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#lpmemories: Some Personal Reminiscences And Reflections
When news emanated from the Melbourne headquarters of Lonely Planet two weeks ago that the iconic publisher of guidebooks and related travel titles was laying off up to 80 editors and other staffers, shock waves reverberated throughout the travelsphere. LP is the world's ...Developing The Island Of Sal: Cape Verde
Nearly three hours past the scheduled landing time, my flight from Lisbon to the island of Sal, Cape Verde (Ilha Do Sal), is now taxiing to the gate. The local time is almost 3 in the morning and I've just spent the last 18 hours in Lisbon, where it's 5 in the morning. My ...Travel's Three Gifts: Notes from an Indonesian Island
Candace Rose Rarton
The first time I meet Rai is at the morning market in Sampalan, the largest town on the Indonesian island of Nusa Penida.
She says hello to me from behind mounds of mangos and bright green chilies at the stall she runs with her mother. Despite the ...Fashion Do's And Don'ts From The TSA
When talking about airport security, we generally focus on what travelers are carrying, not what they're wearing. But thanks to the TSA recently cracking down on passengers' fashion choices, style is now a part of the airport security conversation. Forget regulations on ...
I Slept In The Conference Room At Comfort Inn O'Hare
My evening of July 9 was filled with the kind of mundane frustration that can come only from delayed travel. My husband and I were set to fly from New York City to Chicago and Chicago to Marquette, Michigan. Our flight out of New York kept getting pushed back and, ...The Desolate Salt Mines Of Sal Island, Cape Verde
I didn't know about Sal until a couple weeks before I departed for a trip to the island, at the invitation of a friend who wanted to go there for the purpose of diving and also wanted to have a travel partner in tow. I knew little about the country of Cape Verde. Between ...The Day I Jumped In Regent's Canal And Tried To Save My Wet iPhone With Uncooked Rice
There are plenty of ways for Americans to make a good impression in London. Scurrying into stores dripping wet, asking for large sacks of rice and zip lock bags isn't one of them. I was enjoying a relaxing walk along Regent's Canal after a visit to the Camden Lock Market in ...Remake Detroit (VIDEO)
Detroit is coming back from the dead, one creative maker at a time. i3 Detroit is one of the organizations that is helping to pave a new path through Detroit – and there are other groups of people making an effort to rejuvenate the city through artists, too. This ...
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 ...David's Discoveries: The Beetle-Loving Calligrapher Of Paris
David Downie, AOL
For the last 26 years, calligrapher extraordinaire Eric de Tugny has lured the curious into his magical bolt-hole of a stationer's shop in Paris, on the Rue du Pont Louis Philippe.
Long down at the heel, part of the crumbling old Jewish district, this ...Vagabond Tales: Full Moon Parties And Surfing A Monsoon
Heather Ellison
There are few larger rights of passage on the Southeast Asian backpacker circuit than the full moon party on the island of Koh Phangnan.
A tropical version of Ibiza on psychedelics, the pull of this legendary debauch is so strong that nary a backpacker ...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, ...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 ...Is Your Family Vacation Normal? New Survey Highlights Summer Travel Behaviors
Flickr, Kevin Shorter
With the Fourth of July fast approaching, summer family travel is in full swing. A new survey from Liberty Travel highlights several overarching trends (everyone loves technology, but being together is always the most important part of a trip) along ...The Wandering Writer: A Tour Through San Francisco's Potrero Hill With Caroline Paul And Wendy MacNaughton
Rachel Friedman, AOL
One afternoon in 2012, Caroline and Wendy's cat slipped out the door and never returned. Until he did, that is – five weeks later, fat and happy, unperturbed by or unaware of the grief he'd caused his owners during his absence.
"It was a ...An Unforgettable Tour Of Loretta Lynn's Childhood Home In Butcher Hollow, Kentucky
We were locked out of the humble home where country music legend Loretta Lynn grew up and were about to leave Butcher Hollow when someone pulled up in silver Chevy Silverado pickup truck. A trim man with neatly parted gray hair wearing a pair of jeans and a red-checked shirt ...Vagabond Tales: Kayaking With Thieving, Soda Drinking, Bloodthirsty Monkeys
Heather Ellison
Most people who think monkeys are cute have more than likely never met a real monkey.
Although they might be cute on television, as anyone who has actually met a monkey will tell you, their cuteness is simply a disguise for their evil.
Yes, I'll say ...Need Some Fudge? Visit The Wisconsin Dells, The Midwest's Most Delightfully Tacky Resort Town
You don't have to leave the Midwest to catch a glimpse of the Roman Coliseum, the White House, the Kalahari Desert and the fabled windmills of Mykonos. Nope, all you have to do is take a road trip to the Wisconsin Dells, one of America's delightfully tacky resort towns, ...Keeneland: Thoroughbred Horses, Free Coffee And Kentucky's Best Cheap Breakfast
It was a rainy Monday, just after 7 a.m., when I pulled into the parking lot at Keeneland, one of the nation's most venerable thoroughbred racetracks. I had read that watching the horses morning workout was one of the best free things to do in Lexington, Kentucky, but on a ...A Kid Friendly Midwest Getaway: See The Freaks At Circus World In Baraboo
Five years ago, when my wife and I had our first child, our lives as travelers changed. We still hit the road just as often as before, but now we find ourselves seeking out zoos and playgrounds and children's museums and a host of other kid friendly attractions that we never ...
