Visits from outside the United States continued their slide in August. The U.S. Department of Commerce reports that 5.4 million people visited the United States from other countries in August this year. Unfortunately, that's a drop of 9 percent from August 2008. And, ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Visitors from outside the U.S. down 9 percent, spending a lot less
Visits from outside the United States continued their slide in August. The U.S. Department of Commerce reports that 5.4 million people visited the United States from other countries in August this year. Unfortunately, that's a drop of 9 percent from August 2008. And, ...Tuesday Travel Trivia (Week 53): Now with awesome prizes!
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To be entered in a random drawing for one of five professionally-mounted photographs (shot by Peter Guttman) of the Brazilian Amazon*, simply answer the five questions above and leave a comment telling us about a place you've always wanted to ...German pilot dumped, lives in Brazilian airport for two weeks
Get out and go: Events around the world (October 15-18)
Happy Hump Day, Gadling'ers! It's time to look at the festivals and events happening around the world, and this week has a particularly international selection of happenings. If you're close and have time, then you have no excuse to get out and go!
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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 ...24 Hours in Rio de Janeiro: The easiest best beaches
It's cliche to think of The Girl from Ipanema and feel corny when planning your beach excursions on a 24 hour jaunt to Rio de Janeiro, but the fact of the matter is, Ipanema and Copacabana beaches (they're adjacent) are the among the best, easiest to access stretches of ...24 Hours in Rio de Janeiro: Corcovado and Christ the Redeemer
One can't visit the country of Brazil without going to see the enormous statue of Jesus on top of Corcovado in Rio de Janeiro. It's like going to Paris without seeing the Eiffel Tower or to Giza without seeing the Pyramids. Perched at the top of one of the tallest peaks in ...24 Hours in Rio De Janeiro: The City Maravilhosa
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It's hard turning your back on a city as amazing as Rio de Janeiro, but circumstances, schedules and work sometimes can't be avoided and ...Head to Rio de Janeiro for the 2016 Olympics!
Learn while you travel
Are you the type of person who loves to learn new things? You're reading Gadling, so obviously love to travel. Have you ever thought of combing both of those things into a learning vacation? If so, then check out this article from the London Times Online which lists some of ...The World's ten happiest cities
Disney World has been labeled "the Happiest Place on Earth", but one look at the tired parents, screaming kids, and extremely long lines will tell you that is just marketing spin. Ever wonder where the actual happiest place on Earth is? Then wonder no more, because Forbes, ...Learn from Tech Crunch: get your visa early
Here in the United States it's easy to forget how difficult it can be for many of the other 194 countries on this planet to cross borders. Lengthly and time-consuming visas are required for many travelers, resulting in weeks of paperwork, long lines and hassle from customs ...Ten musical destinations that will rock your world
Music has a way of taking you on a journey. Like any great trip, the songs that inspire us are filled with joyous highs and sobering lows, unexpected revelations and exotic uncertainties. It's only natural then that each of us seeks out music during our travels. Whether ...American Airlines flight attendant accused of racist remark
Dudu Nobre, a Brazilian singer, has filed a lawsuit against American Airlines. He, his wife and producer are looking for $4 million in damages, claiming that flight attendants used racial slurs when talking to him and that they stabbed his producer with a sharp pen. So, the ...Ten amazing "green" adventures
Eco-adventures are all the rage these days with environmentally conscious travelers choosing to visit far flung places, all the while fully aware of the size of their carbon footprint. They want an amazing travel experience, and are willing to go to great lengths to get it, ...World's longest bike race gets underway on Sunday
As that little bike race in France comes to an end this weekend on the Champs Elysees, an ocean away, another one will begin, as the inaugural Vuelta Sudamericana gets underway from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The "expedition race", as it is billed, is 134 days in length, making ...Art in Pernambuco, Brazil: Vitalino and Brennand
If you ask about influential artists from Pernambuco, Brazil, you'll likely hear the names Vitalino and Brennand. But despite both hailing from the same region and working with ceramics, they couldn't be more different. I've just had the chance to check out the work (and ...When in Caruaru, Brazil: celebrating Festa de São João
As a fan of summer, I think I've finally found a way that even I could be happy ringing in winter: Festa de São João. I've just taken part in the festivities in Caruaru, Brazil. Like many festivals in Brazil, it combines a religious side and a pagan side. ...18 unique travel experiences for the well traveled
So you think you've been everywhere and done everything? Is their something missing when you travel these days? Is the sense of adventure gone? Never fear, because the Times Online has compiled an interesting list of 18 unique travel experiences that are designed to give us ...British man is walking the length of the Amazon
Ed Stafford is either really brave or really crazy. Likely it's a little of both. The 33-year old British man is now 436 days into his attempt to walk the entire length of the Amazon River, starting at its source, and eventually finishing up at its mouth along the coast of ...
