Jan 13th, 2012 at 9:30AM: The following quotes are from the book Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living by John Little.
1. Something for nothing - "There is only something for something, never something for nothing."
Think about that next time you feel nickel and dimed by an airline. Ticket prices are less than they were twenty years ago, so in the end you're still paying the same price you were in ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Galley Gossip: Improve your travel with Bruce Lee
Jan 13th, 2012 at 9:30AM: The following quotes are from the book Striking Thoughts: Bruce Lee's Wisdom for Daily Living by John Little.
1. Something for nothing - "There is only something for something, never something for nothing."
Think about that next time you feel nickel and dimed by an airline. Ticket prices are less than they were twenty years ago, so in the end you're still paying the same price you were in ...Lessons from a Year of Travel Gear
Jan 2nd, 2012 at 9:00AM: Truth: Writing gear reviews is fun. I get to play around with a lot of different toys, try on clothes that are polar opposites of what passes for my personal style, and most of the people I meet in the outdoor gear industry are great fun. They're just like you and me; they like to travel and camp and be kitted out nicely while they're doing it.
The tough part about being a gear head is that you ...Travel the world through the photography of Kyle Marquardt
Dec 24th, 2011 at 3:00PM: While there are a lot of beautiful travel photos out there, the images of Kyle Marquardt have a way of capturing those quick, often missed moments while helping people to discover places not often seen by tourists, like a penguin the first second he goes to jump out of the water, a cheetah in hot pursuit of a gazelle, or an iceberg half underwater and half above. So how does he capture such moving ...Utah filmmakers show the best of the Beehive State
Dec 22nd, 2011 at 10:00AM:
The Utah Film Commission has just announced the winners of their ninth annual "Spot On" video campaign. For the commercial contest, the organization asked Utah-based filmmakers to create 30-second spots that demonstrate what makes Utah the most visually stunning state. Open to all Utah residents and students attending school in the state, the grand prize is not only $1,500 but also the ...
Ten things adventure travel has taught me
Dec 15th, 2011 at 10:00AM:
The adventure travel bug bit me early, back when I was twenty years old. That was, I shudder to say, more than half my life ago. In that time I've been to many places generally considered dangerous--Somaliland, Syria, Iran--yet I've come through just fine and made lots of great friendships on the road. I've learned some things too. Here are ten things you might want to remember when you go on ...Pack a Sports Bra, Already
Nov 27th, 2011 at 9:00AM: If you're looking for something slightly saucy, sorry, there's nothing sexy about what I'm about to write here. It's just a bunch of practical advice for traveling women with a bit of, uh, bounce. See, I did some off road travel recently and the one item I regretted not throwing in the overnight bag? A sports bra.
Runners know the value of a good sports bra, most outdoor adventurers know this, ...Transmongolia - Part Three: the Road to China
Nov 17th, 2011 at 9:00AM:
Transmongolia: Part Three - Click above to watch video after the jump
As soon as dawn broke, I could hear rustling coming from the other tents scattered around the convoy of rally cars. Bitter cold winds whipping across the open desert prevented me from moving or making any attempt to unzip my sleeping bag, but we needed to get moving in order to cover as much ground as possible.
The ...Video of the Day - Destination Earth
Nov 8th, 2011 at 8:00PM:
Why do you travel? For adventure? To know the unknown? To get lost? To find something?
Today's Video of the Day is an ad for a company called G Adventures that encourages viewers to get out and see "why Earth is the universe's #1 travel destination". The short piece does a beautiful job of illustrating some of the moments that beg us to travel, tailored to pull at the heartstrings of ...
Transmongolia - Part Two: Hitching a Ride
Oct 28th, 2011 at 9:30AM:
Transmongolia: Part Two – Click above to watch video after the jump
After gaining my bearings in Ulaanbaatar and making a few friends over rocket propelled grenades, I set off for Ölgii - a dusty city of roughly 29,000 people and the capital of the remote province of Bayan-Olgii Aimag.
From Ulaanbaatar, the flight to Ölgii Airport was just 2 1/2 hours in a noisy Saab ...Five Reasons You Should Go to Zanzibar Right Now
Oct 26th, 2011 at 9:00AM:
I don't know what the weather is like where you are, but I'm looking at a graying sky that will soon turn to rain. Fall is here in Seattle, and soon, we'll be in the dark, depressive days when when we question our choice of home. Meanwhile, off the coast of Tanzania, the dreamlike islands of Zanzibar await. Surely, you don't need convincing to head off to the Spice Islands, but if you do, ...Frommer's reveals top destinations for 2012
Oct 25th, 2011 at 2:00PM:
What destination are you dreaming of for 2012? The staff at Frommer's have just unveiled their list of top travel destinations for the coming year. Included in the list is a little something for everyone: large metropolises, secluded beach towns, colorful riverside villas, and more.
But Frommer's didn't just rely on their expert editors and author's for this years list--they also polled ...New Gadling travel series: the lowdown on the Low Countries
Oct 24th, 2011 at 2:00PM: Today I'm starting a new travel series here on Gadling. While Alex explores Far Europe, I'm checking out Near Europe. I'm spending the next ten days seeing the sights and sampling the cuisine of the Low Countries. My first stop is Antwerp, Belgium, and from there I'll head to Amsterdam and the Hague in The Netherlands.
There's a lot to explore and I have a full schedule. I'll be seeing castles, ...Somali murals: funky advertising in the Horn of Africa
Oct 21st, 2011 at 2:00PM: One of the fun parts of travel is discovering the street art of a new place. Whether it's the elaborate graffiti of New York or Madrid, the political murals of Mexico, or the current craze of Yarn Bombing, there's always something cool happening on the street.
In the Horn of Africa, street art takes the form of murals. I believe this is a Somali development, because I've seen it much more in ...Video of the day - One year, one minute
Oct 20th, 2011 at 5:00PM:
oneyearoneminute.com from Wanderfly on Vimeo.
How can you fit a year of travel into one minute? Our friends at Wanderfly have just marked one year online and to celebrate, they put together this very cool video of 500 travelers and 500 destinations. If you contributed a photo to Wanderfly, you might find yourself in this stop-motion video organized by season. Perhaps watching it will inspire ...
Steamline Luggage makes junk in the trunk look good
Oct 17th, 2011 at 11:00AM: After hours and hours of watching travelers roll by with boring baggage at the airport, I finally spotted a line of suitcases that gives me luggage envy. SteamLine Luggage makes well-tailored, vintage-style cases that are reminiscent of old steamer trunks-except with a modern twist.
These leather-bound bags are at the same time fashionable and funcitonal. Color combos range from pink and ...Protect your melon; pack the right hat.
Oct 10th, 2011 at 10:00AM: This is kind of gross, and I'm a little bit sorry for that, but I still have scaly bits on the tops of my ears. This because I burned the daylights out of them by wearing the wrong hat while on a recent adventure. I made it worse by neglecting to apply sunscreen to my poor ears -- I'll skip the part about what happened when I started to peel.
I pack a baseball style cap for my travels. I'd ...Animate up your travels with .gifs
Sep 30th, 2011 at 10:00AM:
Not much into shooting video to capture your trip abroad? Do Ken Burns slideshows bore you to tears? Lucky for you, animated .gifs (short for "graphic interchange format") are all the rage among on the social media circuit, and can be a fun way to document (and share) some of your travel action. Instead of sending a plane Jane video of that insane Hula Dancer you saw in Waikiki, why not remind ...Video: Eating live octopus in Korea (Warning: Graphic)
Sep 27th, 2011 at 1:00PM:
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The team here at Gadling has seen our fair share of shocking internet videos, and some of us have worked up the courage to eat some pretty questionable fare during our travels, but this clip from Fuel TV's Strangers in Danger might just be the most revolting thing we've ever seen.
Eating live octopus, or san nachi is widely practiced in South Korea, but the octopi being ...
Video of the Day - Hong Kong Honey
Sep 20th, 2011 at 5:00PM:
Having spent six months in Hong Kong in 2009, I thought I knew the city fairly well at the end of my stay. I could navigate the night markets, had committed the sleek metro system to memory and even attended a few local weddings. But there was one facet of the city that I was completely oblivious to; Hong Kong's beekeepers.
Hidden among the thousands of rooftops that comprise Hong Kong's ...
Travel writing: how not to do it
Sep 1st, 2011 at 11:00AM:
We've had some interesting posts on travel writing lately, including Don George's secret formula for writing a successful travel narrative and Pam Mandel's report on Book Passage. While studying good writing is vital to learning how to write, it's also important to study bad writing so you know what not to do.
Talented writer Steve Almond tackles this for us with his hilarious skewering of ...
