Tag: tourism
group name: travelbums
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May 15, 2007 10:29 PM EDT --
Tehran's Mehrabad Airport is a cheerless backwater, especially at four in the morning, after enduring a 10-hour flight to Amsterdam, a nine-hour delay, followed by the six-hour flight to Tehran. . . . more
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September 01, 2006 06:50 PM EDT --
So, I'm going to share some ideas of what to do in cities, especially Paris, where we go every year.
First up: A left bank walk (more to come):
Shakespeare & Co.
At 37 rue dela bucherie, . . . more
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March 18, 2007 04:34 PM EDT --
my Azerbaijan series will return next week.
"Your life will be in danger," my friend Bill had told me the afternoon of my flight to Oaxaca in early December.
His warning was bracing. . . . more
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April 03, 2007 03:08 AM EDT --
Shortly after making the big move to Sweden, we decided to take a bit of a romantic holiday to Germany. We drove down through Denmark to the Skandline Ferry which deposited us on the German coast at Puttgarden, . . . more
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December 03, 2007 12:06 AM EST --
The Phenomena of Collective Travel
Why people join tour groups if nobody likes them.
by Tom Carter
"What could possibly compel them to do something so… wrong?"
This was . . . more
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February 22, 2008 02:19 AM EST --
I wrote an article here on Gather a couple months back about the newest art exhibit that was to come to Chicago. Well it came, and I have never been as disappointed in art as I was about this . . . more
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June 30, 2007 06:48 AM EDT --
I've been publishing numerous travel guides over on AC... right now they're paying like 8 bucks a pop. Take a look and write a few yourself. That extra cash into your Paypal account adds up fast. . . . more
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May 19, 2006 03:41 PM EDT --
The benefits of promoting gather.com:
Some of you may remember my article:
"How to Promote Gather Outside of Gather"
and the offer I received for my efforts. /viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474976745195 . . . more
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April 10, 2007 03:46 AM EDT --
One year, while on a typical Amusement Park extravaganza, four of us we made our way up to Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio. We had seen numerous folks wearing Cedar Point T-shirts while stinging in line . . . more
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October 28, 2007 11:28 PM EDT --
I learned the art of people watching in the plazas of Madrid. I used to sit in the sun for hours, sipping my cappuccino- on windy days I had chocolate con churros.
People . . . more
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May 02, 2007 04:16 AM EDT --
I am a castle freak. No. I mean I spend inordinate amounts of money traveling to various places just to see specific castles. One of my favorites is Kronborg Slott in Helsingor, Denmark. Luckily, Helsingor . . . more
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June 29, 2007 12:06 PM EDT --
Latvian Girls Urged To Say 'No' To Sex Tourists
Jim Davis
27 June 2007,
<Published with the permission of the author>
Perhaps Latvia has the right idea and a number of other former Soviet . . . more
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July 31, 2006 07:05 PM EDT --
St Jan
Tetin was the ancestral home of the Czech ruling family and the seat of St Ludmilla and St Wenceslas. Also closely related to Tetin is the myth of St Jan under the Cliff who is often represented . . . more
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April 11, 2007 03:51 AM EDT --
Located just north of Richmond, Virginia is an amusement park that I'm told was 'the bomb' at one time. There is no indication of that now. Entering the parking lot of Paramount's Kings . . . more
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November 27, 2007 07:26 AM EST --
The Ethics of China's Chinese-Only Hotels, by Tom Carter
Anyone who has spent time in the People's Republic of China is obviously aware of the sheer number of hotels and sundry boardinghouses . . . more
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August 21, 2007 11:37 AM EDT --
Glimmingehus is referred to at various places as a castle, a fortress, a keep, or a fortified manor. If you step inside, you will think you are indeed inside a full-fledged castle. So no matter which description . . . more
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August 05, 2007 08:48 PM EDT --
I was an art minor in college and a big fan of the impressionist style of painting so when my husband told me that he had booked a tour of Monet's garden at Giverney as part of our 10th anniversary . . . more
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August 01, 2007 07:43 PM EDT --
I was a little apprehensive when we pulled into the parking lot of the Grape Street Café. After all the buildup from our friends Keith and Beth Lane, the strip plaza façade was a disappointment, . . . more
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February 21, 2006 06:22 PM EST --
Like a treasured gemstone in an antique setting, Old Drovers Inn shines brilliantly in the hunt country of rural Southern Dutchess County, New York. This 255 year old virtual museum . . . more
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June 17, 2008 08:40 PM EDT --
If you're the kind of traveler who cares about the environment, culture, and people of the places you visit, read on. Three, innovative tourism programs are working to protect some of the most beautiful . . . more
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