Adventure travel with a...
Filed under: Activism , Arts and Culture , History , Learning , Israel , Ecotourism , Middle East Travel can be such an incredible, life altering, experience, both for us, and the people that we interact with on our journeys. But seldom is that more clearly defined than in the case of an...
Paris postcard: Savorin...
Filed under: Arts and Culture , History , Food and Drink , Europe , France French star architect Jean Nouvel once gave me a ride home from his studio in Paris’ edgy 11th arrondissement. I chuckled to discover that the guru of transparency, glass and steel lives around the corner...
Never forget: Holocaust...
Filed under: History Here at Gadling, our goal is to introduce readers to travel ideas that are relevant. While we strive to find the new and the cool, we realize that some journeys must occasionally lead us to confront difficult episodes in our past, whether on a personal or global...Sunken British warship ...
Filed under: History , Europe , United Kingdom , United States , Cruises In 1744, a mighty British warship sank off the Channel Islands , killing more than 1,000 sailors and carrying an estimated £500m worth of gold coins. Now, plans are being made to raise the ship and solve one...
Vagabond Tales: The str...
Filed under: History , Learning , Scuba Diving , Food and Drink , Stories , Asia , Vietnam Apparently, there are no sharks left in Vietnam . This is not a scientific fact. It’s based solely upon the opinion of my dive instructor in Nha Trang, a trendy resort town in southern...A Traveler in the Forei...
Filed under: Europe , Macedonia , Kosovo When I worked at the American Embassy in Skopje, I looked forward to visiting Kosovo. Not because I liked the place, but because I wanted junk food. American junk food. I’m talking Hostess cupcakes, Chips Ahoy, Jif Peanut Butter and the...Rent the Acropolis for ...
Filed under: Arts and Culture , History , Europe , Greece , News Desperate times require desperate measures. That seems to be the mantra coming out of Greece these days, where the country has gone from debating whether or not it should lease out the Acropolis to just how much they should...Haiti: the rocky road t...
Filed under: Festivals and Events , Haiti , United States , News , Travel Health , Cruises Haiti was hit by a massive earthquake a little over two years ago, flattening homes, school buildings, and businesses; pretty much transforming the entire city of Port Au Prince into rubble. Relief...Prague’s astronom...
Filed under: Arts and Culture , History , Learning , Europe , Czech Republic The famous astronomical clock that is Prague’s most popular tourist attraction has lost some star players for the next two months. The four outside figures, including a skeletal Death, have been removed...