Los Angeles is known for a lot of things: celebrities, beaches, smog and police chases, to name a few. But, when it comes to planning a trip to LA, perhaps the fact that will stick out the most is that LA is a car town (which explains the smog and police chases). Los Angeles ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Los Angeles is known for a lot of things: celebrities, beaches, smog and police chases, to name a few. But, when it comes to planning a trip to LA, perhaps the fact that will stick out the most is that LA is a car town (which explains the smog and police chases). Los Angeles ...Beating the recession on the Appalachian Trail
Yesterday we introduced you to one of the world's classic treks in the from of The Appalachian Trail. Turns out you might not have needed in introduction at all, as according to NPR, many Americans are heading to the AT to beat the recession. According to the story, a ...Sinkhole travel: The Dead Sea isn't the only place to see where the earth has caved in
The story about Eli Raz who fell into a sinkhole at the Dead Sea and wasn't found for 14 hours--alive, thank goodness, about environmental changes and the traveler's experience. In the case of Raz, the message is look, but be alert for heaven's sake when out in the natural ...Biggest Hotel Sale Ever to combat swine flu travel fears
If you are after a bargain, Mexico is where it's at. We've posted about how a group of hotels have a deal for those who do get swine flu from their trip to Mexico. But since that probably isn't going to happen, there are deals for those who don't get sick.
There's a ...Gadlinks for Monday 6.22.09
I just watched "The Hangover" last night and the exorbitant amount of money that was spent in just two evenings in Las Vegas made my head spin. There's something about Vegas and road trips that throw reason and budgeting out the window, I think. For a more realistic view of ...Five national parks to hit this weekend
Yesterday we mentioned that the National Park Service has waived all entry fees to every national park this weekend, and while that may increase the crowds in places like Yellowstone and Yosemite, there are still plenty of great parks that you can visit that will remain ...Take dad to a national park this weekend for free!
Just in time for the Father's Day weekend, the National Park Service has announced that all entry fees will be waived for both Saturday and Sunday, June 20th and 21st. This means that more than 100 parks that traditionally charge for entry will be fee free this weekend. In ...Work and play in Queensland, Australia: Visas
Australia is a tremendously easy country through which to backpack. It has superb infrastructure, seamless transportation systems that allow you to traverse its massive landscape and a surplus of affordable accommodations. It's no wonder that so many European and American ...International CouchSurfing Day: Do you have a couch lined up?
Ten years ago on June 12, CouchSurfing was born--or rather CouchSurfing.com was registered as a domain name and sleeping on the couch of people you just met became an organized system. More than just a way to hook people up with a free place to call it a night, CouchSurfing ...Gadlinks for Friday 6.12.09
It's Aloha Friday as they say here on the islands -- and a very special Friday at that! Today marks the beginning of the 62nd annual King Kamehameha Day festivities in Hawaii, so you can count on me enjoying the parade, draping ceremony, fun, and sun that lasts through the ..."Virginia is for Lovers" celebrates 40 years with statewide discounts
If when you say "Virginia is for Lovers" you mean "Virginia is for Discount-lovers" you'd be right. It's the tagline's 40th anniversary and the state is going all out with travel discounts. The "Virginia's 40 Off Travel Deals" program offers 40% off, $40 off, and "Buy 3, ...New York City's summer street fairs: A guide and suggestions
This past Saturday, I walked out of my brother's apartment building near Stuyvesant Park in Manhattan to discover the 2nd Avenue Street Festival underway. Block after block, 2nd Avenue was closed to traffic and perfect for discovering those items I didn't know I had to have ...A call from the David Letterman show doesn't mean tickets: Be prepared
When the David Letterman show called me on my cell phone yesterday evening, I was in a shuttle van after attending a party at Gordon Gee's house. Gee, the president of The Ohio State University was hosting a lovely gathering for Fred Anderle, a local public radio talk show ...Budget summer vacations: Manhattan Beach, California using Homeaway.com
When my husband called me on my cell to tell me we had to move out of our house for a week while the hardwood floors were being refinished, I just stood in the middle of the food court at New York's John F. Kennedy international airport and sighed. It'd been a long two ...Virgin Atlantic's 25 year anniversary sale fares starts right......NOW!
Midnight sure is a strange time to be posting deals, isn't it? Well, there's a reason. Virgin Atlantic is celebrating it's 25th anniversary in a variety of ways over the course of the year, and one of them is in launching a crazy 24 hour fare sale from Newark to the United ...Negotiating the "morning after" at Balmer's
I laughed out loud at Terry Ward's observations over at World Hum of young Americans awkwardly negotiating the "morning after" scene at Balmer's Herberge in Interlaken, Switzerland. Laughed, because when I was a 21-year-old college student on a study abroad trip, Balmer's ...Gadling Take FIVE -- Week of May 30-June 5
It's a new month and we've started a few new series. With Gadlinks, we're browsing other travel blogs to let you in on what caught our attention each day. Aaron and Brenda are at the helm of this one.
Also, Jon Bowermaster is back, but now he's traveling where pirates ...Greyhound travel: A worthy option and travel tips for the ride.
When deciding how to get to New York City from Columbus at the last minute earlier this week, airfares were hefty, even for flights with connections that may or may not happen according to schedule. Fly to New York from Columbus and you'll see what I mean. Frankly, when ...Catch a fee-free weekend at your favorite national park this summer
Have you hugged a national park lately? Go on, we'll wait. (Actually, with state parks in California potentially closing because of the budget crisis, they could use a bit of love, too.) When you give the love and visit a national park on one of the fee-free weekends this ...Gadlinks for Wednesday 6.3.09
Welcome to Gadlinks! This is the inaugural post of what will be Gadling's daily trip around the travel blogosphere. Aaron and I will be bringing you the newest and coolest travel news, updates, anecdotes, and insights from the world wide web. Just think of us as your very ...
