Portugal
by Elizabeth Seward (RSS feed) (7 days ago)
Lisbon is a city that does street art well. I knew that before I arrived in Lisbon for my 15-hour layover while on the way to Cape Verde, and so I walked around with my camera, snapping shots of every compelling image I saw that had repurposed public space for canvas. I ...
by Anna Brones (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
Rota Vincentina
I don't speak any Portuguese, but this video makes it pretty clear that I want to now go and hike in Southwestern Portugal.
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by Adam Hodge (RSS feed) (1 month ago)
f_jensen_at_sdr.vinge, Flickr
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), ...
by Anna Brones (RSS feed) (2 months ago)
All truth be told, Lisbon was never a city I had given any thought to. In fact, I couldn't even come up with anything linked to it. Give me a list of other European cities and there was at least one or two things that came to mind.
Stockholm: Old Town and the ...
by Libby Zay (RSS feed) (4 months ago)
Have you ever been to a country that just seems to give tourists the cold shoulder? Now, there are some figures behind those unwelcome feelings; the World Economic Forum has put together a report that ranks countries based on how friendly they are to tourists.
The ...
by Laurel Miller (RSS feed) (6 months ago)
Hawaiian pro big-wave surfer Garrett McNamara may have just broken his own world record for surfing the world's largest wave. Via Skype with Anderson Cooper on CNN, McNamara described the "endless drop" of the estimated 100-foot wave he surfed on January 28 off the fishing ...
by Libby Zay (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Last year, Michael Hodson and two travel blogger friends challenged each other to take on the world by train. For a month the bloggers traveled on separate routes from Lisbon, Portugal, to Saigon, Vietnam, on a competitive quest to conquer the longest continuous ...
by Alex Robertson Textor (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Summer in Lisbon is usually pleasantly warm; seldom does Portugal's capital swelter. From this vantage point along the Calçada do Duque, a prime tourist zone, clear skies and colorful bunting render Lisbon especially welcoming. Think about a short Lisbon break for ...
by David Farley (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Ask almost any seasoned traveler (or travel writer) about their most memorable journeys and you'll likely get a tale of pain and suffering. "The best trips are the worst trips," is a quip I constantly hear coming from travel writers' mouths. And they're right. Not only ...
by Laurel Miller (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
I've frequently touted Lonely Planet's Phrasebooks on Gadling (about as often as I've truthfully stated that I receive no kickbacks from them). They've saved my butt countless times, helping me do everything from getting on the right train platform to finding out what ...
by Laurel Miller (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Where there's smoke, there's barbecue – and there's no better time than Memorial Day to light that grill. This year, instead of the same old, same old post on burgers, food safety and how not to burn the patio down, I thought I'd offer a photo tribute to grilling in ...
by Laurel Miller (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Hawaiian pro big-wave surfer Garrett McNamara, 44, has officially made it into the Guinness Book of World Records for his November 2011 ride on a 78-foot wave (previously recorded as being 90-feet). McNamara was towed in on a jet ski off the coast of Nazare, a fishing ...
by Laurel Miller (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Port enthusiasts will be familiar with the Sandeman brand, but this summer, the distinguished producer wants you to think of their fortified wine in a new light: as a mixer. For their Sandeman Summer Sangria Challenge, participants must submit a photo and original sangria ...
by Alex Robertson Textor (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Spring blossoms are here.
More to the point, it is really starting to feel like spring across the Northern Hemisphere. (And in fact, unseasonably warm weather in many different spots around the world has had things feeling like summer several months ahead of ...
by Jessica Festa (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Have you ever wondered what it's like to live like a king or queen? While you may not have been born into royalty, you can still live lavishly, if only for a weekend.
While five-star hotels can offer plush bedding, spacious penthouse suites, and high-class amenities, it's ...
by Alex Robertson Textor (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
I spent last week in Portugal's Azores, absorbing the rhythms of daily life on Flores, Europe's westernmost island. An unexpected discovery was the ongoing focus on Angola in the Portuguese media. Evidence of the rise of Angola as an economic power is everywhere.
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by Alex Robertson Textor (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Is Lisbon's winter light a cure for the blues of the dark season?
It's right about this time in the Northern Hemisphere that winter starts to feel like an imposition. It's not getting measurably warmer, and even though it's been getting lighter for almost two months, ...
by Chris Owen (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
In a bold move, Royal Caribbean International announced today the addition of "iPads in every stateroom" on board onboard Splendour of the Seas, undergoing dry dock refurbishment right now.
"Based on consumer research, we added the iPads to greatly enhance guest ...
by Elizabeth Seward (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
It's one thing to go to the beach to catch some waves in Portugal, but it's an entirely different thing to catch a 90 foot wave successfully, breaking a world record. And that's just what surfer, Garrett McNamara, did. McNamara broke the world record for the longest wave ...
by Jessica Festa (RSS feed) (1 year ago)
Cars, trains, buses, and planes aren't the only way to get around a country. From the Bamboo Train in Cambodia to the Rail Cart in the the Philippines to the Couch Bike in Canada, here are ten unique modes of transportation from around the world.
Chicken Bus
Guatemala, ...
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