We spend our travel lives hunting down the world's most famous sights like the Eiffel Tower and Machu Picchu. But did you ever consider the amazing sights right in your own backyard? That's the idea behind Obscura Day, an international event taking place in 80 cities ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Get weird at Obscura Day this weekend
We spend our travel lives hunting down the world's most famous sights like the Eiffel Tower and Machu Picchu. But did you ever consider the amazing sights right in your own backyard? That's the idea behind Obscura Day, an international event taking place in 80 cities ...Shenandoah National Park announces activities for 2010
Shenandoah National Park has announced that it will play host to a wide variety of activities for the 2010 season, which is set to begin soon. Those activities include events for the whole family, ranging from fun filled games for the kids, as well as culinary events and ...Celebrate Chinese New Year, Hong Kong style
For anyone not of Chinese descent, Chinese New Year is a confusing concept. Travelers who visit Hong Kong during this important festival are likely to have questions. What's the significance? How do you celebrate? But fortunately, Hong Kong is the perfect introduction to ...Why we love Hong Kong
Hong Kong is one of those few places in the world that just never gets old. A city rapidly expanding upward and outward, it's one of the largest cities in southeast Asia, with a thriving cultural scene, solid infrastructure, robust public transportation system and top ...2010 Iditarod begins today
Following the ceremonial start in Anchorage yesterday, the 2010 Iditarod officially begins today with 71 mushers, and their dog sled teams, setting out from Willow, Alaska on a two week long odyssey through some of the most remote and rugged wilderness that North America has ...Virgin America's Fly Girls premiere party: insider access
The launch date of CW network's reality television show Fly Girls is drawing near, the inside story of five, sexy Virgin America flight attendants working, traveling and crashing through the crazy jet set life together.
While the official series premiere date is March 24, ...Experience Tim Burton's version of "Alice in Wonderland" in Cornwall, England
Tim Burton's 3D version of the classic "Alice in Wonderland" tale -- starring Johnny Depp as the Mad Hatter and Helena Bonham Carter as the Red Queen -- opens March 5.
Since the movie is a mix of live action, animation, and computer graphics, you can't exactly visit all ...Top Travel Trips: March 2010
February was a busy month for travel shows, so we're looking forward to settling down a bit in March. Not too much, though...
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March means music, man, and ...A polo match fit for an elephant
Before the Olympics wrap up on Feb. 28, it's only fitting that we pause to admire athletes from every walk of life. Take, for example, the competitors in the 9th annual King's Cup Elephant Polo Tournament (March 22-28) held at Thailand's Anantara Golden Triangle Resort & ...Carnival in Rio: Joining the throng in the grand finale
One of the world's biggest and best-known celebrations wrapped up this week in Rio with record temperatures (soaring to 106 Fahrenheit on Tuesday!) as the mayhem of Carnival slowly came to an end. Over 700,000 visitors came to the city (including a few celebrities like ...Kim Jong-Il Celebration: Party Like It's Juche 99
It was the biggest party of the year – and will probably retain that distinction until the end. Everybody was there, including foreign officials far too cool to be named. Dancers, singers and synchronized swimmers performed ... all in honor of the Dear Leader's ...Topless tobogganing divides German town
Citizens of the east German town of Oberwiesenthal finds itself at odds with a nearby ski resort this week, as plans for a controversial topless tobogganing event, scheduled to take place next month, move ahead. Yes, you read that correctly. A "topless tobogganing" event is ...Rio's big fest: Carnival hits the streets
Carnival hasn't officially started here in Rio, but the revelry has already been underway for days. Beginning last week, the first big street parties kicked off, filling many neighborhoods with revelers singing and dancing down the avenues. These are Rio's street parades -- ...A ski expert's secret tips to Whistler and Vancouver
All eyes will be on British Columbia during the Olympics. Who better to share some secrets than a local?
I first met Jeremy Neill a few years ago when he was a product manager for Fresh Tracks, a Vancouver-based tour operator that specializes in Canada and Alaska. Born in ...What's up with all those wacky Vancouver Olympic mascots?
No Olympics is complete without heavy marketing, and Vancouver will be no exception. Meet the trio of Olympic mascots, which are sure to be emblazoned on everything you can think of. Want a reusable ice pack? Now's your chance to get one for only $9!
Quatchi, the ...Ready to fly into Vancouver for the Games? YVR is waiting.
Our friend and colleague over at Stuck at the Airport, Harriet Baskas, has been following developments at Vancouver's international airport (YVR) as the Olympics draw preciously near. Anticipating a massive crowd, the normally serene, Pacific Northwest city is neck-deep in ...Flying into SeaTac for the Winter Olympics? Here's what you need to know
Whether it's to avoid stringent passport regulations, fly into a cheaper airport or just enjoy the beautiful drive up the coast, there are plenty of reasons that Winter Olympics travelers have to fly into Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA or SeaTac) next week. The ...Follow a Museum Day on Twitter becomes Internet phenomenon
Today's prize for obscure made-up celebrations goes to Jim Richardson, organizer of "Follow a Museum Day on Twitter", which was celebrated Feb. 1 all over the Internet. According to the folks over at Culture24 it was the hottest topic that day, shoving aside a scandal ...Four Seasons auctioning off front-row rooms for Olympics
The Four Seasons Whistler has 6 exclusive rooms and suites at their lovely, Vancouver-adjacent mountain resort up for auction on charitybuzz.com to raise funds for The Birds Nest Foundation.
The Birds Nest Foundation is "a charitable corporation and visual media ...Vancouver hotels prepare for the Olympics
Thousands of people from around the world are starting their migration to Vancouver in anticipation of the 2010 Winter Olympics, which starts in two weeks. While tents are being erected, mountains are being prepped and rinks are icing up, hotels in Vancouver have one of the ...
