May 5th, 2010 at 9:30AM: Just in time for you to change your summer travel plans, the Smithsonian and Rick Steves just launched their special summer edition magazine, Smithsonian Presents "TRAVELS with Rick Steves". (In case you forgot, a magazine is a bundle of glossy paper printed with pretty colored pictures and some words, then bound with staples and placed within arm's reach of the toilet in case you lose your iPad ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Rick Steves' New Travel Mag
May 5th, 2010 at 9:30AM: Just in time for you to change your summer travel plans, the Smithsonian and Rick Steves just launched their special summer edition magazine, Smithsonian Presents "TRAVELS with Rick Steves". (In case you forgot, a magazine is a bundle of glossy paper printed with pretty colored pictures and some words, then bound with staples and placed within arm's reach of the toilet in case you lose your iPad ...Daily Pampering: Mandarin Oriental Prague takes the spa to a spiritual level
Mar 26th, 2010 at 4:00PM: Few places in the world combine pampering and prayer, but the Mandarin Oriental, Prague figured out a way to do it.
If you're seeking complete harmony between mind, body and spirit, The Spa at Mandarin Oriental, Prague might be the best starting point.
It's the only spa in the world located in a former Renaissance chapel and preserves the remnants of its Gothic church under a glass floor.
...15 more great cities for drinking beer
Mar 25th, 2010 at 4:30PM:
Last month, the writers at Gadling spent a lot of time at the pub, creating this list of The 24 greatest cities in the world for drinking beer. We had so much fun and got so many great comments, we decided we couldn't stop: we headed back to the bar and asked for another round. Here's 15 more of our favorite cities in the world for drinking great beer. Did we include your favorite? Take a ...View the beauty of Prague -- through the largest panorama photo in the world
Dec 20th, 2009 at 1:00PM:
What happens when you set up a digital camera on top of the Prague TV tower, and let it snap away for a couple of hours? Well, you end up with a 360 degree panoramic shot of the city, measuring 192,000 x 96,000 pixels, for a total of 18 gigapixels.
The image is currently the largest panoramic city shot in the world, and it is hosted by 360cities.net. You can rotate the image, and zoom in on ...Gadlinks for Monday 11.2.09
Nov 2nd, 2009 at 6:00PM:
It's GPS day here are Gadling, so I think it's only appropriate to offer up some GPS-themed travel reads for you today. Enjoy!
Prague has tons of wonderful galleries, but they are not always easy to find. [via NY Times]
Up for a geocache adventure in Portugal? Try your hand at these. [via Matador Trips]
Check out this comprehensive blog called Adventures in Geocaching.
Hawaii's islands ...Photo of the Day 6.22.09
Jun 22nd, 2009 at 7:30PM: Last week, I finally joined the 21st century, and bought myself an iPhone. This is the first phone I've ever owned with a camera in it; since I have a few regular cameras that I avidly use, what, I reasoned, would I need a camera phone for? I have to say, I'm becoming a convert, especially when I see amazing shots like the one shared by Arachide, above, taken in Prague with his iPhone, and ..."Rule of 3" suffering in Thailand's red light districts
May 29th, 2009 at 6:00PM: The bar girls in Patpong, a destination for so-called "sex travelers," have a basic rule: three inches (duh), three minutes (duh), 3,000 baht (that's around $87).This year, they can add another "3" to it, one third. That's roughly how far tourism revenues are expected to fall in Thailand this year. A projected 35 percent drop means less business and less income in what is largely recognized as one ...Prague's 'Franz Kafka International Airport' a true nightmare
Mar 24th, 2009 at 12:00PM: The Onion is poking some good fun at Prague's international airport, which they claim is named after Franz Kafka, saying it is the world's most alienating hub: a place of suspicion and confusion, where time simply disappears. This is not much of a leap. Having lived in Prague for two years, I can confirm that there are elements of life in the city -- like making your way through Czech ...
Beer babe's favorite European bars
Feb 15th, 2009 at 9:00AM: Katarina Van Derham, the 2009 St. Pauli Girl spokesmodel, doesn't like to spend all her time in one place. The Slovakia native now lives in Los Angeles and still loves to get out on the road as much as possible. When she's home, her favorite place to grab a pint is Barney's Beanery in Santa Monica. She can have a relaxing drink on the patio, which is a prime people-watching spot. Of course, she ...Budget Travel: European Spring Break
Feb 10th, 2009 at 11:30AM: Europe. For Spring Break? You must be joking right? Surely in this time of economic crisis and tightened budgets the European continent is out of reach for most, especially for the student traveler looking to save a few bucks on their Spring Break. And that's why we're here to tell you just how remarkably affordable AND easy it is to spend that week off partying it up in Prague, museum-hopping in ...Violence against Jews began in Germany 70 years ago. Seven places to go to remember
Nov 10th, 2008 at 3:30PM: Kristallnacht, also known as "The Night of Broken Glass" began November 9, 1938 in Germany. On that night, Germans began attacking Jews in full force.
Over the course of two days, synagogues were burned, and Jewish businesses, cemeteries, hospitals and schools were ransacked and destroyed. Jewish homes were also trashed and looted and many Jews were killed.
The morning after these pogroms, the ...It's bur?ák season in Prague! Try it, with caution
Sep 29th, 2008 at 10:00AM: This weekend I was in Prague, happy to be reminded, thanks to signs hung in pretty much every bar and cafe window, that it's once again bur?ák season! Huh? you say. From now into November, most drinking holes outside of seedy herna, or gambling, bars will be offering bur?ák, which is barely fermented wine. If Beaujolais is the French answer to early wine, bur?ák -- ...What I learned about the Prague-Berlin train
Jun 6th, 2008 at 9:30AM: I just got back to Prague from Russia and went straight to Berlin. How is that for a grand tour of War War II history? Completely unintentional, mind you.
I took the train from Prague to Berlin yesterday. It's a great way to travel between the two cities. The train follows the river Labe (Elbe] for much of the route and takes you through what Czechs call the "Czech Switzerland" area, a ...Bolshoi in Russia: How to turn Prague into Moscow in 7 easy steps
May 29th, 2008 at 7:30PM: Greetings from Moscow! Bolshoi in Russia is my variation on Big in Japan. (Bolshoi means "Big" in Russian. Get it?) Stay tuned for my live dispatches from Russia this week.
Needless to say, the similarities between Prague and Moscow have been on my mind lately. With a group of friends, this is the summary we came up with over a few drinks.
How to turn Prague into Moscow:
1) Turn back time at ...From the New Europe: How do you like the new library design?
Apr 29th, 2008 at 12:50PM: Perhaps never before has the Czech Republic been so divided over a piece of architecture. The winning proposal for a new National Library in Prague, which is supposed to be built in Letna, in the Prague 7 district, not far from the Castle, is a source of major controversy in the country. The purple-and-yellow building proposal (see photo) has been designed by Jan Kaplicky, an architect of the ...Planning your European nightlife
Apr 21st, 2008 at 1:00PM: Despite the low dollar, some of us still have European summer adventures on the horizon. And just because the economy is in a rut, doesn't mean we shouldn't focus on fabulous things to do across the Atlantic. This weekend, the New York Times put together a set of 10 articles on things to do after midnight in various European cities. I tend to like the New York Times Travel section, but I really ...From the New Europe: Mr Gay Europe final returns to Hungary
Apr 15th, 2008 at 6:30PM: Before the fall of communism, back 19 years ago (jeez, has it really been that long?) there were no gay people in Eastern Europe. No really. None. At least according to the Soviet propaganda.
Look at good old Eastern Europe now. Prague is the new capital of gay pornography and Budapest proudly announces that Mr Gay Hungary competition has has joined forces with Budapest Pride to organize the ...From the New Europe: The Unbearable Appeal of Being in Prague
Mar 29th, 2008 at 1:30PM: It is still a fairly common cliche in Prague: a backpacker with a beat up copy of Milan Kundera's 1984 novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being, trying to discover the Prague Kundera once described.
That Prague--desperate amidst the Russian invasion--does not exist anymore. The locals don't want it to exist. I always sense a little disappointment when tourists find out that Prague is not at all ...The New Europe: Prague now one of EU's richest regions
Mar 11th, 2008 at 10:40AM: If you visited Prague fifteen years ago, you probably didn't think it was on its way to becoming one of the richest regions of the entire EU. Prague now ranks No 12 among all EU regions. Tourism, of course, is partially responsible for the vast influx of cash.
The development of Prague has been fast and steady. Unfortunately, the development hasn't really affected other areas of the country. ...First Starbucks in Prague is a hit
Mar 9th, 2008 at 10:30AM: It's been a couple of months since Starbucks opened their first Czech Republic location. And, you guessed it, it is smashing success, and not only with tourists.
I remember just a few years ago the idea of a $4 cup of coffee was a science fiction concept in this country. Not today, with the Czech koruna hitting all time highs against the dollar day after day, $4 for a cup of coffee is no longer ...
