Step aside, Australia: travelers now prefer the United States. A report by consulting firm FutureBrand shows that the United States' Country Brand Index topped Australia, which usually has the top spot. The survey collects the thoughts of around 3,000 international business ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Everyone wants to go to the U.S.: posts highest scores in brand survey
Step aside, Australia: travelers now prefer the United States. A report by consulting firm FutureBrand shows that the United States' Country Brand Index topped Australia, which usually has the top spot. The survey collects the thoughts of around 3,000 international business ...Get out and go: Events around the world (November 3-9)
Here's a travel factoid for the day: It was 106 years ago today that Panama proclaimed its independence from Colombia. Apparently, today in Panama, which they call "Separation Day," even the bars are closed.
It's time to look at the festivals and events happening around ...Gadlinks for Monday 11.2.09
It's GPS day here are Gadling, so I think it's only appropriate to offer up some GPS-themed travel reads for you today. Enjoy!
Prague has tons of wonderful galleries, but they are not always easy to find. [via NY Times]
Up for a geocache adventure in Portugal? Try your ...Two Floridians win Tasmania leg of travel contest
British backpackers spreading sexually transmitted diseases
"No sex please, we're British." That old joke has been proven wrong by a new medical study that found British backpackers in Australia are picking up more than just short-term partners; they're picking up infections that they spread around Australia and back home. A survey ...World's longest golf course opens in Australia
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Like golf? Like road trips? Want to do both? Now's your chance.
A new eighteen-hole course stretching over 1,365 kilometers (848 miles) ...Australia's Wild West: Beautiful Bungle Bungle
All too often in life, things fail to live up to the hype. If you saw The Sixth Sense after it had been theaters for more than a month, you know what I'm talking about. And in travel, quite frequently things can be a tad disappointing once you arrive. Case in point: I saw ...Get out and go: Events around the world (October 21-25)
Here's a travel factoid for the day: Did you know that it was 32 years ago today that three members of the rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd were killed in the crash of a chartered plane near McComb, Mississippi? ...But don't let that fact prevent you from traveling and experiencing ...Australia's Wild West: Cowboy Life at Home Valley
An hour's drive down the Gibb River Road from El Questro, in the shadow of the striking Cockburn Range, sits Home Valley Station. The spirits of the Kimberley's settler history and cowboy culture are alive and well at this Outback resort. Its location is so fantastic and ...Australia's Wild West: El Questro
A short flight from Broome to Kununnura and then a shockingly loud and bumpy 80-minute drive down the Gibb River Road through the Kimberley, you'll find El Questro. Its not all that hard to find as exits off the Gibb River road are few and far between. What is harder to ...Teenage Aussie set to sail around the world
Jessica Watson likes to travel, but she approaches the concept a bit differently. The 16-year-old Australian just left Sydney Harbor today, and she wants to take on the world. Her goal is to sail 23,600 miles alone -- through some of the toughest waters in the world -- and ...Gadling Take FIVE-- Week of Oct. 10 to Oct. 16
During this week, the start of Gadling's 5th birthday celebration, we've also highlighted aspects of eco-friendly travel and have continued to ferret out travel bargains. Brenda found a screaming deal on a trip to China. Heather's weighed in on how to get free beer from a ...Australia's Wild West
Australia truly is tucked away in the bottom of the world. But for all the talk of it being on the other side of the planet with toilets that flush counter-clockwise (fun fact: not true), Australia is not all that different from the United States in many facets of its ...Australia's Wild West: Eco Beach
Back in August, Gadling's Scott Carmichael wrote about various eco-friendly resorts in Australia. I have never enjoyed reading a Gadling post more, but that may be because I was reading it by the pool of one of the resorts that he profiled. As I enjoyed a beer at Eco Beach ...Outback Australia: Where are the Americans?
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Close to 300,000 people from outside of Australia visit the Northern Territory every year. And if I noticed anything about those tourists ...Outback Australia: Big Fun in Little Alice
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It's rare that a town with a population under 30,000 is known by everyone in a country as big as Australia. But Alice Springs is no ordinary ...Gadling Take FIVE: Week of Oct. 2-Oct. 9
We've been keeping up with fall foliage and haunted jaunts these last few weeks at Gadling, plus a whole lot more. Perhaps you've noticed that we've let Mike step away from his Sky Mall Monday desk to take on Outback Australia. This funny guy has a serious side too.
Then ...Outback Australia: Disappointment in the Tiwi Islands
When visiting a colonized country, it is difficult to ignore many of the social and economical inequities that exist. Australia is no different. Much like the United States, Australia's history of dealing with the indigenous peoples is checkered at best and downright ...Outback Australia: Kakadu Culture Camp
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Yesterday I told you about the wonders of Kakadu National Park. What made my experience there all the more organic was the unique place that I ...Get out and go: Events around the world (October 8-11)
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It's time to look at the festivals and events happening around the world, and this week has a particularly international selection of ...
