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'Riding Shotgun' Takes Viewers On A Comic Travel Adventure
Mar 5th, 2013 at 3:00PM:
Have you ever watched a travel show and felt that the glossy representation of the destination was just a little bit too perfect? As though real travel, with all its crazy, kooky experiences, was so much more than that? That's exactly how Zach Anner – a self-confessed goofball – felt about travel, and his passion for all things offbeat has led to his own web travel show, "Riding ...
Video Games With A Refugee
Nov 16th, 2012 at 10:00AM:
"Are you American?"
The little boy with the big brown eyes was sitting at the couch next to mine in the lobby of my hotel in Najaf, Iraq. He was dressed in jeans, a button-down shirt and sneakers. He peered at me over the edge of his iPad. I looked up from my email.
"No, I'm Canadian. You Iraqi?"
"I'm Lebanese but I live in Syria. We move back to Lebanon now."
"Your English is ...
Video Of The Day: Pong Traffic Light
Sep 13th, 2012 at 6:00PM:
What do you do when you're waiting to cross the street? Do you people watch, run through your mental to-do list, or count cars? If you're in Germany, you might get to play a little Pong while you wait for the little green man to flash. A recent video on YouTube uploaded by Caburaska shows a German demonstrating the Pong traffic light game, played with a willing stranger (and potential love ...
Galley Gossip: 5 Of The Best 'Worst Flight Attendant' Comedy Skits Of All Time
Apr 25th, 2012 at 11:00AM: 1. Saturday Night Live: Flight Announcement (staring Kristen Wiig and Megan Fox)
2. Pam Ann: Cabin Service (staring Pam Ann)
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Video of the Day: Antarctic baby seals
Mar 22nd, 2012 at 5:30PM:
Antarctica has been the subject of several Photo and Video of the Day posts in the last few months, but it's hard to resist adorable penguins and jaw-dropping icebergs. So sharing a video of baby fur seals frolicking in the sub-Antarctic was a no-brainer. National Geographic nomad and past Gadling contributor Andrew Evans is currently crossing oceans on a Cape (Horn) to Cape (Good Hope) trip and ...
Video of the Day: Earth Hour 2012
Mar 6th, 2012 at 6:00PM:
The imagery is powerful: people from around the world, holding hands and candles in the dark, while iconic landmarks like the Eiffel Tower and Coliseum shut down their lights in recognition of Earth Hour 2012, one of the world's largest voluntary actions for the environment. The evocative Sigur Rós soundtrack doesn't hurt either.
Earth Hour calls upon individual citizens to switch ...
Video: Buenos Aires' invisible amusement park
Feb 20th, 2012 at 6:30PM: Perhaps director Fernando Livschitz and the gang at Black Sheep Films were hitting the mate a bit too hard when they conceptualized this trippy video, but the result is a whimsical thrill ride through Buenos Aires' historic sites, including the Presidential Palace (La Casa Rosada).
Buckle up and enjoy the show!
Buenos Aires - Inception Park from Black Sheep Films on Vimeo.
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Video: "Stuff" skiers say
Feb 11th, 2012 at 2:00PM: I'm in Lake Tahoe--California and Nevada's premier ski destination--visiting my brother and his family. My teenage nephew, a member of the Olympic Valley Freeride & Freestyle Team, turned me on to this farcical video about things skiers say. If you're a skier--or snowboarder--you're fully aware that there are certain phrases ubiquitous to those who spend their days on the slopes--even if the ...
"Food" preparation around the world: a video round-up
Jan 3rd, 2012 at 12:00PM: Every savvy traveler knows that meals that are considered taboo (pets), weird (ingredients that are still alive), or gross (insectia, specific animal innards) at home are likely what's for dinner elsewhere in the world. Even if the food or dish isn't unappetizing by our standards, its means of preparation is often spectacle-worthy.
Thus, the following collection of videos, all devoted to the ...
Video: Epic kayaking crashes
Dec 30th, 2011 at 8:00AM: Kayaking can be a challenging and dangerous sport, particularly when the water is running fast and wild. The video below hammers that point home with a compilation of some of the craziest and downright scary crashes that you're ever likely to see on the water. Everything from broken paddles to backward drops over big waterfalls are on display, which makes for an exciting video but will leave you ...
SkyMall Monday: InstaCloth & the horrible videos it inspires
Sep 12th, 2011 at 1:00PM: I've written about hundreds of SkyMall products and probably looked at thousands over the years. Lately, however, I've also been scouring YouTube for videos of the products. You see, I find video demonstrations of SkyMall products to be mesmerizingly awful. Never, though, have I been so enraptured by the videos for one product as I was this week while researching my next SkyMall Monday review. ...Time lapse video: Queen Mary 2 sails the Atlantic
Jun 19th, 2011 at 11:00AM:
Queen Mary 2: Atlantic Timelapse from Adonis Pulatus on Vimeo.
Adonis Pulatus took these time lapse shots while aboard the Queen Mary 2 as it sailed from New York to the Caribbean last December. The luxury ocean liner appears to stay perfectly static as waves crash all around, making the boat almost appear to be photoshopped over a video of the deep blue. But Cunard's ship isn't really ...
Somaliland: the other Somalia
Feb 5th, 2010 at 9:00AM: There are some places you just can't consider for a vacation. While even Iraq has recently opened up to carefully handled tours, Somalia remains out of bounds. What with an Islamist movement proudly proclaiming its ties to Al-Qaeda, and a decades-long civil war between rival clans, there's no chance of exploring the Somali culture and landscape, right?
Actually, that's only half true.
...8 great bug-eating videos from around the world
Feb 1st, 2010 at 4:35PM: There's nothing better than having new and exciting experiences while traveling the globe. But, are you gutsy enough to try eating delectable delicacies such as grasshoppers, cockroaches, and gigantic worms?
Me neither ... but these eight people are.
Giant Chinese Cockroach - Thailand
This cockroach is so big, I'm surprised they didn't sell it by the pound.
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How do adventurers keep in touch?
Nov 30th, 2009 at 4:30PM: In the old days, adventurers disappeared into remote corners of the globe and weren't heard from for months or even years. In our more interconnected world, modern adventurers regale us with their tales of travel in real time via the Internet. How do they do it? It's all in the gear they bring along. As he rides across Africa on a motorcycle, Thomas Tomczyk will keep the world posted on his ...Travel song for spring: Morning Has Broken
Apr 12th, 2009 at 11:00AM: Back in November and December we ran a series Songs of Travel where we featured our favorite travel songs. This morning with spring flowers blooming in a variety of places, even along I-70 where I saw dozens of daffodils in their yellow splendor just yesterday, and my mother is talking about the redbud trees blooming throughout the mountains of southeastern Kentucky, I'm reminded of Cat Steven's ...
Cherry blossoms at New York's botanical gardens
Mar 31st, 2009 at 9:30AM: With only through next week to catch the cherry blossoms in Washington, D.C., there's another chance in April to enjoy the pink glory if you head north. At the New York Botanical Gardens in the Bronx, and at the Brooklyn Botantic Gardens, the cherry trees bloom later than those in D.C.
To create this time lapse photography video that highlights the blooming, 3,000 shots, one every three ...
How not to ride an escalator
Mar 17th, 2009 at 3:00PM: How not to ride an escalator. 1. Do not step backward. 2. Do note sit down. 3. Do not, at any point, attempt a triple salchow. According to MallCop6, who posted this video on YouTube, "The dude didn't get hurt at all." Otherwise, this would really be too mean to post. Also, the camera is pulled back far enough that we can't see who this actually is. If we could identify this man, we would, again, ...
A Day in the life of Abbey Road time lapse
Feb 21st, 2009 at 4:30PM:
If you keep watching this video of people crossing Abbey Road The Beatles' style, you'll notice patterns. Some people organize themselves just like The Beatles did in their iconic photograh of the Abbey Road album cover.
The time lapse photography is set to the song "Garble Arch" by the music group Blame Ringo. Look for the near misses. Some people were almost clocked by vehicles that ...
Discover Africa
Jan 30th, 2009 at 10:30AM: Yesterday saw the launch of an amazing online image resource for anyone interested in traveling to Africa. (You can't see it, but my right hand is waving frantically above my head right now as I'm typing with my left). DiscoverAfrica.com plays host to some of the most breathtaking photos you will ever see of this most picturesque continent. My simple search for "Morocco" came up with over one ...
