Apr 16th, 2012 at 2:00PM: "Travel" is an activity many of us associate with leaving home in search of the new and unfamiliar. But the truth is, there are some strange and wonderful sites in the places we live, often right under our nose. It's the idea behind a great event called Obscura Day, kicking off its third year this April 28 in cities across the US and the world.
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Explore The Unknown In Your Hometown On Obscura Day
Apr 16th, 2012 at 2:00PM: "Travel" is an activity many of us associate with leaving home in search of the new and unfamiliar. But the truth is, there are some strange and wonderful sites in the places we live, often right under our nose. It's the idea behind a great event called Obscura Day, kicking off its third year this April 28 in cities across the US and the world.
Sponsored by Atlas Obscura, a website devoted to ...Travelocity's "roaming gnome" hosts Earth Day scavenger hunt in NYC
Apr 15th, 2011 at 3:30PM:
Celebrate Earth Day with one of Gadling's favorite trip booking sites, Travelocity. Their mascot, the Roaming Gnome, is hosting a virtual and real week-long scavenger hunt, where Facebook fans and Twitter followers have a chance to win prizes, while finding the "greenest" hotspots from uptown to downtown Manhattan.
Starting April 18, the mascot (@roaminggnome) will host four scavenger hunts ...Join Gadling's Chicago scavenger hunt this evening!
Jun 16th, 2010 at 1:00PM: It's a fine, early summer day in the city of Chicago, the perfect sort of day for some laid-back porch sitting, beer chicken barbecuing, roof deck loafing and maybe even some late evening troublemaking.
In case you're locked in a cubicle right now, permit us to narrate. The strollers and the farmers markets are already in high gear in Lincoln Park, zucchini and squash flying off of plastic card ...Have a road trip scavenger hunt - Road trip tip
Mar 31st, 2010 at 6:35PM: Planning a family road trip? To avoid hours of boredom, plan a "scenic scavenger hunt."
It's easy. Just write down a list of 100 things you might see along the way, like landmarks, buses or bridges. The first person to complete the list wins.
For preschool kids, substitute magazine photos and trim the list to twenty familiar objects. For older kids, include a challenge: require them to ...How to hold a cruise ship scavenger hunt - Cruise tip
Mar 28th, 2010 at 2:56PM: If you're cruising as part of a big group of family and friends, it's a lot of fun to divide into teams for a scavenger hunt. Items for the hunt can be dares, found objects, and fact-finding missions.
For example, have the groups try to find the ship's largest suite, or ask each team to shake the captain's hand. It's a great way to pass those days at sea -- and you can learn a lot about the ...Shenandoah National Park announces activities for 2010
Mar 18th, 2010 at 8:00AM: Shenandoah National Park has announced that it will play host to a wide variety of activities for the 2010 season, which is set to begin soon. Those activities include events for the whole family, ranging from fun filled games for the kids, as well as culinary events and special festivals for the big kids too. All the events will be held at Big Meadows Wayside, Skyland Resort or Big Meadows Lodge, ...The Global Scavenger Hunt is looking for competitors
Nov 30th, 2009 at 1:30PM: Ever watched "The Amazing Race" and longed to run around the world, racing through airports, darting in and out of countries and competing challenges? Well, if you've got about $10,000 to spare, you can, as a competitor in the 2010 Global Scavenger Hunt.
The event, which is described as being "like Survivor, The Amazing Race and the Eco-Challenge all rolled into one except with much more ...Virgin America & Google host scavenger hunt at 30,000 feet
Jun 23rd, 2009 at 2:00PM: Some people are scared of flying. Others tolerate it. And people like me find it excruciatingly boring and go to sleep. But what if you could spend your time at cruising altitude competing against other travelers and people on the ground all over the United States in an online scavenger hunt? Well that's exactly what Virgin America is doing tomorrow. In order to make flying less boring (and to ...Undiscovered New York: It's all fun and games
May 6th, 2009 at 11:00AM: You're casually walking near New York's Washington Square Park when an unusual sight comes into view. A giant Pac-Man comes running past your side, trailed by two blue and red ghosts in fast pursuit. Has your mind lost its grip on reality, you wonder? Fear not, these crazed video game characters writ large are actually playing Pac-Manhattan, a real life version of the famous video game played with ...Passing the time on your long flight
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Mar 28th, 2008 at 8:00AM: Unless you're like Gadling blogger Grant, who might have been genetically engineered by Boeing, it's inevitable you're going to get bored on a flight sooner or later. This is especially true on transcontinental flights, where you're guaranteed to be stuck inside your cylindrical prison for at least 6 hours if not longer. No matter how many awful in-flight movies, magazines and episodes of The Wire ...
