Jan 31st, 2012 at 1:00PM:
Attending Carnival in Rio de Janeiro tops many a bucket list, and for good reason. Not only is Rio Carnaval one of the world's sexiest festivals, it's also an important cultural event for the people of Brazil. Last year, more than 4.9 million people participated in the week-long festival of parades, parties, and carousing in the streets, and the number is expected to increase yet again this ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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The ultimate guide to Carnival in Rio: planning, packing and logistics
Jan 31st, 2012 at 1:00PM:
Attending Carnival in Rio de Janeiro tops many a bucket list, and for good reason. Not only is Rio Carnaval one of the world's sexiest festivals, it's also an important cultural event for the people of Brazil. Last year, more than 4.9 million people participated in the week-long festival of parades, parties, and carousing in the streets, and the number is expected to increase yet again this ...10 sexy festivals from around the world
Jan 14th, 2012 at 10:00AM: While sexy can mean different things to different people, sometimes there is just no disputing. From naked bodies covered in paint to scantily clad burlesque dancers to artistic bondage shows, there is a festival out there that will fulfill your idea of what sexy is.
New Orleans Burlesque Festival
New Orleans, Louisiana
The New Orleans Burlesque Festival takes place in New Orleans every ...Attend the World's Biggest Party on a Six-Day "Carnival in Rio" Tour
Oct 27th, 2011 at 1:00PM: A new tour by the Adventure Center will allow travelers to fully experience both the city of Rio, Brazil, as well as the biggest party in the world, Carnival. The "Carnival in Rio" tour is six days long, taking place from February 17-22, 2012, and features a full tour of Rio, with some of the highlights being:
visit to Maracana Stadium
cable car ride up Sugar Loaf ...Photo of the day - Brazilian shopkeepers
Aug 18th, 2011 at 5:00PM:
Two Brazilian shopkeepers are the subject of today's Photo of the Day, snapped by Flickr user jrodmanjr. This image grabbed my eye for many reasons: the intensity with which the two men are engaged in conversation; the grandness of the building itself; the sidewalk's black and white tiles; the interior neon ceiling light fixtures; the back door, ajar and luminous. This is an evocative scene, ...Video of the Day - 3 days of adventure in Rio
Jun 28th, 2011 at 6:00PM:
Wherever you're planning on traveling this summer, consider picking up and taking along a GoPro; it's a small waterproof digital camera that takes great HD video, still photos, & timelapses - perfect for capturing playful moments on land, in the water, and everywhere in between.
Today's Video of the Day is a fun look at one couple's 3-day vacation to Rio de Janeiro. It was shot ...
Photo of the day - Approaching Rio
Jun 3rd, 2011 at 5:00PM:
Many of us love the window seat when traveling. Even in cramped coach class, you can feel like you have your own little nook with a place to prop up your tiny airline pillow (in case you don't fly with a SkyRest like Mike Barish) and a great view of the sky and landscape below. But few of us ever get the best window seat, up in the cockpit, where the view is framed by hundreds of tiny lights and ...Q & A with Grantourismo round-the-world slow travel bloggers
Nov 24th, 2010 at 2:00PM:
With all the holiday travel madness just beginning, sometimes it's nice to take a breath and think about taking travel more slowly. I recently had a chance to meet up with blogger Lara Dunston and her photographer-writer husband, Terence Carter, of the round-the-world travel project and blog, Grantourismo while they were traveling through Istanbul. Lara and Terence hosted me at their fabulous ...Paris Hilton's Top Twenty Travel Tweets
Nov 11th, 2010 at 9:00AM: OK, so how creepy is it for a grown man to follow Paris Hilton? Because I do, like, on Twitter.
I'm not ashamed--on the contrary--I love Paris and will always defend her, because that's what BFF's do for each other. For the record, I'm no follower-come-lately. I've been with @ParisHilton back to the time when she was barely hovering around one million followers. Since then, we've gone through ...Photo of the Day (8.19.10)
Aug 19th, 2010 at 5:00PM:
"Clang, clang, clang went the trolley," sang Judy Garland in Meet Me in St. Louis, giving the most charming mode of transportation its own theme song. Except this trolley isn't in St. Louis or even San Francisco, it's in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, part of the oldest operating tram system in South America. Whether you call it a tram, a trolley, a streetcar, or a cable car, this Flickr photo by ...Las Vegas, off the beaten Strip
Jul 15th, 2010 at 9:30AM:
The Las Vegas Neon Museum doesn't announce itself with flashy lights; you have to find it in less obvious ways. Take a $20 dollar cab ride up to northern edge of Sin City, past the baking asphalt parking lots erupting with weeds and stout pawn shops eager with WE BUY GOLD placards, to the nondescript building the museum calls home. That's when you'll see it. Across the street, shimmering in ...Rio's Christ the Redeemer statue closed by mudslides
Apr 14th, 2010 at 3:00PM: Rio de Janeiro's famous Christ the Redeemer statue, one of the city's most iconic tourist attractions, has been closed by a spate of recent mudslides. The city has been affected in recent months by a series of landslide disasters caused by heavy rains, killing some 250 residents and leaving around 4000 Brazilian families homeless.
The Christ the Redeemer statue sits upon Corcovado Mountain in ...Gadling TV's "Travel Talk," 001: Carnival, flight cancellations, Somaliland, airfare blunders, and more!
Feb 17th, 2010 at 1:57PM: Looks like it's finally time to take the wraps off ONE of the big secrets Gadling has been keeping for a while! Yep, it's finally time to introduce Gadling's Travel Talk TV!
Gadling's Travel Talk TV, episode 1 – Click above to watch video after the jump
Travel Talk TV is Gadling's version of a travel show. In each episode, we'll discuss hot travel news; share fun, useful tips for ...Rio's big fest: Carnival hits the streets
Feb 12th, 2010 at 11:02AM: Carnival hasn't officially started here in Rio, but the revelry has already been underway for days. Beginning last week, the first big street parties kicked off, filling many neighborhoods with revelers singing and dancing down the avenues. These are Rio's street parades -- known locally as bandas and blocos -- and are open to all who want to join the party. All you have to do is show up.
...Carnival in Rio: Behind the scenes of Brazil's famous fest
Feb 3rd, 2010 at 12:04PM: It's summertime in Rio de Janeiro, which brings hot, humid days--sometimes of breathtaking intensity. Afternoon thunderstorms provide occasional relief, though these often erupt without warning, sending everyone scattering for cover under the awning of the nearest juice bar as the skies open up.
Summer also coincides with the tremendous spectacle of Carnival, held in Rio on the days leading up ...Air France Airbus hits severe turbulence 10 miles from doomed aircraft location
Dec 13th, 2009 at 12:30PM: Here is a scary piece of aviation mystery - On November 29th, Air France flight 445 from Paris to Rio had to make an emergency descent after hitting severe turbulence. Now, bad turbulence is something any air passenger will have to deal with at least once in their life. It isn't fun, but it usually goes away after 10-20 minutes.
In the case of this Air France flight, things get a tad more ...Top 10 travel-themed 80's songs
Oct 6th, 2009 at 9:00AM:
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Something happened to songwriters during the 80's. Synthesizers became required instruments, hair got bigger and most importantly, songwriters were increasingly interested in the theme of travel. Why was travel suddenly such an important subject? Though there's no one right ...Airlines Touting Brazil as New Hotspot
Sep 29th, 2008 at 1:30PM: South America's destinations are hard to travel to. For people with samba fever outside of a few major hub cities (like Miami), a trip to Brazil means at least one connecting flight in the US. Anyone who plans to spend time outside of the major cities of Sao Paulo or Rio will have to catch another flight once they arrive in the metropolises. These extra flights can add up. Soon, it will be easier ...Get ready for Carnival
Jan 24th, 2008 at 12:20PM: The Mangueira shantytown, which you'll see looking up the steep slopes below the Christ the Redeemer statue, isn't a place you want to be caught walking through. Drug dealers swinging automatic guns are a common sight, for one. But travelers are already flooding the district, which is in the middle of preparations for Carnival (Feb 3-4). The streets of these slums have been turned pink and green ...Rio: Women Outnumber Men on the Beaches of String Bikinis
Jan 21st, 2008 at 12:00PM: I recently moved back to Portland, and when I met one of my neighbors last weekend we got to talking about traveling, politics, etc. When he mentioned that he had a subscription to the Economist my face lit up in a nerdy way and we talked about sharing it. He pulled through, and on Friday afternoon he brought over last week's edition which had a great little, not so nerdy, tidbit in it: the female ...Heading to Rio? Try The City's Newest -- And Most Dangerous -- Art Gallery!
Feb 9th, 2007 at 5:07PM: Vila Cruzeiro is a dangerous shanty town (or favela) in the heart Rio. How dangerous is it? Recently, military policemen launched an assault on the favela, killing at least 6 "suspects" and wounding several civilians. Teens roam the area with grenades hanging from their shorts. In 2002, the favela saw a Brazilian journalist get dismembered and incinerated by local drug traffickers. The area isn't ...
