Sep 5th, 2008 at 7:00PM: This week, as the Olympics ended, we welcomed blogger David Breisch to the Gadling fold. This was a busy week of diverse travel options, breakthroughs and oddities.
Jerry tuned us into what travel to a volcanic island is like with two separate posts. The first post, of his two part series "The Krakatau Journal: An island paradise that can kill you,' and the second post, offer Jerry's personal ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Gadling Take Five : Week of August 30-September 5
Sep 5th, 2008 at 7:00PM: This week, as the Olympics ended, we welcomed blogger David Breisch to the Gadling fold. This was a busy week of diverse travel options, breakthroughs and oddities.
Jerry tuned us into what travel to a volcanic island is like with two separate posts. The first post, of his two part series "The Krakatau Journal: An island paradise that can kill you,' and the second post, offer Jerry's personal ...Spend the night in a Jumbo without leaving the ground
Sep 4th, 2008 at 5:30PM: In December, Stockholm airport will be home to the first Boeing 747 hostel in the world. This 747-200 was built in 1976 and is currently being converted into a 25 room hostel with 3 beds per room. Each room features a flat panel TV, wireless Internet access and a shared shower/toilet facility. The upper deck of this 747 has several more luxurious rooms with their own bathroom facility. For the ...Weekend tip: Stockholm goes all out for 08.08.08
Aug 7th, 2008 at 6:00PM: Tomorrow (08.08.08) not only marks the start of the 2008 Olympic Games, but it's also the day for Stockholm's Go08 festival. Why does the 08.08.08 date carry significance for Stockholmites? It's their telephone area code; in Swedish they're often referred to as "08ers." So because Friday's calendar date was special the City of Stockholm decided to throw a party, and it's going to be full of music, ...A portrait of global proportions
May 27th, 2008 at 4:00PM: Drawing to scale can be hard enough, I can't even imagine attempting to draw on the whole globe. But that's exactly what artist Erik Nordenankar did. On March 17, 2008 Nordenankar sent a briefcase containing a GPS tracking device with the global shipping company DHL. He gave the company exact instructions on where to go and in what order, and 55 days later the briefcase came back to its departure ...Rat causes a 3-hour power outage in Stockholm
Apr 7th, 2008 at 11:20AM: The year of the Rat has been going well so far. Rats have been getting more attention than ever. At least on Gadling. At least by me.
It warmed my heart to see that yet another rat got into the spotlight lately. On Saturday morning, a giant rat had apparently sneaked into a signal box in the Sheraton Hotel in Stockholm, Sweden and caused it to short-circuit. The rat was electrocuted and ...Chillin' in the Stockholm Archipelago
Apr 3rd, 2008 at 9:20AM: I had a little too much fun when I visited Stockholm at the end of last summer. After sampling more than my fair share of Swedish meatballs, downing some aquavit and partaking in the city's surprisingly debaucherous nightlife, my liver and my body needed a break. My salvation came in the form of a wonderful five-syllable word you might remember from grade school geography class - the archipelago. ...ABBA museum to be built in Stockholm
Dec 14th, 2007 at 3:30PM: I can't claim to be a huge ABBA fan, but I am a HUGE fan of their song "Dancing Queen." I like to shout out whatever age I happen to be at the time when they sing "You're only seventeen" (sadly, "twenty-seven" doesn't sound as good as "twenty-three" did). And I like to think that I can dance, I can jive, especially when I'm having the time of my life. Well, soon I will be able to live out my ...Photo of the Day (2/10/07)
Feb 10th, 2007 at 5:31PM: There is something about StrudelMonkey's photos of food and beverage that always seem to draw me to them. Perhaps it is my insatiable appetite to experience new bits, nibbles, sips and guzzles in exotic areas. In this most recent addition to the Gadling Flickr pool we are lured into the Absolut Ice Bar in Stockholm, Sweden by two drinks on ice. And when I say on ice I really mean in ice - ice ...ABBA Museum to Debut in 2008
Nov 28th, 2006 at 8:54PM: Dancing queens and kings get ready to pack your bags and jet off to Stockholm! In 2008 an interactive museum dedicated to legendary Swedish pop group, ABBA will open, allowing fanatics to see the clothing, learn the history and record their own ABBA songs in a studio. Are you dancing yet? Are your feet moving wild with excitement? CNN reports that even though the band hasn't recorded an album ...Marathon Tours
Oct 12th, 2006 at 11:51AM: Only 17 days remain between now and the moment in which I'll run my first 26.2 mile full marathon in Detroit. Am I excited? Heck yeah, you bet I am. And you probably wouldn't believe me if I told you this, but I despise running. I hate the high impact and grueling feeling it has on my knees. Don't get me wrong I enjoy the sense of community and spirit amongst runners, the feeling of achievement ...Wallpaper* City Guides
Oct 1st, 2006 at 9:34PM: Just when you start to sleep on Wallpaper* they go and make their debut in the publishing world with these nice little City Guides. Their reason being, after 10 years in the game uncovering the best new design and urban travel spots globally, packaging that decade of experience into well-thought out yet simple guide books was only obviously. They make it clear that the traveler's time is as ...
