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5 Tips For Traveling With Pets
Beverly, Flickr
For those of us who consider pets members of the family, leaving them behind when we travel often isn't an option, especially if they're a certified companion or therapy animal. Sometimes, however, we just want to bring our furry friends along. Fortunately, ...U.S. Drops Bombs Near Great Barrier Reef
Richard Ling, Wikimedia Commons
After a training exercise went wrong, two U.S. fighter jets dropped four bombs into Australia's Great Barrier Reef Marine Park. Thankfully, the bombs were unarmed. Although military officials are maintaining the 2,000-pound projectiles were ...Find The World's Best Festivals
Chip Conley, Fest300
Do you travel for food, culture or history? You can find all that and more at a festival, and a website launched this week aims to connect travelers with some of the world's most unique, exciting and unusual festivals. Fest300 is part practical ...A Day At The (Camel) Races
Kraig Becker
The Kentucky Derby, the Preakness and the Belmont Stakes are three of the biggest horse races on the planet, collectively making up the prestigious Triple Crown. Steeped in tradition, each of those events deftly mixes exhilarating action on the track with plenty ...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 ...
Five Things To Bring On A Long-Distance Bus Trip In A Developing Nation
David Dennis, Flickr
It may be a cliche, but it's true: if you want to get off the beaten path when you travel, at some point you're going to have to take a long-distance bus ride. Even if you're not a backpacker, some destinations are accessible only by the most ...The Aboriginal Art Of Australia's Kakadu National Park
Kraig Becker
Australia's vast and wild Northern Territory holds a number of wonders for visitors to discover, not the least of which is Kakadu National Park. Spread out across more than 7600 square miles, the park is the true embodiment of the Outback with a rugged and ...Racing Boats Made From Beer Cans At Australia's 'Top End'
Kraig Becker
Tucked away in a remote corner of Australia's Northern Territory – known as the "Top End" in the local vernacular – sits the bustling and vibrant city of Darwin. A bit of a hidden gem for travelers, Darwin boasts warm, tropical weather all year long, ...Arthur Frommer To Publish New Guidebooks This Fall
Flickr, David Lytle
While much of the world is on royal baby watch, there's a new arrival in the travel world to get excited about. Arthur Frommer has just announced via the New York TImes that he will again publish guidebooks under a new name, FrommerMedia. The guides ...Why Ditching Preconceived Notions Can Make For Better Travel
Michael Stout, Flickr
Raise your hand if you've ever had heightened expectations or an ill-informed idea of a destination prior to a trip.
Me too. Many things influence our preconceived ideas about a place: daydreams, prejudice (I'm using this word in its traditional ...A World Health Map
Odra Noel is a scientific artist who has just created and released a piece she called "The Map of Health." The map provides a visual representation of diseases affecting regions of the world. What's more is that she uses depictions of affected body parts by each disease ...5 Ways To Preserve Your Travel Memories (That Don't Involve Photos)
LEOL30, Flickr
If you're an avid traveler, chances are you've experienced some type of fantastical sight, to which no photograph can ever do justice. Talent and camera quality have no bearing whatsoever on the ability to capture this moment, and so you resign yourself to ...Sydney Monorail Closes, Will Either Be Sorely Missed Or Soon Forgotten
Sydney's monorail shut down on Sunday after 25 years of operation. The largely overlooked transit system ran between Darling Harbour and the Central Business District and drew some of its largest crowds on its last day.
Sydneysiders' love-hate relationship with the retro ...
Video: The North Pole: Where Exactly Is it?
Although you might not be planning a trip to the North Pole, it's good to know that we don't know exactly where it is. Well, it's less like we don't know where it is and more like where it is depends on what you care about. This handy video, which I found thanks to ...
Dispatch From Darwin: Discovering Asia In The Outback
loop_oh, Flickr
I was sitting in the Speakers Corner Café in the stunning (and unexpected) Parliament House in Darwin, a rare marriage between a Southeast Asian bungalow and a po-mo shout in light and glass; all around-as everywhere in central Darwin-were plaques ...Couples Can Celebrate The End Of DOMA On Australia's Hamilton Island
qualia Resort
When the U.S. Supreme Court handed down its landmark decision that ruled against the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) a few days back it was met with jubilation across the country. The ruling is seen as a dramatic advancement of gay rights while also providing ...Is 'Cabineering' The New Glamping?
Courtesy of Delaware North Parks & Resorts
Love the outdoors but roughing it, not so much? A new movement called cabineering might be for you. The term was coined by Delaware North Companies Parks & Resorts, which operates historic and scenic properties throughout ...On This Tiny Island, Men Speak A Different Language
NASA Johnson Space Center, Wikimedia Commons
Sure, you might have rolled your eyes and joked that men and women speak different languages, but in a tiny atoll in Micronesia men actually do.
MentalFloss charted the history of this men-only language spoken on Sapwuahfik, ...Travel Dream Jobs: A Conversation With Megan McCormick Of 'Globe Trekker'
Whenever I need a little escape but can't get out of town, I fire up an episode or two of "Globe Trekker" so I can live vicariously through the adventures of travelers like Megan McCormick. Since she started hosting the show in 1997, she's taken viewers to the Greek Islands, ...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 ...
