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Call An Ice Cream Truck On Demand Today With Uber
Today is the hottest day yet in New York City's latest heat wave, and the summer weather is no less forgiving in many other cities in the western hemisphere. To help beat the heat, car service app Uber is offering ice cream trucks on demand, today only from 11-5 p.m. in ...
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 ...
Venice Gondoliers Should Take Breathalyzer And Drug Tests, Their Chief Says
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The president of the gondolier association of Venice says all boat operators in the watery city should be screened for alcohol and drugs, the BBC reports.
Nicola Falconi suggested this after a video was posted on YouTube showing a hazing incident of a ...The Subjective, Incomplete Guide To The Best Carbonara In Rome
David Farley
The carbonara arrived on my table with a dollop of bacon-dotted, jaundice-colored cream atop overly cooked spaghetti noodles. When I moved the plate, the mound of cream didn't even jiggle, as if it had been heat-lamp baked for hours, hoping some fool like me was ...Finding My Inner Foodie In Sicily
Meg Nesterov
I really hate the F-word. I think it's overused, lazy and borderline offensive. I'm talking about the word "foodie," a concept we have rallied against here before, yet the movement seems to stay strong and keep evolving with the advent of the latest bacon ...Better Know A Holiday: St. John's Day (And Eve)
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AKA: Fete Nationale du Quebec (Canada), Kupala Day (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Poland), Festa Junina (Brazil), Foguera de San Xuan (Brazil), Jaanilaupaev (Estonia), Saint Jonas' Festival (Lithuania), Jani (Latvia), Dia de Sao Joao (Portugal), ...Gifts From Slovenia And Italy
Sean McLachlan
When a trip is over, it's always nice to open your suitcase and have a little bit of it still with you. I enjoy bringing gifts back to my wife and son so they can share my experiences. While on a recent trip to Slovenia and Italy, I kept an eye out for things ...Venice: Grand Vistas And Little Details
Sean McLachlan
On my first day in Venice I walked the streets without a camera in order to savor the beauties of this unparalleled city. I was leaving the next afternoon so that morning I got up at dawn in order to catch Venice at its abandoned best.
It's a different ...Got Granita? Savoring A Summertime Sweet In Italy
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It will officially be summer in just a few days, and who doesn't associate long, hot days with ice cream? Or, depending upon your preferences, lactose-digesting capabilities, and what part of the world you're in, gelato, sorbet, paletas, kulfi, faloodeh, bur ...Strolling Through Venice Without A Camera
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I've wanted to visit Venice all my life. Who wouldn't? It has the reputation of being the most beautiful city in the world, and with my love of architecture my first glimpse of it was going to be a lifelong memory.
After a rainy week in Slovenia, I ...Augmented Reality App Shows Rome's Colosseum, In All Of Its Glory
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Augmented Reality apps on our smartphones and tablets can do some pretty amazing things. The basic premise is that these apps use our device's camera to show us the world around us while also overlaying information that may be of interest. For example, AR apps ...#OnTheRoad: Gadling Instagram In Sicily
Meg Nesterov
Ciao from Sicily, Europe's largest island and Italy's southernmost land mass. I'm here with my husband and toddler for a last hurrah of sorts before my baby turns 2 and we have to start paying for her airline seat. We started in Catania and will be making our ...Costa Concordia, Final Report: The Captain Did It
Costa Concordia grounded off the coast of Italy in January 2012, where the cruise ship still sits today. Removal of the ship is a well-defined work in progress, now over halfway complete. Placing blame for the grounding, which resulted in the death of 32 people, is also ...Touring The World War One Battlefield Of Isonzo
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Like every other nation involved in World War I, Italy suffered terribly. It joined the war in 1915, throwing its lot in with the Allies against the Central Powers. Italy's most immediate threat was its ...Gorizia: Italy's Overlooked Historic Border City
Sean McLachlan
Visitors to Italy tend to skip Gorizia. Tucked away at the northeast edge of the country on the border with Slovenia, this small city tends to get bypassed on the way to Trieste or Slovenia.
I would have never gone there myself except that I was a guest ...Adventures By Disney Announces New Options For Europe And Beyond
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Adventures by Disney has announced that it is expanding its catalog of travel itineraries for 2014 with new options to Europe and several tours specifically created for the teen traveler. These new additions to the line-up will expand on the company's ...Otranto Cathedral: Where You Can See The Remains Of Catholicism's Newest Saints
Pope Francis has beatified a long list of religious figures in the first creation of saints of his papacy, the Guardian reports. Included in this list are the 813 Martyrs of Otranto. These were victims of a massacre in the southern Italian town in 1480 when Ottoman ...Photo Of The Day: Contemplating Lake Como In Italy
In northern Italy, the Alps meet Lake Como at the comune of Bellagio to form some of the most beautiful vistas in Europe. Not only has the region provided inspiration for the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas, but it is unequivocally gorgeous. Instagram user Jason Rodman ...Rome Suspends River Cruises Because Tiber Too Polluted
Visitors to Rome this year won't be able to cruise along the Tiber River, which weaves through the city, because it has become "strewn with rubbish," according to a representative of Rome Boats, the company that controls the river tours.
In an interview with AFP, Rome ...Tourists Outraged Over $84 Gelati In Rome
Getting scammed by quack taxi drivers or phony tour operators is one thing, but when a group of tourists were charged 64 euros ($84) for a few ice cream cones in Rome - well, that's just sad.
The Eternal City has quite the reputation for con artists. Cafes and bars have ...
