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Video: Inner City Surfing, The Latest Urban Adventure Craze
Jun 10th, 2013 at 2:00PM: Germany and China don't immediately call to mind hanging 10, but that's about to change. The latest urban extreme sport pastime in these cities is urban surfing the big waves on their river systems. As reported by CNN, Munich's Eisbach River and Hangzhou's Qiantang River are fast becoming two of the world's top spots for inner-city surfing.
Lest you think this is for those who can't cut it on ...
Everything You Need To Know About Flying With An Infant Turning 2
Mar 13th, 2013 at 11:00AM:
After flying with an infant to over a dozen countries and on nearly 50 flights in her 20 months, I figured I pretty much have baby travel down to a science, as much as you can call it "science" when dealing with a person who is often unpredictable and doesn't respond to reason. While each flight gets more challenging, I'm relishing this travel time before she has opinions on where to go and ...Events Worth Planning A Trip Around In 2013
Jan 21st, 2013 at 9:00AM:
Have you ever landed in a place to find out you arrived just after the town's can't-miss event of the year? Well, hopefully that won't happen again this year. Gadling bloggers racked their brains to make sure our readers don't overlook the best parties to be had throughout the world in 2013. Below are more than 60 music festivals, cultural events, pilgrimages and celebrations you should ...How To Stay With Strangers Around The World For Free
Nov 16th, 2012 at 1:00PM: It's no secret I'm a fan of couchsurfing. Finding hosts online to put you up in their living rooms sounds sketchy, but I've never had a real negative experience. The value isn't just in a free place to crash. The biggest plus is meeting incredible people, real people who can show you a side of their city that you normally wouldn't see as a tourist.
For me, that meant everything from a house ...Fake Pilot Arrested After Flying Across Europe
Sep 23rd, 2012 at 3:00PM: Police in Italy have arrested a man for impersonating a pilot and fooling the crew and ground staff into letting him into the cockpit of a European flight, the BBC reports.
A man managed to pose as a pilot using a uniform and fake ID and fly in the cockpit of an Air Dolomiti flight from Munich to Turin on April 6. Reportedly he flew as a "third pilot" and did not touch the controls.
Police, ...What You Need To Know About Oktoberfest 2012
Sep 20th, 2012 at 10:00AM: I love Oktoberfest season. Just as the summer heat disappears, men in lederhosen with feathered hats take to the streets, and I can sample all the Oktoberfest beers that arrive in my favorite beer stores. (This year my favorite is the Otter Creek Oktoberfest, which is brewed with real Vermont maple syrup.) Munich's Oktoberfest starts on Saturday and in the coming weeks, there will be Oktoberfest ...Earliest Map Naming America Discovered
Jul 4th, 2012 at 8:00AM: A copy of the earliest map that names America has been discovered.
The map was created by German cartographer Martin Waldseemüller in 1507 based on explorers' accounts. Only four copies are known to exist, but a fifth has just been discovered inside a 19th century book at the Ludwig Maximilian University library in Munich.
This map is slightly different than the others and appears to ...Airport Carbon Accreditation program grows in Europe
Feb 4th, 2012 at 9:00AM: Europe's Airport Carbon Accreditation program is now boasting fifty-five major European airports as members and making a significant dent in carbon emissions. The voluntary program has a four-level rating system that assesses and recognizes the efforts of airports to manage and reduce their carbon emissions to achieve carbon neutral operations for all emissions over which the airport has control. ...The ten best castles in Europe
Mar 16th, 2011 at 10:00AM:
Castles originated in Europe over a thousand years ago. These fortresses were one of the original defense systems, and erecting the structures on hills or just beyond moats was a functional choice. Castles were built to house rulers, impose power, and above all, spurn would be attackers. Conforming to these basic principles of utilitarian design, the strongholds now appear solitary, majestic, ...Daily Pampering: Mandarin Oriental's ultimate car package in Munich
Jan 10th, 2011 at 4:00PM: Feel the need for speed? Mandarin Oriental, Munich, has a package just for you.
The luxury hotel group put together this ultimate dream package for car enthusiasts which includes four days' use of a sleek Mercedes Benz to tour the scenic areas of Southern Germany, plus visits to some of the world's most important car museums and factories: Audi, BMW, Mercedes Benz and Porsche. The world famous ...Suspected bomb on airplane was a "dummy"
Nov 19th, 2010 at 12:00PM: Yesterday's potential bomb on an Air Berlin flight from Namibia to Germany turns out to have been an American-made "dummy" used by security officials for training, BBC reports.
The "bomb" consists of a detonator, wires, and a ticking clock and is put in a suitcase and through the system to measure the efficiency of an airport's security. The device did not contain explosives and was detected ...Breaking news: Suspected bomb found on German airline
Nov 18th, 2010 at 11:15AM: A flight from Namibia to Germany was delayed earlier today after a suspected bomb was found in a suitcase. The package included a detonator, batteries, and a clock, the BBC reports. Details are unclear at this moment and it is not known if the device was an actual bomb or simply meant to intimidate.
The suspected bomb was found before it was loaded onto an Air Berlin flight from Windhoek to ...Top ten cities with best public transit systems
Nov 4th, 2010 at 11:30AM:
These ten public transportation systems, in random rather than top-to-bottom order, are among the world's best. The transit systems profiled here include some of the most impressively massive as well as some of the best-scaled urban transportation systems. Today's focus is on international public transit systems; as such, the better US public transit systems (New York, Chicago, and Portland, ...Oktoberfest bathrooms (and tips for next year)
Oct 15th, 2010 at 9:55AM:
With so much beer consumed at Munich's Oktoberfest, it's only logical that urination becomes a world-class activity. The bathrooms at the festival run the gamut from: good, fine, okay, crowded, packed and insane (see below) to convivial, non-existent, trees, bushes, lampposts and grass. Don't be shocked to find many people -- usually men -- at the Theresienwiese (festival grounds) discharging ...Oktoberfest by the numbers
Oct 8th, 2010 at 2:36PM:
"Everyone would be happy to have an Oktoberfest," said Vicky Weller, from Munich. "Everybody: the restaurants, the beer halls, the shops and the city make money." Indeed this is one big ATM for Munich but hey, they put on a fine festival.
The official figures are in and an estimated 6.4 million people visited Oktoberfest from around the world. Italians seemed to be the largest non-German ...Oktoberfest: Lots of food and more than 8 million gallons of beer
Oct 7th, 2010 at 11:24AM:
Oktoberfest grew like an indelible beast as Munich crowds headed by subway, bus and foot to the Theresienwiese fairgrounds. It was the last night, after all -- and there was still plenty of beer to consume. Thousands converged, happily dressed in everything from traditional colorful dirndls, lederhosen and vests to ordinary t-shirts and leather jackets. It really makes no difference what you wear ...Beer logistics at Munich's Oktoberfest
Oct 5th, 2010 at 10:31AM: "It's a panic," remarked Michael Bannister, a distinguished gentleman visiting from Cambridge, England. "The thing is they all know the songs." The crowd -- some ten thousand strong -- sang along with various German tunes but the real gusto was reserved for intentional hits. They belted the chorus from "Hey Jude" so loud the rafters seemed to shake. People inside the Paulaner tent danced in place ...Munich, Germany's 200th Anniversay of Oktoberfest
Oct 4th, 2010 at 8:35AM: Ten thousand people, all enjoying liter mugs flowing with fresh Paulaner beer, swayed and clapped, hooted and hollered and joined together to sing that traditional German song, "Sweet Home Alabama." The lively Oom Pa Pa band churned it out in a way that Lynyrd Skynyrd would appreciate. Packed to the rafters, I spied an empty seat and grabbed it. Ah, now seated, I ordered a beer (there is only one ...Arriving at Munich's Oktoberfest 2010
Sep 29th, 2010 at 12:01PM: Direct, no muss no fuss and much simpler than flying, I arrived into Munich, the capital of Bavaria, on the evening train from Budapest. It was easy -- buy a first class ticket, get on the train a couple of minutes before embarkation, stow your bags, and away we go. I traveled through eastern Hungary, bucolic and somewhat scenic, then the entirety of Austria. The train passed green hamletted ...The top 50 cities for quality of life
May 29th, 2010 at 1:30PM: If you don't live in Vienna, you might consider moving there.
A new survey lists the top 50 cities for quality of life and Vienna comes out as number one. The survey, conducted by Mercer, a human resources consultancy firm, looked at criteria such as infrastructure, economy, housing, recreation, personal and press freedom, and education. Vienna certainly scores high in all that, plus it has ...
