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6 Destinations Made More Popular By Celebrities
Travel Channel and the Esquire Network are both set to air TV shows that ask celebrities to give local perspectives on their favorite destinations. While one can argue that Travel Channel is taking Esquire's already developed idea and running with it, it's undeniable that ...
Mount Fuji And More Designated As UNESCO World Heritage Sites
Midori, Wikimedia Commons
On Saturday, UNESCO's World Heritage Committee announced this year's newly inscribed locations to their list of World Heritage Sites from their 37th session in Cambodia. Each year, the UN agency evaluates the most culturally and naturally ...Absorbing The Peace Of A Place On Fiji's Vanua Levu
Larry Habegger
Children crowded the simple wooden benches on the right side of the church. Village elders and older children filled the benches facing in from the wings, while we sat with other local adults on the benches to the left of the aisle. Tapestries of the Good ...Trouble In Paradise: Cyclone Evan Hammers Samoa And Fiji (PHOTOS)
A powerful cyclone that left at least four dead as it ripped through Samoa late last week caused flooding and structural damage when it hammered Fiji on Sunday, The Daily Telegraph is reporting.
The worst of Cyclone Evan, the first tropical cyclone of the season in ...
Savoring The Kava Connection On Fiji
"You want some grog?" a 20-something Fijian man asks me. He's very fit and is wearing nothing but surf shorts.
It's 10 a.m. and he's sitting with four other local guys on a linoleum floor around a faded wooden bowl the diameter of a large pizza. We're in an elongated, ...Video Of The Day: Little Girls Surfing in Fiji
Days at the beach are, for many, the most righteous execution of freedom beneath the summer sun--especially if that beach is in a place like Fiji. A lot of people spend their summers doing something that I haven't yet learned how or even tried to do: surf. Somewhere ...
Video: 'No Kitchen Required' In New Zealand, 'When Maori Attack'
Here at Gadling, we've been keeping tabs on the new BBC America reality show "No Kitchen Required," which is taking cooking competitions to new highs (and lows). Battling for fame and glory are award-winning chef Michael Psilakis of New York's Fish Tag and Kefi; private ...
Paradise Flooded: Fiji Closes To Tourists
Tropical storms have battered Fiji in recent days, causing flash floods that have stranded tourists, forced mass evacuations and caused upwards of three deaths. Now, the Pacific island nation braces itself as a tropical cyclone approaches the main island of Viti Levu with ...New BBC America cooking show combines travel and adventure
It was only a matter of time before all the eating of rats and scorpions on "Survivor" grew tiresome. Perhaps that's why producer Kevin Greene and "Chopped" producer Chachi Senior created a new cooking series for BBC America that combines exotic locales with dodgy outdoor ...The Bachelorette heads to Fiji for tonight's episode
One of our favorite parts about hit ABC television series The Bachelor / Bachelorette is the final few weeks. This is not because it showcases the show's main contestant falling in love with multiple men and women, or because of the cheesy "fantasy suite" overnights. It's ...SATW blogs live from Fiji
The Society of American Travel Writers Freelance Council is heading to the other side of the world for their annual conference. The group of self-employed writers, photographers, videographers, broadcasters, and other travel journalists will be reporting life from Fiji this ...Virgin Blue flight attendant puts baby in overhead bin
A Virgin Blue flight attendant has been fired after putting a 17-month-old baby in an overhead compartment as part of a peek-a-boo joke. Passenger Natalie Williamson was on a flight from Fiji to Sydney with her husband and son when the flight attendant put the baby into the ...Couples can win a trip to Fiji, courtesy of CheapOair
Valentine's Day doesn't have to be about roses and chocolates. How about a trip to Fiji? CheapOair is playing cupid and giving away a free trip for the couple that wins their "Crazy in Love" contest.
All lovebirds are asked to send in a 30-second video that answers the ...Kiwi teens survive 50 days lost at sea
Three New Zealand teenagers believed to have been lost at sea more than a month and a half ago, were found alive aboard their small boat on Wednesday. The boys were described as being physically depleted, having lost a lot of weight and suffering from dehydration, but ...Teva giving away adventure vacation to Fiji
Teva, the company that manufactures a host of great outdoor and travel footwear, is preparing to send a few lucky travelers on a once in a lifetime adventure to the South Pacific, where they'll have the opportunity explore Fiji aboard a private yacht, while hiking, ...Top five weekend travel media stories
Here are some of the best travel stories from this weekend's English-speaking newspaper travel media.
1. In the New York Times, Stephen Heyman profiles six moderately-priced New York City boutique hotels. One of the boutique hotels reviewed even has nightly rates under ...Exciting Repositioning Cruises for the Fall
Repositioning cruises are the leftovers of cruising. When cruise ships need to move from one port to another at seasonal cusps, they take less conventional itineraries to get from one home port to another. Repositioning cruises can often be booked for less than more ...For Sale: one tropical island in Fiji
Do you have 25 million Euros burning a hole in your pocket? (That's $33 million for U.S. readers!) Then perhaps you'd consider bidding on your very own tropical paradise, which is up for auction on eBay. The 225-acre island is located near Fiji, and is approximately 1 mile ...Daily Pampering: Renew your vows in Fiji this year
Sometimes, it's worth celebrating the best day of your life as though it were the first time.
Spend five nights in absolute luxury, and you'll pick up another two! Turtle Island in Fiji is doing the unthinkable. The incredibly upscale resort has put together a package ...Old Spice is looking for guys to send on the "ultimate internship"
Old Spice (yes, Old Spice) is looking for a couple of adventure seeking guys to send on the internship of a lifetime.
In the Old Spice Adventure, the company will send you surfing in Fiji or snowboarding in Switzerland (in lederhosen of course). Interns will be assisted ...
