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Gadlinks for Friday 11.6.09

by Brenda Yun on Nov 6, 2009

I don’t know about you guys, but I’m really grateful it’s Friday! I need the weekend to decompress, but these great reads have already helped me on my way.

I love companies that give back. Here are five travel outlets that make giving part of buying. [via Jaunted]
Yikes! As a single female traveler, I’ve been wary of couchsurfing. This give me more reason to avoid couchsurfing altogether. [via True/Slant]
I read this article on the plane recently and was really moved by what this graffiti artist is doing to share his vision of the world. [via Hemispheres]
This is a nice, comprehensive guide to wine tasting in South America. [via BootsNAll]

‘Til Monday, have a great weekend!

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Gadlinks for Wednesday 11.4.09

by Brenda Yun on Nov 4, 2009

This is the best day of the week, in my opinion: You’re in a midweek groove, but the weekend is in sight. That’s a perfect metaphor for how I’m feeling this week in life, too. I’m past the midpoint of many things in life, but the end is nigh! We have a whole lot of great travel reads to be thankful for as well, so let’s get started.

This astute article details the dark side of adventure holidays. [via Telegraph]
I’m ready for a sushi revolution, but are you? [via Hemispheres]
Trip Advisor advises us on how to protect the world’s most important places. I’m all for it! [via Blisstree]
We all know about those negligent pilots who claimed to be using their laptops and bypassed their arrival city, but what’s the truth behind pilots, laptops, and air safety? [via The Week]

‘Til tomorrow, have a great evening!

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Gadlinks for Tuesday, 11.3.09

by Aaron Hotfelder on Nov 3, 2009

Hope everyone’s enjoying what’s on Gadling today, from stinky Asian food to A Critical Mass Halloween in San Francisco to an informative post and gorgeous photo gallery about Auckland, New Zealand. Now here’s a look at what else is going on in the travel world today…

This video about frequent flyer mile hoarders has been making the rounds– it’s a peek into a small subculture I knew nothing about, and still don’t entirely understand.
Geography of Bliss author Eric Weiner explores the backpacker ghetto of Thamel, a district of Kathmandu in Nepal.
Over at Bootsnall, Eileen Smith details the ins-and-outs of wine tasting in South America. I’m not much of an oenophile myself, but when I tried the Carménère in Chile it made me want to be a better person.
Tyler Cowen points out that Yemen is running out of water, partly because half its water is used to cultivate qat, an addictive drug.
Speaking of water, Chris Blattman suggests that the days of seeing an African woman carry a bucket of water on her head might be over.

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Gadlinks for Friday 10.30.09

by Brenda Yun on Oct 30, 2009

I find costumes scary and Halloween night even scarier. I may love to travel, but on this particular evening there’s no better place than the comfort of my living room. For those of you who are a bit more brave and eager to set out into the spooky evening donning a custom costume, have a ghoulish time! But for the others, like myself, who prefer to stay home, I invite you to read these Halloween-themed travel reads.

Haunted houses? That’s nothing compared to notoriously haunted hotels or creepy castles. [via BootsNAll]
My flick chick homegirl Eva over at World Hum put together this great list of travel horror movies that the faint of heart should avoid, but the brave should check out.
Oh scary! There’s nothing more frightening than graveyards by night. [via Matador Trips]
Recycled Halloween costumes? If I did dress up, I’d go that route. Here are some frightfully good, green Halloween tips for travelers. [via Go Green Travel Green]

‘Til Monday, enjoy the last of October!

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Gadlinks for Thursday, 10.29.09

by Aaron Hotfelder on Oct 29, 2009

Halloween is right around the corner– hope everyone has a great costume picked out already. If not, get crackin’! And check out our own Heather Poole’s guide to creating a flight attendant Halloween costume. (Fellas, this is your chance to dress in drag unaccompanied by the judging eye of others.)

Now it’s time for our daily look at what’s going on in the travel world today…

The 13 sins of hostel living.
Pico Iyer profiles the great W. Somerset Maugham over at World Hum. Maugham’s book The Razor’s Edge had a real effect on me back in college. My favorite quotation from it: “Nothing in the world is permanent, and we’re foolish when we ask anything to last, but surely we’re still more foolish not to take delight in it while we have it.” Indeed.
Mobile phones as the key to prosperity in Africa? Not so fast.
Over at Slate, Brian Palmer explains where the “The” comes from in The Netherlands, The Hague, and The Bronx.
Dallas police issue 39 traffic tickets over the course of three years for the “crime” of not speaking English. A police department spokesperson has since apologized.

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