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It’s time once again for Gadlinks, your daily look at the most interesting posts we’ve seen in the blogosphere today…

• The NYT’s tech blog reports that over $2 million has been raised for Haiti through text messages.
• Speaking of Haiti, Amanda Taub has something even better for Haitians than donating money to them. This needs to happen. [via Chris Blattman]
• Looking for love on the road, ladies? Bootsnall suggests you should “try and consider things in the sober light of day.” Where’s the fun in that?
• Great photo gallery over at Slate of some of the world’s tallest skyscrapers, and you’ve gotta love that first picture.
• World Hum‘s Eva Holland points us to a great video of the Winter Solstice on the Arctic Ocean. Turn your speakers up for the full effect.

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

• Learn Sushi etiquette, courtesy of Swissmiss.
• Is Costa Rica really the happiest nation in Latin America?
• Mainland China hosts its first Gay Pageant.
• Great article about Ivory Coast’s second city, Bouake, which has begun to flourish thanks in large part to duty-free shopping.
• Brave New Traveler shares 5 tips for saying goodbye, including “Hang on tightly, let go lightly.”
• Over at Bootsnall, Madeline Jhawar shares nine things she’s learned from her travel disasters.

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Got a bad case of the Mondays? Allow Gadlinks to be the tonic that soothes your soul. Here’s a look at what’s going on in the rest of the travel blogosphere today…

• Amy Heading shares her 10 Commandments of Hostel Living. Firstly, and most importantly, “Thou shall not play thou’s guitar for us unless requested…”
• The San Francisco Chronicle‘s Spud Hilton takes a look at 10 things that have become obsolete in the world of travel, including fold-out maps, non-wheeled luggage, and “the last scrap of dignity during security screening.”
• The New York Times maps Netflix rentals in 12 U.S. cities. [HT: World Hum]
• Interviewed by Foreign Policy, Ex-prez Bill Clinton picks his three world leaders we should pay attention to, including Paul Kagame in Rwanda and Jose Ramos-Orta in East Timor.
• Broadband internet access now a legal right for every Finnish citizen.

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