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Submitted by Mark Wolinski, Made Popular: 19 hours, 12 minutes ago • chicagotribune.com
They're loud. They smell bad. And their clothes would make Mr. Blackwell blush. What is it about travel that makes people jettison their manners? Whether it's the Ugly American or the Entitled Elite, travel has no shortage of unflattering stereotypes. They've always been with us. They'll always be with us. But are their numbers growing?
Submitted by Jackie, Made Popular: 19 hours, 45 minutes ago • sfgate.com
In the agricultural community of Irvington, grapes ripened in the vineyards of the 600-acre Palmdale Winery and farmers harvested wheat.
Submitted by Jackie, Made Popular: 20 hours, 12 minutes ago • homeexchangetravel.blogs.com
‘We love travelling and like home exchanges as they are so much more personal than an identikit hotel or villa rental'
Submitted by Mark Wolinski, Made Popular: 20 hours, 45 minutes ago • pacific.amateurtraveler.com
I was watching the most recent Narnia movie this weekend (Prince Capsian) as the Pevensie children stepped off a train platform in London and appeared to come out of a cave in Narnia at Cair Paraval. Much to my surprise, I recognized where the scene was filmed which was at the opening between these two coves (Mares Leg Cove in the foreground and Cathedral Cove through the opening) on New Zealand’s beautiful Coromandel Peninsula.
The caviar and smoked salmon were superb, the chilled champagne flowed freely and the service was impeccable as Jake and Linda Richter gazed at each other across a table covered with white linen and set with fine china.
Submitted by Jackie, Made Popular: 21 hours, 45 minutes ago • msnbc.msn.com
Some establishments offer dog beds, yoga classes — even canine surfing lessons
Submitted by Mark Wolinski, Made Popular: 22 hours, 12 minutes ago • familytravellogue.com
If you love the mountains, then Rocky Mountain National Park is the place for you. I’ve traveled a fair amount, and this is still one of the most beautiful places I’ve seen. The majesty of the place just makes everything right in the world. I can’t promise it will affect you the same way, but I can promise you there is something very special about this place.
Submitted by Mark Wolinski, Made Popular: 22 hours, 45 minutes ago • gadling.com
September is Scottish Archaeology Month, and the land of kilts and haggis is gearing up for four weeks of free talks, tours, and events highlighting the region's rich heritage. The special month is part of Visit Scotland's new push for archaeological tourism.
Submitted by Jackie, Made Popular: 23 hours, 12 minutes ago • intransit.blogs.nytimes.com
Climate and a natural affinity for the soil make the English particularly good gardeners.
Submitted by Mark Wolinski, Made Popular: 23 hours, 45 minutes ago • lostgirlsworld.com
San Marcos, Guatemala is a tiny town on the shores of Lake Atitlan, deep in the Western Guatemalan Highlands. Lush volcanoes and Mayan villages pepper the shore, and with clear views of both, San Marcos has become Guatemala’s epicenter of zen and spirituality. People come here to cook, to read, to study Spanish, to write, to do yoga and to be alone. Precisely what I thought I wanted to do before $60,000 worth of grad school loans prevent me from ever doing that again.
Submitted by Jackie, Made Popular: September 02, 2010 at 01:33 AM • gadling.com
What was once a room for foodies is now a suite for lovers.
Submitted by Mark Wolinski, Made Popular: September 02, 2010 at 01:00 AM • msnbc.msn.com
An Alaska Airlines flight has returned to Los Angeles International Airport after the pilot reported a bird had struck the plane.
Submitted by Mark Wolinski, Made Popular: September 02, 2010 at 12:33 AM • gridskipper.com
Over the weekend The New York Times travel section ran a piece by James Casey, a run down of the Tokyo bars taking part in the Japanese whiskey boom of the past few years. For your convenience, weve mapped out Caseys picks after the jump and included his thoughts as the blurbs.
Submitted by Mark Wolinski, Made Popular: September 02, 2010 at 12:00 AM • japansugoi.com
Earlier this year, the first annual Moehaku 萌え博 2010 show was held at the Makuhari Messe Convention Center in Tokyo. Moehaku is an exhibition of itasha decorated cars. Itasha is a Japanese term for an otaku fad of decorating cars with anime, manga, or video games characters.
Submitted by Mark Wolinski, Made Popular: September 01, 2010 at 11:33 PM • secretsofparis.com
I was walking through the Passage Richelieu at the Louvre earlier this month, between the I.M. Pei Pyramid and the Place du Palais Royal, and had to stop and listen to this street musician for a moment. Makes a nice change from accordion players mangling La Vie en Rose.
Submitted by Jackie, Made Popular: September 01, 2010 at 11:00 PM • abcnews.go.com
Want to escape the heat? Cool off (and have a blast!) in lazy rivers, cascading waterfalls and sky-high water slides at one of our 10 favorite hotel swimming pools.
Submitted by Jackie, Made Popular: September 01, 2010 at 10:33 PM • matadorsports.com
A photographic guide to well-known and less-appreciated cold-water surf spots around the world.
Submitted by Jackie, Made Popular: September 01, 2010 at 10:00 PM • nileguide.com
It’s the hottest new trend in the running world: backwards running or ‘retrorunning,’ is the sport of, well, running backward
Submitted by Mark Wolinski, Made Popular: September 01, 2010 at 09:47 PM • gofrance.about.com
Tour de France 2009 begins in a destination perfectly befitting of the tour’s rich history: Monaco. Here is the official Tour de France blurb on Monte Carlo, capital of the principality of Monaco
Submitted by triplinky, Made Popular: September 01, 2010 at 09:33 PM • triplinky.com
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