Aug 29th, 2009 at 9:00AM: Want to know what the world's most overrated tourist attractions are? You're in luck, as the Times Online has compiled their selection of the Five Most Overrated Tourist Sites, naming some very famous places, while suggesting alternatives that they feel are more worth our time.
The U.K. newspaper isn't afraid to criticize one of the motherland's top tourist attractions either, putting ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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The Five Most Overrated Tourist Attractions
Aug 29th, 2009 at 9:00AM: Want to know what the world's most overrated tourist attractions are? You're in luck, as the Times Online has compiled their selection of the Five Most Overrated Tourist Sites, naming some very famous places, while suggesting alternatives that they feel are more worth our time.
The U.K. newspaper isn't afraid to criticize one of the motherland's top tourist attractions either, putting ...World's longest bike race gets underway on Sunday
Jul 24th, 2009 at 8:00AM: As that little bike race in France comes to an end this weekend on the Champs Elysees, an ocean away, another one will begin, as the inaugural Vuelta Sudamericana gets underway from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The "expedition race", as it is billed, is 134 days in length, making it the longest stage-race in the world. The Vuelta is brought to us by the same deviously adventurous minds behind the Tour ...Step back in time in Peru's Ollantaytambo
Jul 17th, 2009 at 8:00AM: In the heart of the Peru's Sacred Valley, 60 miles to the northwest of Cusco, sits a city whose history dates back to before the 15th century. Ollantaytambo was built by the Emperor Pachacuti after he conquered the area, and the ruins of his ancient palace still dominate the landscape. Today, Ollantaytambo is a destination that continues to be a draw to adventure travelers who come to Peru to ...Was Machu Picchu always a tourist attraction?
Jun 19th, 2009 at 8:00AM: Travelers to Peru almost invariably make a stop at the famous Inca lost city of Mach Picchu. Situated on a mountain top, the spectacular ruins have been luring visitors almost immediately after they were rediscovered by Hiram Bingham back in 1911. But according to this story from National Geographic, a new theory is being put fourth by Italian scientist Giulio Magli who says that the fortress may ...Alternative Treks to the Inca Trail
Mar 3rd, 2009 at 8:00AM: Yesterday we wrote about The Inca Trail, one of the best known and most popular treks anywhere in the world, culminating with hikers arriving at Machu Picchu following a stunning four day journey through the Andes. Unfortunately the popularity of the trail is also one of its drawbacks, with literally hundreds flocking to it on a daily basis during the high season. Those crowds can deminish the ...Classic Treks: The Inca Trail, Peru
Mar 2nd, 2009 at 9:00AM: Peru is, beyond a doubt, one of the top adventure travel destinations in the entire world. It offers an amazing array of things to see and do, perfectly blending culture with both mountain and jungle settings, along with ancient artifacts and ruins that rival those found in Egypt. Of course, the most spectacular and famous of those ruins is the lost city of Machu Picchu, located at 8000 feet above ...Nine wonders in 26 days
Feb 25th, 2009 at 9:00AM: Planning ahead has never paid off quite so much. If you're thinking about a big trip for the fall, kick around Abercrombie & Kent's "Nine Wonders of the World" excursion. A private jet will cart you to the most impressive destinations our planet has to offer over 26 days, and you just won't want to come back to reality. The experience kicks off on October 19 at the Four Seasons Hotel Miami, ...Peru To Sue Yale University?
Jan 27th, 2009 at 9:00AM: According to a story posted on AdventureJourney.net, a website dedicated to adventure travel, the country of Peru is suing Yale University, for the return of a number of artifacts taken from the country nearly a century ago when legendary explorer Hiram Bingham discovered Machu Picchu in 1911. At that time, Bingham's discovery captured the imagination of the world, as photos of the Lost City of ...Inca Trail? Not this summer.
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Apr 22nd, 2008 at 2:20PM: World travelers just can't get enough of Peru's famous Inca Trail. But has the Inca Trail had enough of them? It may come as surprise to anyone still planning summer travel to Peru, but the world-famous path to Machu Picchu is completely sold out for the 2008 summer travel season, with the next available opening in September 2008. As veteran Peru trekkers might know, the Peruvian government began ...Murder on the Inca Trail
Mar 27th, 2008 at 7:51AM: A divorced British banker died after a blow to the head on the Inca Trail and was found in a nearby river--and it's raising more than a few eyebrows across the pond. Colin Murphy, 44, disappeared on News Year's day during a Christmas holiday to Peru from the town of Aguas Calientes in the Andes, not far from the Machu Picchu. The last hours of his life were spent with 14 other holidayers, who left ...Train to Machu Picchu reopens
Feb 26th, 2008 at 4:30PM: Peruvians ended two days of protests against new laws allowing more development near historic sites. Rail service to the Inca ruins at Machu Picchu reopened and the nearest regional airport at Cuzco also reopened. The airport had been closed since Thursday when protestors stormed the facility and piled rocks and trees onto roads, according to AP.
Local leaders protested two laws, originally ...Eye-opening ruins (but in Detroit?)
Jan 22nd, 2008 at 9:00AM: There's a trove of clubs that go out and explore urban ruins. And if you really think about it, there's no better place to do that than in Detroit, a city that has been in constant decay for decades (yeah yeah they always seem to have some sort of revitalization project going on). Two especially interesting, abandoned structures in Detroit happens to be the Michigan Central Station and the Detroit ...The less-traveled Machu Picchu
Dec 21st, 2007 at 4:00PM: So I'm in the midst of planning a backpacking trip through Peru. As I was flipping through some reading material, I couldn't help but be bombarded by endless mentions of Machu Picchu. Yet there's a little known alternative to one of the seven modern wonders of the world. It's Choquequirao, another lost Inca city, modeled after Machu Picchu in fact. And it's only 100 miles away. I'm still ...Seven (new) natural wonders of the world: cast your vote!
Dec 6th, 2007 at 1:08PM: The seven wonders of the world were one of my earliest inspirations for travel and learning. Seven is a manageable number, and it seemed plausible to see them all. Well, evidently there's more than seven wonders, since earlier this year seven new ones were chosen. Over 100 million people participated in selecting the new destinations. Among the new person-made structures are Machu Picchu, Peru, ...Yale to Hand Back 4000 Artifacts to Machu Picchu
Oct 4th, 2007 at 3:30PM: After years of battling over the thousands of pieces of pottery, jewelry and bones, taken from Machu Picchu 90 years ago, Peru is winning the war. The artifacts were lent to Yale University for 18 months but the university has apparently kept them ever since one of its alumni, U.S. explorer Hiram Bingham, rediscovered Machu Picchu in the Andes in 1911.
Like museums in Greece or Egypt trying to ...The 'Wonders of the World' Votes are in!
Jul 8th, 2007 at 8:01AM: Following up on an earlier post, the voting is now complete, and the winner has been announced. And here are the "New Seven Wonders of the World": Mexico's Chichen Itza, Brazil's statue of Christ Redeemer, The Great Wall of China, Machu Picchu, Jordan's Petra, the Colosseum in Rome, and India's Taj Mahal.
The organizers say that they got about 100 million votes in what they're calling the world's ...Gigapixel Photographs by Scott Howard
Jun 7th, 2007 at 6:00PM:
Scott Howard spent two days in 2005 taking almost 200 photos from an area near the Adler Planetarium to create this gigantic image of the Chicago skyline at night. Using a piece of software called Zoomify, the images were then stitched together and packaged in a Flash project that allows you to zoom in -- waaaaaaay in -- on any part of the image. He used the same technique on two more stunning ...See Nepal's Beautiful... Machu Picchu?
Jan 25th, 2007 at 3:13PM: Neil mentioned how Nepal is once again safe to visit after the signing of a recent peace accord. Great, great news! However, it seems one Nepalese company became a little rusty marketing the country to outsiders during the dangerous hiatus. A Royal Nepal Airlines advertisement depicted a gorgeous, mountaintop ruin with a slogan reading "Have you seen Nepal?" Sounds like an effective ad, right? ...
