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Gadlinks for Wednesday 12.16.2009

by Brenda Yun on Dec 16, 2009

Are you craving some good juicy travelers’ tales? Here are today’s Gadlinks.

Before you set off on a big trip, here are six very important things to consider. [via BootsNAll]
Sometimes traveling requires you to bare all — in every sense of the phrase. [via Vagablogging]
Did you know the first woman to drive across America was Alice Ramsey in 1909? Neither did I. [via CNN Travel]
This road warrior gives us the scoop on how to travel to some of the world’s most dangerous places. [via Matador Abroad]

‘Til tomorrow, have a great evening!

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Gadlinks for Tuesday, 12.15.09

by Aaron Hotfelder on Dec 15, 2009

Didn’t get enough travel-related news and views on Gadling today? Check out what’s happening in the rest of the travel blogosphere right now…

Where there is no enforcement, there is no law. [via Chris Blattman]
Ever wondered what English sounds like to people who can’t understand it? Check this out.
Over at World Hum, Rob Verger ruminates on the meaning of the new George Clooney vehicle Up in the Air, a film, Verger writes, about “the connections we make, and test, and lose as we move around.”
Leif Pettersen has a nice review of Chuck Thompson’s newest book To Hellholes and Back: Bribes, Lies, and the Art of Extreme Tourism.
Jonah Lehrer offers yet another perspective on “why we travel.” He writes:

We don’t spend ten hours lost in the Louvre because we like it, and the view from the top of Machu Picchu probably doesn’t make up for the hassle of lostluggage. (More often than not, I need a vacation after my vacation.) We travel because we need to, because distance and difference are the secret tonic of creativity. When we get home, home is still the same. But something in our mind has been changed, and that changes everything.

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Gadlinks for Monday 12.14.2009

by Brenda Yun on Dec 14, 2009

Welcome to another week here at Gadling! We’re in the final stretch in 2009 and ending a glorious (or maybe not so glorious for some of you) decade. This both Christmas and the New Year around the corner, it’s time to get into gear and get the scoop on the latest travel stories from around the web.

If you’re still at a loss for something to by that special someone for Christmas, Journey, Etc. has a handy list of top holiday gifts for wanderers.
I <3 Seattle. It’s a family-friendly place, and this nice guide to Seattle for families shows us just how much the city has to offer. [via Peter Greenberg]
Ever wonder what it was like to travel on the Orient Express. Based on this story, it must have been grand. [via NPR]
Spice up your travel attitude by following these tips to being a more spirited — or “badass” — traveler. [via Brave New Traveler]
Talk about tourism being an industry. These countries make billions of dollars from tourism every year. That’s pretty astounding. [via Open Travel]

‘Til tomorrow, have a great evening!

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Gadlinks for Friday 12.11.2009

by Brenda Yun on Dec 11, 2009

We’re closing in on mid-December and Christmas is lurking around the corner (it’s in two short weeks!). This weekend is the last minute Christmas shopping push for those of you hoping to send your gifts in time to have them under the tree. As for those of you who got your shopping done, you may have a few more minutes to spare to read up on some of the latest travel stories from about the web. Enjoy!

Who said you can’t find love on the road? This article makes it seem like your true love may just be waiting for you on the other side of the world. [via CNN Travel]
If you didn’t know this already, there is such a thing as apparel etiquette when traveling abroad. Try these tips on for size so you don’t make a fool of yourself. [via MSNBC Travel]
Less than 1% of the world’s population will ever see the likes of the top of Mount Everest, but we can always dream, can’t we? [via Travel Fusion]
If there’s one place floorsurfing comes in handy, it’s London. This article from the Faster Times shows us how it’s done in the East End.
Winter in Hawaii means unbeatable surf on the north shores of the islands, but it also means you can hit the slopes and go skiing/snowboarding! [via Honolulu Magazine]

‘Til Monday, have a great weekend!

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Gadlinks for Thursday, 12.10.09

by Aaron Hotfelder on Dec 10, 2009

Good evening, Gadling faithful. Didn’t get enough travel-related news on our humble site today? Check out what else is going on around the web…

Must-read: Cullen Thomas’ essay for World Hum, “A Tourist’s Afghanistan.” Incredible.
We told you last week about a woman who recently gave birth aboard a Southwest flight. Budget Travel does some research and explains what birthplace goes on the kid’s birth certificate.
Ed Buryn, a legendary independent traveler and author of Vagabonding in the USA, is interviewed over at Matador.
The Daily Show rips apart the TSA.
Over at Vagabondish, Robert Evans offers four priceless rules for better, lighter backpacking: “Living out of a backpack is an art, and as with all art the only way to get better at it is to practice.” So true.

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