Mar 11th, 2010 at 8:29AM: Once upon a time, the world's food capitals were a mere few well-known locales like Paris, New York, and Bangkok. All the action (and the eyes, and the forks) were focused there.
Recently, though, many areas of the world have expanded and improved both their menus and their talents in the kitchen, resulting in far more places staking their claims in the classy world of quality dining. ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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The 20 greatest cities in the world for foodies
Mar 11th, 2010 at 8:29AM: Once upon a time, the world's food capitals were a mere few well-known locales like Paris, New York, and Bangkok. All the action (and the eyes, and the forks) were focused there.
Recently, though, many areas of the world have expanded and improved both their menus and their talents in the kitchen, resulting in far more places staking their claims in the classy world of quality dining. ...Photo of the Day (2.14.2010)
Feb 14th, 2010 at 6:00PM: Travel photos are typically taken once we arrive at our destination. But did you ever consider the airport as a great setting for travel photography? The rhythm of the passengers hustling about, brightly colored airplane tail fins and the ever changing sky all make for great subjects as you begin to document your trip. Flickr user jameskadamson shared this uniquely framed airport snap with us ...Ten Great Cities for Photography
Jan 22nd, 2010 at 4:21PM: Some cities just draw you in, beckoning you to capture their souls on camera. There are billions of places in the world where photo ops abound -- The Pyramids, Rome, London, and The Great Wall of China are a few of the most famous examples.
Here are ten less common places where magnificent scenery, people, and everyday life are like no other -- and can lead to some terrific travel photography. ...Souvenir tip: shop local dollar stores
Jan 19th, 2010 at 12:29PM: My favorite places to check out for souvenirs are equivalent to dollar stores, flea markets, and book shops.
When in Tokyo, for example, I stumbled upon a 100 yen store called "Daiso Harajuku," and I found a trove of Japanese pottery, ornate chopsticks, and beautiful stationary papers.
In Paris, "Shakespeare and Company Bookstore" offers an array of books, new and used, and each book ...Packing tip: buy clothes there
Jan 6th, 2010 at 2:03PM: Depending on where you're headed, it may be cheaper to pack fewer clothes and purchase new outfits upon arrival.
Destinations such as Bangkok, Thailand, for example, sell quality, fashionable clothes for low prices. For destinations such as these, pack about three outfits and plan to shop soon after you get there. This may not be advisable, however, for travel destinations such as London or ...Five art exhibitions you must see this year
Jan 6th, 2010 at 10:00AM: Art lovers, take note, 2010 is shaping up to be a great year for exhibitions. Here are five of the best, but there are plenty more than these!
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It's hard to beat Japanese art for sheer naturalistic beauty, and the Tokyo National Museum has an extensive collection of the best. See the work of one of the great Japanese masters in Hasegawa Tohaku: 400th Memorial Retrospective. This painter, ..."Save the date" now and save at Leading Hotels of the World
Dec 22nd, 2009 at 11:30AM: The Leading Hotels of the World group represents hundreds of properties, on every continent, in over 75 countries. 70 of these hotels are participating in the group's "Save the Date" promotion, going on now through December 31. Book a stay before that date for travel from January 1 to March 31, 2010 and you'll save 30-50%. The discount varies per hotel and minimum stay requirements apply.
...Get out and go: Events around the world (December 9-14)
Dec 9th, 2009 at 8:30AM: It's time to look at the festivals and events happening around the world, and this week has a particularly international selection of happenings. If you're close and have time, then you have no excuse to get out and go!
Toronto - The Festival of Carols, a holiday tradition, will be held in Toronto this Wednesday, December 9th.
Oslo - The Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony will be held in Oslo ...Tokyo restaurants tops in Michelin
Nov 17th, 2009 at 4:00PM: Tokyo is the top dining city in the world, according to the latest Michelin Guide. With 11 restaurants at three stars, it's pushed past Paris, the former top dog in the culinary world. Eight of the nine Tokyo restaurants with three starts retained their Michelin ratings year-over-year, and three were bumped up from two stars to three for 2010. Paris has only 10 three-star restaurants in the 2010 ...Get out and go: Events around the world (November 11-15)
Nov 10th, 2009 at 6:00PM: It's time to look at the festivals and events happening around the world, and this week has a particularly international selection of happenings. If you're close and have time, then you have no excuse to get out and go!
Saskatoon - The Saskatoon Fall Fair, an agricultural and livestock show in Saskatchewan, Canada, will begin tomorrow, November 11, and continue until November 14.
Tokyo ...Plan your airport layover with T+L's Airport Navigator
Nov 4th, 2009 at 4:00PM: I hate airports. I hate sitting around and waiting, and I hate being unable to escape the thought that soon my plane will be the one zooming down the runway and lifting off into the sky. So rather than arrive early to the airport and allow myself time to get anxious about flying, I prefer to arrive at the last possible second, so that as I run through security and down the terminal, I don't have ...South by Southeast: Welcome to Seoul
Oct 20th, 2009 at 9:00AM:
Seoul is not in Southeast Asia. But for a budget traveler like myself headed on to Southeast Asia, this South Korean capital has provided a perfect introduction to my trip. First-time Asian visitors "headed Southeast" often start in Tokyo, the neon Asian mega-capital of food, shopping and nightlife. Yet Seoul matches the urban amenities of Japan's uber-city pound-for-pound, all at a fraction of ...Photo of the Day (9.6.09)
Sep 6th, 2009 at 6:00PM: Taking good photos of fireworks is no easy feat. The darkness, rapid movement and distance all conspire to confuse your average digital camera. As a result, many fireworks photos come out blurry and disappointing. All the more reason then, for selecting today's fabulous fireworks shot from Flickr user Aseem01, who caught this colorful burst in Ota-ku, Japan. Fun fact: in Japan, they call ...Ten musical destinations that will rock your world
Aug 24th, 2009 at 10:00AM:
Music has a way of taking you on a journey. Like any great trip, the songs that inspire us are filled with joyous highs and sobering lows, unexpected revelations and exotic uncertainties. It's only natural then that each of us seeks out music during our travels. Whether it's a CD stand in a bustling market in Morocco or a classically-trained violinist playing on a street corner in Paris, music ...Bowermaster's Adventures -- Going Going Gone! The World's Biggest Tuna Auction
Aug 14th, 2009 at 9:00AM: My first glimpse of Tsukiji fish market's big, daily tuna auction is surreal: A thousand frozen blue fin tuna – weighing between one and two hundred pounds each – laid out in symmetrical rows on a concrete floor. That first look through a scratched plastic peephole, blurring the edges of the scene, makes it evermore otherworldly. A pair of cavernous auction rooms sit at the far back ...CitySounds.fm: the sound of the world
Aug 13th, 2009 at 1:00PM: Travelers often think of destinations in terms of what they see: the Eiffel Tower lit up at night, the gaudy neon of the Las Vegas Strip or the fiery pink of a sunset in Tahiti. Yet it's our other senses - the smells, tastes and particularly for music fans, the sounds that can truly stick in our subconscious, evoking vivid memories of our journey. Those in search of some "sonic wanderlust" need ...Viagra ice cream and other crazy flavors
Aug 10th, 2009 at 3:00PM: digg_url = 'http://digg.com/food_drink/Viagra_ice_cream_and_other_crazy_flavors'; Do you think you're exciting because you go off-menu at Cold Stone? That's nothing! To find the strangest flavors in the world, leave the United States and see what the world has to offer. At the top of the list is a fake Viagra ice cream in Venezuela (maybe the placebo effect will help you get lucky). Taiwan has a ...Bowermaster's Adventures -- Fish Mecca
Aug 10th, 2009 at 9:00AM: A long line of three-wheeled electric carts steered by oversized circular handlebars, each with an attached four-foot-long wooden bed, whizzes through the narrow aisles of the Tsujiki fish market. Each is steered by a wild-eyed, sometimes smiling, sometimes glaring, Japanese fish monger – one of 60,000+ employees here in the world's largest fish market – who would just as soon mow you ...Hermes helicopter redefines the run to Narita
Aug 8th, 2009 at 1:00PM: Regardless of what you do, a day will never have more than 24 hours. If you're strapped for time, the only way you can buy time is to cut something else, and time spent sitting in traffic is at the top of everyone's trade-in list. If you're headed for the airport in Tokyo, skip the streets and take to the air. A new luxury helicopter service is shuttling passengers between the Asaka district of ...Bowermaster's Adventures -- Swine Flu and Tokyo
Aug 7th, 2009 at 9:00AM: The direct flight from New York to Tokyo is one of the longest, thirteen hours and forty-five minutes, looping across Canada and the Bering Sea before paralleling Kamchatka and the eastern islands of Japan. It's a long way to travel for humans and viruses alike ... though I have to admit I hadn't thought about the latter until we touched down at Narita International Airport and found among the ...
