Concierge.com just revealed their 2009 lineup of the 15 sexiest beaches in the world. The list contains little bits of paradise from all over the world, including beaches in Italy, Mexico and even one in Cuba. With a little bit of luck this Cuban stretch of beach may be ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Concierge.com reveals the sexiest beaches in the world
Concierge.com just revealed their 2009 lineup of the 15 sexiest beaches in the world. The list contains little bits of paradise from all over the world, including beaches in Italy, Mexico and even one in Cuba. With a little bit of luck this Cuban stretch of beach may be ...Birds vs planes. Another bird loses and forces an emergency landing.
The bird strike in the skies above LaGuardia airport yesterday didn't faze the passengers--they didn't know it occurred. When American Airlines Flight 1256 was arriving from Miami, getting ready to land, it met up with some of our feathered friends. Good-bye birds. Also, ...Gadlinks for Monday 6.29.09
Welcome to another glorious week of Gadlinks! It looks like the web is full of travel news and stories, so we're not short of interesting links. Here are a few to keep your juices flowing:
Matador and the Dir Journal explore abandoned cities in the world and discover ...Are Americans the only stupid travelers? Travel agent stories
"A client called in inquiring about a package to Hawaii. After going over all the cost info, she asked, "Would it be cheaper to fly to California and then take the train to Hawaii?"
This is only one of the stupid things an American has said to a travel agent. At ...Photo of the Day (6.27.09)
I detest snails. I hate the slimy trail they leave behind them and their eerie antennas. For some reason, snails really like the sidewalk around my house, and I find myself tiptoeing around them when I walk my dog. I despise so much that once I put one in a jar and froze ...Gay pride parades around the world
June is the month of gay pride parades. Last Saturday, in Columbus, Ohio, High Street took on a festive vibration as a mixture of art groups, political organizations, churches and business made their way from the state house to Goodale Park in gay pride solidarity. Both ...We are the World and Black and White: Ideals that bring us together
Vote for the worst airline employee ever
In all honesty, most airline employees are fine, sensible sorts--stellar even. They are the type that you can count on to get you from here to there with as little fuss and muss as possible. However, there are exceptions and in those cases, the mistakes can be doozies.
Rick ...Michael Jackson died and a flood of travel memories
Wow! Michael Jackson is dead. Jackson is one of those people who is wrapped up with my traveling life. As a child living in Columbia, South Carolina where wisteria vines draped off trees in our front yard, "ABC" played from my radio, the one I bought when we lived in State ...I Survived a Japanese Game Show: Cross-cultural fun perfect for summer
I admit it. I can't help it. I love "I Survived a Japanese Game Show." Some may say the show is an insult to intelligence. So be it. Insult away. Last year, I was drawn in by the frivolity, creativity and how wonderful people are when they are out of their element. [Here's ...Less space in overhead bins? Blame it on the airplane
There's a video of Aaron trying to close an overhead bin. He's a determined sort, so eventually it looks as though he hits pay dirt once he moves the bag to another location. If you noticed the first bin, you'll see it was full. Very full. So was the final bin, for that ...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 ...83-year-old lands plane on expressway
Imagine. There you are driving along an expressway in South Florida. You're checking the rear-view mirror and side-view mirrors, watching the distance between you and the cars in front of your car, smoothly navigating traffic. You're doing a swell job, and then there's a ...Five famous fathers: Visit where they lived with their children
For a Father's Day nod to famous fathers, it seemed apropos to do a post on Father's Day travel with a twist. Read a biography of famous men and it may take more than a few paragraphs to get to their children. The children seem tucked in between those details that made a man ...Dispatch from Playa del Carmen (Slogan: It's like Cancún except slightly more tolerable!)
I'm currently relaxing at a laid-back outdoor restaurant on Avenida Quinta, Playa del Carmen's shop-lined pedestrian walkway, accompanied by a bottle of the local firewater. Okay, I'm drinking a Corona.
From where I'm sitting, I can see a Dairy Queen, a place selling the ...Man stopped at airport for having no fingerprints
America has rules, people. No fingerprints? No entry. According to Medgadget.com, a 62 year old man from Singapore was recently detained by customs officials when he attempted to enter our country without the proper credentials: his fingerprints. The man was reportedly on a ...Do you annoy people with your travel tales?
It's not uncommon for people who live overseas to complain about people back home who don't want to hear about their journeys. They recount the eye rolls and vacant looks. A woman I know once lamented that she just couldn't get excited hearing about one of her relative's new ...Bowermaster's Adventures -- Ibo
Ibo – officially Ilha Do Ibo, by the Portuguese who colonized it - is one of a string of 32 islands that make up the Quirimbas archipelago, separated from the Mozambique coast by just a shallow channel. Barely two miles long and two miles wide a fringe of reefs ...Gadlinks for Wednesday 6.17.09
Happy Hump Day, everyone! Here are the latest Gadlinks from the travel blogosphere.
Are you following what's going on in Iran through Twitter? If not, you should. Andrew Sullivan over at The Atlantic's Daily Dish has a pretty impressive compilation of reports on the ...Fort San Cristóbal - Puerto Rico's historic and beautiful landmark
Fort San Cristóbal, as I mentioned in my article "Old San Juan - Beautiful Views and What to Do," is a must-see on any trip to Old San Juan. Even if you think history is kind of a yawner, the views will astound you -- just the color of the stone is visually luscious ...
