gadlinks Archives - Page 11 of 35

Articles tagged “gadlinks”

Gadlinks for Thursday, 12.24.2009

by Aaron Hotfelder on Dec 24, 2009

A Merry Christmas Eve to the Gadling Nation! I hope you’re all having a wonderful holiday season and won’t be spending too much time stranded in airports. Now on to the Gadlinks…

Our friends over at Bootsnall have compiled their Top 10 Destinations for Independent Travelers in 2010.
Some accidental geography, courtesy of the indispensable Strange Maps blog.
Why is the state of air travel so dismal these days? Reason‘s Steve Chapman says it’s not the airlines’ fault.
World Hum’s Frank Bures lists the best travel books of 2009, including the intriguing-sounding Chucking It All: How Downshifting to a Windswept Scottish Island Did Absolutely Nothing to Improve My Life.
Super-blogger Tyler Cowen offers some notes from Nicaragua. Among them: “The keys to eating well here are: avoid walls, seek corn, and bow down to the finest white creams and cheeses you are likely to find.”

More Gadlinks here.

Gadlinks for Wednesday 12.23.2009

by Brenda Yun on Dec 23, 2009

‘Twas the night before Christmas Eve and all through the house
The children are stirring; you can’t hear the mouse
After some ham or Christmas meat
You’ll all settle in for your winter feast
Take some time to browse the latest reads
From the ever reliable Gadlinks feed.

(I’m not much of a poet, but I try. Enjoy the last few hours of Christmas hype!)

It’s been awfully hectic at the airports this winter (a.k.a. unavoidably stressful). Make that airport experience a little easier by following these helpful tips. [via Journey, Etc]
The epic Eddie Aikau Big Wave Surfing Invitational was held a few weeks ago. It was zoo at Waimea Bay, but a rare sight to see men riding giants. [via BootsNAll]
Check out Travelogged‘s take on Conde Nast Traveler’s 2010 It List.
Sometimes you gain more from losing luggage. You just have to look on the bright side of the unfortunate situation. [via NPR]
We all know the joys of a Roman holiday, but how about Rome for the holidays? [via This Just In]

More Gadlinks here.

Gadlinks for Tuesday, 12.22.2009

by Aaron Hotfelder on Dec 22, 2009

Welcome to another edition of Gadlinks, your go-to source for the most interesting links in the world of travel. Here’s what’s piqued our interest today…

In the something-I-didn’t-know department, Slate explains Sweden’s strange tradition of watching Donald Duck cartoons on Christmas Eve.
Brave New Traveler’s JoAnna Haugen tells why sometimes fitting in is hard to do.
People travel for lots of different reasons: for pleasure, for escape, for business, and as the San Francisco Chronicle‘s Carolyn Lochhead points out, for medical treatment.
Over at World Hum, Doug Lansky shows us eight of the funniest signs from his new Signspotting book.
Vagablogging recommends Google Voice as a Skype alternative.

More Gadlinks here.

Gadlinks for Monday 12.21.2009

by Brenda Yun on Dec 21, 2009

Is it really the Monday before Christmas? (Yes.) Are you ready for Christmas cheer — and preferably loads of spiced eggnog? (Maybe.) How about some Gadlinks to get this week started? (ALWAYS!)

The weather has been more than frightful for travelers in the the northeast, but let’s remember that there are other big cities under snow, too. [via Matador Trips]
If you’re the type of person who lives for the Christmas spirit, here are the best places in the world to catch the yuletide bug. [via MSNBC Travel]
Mmmm… I love Denver. The city is such a special place and the food in Denver is to die for. Here’s how you can spend three grand days gorging on the local cuisine. [via Peter Greenberg]
Sadly, I’ve postponed my trip to the Middle East, but it sounds like this traveler had his share of road trip delights in Syria. [via Faster Times]
There are some serious perks to being George Clooney — and maybe even the character he plays in “Up in the Air,” but if you’re neither of those people, you can at least have your fair share of posh perks as a frequent flier. [via ABC News]

‘Til tomorrow, have a great evening!

More Gadlinks HERE.

Gadlinks for Friday 12.18.2009

by Brenda Yun on Dec 18, 2009

Can you believe Christmas is next week and the New Year — and a new decade — is quickly approaching! If you haven’t considered your new decade’s resolution, you should think about including travel as part of it! Here are some travel tidbits to mull over this weekend.

If you’re up for something a bit kitschy this winter, check out MSNBC‘s list of offbeat holiday celebrations.
My girl Eva Holland gives us the scoop on how travel mixed into the Golden Globe nominations. [via World Hum]
If you’re like me and aren’t too keen on rushing in the New Year among hoards of strangers, here are some good places to be if you’re anti-social. [via Tripbase]
Budget Travel exposes some of Oahu’s hidden gems, but I assure you there are still plenty of secrets spots on this island that are worthy of discovery.
Voluntourism is booming, and Green Traveller tells us of yet another program launching this new year.

‘Til Monday, have a great weekend!

More Gadlinks HERE.