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Gadlinks for Tuesday, 11-24-09

by Aaron Hotfelder on Nov 24, 2009

Welcome back to Gadlinks, your daily source for the best of the rest from the travel blogosphere. Here’s what’s going on today…

Ever wondered what it’s like to cruise down the Amazon? Check out these photos from National Geographic photographer Bob Krist.
Bootsnall details 8 alternatives to spending the holidays at home.
“When you travel abroad a strange thing happens: The tables are turned,” writes Tom Swick in an article called “The Coolness of Strangers” over at World Hum. “The people you’ve always seen as outsiders-huddled with fellow immigrants, looking rather gauche-become the majority. Now it’s they who know the rules-how to dress, how to act, what to order-and you who are suddenly at a loss.”
Upscale McDonald’s in midtown Manhattan decorated with modern Danish furniture, super-sized flat-screen TV’s.
Los Angeles looking like North Korea.

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Welcome to Thanksgiving week here at Gadling! I’m sure you’re all dying to read about pilgrimages and turkeys. I think I’ll spare you those topics for when it gets to crunch time — on Wednesday. In the meantime, here are the latest and greatest travel stories from around the web. Hope you all have a great start to the week!

I didn’t realize there were so many travel contests going on during the holiday season! That would obviously make sense, but this great list gives us the 411 on how you can enter and win. [via About.com]
Photography is my weak suit when it comes to traveling. Here are some really helpful tips on how to improve your photo-taking skills. [via Journey Etc]
When the weather gets warmer, I am hoping to make it to eastern Europe — and I’ll be taking this guide to eastern European food with me. [via Travel Fusion]
Talk about a different way to travel! How about travel by color? [via Open Travel]

‘Til tomorrow, have a great evening!

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Gadlinks for Friday 11.20.09

by Brenda Yun on Nov 20, 2009

We’re less than a week away from Thanksgiving (gasp!). One thing I’m thankful for: Thanksgiving doesn’t involve giving gifts. I still have another month to thinking about gifts (thank God!). Here are some other things to be thankful for.

Since the weekend is upon us, it’s time to PARTY! If you’re a party goer, you definitely need to check out the world’s top 10 party towns. [via Sydney Morning Herald]
Backpacking and technology haven’t really gone hand in hand, but here are 5 ways in which they do. [via Art of Backpacking]
Traveling may not solve all your problems, but here’s why it’s still worth it. [via Twenty-something Travel]
I love China, and I love street food. A match made in heaven. [via SoSauce]
I also love finding and collecting sea glass, but this interview tells us how that hobby may just be a thing of the past. [via NPR]

‘Til Monday, have a great weekend!

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Gadlinks for Wednesday 11.18.09

by Brenda Yun on Nov 18, 2009

We’re halfway through November. For those of you living in the northern hemisphere, if you haven’t felt winter yet, you will soon! Here in Hawaii, winter is rainier but the waves are bigger and better. I guess that goes for most parts of the world: the weather may stink, but there’s always a bright side. Here are some semi-bright travel reads for today’s installment of Gadlinks. Enjoy!

Unlike fellow Gadling writer Catherine, who took a painfully slow train through China, President Obama took Air Force One to China, where he will be doing his diplomatic “thing.” Here are some things we can all learn from the Chinese. [via Yahoo!]
Uh-oh… Another world treasure is evaporating due to global warming. It may be time to say goodbye to Lake Titicaca. [via the Associated Press]
In other sad news, Indonesia’s Papua is also in peril. [via Straits Times]
Hawaii may seem like paradise, but racially it’s anything but. [via NPR]
Experience all the green places in San Francisco, one of America’s greenest cities. [via CNN Travel]

‘Til tomorrow, have a great evening!

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Gadlinks for Monday 11.16.09

by Brenda Yun on Nov 16, 2009

It’s “Wild West” day here at Gadling, so I dug into the travel blog archives to find some of the best “Wild West” reads. Hope y’all enjoy today’s pickin’s!

Horse lovers, rejoice! Here are eight of the top horse-related travel experiences you can’t miss around the world. [via BootsNAll]
Check out this “Ask the Locals” city guide to Fort Worth, Texas. [via Peter Greenberg]
Aside from Texas, Montana’s about as “Wild West” as you can get. Here are ten colorful bars in Montana. [via Matador Nights]
Believe it or not, there is such a thing as an urban rodeo — and even more unbelievable (and awesome, if you ask me)? It’s located in the heart of New York City and made up of black cowboys. [via The Economist]
Yee-yaw? Try saying “ole!” at the rodeos in Spain! [via NPR]