Filed under: Climbing, Asia, Nepal, VideoWe've seen some truly amazing time-lapse videos in recent months but it is difficult to top this one. It was shot on Mt. Everest this spring and delivers a true sense of the scale of that mountain. Many of the...
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Filed under: Gear, Gadling Gear ReviewBirkSun As a gear reviewer for Gadling I see a lot of different products come and go across my desk. Everything from high-tech gadgets to travel apparel and footwear are sent my way for evaluation. After awhile,...
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Filed under: Asia, China Today's Video of the Day takes us on a techno-filled trip through Shanghai, courtesy of photographer Rob Whitworth. Although much of the short time-lapse film focuses on twinking lights and congested traffic, it also shows the...
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Filed under: Asia, Indonesia, Photo of the DayLauren Irons, Flickr Ever set foot on an active volcano? There are about 1500 known active volcanoes around the world, and if you're up for it, you are able to climb many of them. Mount Bromo in East Java...
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Filed under: United States, NewsBubble Fishh, Flickr What do you think of when you hear the words "summer vacation"? Families going on camping trips, college students heading abroad, and couples going on romantic getaways? Well what about cheating spouses...
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Filed under: North Korea, Photo of the Day This Photo of the Day, titled "Hallabong," comes from Gadling Flickr pool member Mike Rowe and was captured using a Cannon EOS 40D. In the caption for this image, Mike describes something he found in his travels,...
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Filed under: History, Learning, North America, United StatesNational Park Service Historic cannons from Fort Moultrie, South Carolina, that date to the Civil War have been meticulously conserved and returned to the fort, the National Park Service announced....
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Filed under: Europe, Moldova, Cruisesindi.ca/Flickr When the cruise ship Costa Concordia was grounded off the coast of Italy, the blame fell on Captain Vincent Schettino, practically convicted by the court of popular opinion. In July, Schettino will...
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Filed under: North America, NewsMetropolitan Transportation Authority of the State of New York New York City hasn't built a new line since 1932, and after seeing these pictures one can begin to understand why. The $17 billion project to create the Second...
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Filed under: Food and Drink, Europe, SloveniaSean McLachlan The horse has been with us for thousands of years. A loyal steed that has pulled plows, helped us migrate to new lands and carried us into battle, there is no more noble animal. We've honored...
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Filed under: Europe, United KingdomAFP/Getty Images Yellow Duckmarine promises a "splashdown" ending to each of its tours - but it looks like some passengers got a little more than they bargained for. Twenty-seven people were taken to the hospital when...
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Filed under: Airlines, Airports, Galley Gossip, Women's Travel, Travel Security1. "The Gift of Fear," by Gavin De Becker, should be required reading for all men and women, especially for those of us who travel, particularly for women who travel alone....
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Filed under: History, Learning, Europe, Norway, TransportationWikimedia Commons A hundred and twenty years ago, Norwegian scientist Fridtjof Nansen started a journey that made him one of the greatest explorers of all time. He set out to purposely get...
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Filed under: What's in Your Pack?USDA /Ken Hammond Somewhere in a small town in an unnamed country is the complete skull of a crocodile and a small box of teeth that belong to that skull. The crocodile, who wasn't using her teeth anymore, was not supposed...
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Filed under: History, Asia, Cambodia, Newssaturn ♄, Flickr A 1,200-year-old city has been uncovered by archaeologists in a thick, mountainous jungle in Cambodia, Australia's Fairfax Media has reported. An international team of researchers using helicopter-mounted...
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Filed under: North America, Oceania, United States, Australia, Budget Travel, Airline ReviewsChris Owen Pretend you had never been a passenger on one of today's commercial airlines, but had the need to choose one. How would you do that? Look for airlines...
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Filed under: Food and Drink, Europe, Slovenia, Budget TravelSean McLachlan Historic sights, art galleries, beautiful countryside, all these are important in a vacation, but one thing you absolutely can't go without is the food. You have to eat, after...
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Filed under: Asia, South KoreaJonathan Kramer, Gadling Less than an hour bus ride outside of the nondescript city of Andong in central South Korea, a little village doesn't just hold onto the past, it embodies it. Hahoe Folk Village (pronounced Hahwe)...
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Filed under: Hiking, Paddling, North America, United States, Camping, EcotourismMammoth Mountain Remember when we were kids and summer camp meant hiking in Yosemite, whitewater rafting and camping under the stars? Yeah, me neither! My summer camp wasn't...
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