Virgin America; United ...

Filed under: Airlines , Airports , Airline Reviews Virgin America has been awarded permission to fly into Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport beginning sometime this summer. United Airlines began their service today. While the well-known carriers already fly direct to San Francisco...

A New Way Compare Hotel...

Filed under: Hotels and Accommodations , Internet Tools One of our favorite parts of travel? Food. We love trying local dishes and delicacies, ordering the freshest and newest dishes available to tempt our palate. But sometimes, an old standby will have to do. Which explains our...

Sailing With Costa, Pos...

Filed under: Europe , North America Images of sinking ships aren’t normally the best advertisements for cruise lines, but after watching the Discovery Channel’s documentary on the ill-fated Costa Concordia, it made me want to book a cruise. And not just any cruise – a...

Video: Pro Big-Wave Sur...

Filed under: Arts and Culture , History , Learning , Europe , North America , Portugal , United States , News Hawaiian pro big-wave surfer Garrett McNamara, 44, has officially made it into the Guinness Book of World Records for his November 2011 ride on a 78-foot wave (previously...

How To Travel Plastic-F...

Filed under: Activism , Food and Drink , Gear , Blogs , Camping , Ecotourism , Budget Travel , Travel Health , Consumer Activism While we’ve written about how to have a more eco-friendly vacation , there is a growing travel trend of vacationing plastic-free. For example,...
The Best Island Photos From Instagram

The Best Island Photos ...

Filed under: Photos , Internet Tools Instagram frequently leaves me with a serious case of travel envy, particularly when my dashboard is filled with photos of islands . There they are: fringed with palms, festooned with colorful fishing fleets and bathed in the gold-pink light of...
Travel Regrets: One Lost Conversation

Travel Regrets: One Los...

Filed under: Africa , Mauritius , Seychelles , United Kingdom It’s impossible to know what a lost conversation might have yielded. A lost conversation occupies a place in memory, a reservoir of sadness or relief. It’s the shape of the reservoir that remains forever unknown....

Gadling Gear Review: RE...

Filed under: Climbing , Hiking , Gear , Camping , Gadling Gear Review Whether you’re hiking a local trail or trekking through the Andes , nothing can ruin your day more quickly than a sudden and unexpected rainstorm. Worse yet, being wet and cold on a trail, hours from shelter can...

Luxury Hotel App: The M...

Filed under: Hotels and Accommodations , Internet Tools , Luxury Travel Have you ever wished you could choose your hotel based on the view from the guestroom window? Now you can, with the The Most Perfect View . Launched last October, the booking site allows travelers to browse over 250...

The Inca Rally: A Road ...

Filed under: Activism , Festivals and Events , South America , Colombia , Ecuador , Guyana , Peru , Venezuela Looking to add a little excitement to your summer? Then look no further than the Inca Rally , a new road race that is set to get underway in August and promises to offer plenty...

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