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Happy birthday King Wangchuck and other national holidays
Going to a far-flung destination and want to connect with the people and see something special? One easy way is through local and national holidays. These are often unique to a particular country and provide insights into its culture and history. But it can often be hard to ...Last minute oddball Halloween costumes that reflect your travels
While Catherine has Halloween costume ideas that reflect different types of travelers--(there are more ideas coming throughout today), and Heather previously posted on how to dress up like an awesome flight attendant, here are other costume ideas. These wander into the ...25 great adventures for 2010
The latest issue of National Geographic Adventure has just hit the newsstand with a special treat inside for adventure travelers looking for their next big trip. The magazine has listed its selection for the 25 best new trips for 2010, offering up suggestions of places to ...World Monuments Fund announces list of endangered treasures
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The World Monuments Fund, a private organization battling to preserve the world's great man-made wonders, has published a list ...Hungry Planet: What the World Eats
A few months back I heard a fascinating bit on NPR's All Things Considered about a coffee table book that was recently published called, "Hungry Planet: What the World Eats," by Peter Menzel and Faith D'Aluisio. I had been meaning to find it in the bookstore, but like most ...Trekking the Himalaya in India
When adventure travelers set out to hike the Himalaya, they traditionally go to Nepal to take on the Annapurna Circuit or make their way to Everest Base Camp. Some will venture to Tibet or even Bhutan to get their high altitude fix, but many forget that the Himalaya run into ...Save big money on Geographic Expeditions' tours
If you've dismissed the idea of a guided tour due to financial reasons, award-winning Geographic Expeditions has your back. Pointing out that the travel industry employs one out of every twelve jobs, the company has lowered its prices - by a lot - in their own effort to ...Gadling + BootsnAll - Picks of the Week
Starting today, we're unveiling a new weekly feature here at Gadling. Each Friday we'll be highlighting the most interesting content from our friends over at BootsnAll, one of the best resources on the web for independent travelers. For those that have never taken a look, ...A Travel Guide to Shangri-La
The mystical, mythical Shangri-La has held a special allure to travelers since the release of the 1933 novel Lost Horizon by James Hilton. In the book, the main character survives a plane crash in the Himalaya only to discover a hidden valley that is a paradise on Earth ...The lunar new year and first solar eclipse on the same day
January 26 comes with two huge events this year: the lunar new year (or Chinese New Year, for those of you lion dance and firework lovers) and the first solar eclipse of the year! The lunar new year of the earth ox is the second zodiac of the cycle. It is the craziest time ...Travel Read: 100 Places Every Woman Should Go
I never knew there could be a book so thoughtful and inspiring for women as this one. Stephanie Elizondo Griest's second travel book, which lists far more than just 100 Places Every Woman Should Go, is truly an encyclopedia for women travelers. It's the kind of book that ...Ranking the world's best and worst flags
Gambia's great, Senegal plagiarized, and Libya didn't even try. So says a fun new evaluation of the flags of every nation in the world. In an admittedly unscientific ranking of the world's flags, high marks are given for good color schemes and originality, while grades are ...Photo of the Day (7/15/2007)
I decided to go waaay back for today's Photo of the Day. Far back into the deepest reaches of the Gadling Flickr site to find this lovely photo from the Gasa Dzong and Kang Bum mountain, Bhutan. I actually just read a fabulous article about Bhutan and decided to search ...Photo of the Day (12/15/06)
It is always wonderful to take a peak at our Gadling Photo Pool and discover the fantastic work of a new contributor such as Bluepeak, whom we honor for the second day in a row with our Photo of the Day award. The talented photographer has some simply amazing images at his ...A VERY Big Book on Bhutan
And you thought the last Harry Potter opus was large. Well, guess again. take a look at the work of Mr. Michael Hawley, Director of Special Projects and founder of MIT's GO Expeditions program. Hawley is famous in creative/scientific circles (the Ultimate Third Culturean) ...Bhutan Is Cool
It's been a whle since we did a post on one of the most interesting countries on the globe. The Times Sunday travel section has an article on the allure of Bhutan which has recently eclipsed Cambodia as the Asia destination du jour. And why not? I love Cambodia, but man, is ...Top Places for 2005
This nice New York Times interactive narrated by Times' Travel Editor Stuart Emmrich lists the top places to go this year. Bhutan is near the top of the list, and is recommended in part (aside from being amazingly beautiful) because the country restricts the number of people ...
