots with interesting angles that have caught your fancy, send them our way at Gadling's Flickr Photo ...Ten Must See Monuments
Mar 21st, 2009 at 8:30AM: BootsnAll brings us another excellent list, with the intention of adding yet more destinations to our ever expanding "life lists". This time it's their selection of ten magnificent monuments, amazing structures from around the globe, that inspire us to travel thousands of miles just so we can take them in ourselves. Some of the selections on the list are centuries old, such as the Nubian monuments ...Language barrier be gone: guide makes it a point...to point
Mar 19th, 2009 at 3:30PM: Chances are, you've been there--that awkward moment in another country when you don't speak the local language, and the person across from you doesn't speak English. Try as you might with a smile and game of charades, you're at an impasse. Game over. Or else, maybe you tried one last attempt: drawing it. That's the premise behind Me No Speak. The mini-guide takes the words most likely to come ...Fare alert! Tokyo on sale for under $600
Mar 11th, 2009 at 1:30PM: Cherry blossom season is almost upon us, and that can only mean one thing for airfares: it's time for the annual sale on tickets to Tokyo. Most years there is a bit of a run on tickets to the Far East around this time of the year, but in this year's prices, you can sense a bit of desperation. The economy is down, loads are light and the airlines are doing whatever they can to interest the American ...Gadling Take FIVE: February 14 - February 20
Feb 20th, 2009 at 6:45PM:
You never know what you'll find out at Gadling. That's what I thought this week when I perused the offerings. In the midst of Cockpit Chronicles, Galley Gossip, SkyMall Monday, Tuesday Trivia, Through the Gadling Lens, and Undiscovered New York were posts with information I didn't know about until I read them.
For example, Jeffrey's post that Waterford Crystal's main factory has closed ...Travel gems and hidden secrets from Concierge.com
Feb 11th, 2009 at 1:30PM: The winners of Concierge.com's Million Mile Contest have been announced and their essays are posted on the website. Some essays offer a unique angle about a place where people might miss certain details if they didn't know where or how to look.
The winner, Elizabeth Dwoskin of Brooklyn, New York wrote about Parque Lage, a jungle park in the middle of Rio De Janeiro. Within the reserve is my kind ...7 hospitalized after eating blowfish testicles
Jan 27th, 2009 at 5:00PM: Last night in Tsuruoka, Japan, seven diners ate the wrong part of the blowfish: its balls. You probably know that fugu (blowfish), like many seafoods, is poisonous if not prepared correctly. According to Japan for the Uninvited, one blowfish has enough tetradotoxin (1200 times deadlier than cyanide) to kill 30 people. In Japan, chefs must obtain a special license to serve fugu, and the offending ...Expect to wait, but not in Japan or Korea
Jan 19th, 2009 at 3:00PM: The worst airport delays in the world, of course, are those that affect you. If I'm stranded at LaGuardia's Marine Air terminal for a short hop to Boston, I really don't care what's going on over at JFK, O'Hare or anywhere else. However, some airports are more likely to inspire your anger than others, so it's a pretty good idea to know which are the worst. If you are headed to India or Europe, it ...UPDATE: Tokyo's tuna auctions open to public again
Jan 13th, 2009 at 10:00AM: Back in December, I wrote about how the Tsukiji fish market in Tokyo had closed its famous tuna auctions to the public over concerns that tourists were creating hygiene issues and distracting the workers. Well, after reconsidering the month-long ban, the powers that be at the fish market have decided that tourism is important enough that visitors will be allowed to enter all areas of the fish ...Spend a lot to taste a little: the $100,000 tuna
Jan 11th, 2009 at 4:00PM: This past week, two Tokyo restaurants shared the $104,800 tab on a 128 kg (282 lb.) bluefin tuna. If that sounds like a lot, the restaurant actually paid 9.63 million yen-same amount of money, just sounds like more. Okay, if you're impressed by the sheer cost of this fish, it set the buyer back more than $372 per pound. Of course, it's probably worth it. Wall Street Journal reporter Yumiko Ono ...How the Japanese drive around town without spilling their soup
Jan 6th, 2009 at 3:30PM: OK, this is absolutely brilliant. Imagine having to speed through Tokyo on your Honda Super Cub scooter. That is hard enough without having to worry about carrying a tray filled with bowls of soup! Of course, it takes Japanese ingenuity to design a simple and crude way to keep things from spilling. I'm not really sure what to call it, so I'll just name it the "scooter self stabilizing soup ...Japanese resident of Mexico City Airport relocates to new home
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Jan 5th, 2009 at 1:30PM: We've been following the story of Hiroshi Nohara for a couple of months now, the Japanese man who showed up at Mexico City's Benito Juarez airport last fall, put his bags down and effectively set up residence in the terminal. He wouldn't explain why he was there or where he was going, but since his tourist visa was still valid, authorities had to let him stay. Nohara, who had been living on food ...Big in Japan: We're on vacation...
Dec 23rd, 2008 at 2:00PM: If you're stopping by to check on the latest installment of Big in Japan, we're sorry to say that we're on vacation... What do travel writers do when they're on vacation? Simple. They travel - just travel - and take a break from writing. In January, we'll be heading to India for a little R&R, and we hope to take a much-needed break from all forms electronic communication. Call it technological ...Big in Japan: Why your next ski holiday should be at Niseko
Dec 22nd, 2008 at 11:00AM: All this month, Big in Japan is on the road in Hokkaid?, Japan's northernmost island. Join us as we take a look at the rugged wilderness, world-class skiing and remote hot springs that make this winter wonderland so justifiably famous... The island of Hokkaid? (???, literally North Sea Circuit) gets some serious snow in the winters, though the reigning prince of powder is a small village by the ...Big in Japan: Advanced dishes for true sushi aficionados
Dec 19th, 2008 at 11:00AM: All this month, Big in Japan is on the road in Hokkaid?, Japan's northernmost island. Join us as we take a look at the rugged wilderness, world-class skiing and remote hot springs that make this winter wonderland so justifiably famous... The island of Hokkaid? (???, literally North Sea Circuit) arguably produces the finest quality sushi in all of Japan. Before the economic bubble burst, back in ...Big in Japan: Hokkaido's best national parks
Dec 15th, 2008 at 10:00AM: All this month, Big in Japan is on the road in Hokkaid?, Japan's northernmost island. Join us as we take a look at the rugged wilderness, world-class skiing and remote hot springs that make this winter wonderland so justifiably famous... The island of Hokkaid? (???, literally North Sea Circuit) may have wonderful cities, gourmet foods and a rich sense of history. However, the real charms of the ...Big in Japan: Sapporo isn't just about beer!
Dec 12th, 2008 at 11:00AM: All this month, Big in Japan is on the road in Hokkaid?, Japan's northernmost island. Join us as we take a look at the rugged wilderness, world-class skiing and remote hot springs that make this winter wonderland so justifiably famous... The island of Hokkaid? (???, literally North Sea Circuit) is firmly centered on the capital city of Sapporo (??). Famous for liquid lager, miso ramen, the 1972 ...Big in Japan: Hakodate, the gateway to Hokkaido
Dec 10th, 2008 at 10:00AM: All this month, Big in Japan is on the road in Hokkaid?, Japan's northernmost island. Join us as we take a look at the rugged wilderness, world-class skiing and remote hot springs that make this winter wonderland so justifiably famous... The island of Hokkaid? (???, literally North Sea Circuit) is connected to the Japanese mainland through the modern marvel of engineering that is the Seikan ...
