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Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/gJpqpwQBcFo/http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/photo-of-the-day-exploring-glacier-national-park/http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/photo-of-the-day-exploring-glacier-national-park/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/north-america/" rel="tag">North America</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/united-states/" rel="tag">United States</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/photo-of-the-day/" rel="tag">Photo of the Day</a></p><p></p> <figure class="photo-slim undefined"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.gadling.com/media/2013/05/red-jammer-tour.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px;" /><figcaption class="cap"><b class="credit">JasonBechtel, Flickr</b></figcaption></figure> <p><br /> <br /> It's almost summer, and you know what that means? Road trip season. Sure, you can take a road trip any time of the year, but there's something about warm air drafting through the windows as you drive down an unexplored road, twisting and winding towards a new and tempting destination.</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasephotos/8733923886/in/pool-gadling/">JasonBechtel</a>'s photo, taken on the iconic <a href="http://www.nps.gov/glac/planyourvisit/goingtothesunroad.htm">Going to the Sun Road</a> from the front of a Red Jammer, the buses used at <a href="http://www.gadling.com/2011/01/30/travel-how-to-road-trip-through-glacier-national-park-in-the-wi/">Glacier National Park</a> to cart tourists around, manages to get that same sensation into one single shot. Makes you want to go grab your car and head for the road right now, doesn't it?<br /> <br /> <em>Do you have a photo that captures the spirit of travel? Submit it for a chance to be featured on <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/photo-of-the-day/">Photo of the Day</a>. Pop it in our Gadling Flickr pool for the chance to be featured. </em></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/photo-of-the-day-exploring-glacier-national-park/">Photo Of The Day: Exploring Glacier National Park</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.gadling.com">Gadling</a> on Sun, 19 May 2013 18:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/photo-of-the-day-exploring-glacier-national-park/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/forward/20575062/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/photo-of-the-day-exploring-glacier-national-park/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?a=gJpqpwQBcFo:Sd8nfXJcRhs:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?i=gJpqpwQBcFo:Sd8nfXJcRhs:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?a=gJpqpwQBcFo:Sd8nfXJcRhs:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?i=gJpqpwQBcFo:Sd8nfXJcRhs:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~4/gJpqpwQBcFo" height="1" width="1"/>drivingexploringGlacierGlacier National ParkGlacierNationalParkmountainsoutdoorsphotoroadroad tripRoadTripSun, 19 May 2013 18:00:00 ESThttp://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/photo-of-the-day-exploring-glacier-national-park/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/Z8jpfNJe_GY/http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/iconic-london-skate-park-may-be-turned-into-chain-of-shops/http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/iconic-london-skate-park-may-be-turned-into-chain-of-shops/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/activism/" rel="tag">Activism</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/cultures/" rel="tag">Arts and Culture</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/europe/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/united-kingdom/" rel="tag">United Kingdom</a></p><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="326" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/30wWiUpOx7w" width="580"></iframe><br /> A famous skate park on the <a href="http://www.gadling.com/2011/07/21/londons-south-bank-walking-through-old-and-new/">South Bank of London</a> may be turned into yet another stretch of retail sameness.<br /> <br /> Underneath the <a href="http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/">Southbank Centre</a>, which is home to several performing arts centers, is a covered area that looks like a cross between a cellar and an overly graffittied parking lot. It's been a meeting ground for skateboarders for 40 years. Every day you can see them doing tricks on the concrete ramps and benches while tourists and locals stop to watch and take photos.<br /> <br /> Now the Southbank Centre wants to use the skate park as retail space to fund its new Festival Wing. It's offered to turn an area under a nearby bridge over to the skateboarders, but the local skateboarding community has rejected this, saying the new place wouldn't have the same history or sense of tradition. They've started the <a href="http://www.longlivesouthbank.com/">Long Live Southbank</a> movement and launched an <a href="https://www.change.org/petitions/lambeth-council-southbank-centre-boris-johnson-arts-council-england-stop-the-relocation-of-the-southbank-skate-park">online petition</a> to save the skate park that's garnered more than 38,000 signatures. They've also filed a request to the government to make it a protected community space.<br /> <br /> While I'm not a skateboarder and am only in London part of the year, I'd be sad to see this place go. I've always enjoyed strolling along the South Bank. There's an open, lively feel to it that you don't get in most parts of the city, and the skate park is a big part of that. I always stop to watch the skateboarders do their thing. It's obvious that this place is important to them in a way that it isn't to me, and I don't want their community to lose it.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/iconic-london-skate-park-may-be-turned-into-chain-of-shops/">Iconic London Skate Park May Be Turned Into Chain Of Shops</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.gadling.com">Gadling</a> on Sun, 19 May 2013 16:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/iconic-london-skate-park-may-be-turned-into-chain-of-shops/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/forward/20575025/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/iconic-london-skate-park-may-be-turned-into-chain-of-shops/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?a=Z8jpfNJe_GY:uR8P2sKWRas:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?i=Z8jpfNJe_GY:uR8P2sKWRas:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?a=Z8jpfNJe_GY:uR8P2sKWRas:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?i=Z8jpfNJe_GY:uR8P2sKWRas:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~4/Z8jpfNJe_GY" height="1" width="1"/>EnglandEngland tourismEngland travelEnglandTourismEnglandTravelLondonLondon tourismLondon travelLondonTourismLondonTravelskaingskate parkskateboardskateboarderskateboardersSkateboarderVideoskateboardingskateboardsSkateParkSouth BankSouth Bank LondonSouthBankSouthBankLondonUKSun, 19 May 2013 16:00:00 ESThttp://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/iconic-london-skate-park-may-be-turned-into-chain-of-shops/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/Tgw7c0QJo-Q/http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/big-ship-cruises-not-for-you-new-cruise-line-has-you-in-mind/http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/big-ship-cruises-not-for-you-new-cruise-line-has-you-in-mind/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/europe/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/cruises/" rel="tag">Cruises</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/luxury-travel/" rel="tag">Luxury Travel</a></p><figure class="photo-slim undefined"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.gadling.com/media/2013/05/vikingship250co051713.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><figcaption class="cap"><b class="credit">Viking Oceans</b></figcaption></figure> Cruise travelers who are turned off by the <a href="http://www.gadling.com/2011/07/17/big-ship-cruise-not-for-you-try-gunkhole-cruising/">big ship</a> ocean cruising experience or just want to try something different, increasingly turn to a river cruise. On tiny ships, they ply the waters of European rivers, sailing directly to iconic destinations. Viking River Cruises is a major player in that arena and is quite successful at what they do. With other cruise lines, that success would be a win and they would continue to do what they do best. Vikings, however, look at that sort of thing a bit differently. As in ancient times, the Vikings of today are charged with exploring new worlds. Viking River Cruises intends to do just that, sailing new ships that will be custom built to redefine ocean cruising.<br /> <br /> At a gala event at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, Viking River Cruises effectively became <a href="http://www.vikingcruises.com/">Viking Cruises</a> and split off into a company with two distinct focuses. <a href="http://www.vikingrivercruises.com/">Viking Rivers</a> will continue to sail their popular longships with a rapidly expanding fleet. <a href="http://www.vikingcruises.com/oceans/">Viking Oceans</a> will build a fleet of ocean-going ships that will begin with a new 928-passenger ocean liner, Viking Star. The new ship will set sail in 2015 visiting ports of call around the perimeter of Europe that river cruise ships can't get to.<br /> <br /> <span style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 22px;">"There is a hole in the market somebody should fill," said Viking chairman Torstein Hagen at the same Beverly Hills venue used for the Golden Globe awards. "I feel we invented modern river cruising. Now I hope we can revive the destination part of ocean cruising."</span> <figure class="photo-slim undefined"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.gadling.com/media/2013/05/vikinglounge250co051713.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: left;" /><figcaption class="cap"><b class="credit">Viking Oceans</b></figcaption></figure> <br /> To do that, Viking Star will begin with a choice of three summer European itineraries. All sailings will begin and end with overnights in the first and last ports on the itinerary. That's a significant difference to most other lines that board passengers at the first port then sail away a few hours later. On the backside, the last port on other cruise lines is most often never seen by passengers except on the way to the airport. Viking Star will sail to the last port, stay overnight then disembark passengers the next day. Ports between the beginning and end will have more flexibility too as Viking Star will stay there longer, often allowing passengers to experience nightlife, something other lines never allow to happen.<p><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/big-ship-cruises-not-for-you-new-cruise-line-has-you-in-mind/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Big Ship Cruises Not For You? New Cruise Line Has You In Mind</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/big-ship-cruises-not-for-you-new-cruise-line-has-you-in-mind/">Big Ship Cruises Not For You? New Cruise Line Has You In Mind</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.gadling.com">Gadling</a> on Sun, 19 May 2013 15:00:00 EST. 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Everest</a> when she made it to the summit yesterday after a grueling climb.<br /> <br /> The 25-year-old climber first had to convince her family to allow her to make the attempt, and then had to undergo rigorous training to climb the world's tallest peak. She was part of a four-person team called <a href="http://arabsontopoftheworld.com/eves/">Arabs on Top of the World</a>. The team also includes Sheikh Mohammed Al Thani, the first Qatari, and Raed Zidan, the first Palestinian to make the attempt. Masoud Mohammad, an Iranian, is also on the expedition.<br /> <br /> The team is working on a rotation system with other expeditions, so the men are currently trying to make the ascent.<br /> <br /> The team isn't only making history; they're also making a difference. They're trying to raise $1 million for educational projects in Nepal. A donate button can be found on their website. This is a cause near and dear to Moharrak's heart. She's currently a graduate student in Dubai.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/raha-moharrak-becomes-first-saudi-woman-to-climb-mt-everest/">Raha Moharrak Becomes First Saudi Woman To Climb Mt. Everest</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.gadling.com">Gadling</a> on Sun, 19 May 2013 14:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/raha-moharrak-becomes-first-saudi-woman-to-climb-mt-everest/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/forward/20575024/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/raha-moharrak-becomes-first-saudi-woman-to-climb-mt-everest/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?a=I1TfF6leFig:HXZQ7882Plc:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?i=I1TfF6leFig:HXZQ7882Plc:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?a=I1TfF6leFig:HXZQ7882Plc:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?i=I1TfF6leFig:HXZQ7882Plc:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~4/I1TfF6leFig" height="1" width="1"/>adventureadventure traveladventureradventurersadventuresAdventureTraveladvenutre outdoorsAdvenutreOutdoorsarabarab womenarabsArabWomenclimberclimbersclimbingEverestMount Everestmount everest newsmountaineermountaineeringMountaineersMountEverestMountEverestNewsmt everestMtEverestNepalNepal newsNepal tourismNepal travelNepalNewsNepalTourismNepalTravelRaha MoharrakRahaMoharrakSaudiSaudi ArabiaSaudi womenSaudiArabiaSaudiWomentrekkingSun, 19 May 2013 14:00:00 ESThttp://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/raha-moharrak-becomes-first-saudi-woman-to-climb-mt-everest/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/LertYTPcKNk/http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/bun-snatching-at-the-bun-festival-in-hong-kong/http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/bun-snatching-at-the-bun-festival-in-hong-kong/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/events/" rel="tag">Festivals and Events</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/asia/" rel="tag">Asia</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/hong-kong/" rel="tag">Hong Kong</a></p><figure class="photo-slim undefined"><img alt="Buns at the Bun Festival, Hong Kong" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.gadling.com/media/2013/05/buns.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><figcaption class="cap"><b class="credit">istolethetv, Flickr</b></figcaption></figure> On May 17, a good chunk of East Asia had a day off to celebrate the <a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/16/better-know-a-holiday-buddhas-birthday/">Buddha's birthday</a> (Southeast Asia will celebrate it next week). It happens that in <a href="http://www.gadling.com/tag/HongKong/">Hong Kong</a> the Enlightened One's birthday coincides each year with a Taoist celebration called the Bun Festival. The culmination of the Bun Festival occurs at midnight of the eighth day of the fourth lunar month, when "bun snatchers" climb a 60-foot tower of buns and collect as many buns as will fit in their bun sack.<br /> <br /> Yes, buns. Those doughy things you eat.<br /> <br /> The Bun Festival has roots in the Taoist "Jiao" festivals, where communities pay homage to deities in order to foster peace in the coming year. The origins of the Bun Festival itself are vague. The common and possibly apocryphal story is that offerings were made to Pak Tai, the God of the Sea, in order to protect island villagers from pirates. Another history says it began during the days of Hong Kong's bubonic plague epidemic, when Pak Tai again was asked for relief from the disease.<br /> <br /> These Taoist Jiao festivals were apparently widespread before Mao-era suppression brought most religious activities to a screeching halt on the mainland. But the Bun Festival carried on unabated in Hong Kong - that is, until the late '70s, when tragedy struck.<p><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/bun-snatching-at-the-bun-festival-in-hong-kong/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Bun Snatching At The Bun Festival In Hong Kong</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/bun-snatching-at-the-bun-festival-in-hong-kong/">Bun Snatching At The Bun Festival In Hong Kong</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.gadling.com">Gadling</a> on Sun, 19 May 2013 12:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/bun-snatching-at-the-bun-festival-in-hong-kong/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/forward/20574822/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/bun-snatching-at-the-bun-festival-in-hong-kong/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?a=LertYTPcKNk:om3fTctXEYQ:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?i=LertYTPcKNk:om3fTctXEYQ:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?a=LertYTPcKNk:om3fTctXEYQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?i=LertYTPcKNk:om3fTctXEYQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~4/LertYTPcKNk" height="1" width="1"/>beachBuddhas Birthdaybun festivalBunFestivalCantonese operacentralcheng chauChengChauEast AsiaEntertainmentfestivalGautama Buddhagreat wallGreatWallHong Kongolympicsoutlying islandsOutlyingIslandsPak TaiSoutheast AsiaTaoismVictoria HarbourVictoriaHarbourSun, 19 May 2013 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/bun-snatching-at-the-bun-festival-in-hong-kong/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/HG20pcdkw_E/http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/intoxicating-bend-oregon/http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/intoxicating-bend-oregon/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/biking/" rel="tag">Biking</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/cultures/" rel="tag">Arts and Culture</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/hiking/" rel="tag">Hiking</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/paddling/" rel="tag">Paddling</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/skiing/" rel="tag">Skiing</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/photos/" rel="tag">Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/stories/" rel="tag">Stories</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/europe/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/united-states/" rel="tag">United States</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/camping/" rel="tag">Camping</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/budget-travel/" rel="tag">Budget Travel</a></p><img alt="bend, oregon" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.gadling.com/media/2013/05/bend-580-1368833575.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" />Who wants to move to Bend, Oregon, with me? Oh, I know what you're thinking. I already have a perfectly good place to live. Why would I need to move to a small city in Central Oregon? If you're asking yourself this question, you've probably never been to Bend, because it's one of those places that gets under your skin. Drop by for four or five days, as I did earlier this month, and you can't help but envy those who call this place home.<br /> <br /> Bend makes it onto a lot of Best Places to Live lists, particularly the ones you see in Outside, Men's Health and other publications that value recreational opportunities and craft beer, rather than career climbing. I was fully prepared to be disappointed by the place, but instead I was seduced. The weather was perfect with sunshine, temperatures in the 70s and clear blue skies and vistas of snowcapped mountains in every direction. And everyone we met, even those we encouraged to tell us something bad about Bend, told us the same thing: we love it here.<br /> <br /> <iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ai2foXv4nMg" width="560"></iframe><p><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/intoxicating-bend-oregon/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Intoxicating Bend, Oregon</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/intoxicating-bend-oregon/">Intoxicating Bend, Oregon</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.gadling.com">Gadling</a> on Sun, 19 May 2013 10:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/intoxicating-bend-oregon/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/forward/20574571/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/intoxicating-bend-oregon/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?a=HG20pcdkw_E:ORDzb50cQnQ:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?i=HG20pcdkw_E:ORDzb50cQnQ:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?a=HG20pcdkw_E:ORDzb50cQnQ:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?i=HG20pcdkw_E:ORDzb50cQnQ:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~4/HG20pcdkw_E" height="1" width="1"/>beerbendbend, orbend,orbest places to liveBestPlacesToLiveBrewPubshikingmoving to bend oregonmovingtobendoregonoregonpacific northwestPacificNorthwestsibel edmondssibeledmondsunited statesUnitedStatesSun, 19 May 2013 10:00:00 ESThttp://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/intoxicating-bend-oregon/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/gpDpLcjyqFg/http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/preservation-group-wants-to-save-civil-war-battlefield/http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/preservation-group-wants-to-save-civil-war-battlefield/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/history/" rel="tag">History</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/learning/" rel="tag">Learning</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/north-america/" rel="tag">North America</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/united-states/" rel="tag">United States</a></p><figure class="photo-slim undefined"><a href="http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cavalry_Charge_Near_Brandy_Station.jpg"><img alt="Civil War" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.gadling.com/media/2013/05/800px-cavalrychargenearbrandystation.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px;" /></a><figcaption class="cap"><b class="credit">Wikimedia Commons </b>"Cavalry Charge Near Brandy Station, Virginia," a drawing by Edwin Forbes, 1864</figcaption></figure> A preservation group is trying to protect the site of the largest cavalry battle in North America.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.civilwar.org/aboutus/news/news-releases/2013-news/fleetwood-hill-campaign.html">The Civil War Trust has announced</a> it has nearly reached its $3.6 million goal to preserve 56 acres of the site of the <a href="http://www.nps.gov/frsp/brandy.htm">Battle of Brandy Station</a>. The plot includes Fleetwood Hill, which was the center of the battle and the location of the Confederate headquarters.<br /> <br /> On June 9, 1863, Union cavalry crossed the Rappahannock River and attacked the Confederate cavalry under the legendary general J.E.B. Stuart. A swirling battle of some 20,000 horsemen ensued and while the Union troops eventually retired, they had proven themselves. Before this, both sides saw the rebel cavalry as superior. The Battle of Brandy Station began to change that perception.<br /> <br /> The Trust's press release quotes historian Clark "Bud" Hall as saying that Fleetwood Hill is "without question the most fought over, camped upon and marched over real estate in the entire United States. This unpretentious little ridge has seen more military activity than any other piece of ground in American history."<br /> <br /> The Civil War Trust only needs to raise another $193,000 and they have matching funds from the American Battlefield Protection Program and the Commonwealth of Virginia. Donations can be made <a href="http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/brandystation/brandy-station-2013/">here</a>. Considering the site's historic importance, it's certainly a better way to donate money than <a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/04/25/your-kickstarter-vacation-my-money-no/">supporting someone's Kickstarter vacation</a>.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/preservation-group-wants-to-save-civil-war-battlefield/">Preservation Group Wants To Save Civil War Battlefield</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.gadling.com">Gadling</a> on Sun, 19 May 2013 09:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/preservation-group-wants-to-save-civil-war-battlefield/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/forward/20574679/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/preservation-group-wants-to-save-civil-war-battlefield/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?a=gpDpLcjyqFg:1XKGtpxXJ_s:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?i=gpDpLcjyqFg:1XKGtpxXJ_s:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?a=gpDpLcjyqFg:1XKGtpxXJ_s:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?i=gpDpLcjyqFg:1XKGtpxXJ_s:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~4/gpDpLcjyqFg" height="1" width="1"/>Bandy StationBandyStationbattleBattle of Bandy StationbattlefieldbattlefieldsBattleOfBandyStationbattlescavalryCivil WarCivil War battleCivil War battlefieldcivil war battlefieldscivil war battlesCivil War Historycivil war sesquicentennialCivil War TrustCivil War VirginiaCivilWarCivilWarBattleCivilWarBattlefieldCivilWarBattlefieldsCivilWarBattlesCivilWarHistoryCivilWarSesquicentennialCivilWarTrustCivilWarVirginiaConfederate cavalryConfederateCavalryhistorymilitarymilitary historyMilitaryHistoryUnion cavalryUnionCavalryVirginiaVirginia tourismVirginia travelVirginiaTourismVirginiaTravelwarSun, 19 May 2013 09:00:00 ESThttp://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/preservation-group-wants-to-save-civil-war-battlefield/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/4nwTI7qJhRA/http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/outdoor-rise-festival-brings-adventure-to-new-york-city/http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/outdoor-rise-festival-brings-adventure-to-new-york-city/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/biking/" rel="tag">Biking</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/climbing/" rel="tag">Climbing</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/hiking/" rel="tag">Hiking</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/paddling/" rel="tag">Paddling</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/events/" rel="tag">Festivals and Events</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/north-america/" rel="tag">North America</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/united-states/" rel="tag">United States</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/ecotourism/" rel="tag">Ecotourism</a></p><figure class="photo-slim undefined"><a href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-mmZTgr0TVl8/UXWV33uVJTI/AAAAAAAABf4/Nu7VnwrMS3E/s800/Outdoor%20Rise%20by%20Discover%20Outdoors%20%28Photo%20by%20Andy%20Laub%29%20%2810%29.JPG" target="_blank"><img alt="Outdoor Rise comes to New York City" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.gadling.com/media/2013/05/outdoor-rise-250kb051713-1368808824.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /></a><figcaption class="cap"><b class="credit">Outdoor Rise</b></figcaption></figure> Residents of <a href="http://www.gadling.com/tag/NewYorkCity/">New York City</a> who are looking to put a little outdoor adventure into their lives will be pleased to learn of an upcoming event that aims to help them do just that. The first ever <a href="http://outdoorrise.com/" target="_blank">Outdoor Rise</a> festival is scheduled to take place June 17-23 and will offer a full week of competitions, classes, lectures, films and more. Best off all, the event is scheduled to take place across all five boroughs and will be absolutely free.<br /> <br /> Outdoor Rise is sponsored by <a href="http://www.discoveroutdoors.com/" target="_blank">Discover Outdoors</a>, an organization that is dedicated to improving the "quality of life through meaningful outdoor experiences." With that in mind, there are some big plans for the upcoming festival with events such as daily yoga classes, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/tag/kayaking/">kayaking</a> and stand-up paddle boarding opportunities on the Hudson River, bouldering in <a href="http://www.gadling.com/tag/CentralPark/">Central Park</a> and organized hikes along a variety of trails. But that's just the tip of the iceberg. There will also be <a href="http://www.gadling.com/tag/photography/">photography</a> workshops, guest speakers, adventure films and more. For a full schedule be sure to check out the <a href="http://outdoorrise.com/event-calendar/" target="_blank">events calendar</a> on the Outdoor Rise website.<br /> <br /> The hope is that that this event will not only provide a rare opportunity for outdoor adventure to the very metropolitan New York crowd, but also give someone the chance to connect with the outdoors in ways that they never have before. Many people who live in NYC might not even know that these opportunities exist right outside their door, and the dedicated team at Discover Outdoors wants to remind them of this fact. Along the way, they might even inspire them to bigger adventures.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/outdoor-rise-festival-brings-adventure-to-new-york-city/">Outdoor Rise Festival Brings Adventure To New York City</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.gadling.com">Gadling</a> on Sun, 19 May 2013 08:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://outdoorrise.com/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/outdoor-rise-festival-brings-adventure-to-new-york-city/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/forward/20573998/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/outdoor-rise-festival-brings-adventure-to-new-york-city/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?a=4nwTI7qJhRA:msALRx6Kio8:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?i=4nwTI7qJhRA:msALRx6Kio8:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?a=4nwTI7qJhRA:msALRx6Kio8:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?i=4nwTI7qJhRA:msALRx6Kio8:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~4/4nwTI7qJhRA" height="1" width="1"/>adventure-travelcentral parkCentralParkdiscover outdoorsDiscoverOutdoorsfestivalskayakingnew yorknew york cityNewYorkNewYorkCityoutdoor riseOutdoorRisephotographystand-up paddlingStand-upPaddlingSun, 19 May 2013 08:00:00 ESThttp://www.gadling.com/2013/05/19/outdoor-rise-festival-brings-adventure-to-new-york-city/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/DYDoCzv7hng/http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/photo-of-the-day-mount-currie-reflect/http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/photo-of-the-day-mount-currie-reflect/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/photo-of-the-day/" rel="tag">Photo of the Day</a></p><center> <figure class="photo-slim undefined"><img alt="photo of the day" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.gadling.com/media/2013/05/potd580co051714-1368815614.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px;" /><figcaption class="cap"><b class="credit">James Wheeler/Flickr</b></figcaption></figure> </center> <center style="text-align: left;">This interesting <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/photo-of-the-day/">Photo of the Day</a>, titled "Mount Currie Reflect," comes from <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/gadling/pool/">Gadling Flickr pool</a> member <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/james_wheeler/8745338093/in/pool-gadling">James Wheeler</a> and was captured using a Nikon D600.<br /> <br /> James captions the image:</center> <center> <blockquote style="text-align: left;">Mount Currie towers over the town of Pemberton just north of Whistler. This photo was taken from the edge of the pemberton golf course.</blockquote> </center> <center style="text-align: left;"><br /> Want to be featured? Upload your best shots to the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/gadling/pool/">Gadling Group Pool</a> on <a href="http://www.gadling.com/2011/12/15/a-flickr-users-glimpse-into-spain/">Flickr</a>. Several times a week we choose our favorite <a href="http://www.gadling.com/2011/06/07/images-of-paris-in-la-belle-poque/">images</a> from the pool as a <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/photo-of-the-day/">Photo of the Day</a>.<br /> <br /> Tips for being featured: well, first of all, don't tag your photos as "all rights reserved," which will make them basically untouchable for our Photo of the Day. Also, add a caption describing the image and (better yet) your personal experience when capturing it, details of the photography gear used and any tips you might have for others wanting to emulate your work. I pick the Photo of the Day every Saturday and often tap James Wheeler for some inspiring photography for these very reasons.<br /> <br /> Now, you can <a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/02/13/go-ontheroad-with-gadlingtravel-on-instagram/">also submit</a> photos through <a href="http://www.gadling.com/tag/Instagram/">Instagram</a>; just mention <a href="http://instagram.com/gadlingtravel">@GadlingTravel</a> and use the hashtag #gadling when posting your images.</center> <center> <p></p> <div id="continued"></div> </center><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/photo-of-the-day-mount-currie-reflect/">Photo Of The Day: Mount Currie Reflect</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.gadling.com">Gadling</a> on Sat, 18 May 2013 17:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.flickr.com/photos/james_wheeler/8745338093/sizes/c/in/pool-81645791@N00/>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/photo-of-the-day-mount-currie-reflect/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/forward/20574215/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/photo-of-the-day-mount-currie-reflect/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?a=DYDoCzv7hng:y6sk72_LK-A:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?i=DYDoCzv7hng:y6sk72_LK-A:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?a=DYDoCzv7hng:y6sk72_LK-A:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?i=DYDoCzv7hng:y6sk72_LK-A:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~4/DYDoCzv7hng" height="1" width="1"/>gadling flickr poolGadlingFlickrPooljames wheelerJamesWheelerphoto of the dayphoto tipsphotographyPhotoOfTheDayphotosPhotoTipsSat, 18 May 2013 17:00:00 ESThttp://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/photo-of-the-day-mount-currie-reflect/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/-JLC-O7qCQs/http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/plane-crash-memorialized-in-the-deep-sahara/http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/plane-crash-memorialized-in-the-deep-sahara/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/history/" rel="tag">History</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/photos/" rel="tag">Photos</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/africa/" rel="tag">Africa</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/niger/" rel="tag">Niger</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/france/" rel="tag">France</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/airlines/" rel="tag">Airlines</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/democratic-republic-of-congo-zaire/" rel="tag">Democratic Republic of Congo (Zaire)</a></p><figure class="photo-slim undefined"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/112075284300131675053/5MEMORIAL?feat=flashalbum#5327656040394320194"><img border="1" hspace="4" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.gadling.com/media/2013/05/niger-uta722-580mf051713.png" vspace="4" /></a><figcaption class="cap"><b class="credit">Google Earth</b></figcaption></figure> In a lonely corner the Sahara Desert, Google Earth shows what looks like a tattoo on the sun-parched sands: a dark graphic blot amid the vast remoteness of Niger's Tenere region. The negative space in the center of the dot forms the shape of a DC-10 jet plane. Four arrows outside the circle point in each direction, like a compass.<br /> <br /> The dark mass large enough to register on a satellite is actually an arrangement of boulders improbably hauled to the desolate area and hand-placed to create the precise image of a DC-10 - a memorial for the 170 victims of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UTA_Flight_772">UTA 772 plane crash on Sept. 19, 1989</a>. A terrorist's bomb downed the aircraft in Niger en route from the Democratic Republic of Congo to Paris, leaving no survivors.<br /> <br /> Fifteen years later, victims' relatives from the group Les Familles de l'Attentat du DC-10 d'UTA used some of their $170 million settlement to fund the memorial. (Last year, another commemorative site opened at Pere Lachaise Cemetery in Paris.) <a href="http://imgur.com/a/2BpKA/layout/horizontal">This photo gallery</a> offers an up-close look at the arduous labor of love, illustrating such daunting tasks as excavating one of the wings, later incorporated into the design. Parts of the wreckage remained in the sand when the work began (a testament to the remoteness of the crash site), and the gallery includes stirring images of loose, twisted aircraft seats and other debris. Other striking photos show how the group spent two months moving stones by hand to outline a circle 200 feet in diameter and then fill it in with rocks, leaving an empty space in the shape of the aircraft with remarkable accuracy. Broken airplane windows ring the circle, one for each of the 155 passengers and 15 crew members who perished.<br /> <br /> Considering that Lonely Planet describes the Tenere as a classic "endless, empty desert," the photo gallery will be the closest look most of us ever get of this amazing memorial.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/plane-crash-memorialized-in-the-deep-sahara/">Plane Crash Memorialized In The Deep Sahara</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.gadling.com">Gadling</a> on Sat, 18 May 2013 15:01:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/plane-crash-memorialized-in-the-deep-sahara/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/forward/20574377/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/plane-crash-memorialized-in-the-deep-sahara/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?a=-JLC-O7qCQs:6hM_l8jGaGg:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?i=-JLC-O7qCQs:6hM_l8jGaGg:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?a=-JLC-O7qCQs:6hM_l8jGaGg:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?i=-JLC-O7qCQs:6hM_l8jGaGg:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~4/-JLC-O7qCQs" height="1" width="1"/>LandmarksParisplane crashPlaneCrashsaharasahara desertSaharaDesertSat, 18 May 2013 15:01:00 ESThttp://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/plane-crash-memorialized-in-the-deep-sahara/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/v2KbUOBYOSc/http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/airline-flight-mix-up-sends-couple-to-the-wrong-continent/http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/airline-flight-mix-up-sends-couple-to-the-wrong-continent/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/airlines/" rel="tag">Airlines</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/airports/" rel="tag">Airports</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><figure class="photo-slim undefined"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.gadling.com/media/2013/05/turkish-airlines-plane-250rg051713.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><figcaption class="cap"><b class="credit">Deanster1983, Flickr</b></figcaption></figure> Imagine hopping on a plane to go on vacation in Africa, taking a nap and waking up to find yourself in Bangladesh. That's exactly what happened to one couple after an <a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lazarus-20130517,0,5470532,full.column">airline mixed up their flight bookings</a> and flew them 7,000 miles away from their intended destination.<br /> <br /> Sandy Valdivieso and her Husband Triet Vo had wanted to fly from LA to the African city of Dakar, Senegal, but mistakenly ended up on a flight to Dhaka, Bangladesh. It turns out the mishap all came down to the three-letter airport code airlines routinely use when making bookings or entering information on baggage tags. Instead of entering DKR (for Dakar) in the computer system, the airline representative entered DAC (for Dhaka), sparking the intercontinental travel nightmare.<p><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/airline-flight-mix-up-sends-couple-to-the-wrong-continent/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Airline Flight Mix-Up Sends Couple To The Wrong Continent</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/airline-flight-mix-up-sends-couple-to-the-wrong-continent/">Airline Flight Mix-Up Sends Couple To The Wrong Continent</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.gadling.com">Gadling</a> on Sat, 18 May 2013 14:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-lazarus-20130517,0,5470532,full.column>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/airline-flight-mix-up-sends-couple-to-the-wrong-continent/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/forward/20574203/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/airline-flight-mix-up-sends-couple-to-the-wrong-continent/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?a=v2KbUOBYOSc:2MrgIMKvGGk:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?i=v2KbUOBYOSc:2MrgIMKvGGk:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?a=v2KbUOBYOSc:2MrgIMKvGGk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?i=v2KbUOBYOSc:2MrgIMKvGGk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~4/v2KbUOBYOSc" height="1" width="1"/>Africaairport codesAirportCodesBangladeshDakarDhakaIstanbulmixupSenegalTurkish Airlines Incwrong flightWrongFlightSat, 18 May 2013 14:00:00 ESThttp://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/airline-flight-mix-up-sends-couple-to-the-wrong-continent/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/aWlUMiTAszg/http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/official-to-chinese-tourists-be-quiet-dont-spit/http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/official-to-chinese-tourists-be-quiet-dont-spit/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/cultures/" rel="tag">Arts and Culture</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/learning/" rel="tag">Learning</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/asia/" rel="tag">Asia</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/china/" rel="tag">China</a></p><figure class="photo-slim undefined"><img alt="Chinese tourists" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.gadling.com/media/2013/05/chinesespotmaninkiltbrunstfieldplace-geograph.org.uk-1436169.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; height: 188px; width: 250px; float: right;" /><figcaption class="cap"><b class="credit">Kim Traynor</b></figcaption></figure> A senior official in China has urged <a href="http://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/1240206/dire-manners-and-uncivilised-behaviour-tourists-harming-chinas-image">Chinese tourists to improve their behavior</a>, the South China Morning Post reports. Vice-Premier Wang Yang said the "breeding" of some Chinese tourists leaves something to be desired and there are problems with them, "talking loudly in public places, jay-walking, spitting and willfully carving characters on items in scenic zones."<br /> <br /> Mr. Yang is backing up his warning. He made the comments at a meeting where the Communist Party passed a law that will allow travel companies to cancel their contracts with tourists who "violate social ethics." While the wording is vague, it basically means tour companies can send embarrassing guests home.<br /> <br /> Needless to say, this bit of news is causing much snickering in the Western press, but personally I haven't noticed that Chinese tourists are any ruder than any other kind of tourist. Having lived in tourism epicenters such as <a href="http://www.gadling.com/tag/madrid">Madrid</a> and <a href="http://www.gadling.com/tag/oxford">Oxford</a>, I've seen plenty of Chinese tour groups and never witnessed any spitting. The only bit of obnoxiousness I saw was a group walking through Oxford with a tour leader giving her spiel on a megaphone. Yeah, passing through the dreaming towers of academe with a bloody <em>megaphone</em>. The Oxford police must have put a stop to it because I never saw it again.<br /> <br /> Considering that the Chinese come from a culture where international tourism is a very recent phenomenon, I think on the whole they behave quite well. As <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/china">China</a> reaches out into the world, however, the government has become increasingly image conscious, doing such PR blitzes as putting on <a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/02/11/celebrating-chinese-new-year-in-estonia/">grandiose Chinese New Year's shows</a> in places like the Estonian capital Tallinn, a city with only a tiny Chinese population.<br /> <br /> So congratulations to Mr. Yang for being overly cautious. If only David Cameron would tell the English not to go on drunken stag trips. If only Barack Obama would tell Americans to not be so damn loud and arrogant. Yes, these stereotypes only apply to a small minority, but it's those obnoxious few that we tend to remember.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/official-to-chinese-tourists-be-quiet-dont-spit/">Official To Chinese Tourists: 'Be Quiet, Don't Spit'</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.gadling.com">Gadling</a> on Sat, 18 May 2013 13:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/official-to-chinese-tourists-be-quiet-dont-spit/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/forward/20574668/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/official-to-chinese-tourists-be-quiet-dont-spit/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?a=aWlUMiTAszg:J2bgKnbu5zk:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?i=aWlUMiTAszg:J2bgKnbu5zk:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?a=aWlUMiTAszg:J2bgKnbu5zk:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?i=aWlUMiTAszg:J2bgKnbu5zk:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~4/aWlUMiTAszg" height="1" width="1"/>ChinaChina newsChinaNewsChinese Communist PartyChinese tour groupchinese tour groupsChinese tourismChinese touristsChinese travelChineseCommunistPartyChineseTourGroupChineseTourGroupsChineseTourismChineseTouristsChineseTravelCOmmunistcommunist partyCommunistPartycultural differencesCulturalDifferencescultureop-edopinionopinion-piecerude touristrude touristsRudeTouristRudeTouriststour grouptour groupsTourGroupTourGroupstourismSat, 18 May 2013 13:00:00 ESThttp://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/official-to-chinese-tourists-be-quiet-dont-spit/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/p3akxCelw7Q/http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/hotel-news-we-noted-may-18-2013/http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/hotel-news-we-noted-may-18-2013/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/hotels/" rel="tag">Hotels and Accommodations</a></p><figure class="photo-slim undefined"><a href="http://www.pandei.com/" target="_blank"><img alt=" Hotel Pain Dei Palais" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.gadling.com/media/2013/05/-hotel-pain-dei-palais.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /></a><figcaption class="cap"><b class="credit">Courtesy of Hotel Pain Dei Palais</b></figcaption></figure> Are you ready for the weekend, "Hotel News We Noted" readers? We sure are - and we can't believe that it's almost the unofficial start of summer, Memorial Day! This week is jam packed with your usual hotel news, plus a special addition in some of our favorite packages, promotions and last-minute deals for the long weekend.<br /> <br /> If you're a new fan, "<a href="http://gadling.com/tag/hotelnewswenoted">Hotel News We Noted</a>" tracks the best, most interesting and downright weird news of the week in the hotel world. We welcome reader comments, so feel free to leave a comment below or <a href="mailto:mclean@mcleanrobbins.com">shoot us an email</a>.<br /> <br /> <strong>STEALS N' DEALS: MEMORIAL DAY EDITION<br /> Stay cool with these special offers and packages. </strong> <ul> <li><strong>Starwood Caribbean Hotels &amp; Resorts </strong>are offering great specials with their "<a href="http://www.starwoodcaribbean.com/sunsational">Sunsational Savings</a>" package (actually, it's available beyond the Caribbean too, but we find these deals particularly great). We love this time of year in the Caribbean, as it's not as expensive as the winter, but not yet hurricane season either. Starting at $149 per night (a savings of more than 30 percent!), travelers heading to the sunny destinations of Aruba, the Bahamas, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands will enjoy resort credits, free nights and more.</li> <li>Kick off the summer with a Sazerac at the newly opened <strong><a href="http://www.courtyardneworleansiberville.com">Courtyard New Orleans Downtown/Iberville</a>. </strong>Rates start at just $109, a great deal for a new hotel in the heart of the French Quarter, and the offer is good for stays between now and September 30 if you book before the end of the month.</li> <li>Dive in and chill out at <a href="http://www.affinia.com"><strong>The Liaison Capitol Hill, an Affinia Hotel </strong></a>in Washington, D.C. Walk-able to historic Capitol Hill and easily accessible to monuments, museums and more, one of our favorite parts about this hotel is its open-air rooftop pool and bar. Their special package includes two cocktails per adult daily, a morning yoga class and a "Sun Yourself" kit, with rates from $165.</li> <li>The luxe "I'm on a Boat!" package at <strong><a href="http://www.hotelallegro.com">Kimpton's Hotel Allegro</a> </strong>is a bargain, and the weather in Chicago during the summer months is definitely a draw. Enjoy overnight accommodations in three deluxe rooms (10 person maximum), a three-hour private chartered boat ride throughout Lake Michigan, a picnic basket filled with Italian cuisine prepared by Executive Chef Luca Corazzina of 312 Chicago, (a tasty spread of cheeses, charcuterie and wine) and round-trip transportation to the dock, starting at just $2,570. Book this one by calling <a href="tel:1.800.643.1500" target="_blank" value="+18006431500">1.800.643.1500</a>.</li> </ul><p><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/hotel-news-we-noted-may-18-2013/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Hotel News We Noted: May 18, 2013</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/hotel-news-we-noted-may-18-2013/">Hotel News We Noted: May 18, 2013</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.gadling.com">Gadling</a> on Sat, 18 May 2013 12:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/hotel-news-we-noted-may-18-2013/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/forward/20574515/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/hotel-news-we-noted-may-18-2013/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?a=p3akxCelw7Q:VMLT1u3tB2A:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?i=p3akxCelw7Q:VMLT1u3tB2A:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?a=p3akxCelw7Q:VMLT1u3tB2A:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?i=p3akxCelw7Q:VMLT1u3tB2A:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~4/p3akxCelw7Q" height="1" width="1"/>hotel news we notedHotelNewsWeNotedhotelsluxury travelLuxuryTravelmemorial dayMemorialDaySat, 18 May 2013 12:00:00 ESThttp://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/hotel-news-we-noted-may-18-2013/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/GGWYigzPuA4/http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/eurovision-2013/http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/eurovision-2013/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/europe/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/azerbaijan/" rel="tag">Azerbaijan</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/russian-federation/" rel="tag">Russian Federation</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/denmark/" rel="tag">Denmark</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/greece/" rel="tag">Greece</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/hungary/" rel="tag">Hungary</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/norway/" rel="tag">Norway</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/romania/" rel="tag">Romania</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/sweden/" rel="tag">Sweden</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/ukraine/" rel="tag">Ukraine</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/united-kingdom/" rel="tag">United Kingdom</a></p><figure class="photo-slim undefined"><img alt="eurovision" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.gadling.com/media/2013/05/eurovision-by-alex-robertson-textor-for-gadling.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><figcaption class="cap"><b class="credit">Alex Robertson Textor</b></figcaption></figure> Launched in 1956, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/tag/eurovision" target="_blank">Eurovision</a> is a Europe-wide music competition held every May under the auspices of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Participating countries select their representative songs over the course of the preceding winter and spring. Some countries - like <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/sweden/" target="_blank">Sweden</a> - make their selections via televised heats held over several consecutive weeks. Others - like the <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/united-kingdom/" target="_blank">U.K</a>. (this year, at least) - make their selections by internal committee.<br /> <br /> Eurovision is a major event in Europe, with a remarkable 125 million viewers.<br /> <br /> Nowadays, Eurovision lasts for almost an entire week. With the end of the Cold War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union, there are now so many participating countries - 39 this year; even more in recent years - that two semi-finals are required to winnow down contestants to a manageable tally for the grand final. After semifinals on Tuesday and Thursday, this year's final will be held later today in Malm&ouml;, Sweden. (Sweden won Eurovision last year, and with its win came the right to host this year's contest.)<p><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/eurovision-2013/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Eurovision 2013: All Of Europe Under One Roof</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/eurovision-2013/">Eurovision 2013: All Of Europe Under One Roof</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.gadling.com">Gadling</a> on Sat, 18 May 2013 11:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/eurovision-2013/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/forward/20574194/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/eurovision-2013/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?a=GGWYigzPuA4:X5gfdbQN30Q:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?i=GGWYigzPuA4:X5gfdbQN30Q:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?a=GGWYigzPuA4:X5gfdbQN30Q:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?i=GGWYigzPuA4:X5gfdbQN30Q:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~4/GGWYigzPuA4" height="1" width="1"/>Azerbaijandenmarkeurovisioneurovision song contestEurovision song contest 2013EurovisionSongContestEurovisionSongContest2013gaygreeceHungarymalmonorwayRomaniarussiaswedenukraineunited kingdomUnitedKingdomSat, 18 May 2013 11:00:00 ESThttp://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/eurovision-2013/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/dz-78oqh_TQ/http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/the-late-night-free-cultural-event-extravaganza-european-night/http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/the-late-night-free-cultural-event-extravaganza-european-night/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/cultures/" rel="tag">Arts and Culture</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/events/" rel="tag">Festivals and Events</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/europe/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/france/" rel="tag">France</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/united-kingdom/" rel="tag">United Kingdom</a></p><figure class="photo-slim undefined"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.gadling.com/media/2013/05/nuit-des-musees.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><figcaption class="cap"><b class="credit">Nuit des Mus&eacute;es, Facebook</b></figcaption></figure> <br /> Budget traveling night owl alert: if you're in <a href="http://www.gadling.com/tag/europe">Europe</a> right now you don't want to miss out on the ninth annual European Night of Museums this Saturday, May 18.<br /> <br /> The idea is simple: open up <a href="http://www.gadling.com/tag/museum">museums</a> way past their general closing hours, cut the entrance fee and make museum going a little more like nightlife instead of a rainy Sunday afternoon activity.<br /> <br /> Coinciding with <a href="http://network.icom.museum/international-museum-day">International Museum Day</a>, European Night of Museums is organized by the French Ministry of Culture and Communication, and this year almost 3,000 museums around Europe are participating not just by opening their doors for the late-night crowd, but hosting special events and beyond. Track them down <a href="http://www.nuitdesmusees.culture.fr/europe/">here</a>.<br /> <br /> In <a href="http://www.gadling.com/tag/paris">Paris</a> for example you have access to <a href="http://www.nuitdesmusees.culture.fr/site/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/TAP_IdF_NEDM2013_BD_web.pdf">150 museums and cultural centers</a> - most of them for free - and while the waived entrance fee might attract a larger crowd to some of the more well known spots, it also means the chance to explore a few new places that you might have been meaning to check off the list.<br /> <br /> In the U.K., you'll also find Museums at Night, tied in with the European Night of Museums campaign, but open for a couple of extra days, this year held May 16-18, 2013.<br /> <br /> Latvia, Romania, Norway ... wherever you are in Europe, <a href="http://www.nuitdesmusees.culture.fr/europe">find a museum</a> and book your Saturday night.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/the-late-night-free-cultural-event-extravaganza-european-night/">The Late Night, Free Cultural Event Extravaganza: European Night Of Museums 2013</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.gadling.com">Gadling</a> on Sat, 18 May 2013 09:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/the-late-night-free-cultural-event-extravaganza-european-night/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/forward/20573949/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/the-late-night-free-cultural-event-extravaganza-european-night/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?a=dz-78oqh_TQ:d2epMaTHe8g:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?i=dz-78oqh_TQ:d2epMaTHe8g:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?a=dz-78oqh_TQ:d2epMaTHe8g:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?i=dz-78oqh_TQ:d2epMaTHe8g:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~4/dz-78oqh_TQ" height="1" width="1"/>EuropeEuropean Night of MuseumsEuropeanNightOfMuseumsfreefree entranceFreeEntrancelate nightLateNightmuseummuseumsnightParisSat, 18 May 2013 09:00:00 ESThttp://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/the-late-night-free-cultural-event-extravaganza-european-night/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/MiAoUBbM_Rs/http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/summit-day-arrives-on-mt-everest/http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/summit-day-arrives-on-mt-everest/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/climbing/" rel="tag">Climbing</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/asia/" rel="tag">Asia</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/china/" rel="tag">China</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/nepal/" rel="tag">Nepal</a></p><figure class="photo-slim undefined"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/116240874263673682878/Nepal2010?noredirect=1#5466834455726681922" target="_blank"><img alt="Mt. Everest from the South Side" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.gadling.com/media/2013/05/mt-everest-250kb051713.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /></a><figcaption class="cap"><b class="credit">Kraig Becker</b></figcaption></figure> It has been a long and wild climbing season on the world's tallest mountain. Over the past few years, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/tag/MtEverest/">Mt. Everest</a> has been widely criticized for being an over crowded stage for publicity seekers and tourist climbers who have no business being on the mountain. That hasn't changed much this spring, but when you add in the recent brawl between <a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/04/30/three-mountaineers-assaulted-on-mt-everest-by-sherpas/" target="_blank">three European climbers and a mob of angry Sherpas</a>, not to mention the death of a very well known Russian mountaineer earlier this week, the 2013 season has been a strange and difficult one indeed. But for most of the climbers, the end is now in sight. After nearly two months away from home and weeks of acclimatizing at altitude, all of their preparation is about to pay off. Summit Day has arrived at last.<br /> <br /> The summit of Everest has remained an elusive place thus far this spring. A week ago two teams of Sherpas completed the job of fixing the ropes to the top of the mountain from both the North Side in <a href="http://www.gadling.com/tag/Tibet/">Tibet</a> and the South Side in <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/Nepal/">Nepal</a>. A couple of daring and experienced climbers followed closely behind and were able to top out just before a system of bad weather moved in. Since then, high winds have kept the summit out of reach and challenged the patience of the other teams waiting to make their ascents. Over the past few days, a number of those teams attempted to reach the top, but most of them were turned back by persistent bad weather. Today the skies cleared, the winds have calmed and temperatures have even warmed a bit making it a perfect day to climb to the top.<p><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/summit-day-arrives-on-mt-everest/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Summit Day Arrives On Mt. Everest</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/summit-day-arrives-on-mt-everest/">Summit Day Arrives On Mt. Everest</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.gadling.com">Gadling</a> on Sat, 18 May 2013 08:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/summit-day-arrives-on-mt-everest/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/forward/20574155/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/summit-day-arrives-on-mt-everest/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?a=MiAoUBbM_Rs:aQh4UY1SC1Q:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?i=MiAoUBbM_Rs:aQh4UY1SC1Q:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?a=MiAoUBbM_Rs:aQh4UY1SC1Q:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?i=MiAoUBbM_Rs:aQh4UY1SC1Q:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~4/MiAoUBbM_Rs" height="1" width="1"/>adventure-travelEverestMount EverestmountaineeringMountEverestmt everestMtEveresttibetSat, 18 May 2013 08:00:00 ESThttp://www.gadling.com/2013/05/18/summit-day-arrives-on-mt-everest/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/pTJ1KaeP2co/http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/17/photo-of-the-day-a-harvest-moonrise-over-mono-lake-california/http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/17/photo-of-the-day-a-harvest-moonrise-over-mono-lake-california/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/north-america/" rel="tag">North America</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/united-states/" rel="tag">United States</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/photo-of-the-day/" rel="tag">Photo of the Day</a></p><figure class="photo-slim undefined"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/pachecophotography/8698609955/sizes/o/in/photostream/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.gadling.com/media/2013/05/mono-lake-580jk051713.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /></a><figcaption class="cap"><b class="credit">[TM] Pacheco, Flickr</b></figcaption></figure> Just past the eastern terminus of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tioga_Pass" target="_blank">Tioga Pass</a>, the entryway to <a href="http://www.gadling.com/tag/Yosemite/" target="_blank">Yosemite National Park,</a> is the quietly beautiful <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mono_Lake" target="_blank">Mono Lake.</a> The area is unique due to its salinity and eerie <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tufa" target="_blank">tufa rock formations</a> that jut out from the water, which give it a completely unreal appearance. Flickr user <a href="http://www.pachecolandscapes.com/" target="_blank">Pacheco</a> took this amazing photo of the moonrise after a two-day mission to get the perfect Mono lake photo. He absolutely succeeded.<br /> <br /> The surrounding area is fantastic as well because it has these little roads that stretch on into the mountains that are perfect to drive on and are often empty of anyone else. <a href="http://www.gadling.com/tag/California/" target="_blank">California</a> is not often associated with its mountainous landscapes, but in large part thanks to it huge size, it has some of the best natural beauty in the United States.<br /> <br /> If you have a great travel photo, be sure to submit it to us via our <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/gadling/pool/" target="_blank">Gadling Flickr Pool</a> and it may be featured as our <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/photo-of-the-day/" target="_blank">Photo of the Day</a>.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/17/photo-of-the-day-a-harvest-moonrise-over-mono-lake-california/">Photo Of The Day: A Harvest Moonrise Over Mono Lake, California</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.gadling.com">Gadling</a> on Fri, 17 May 2013 18:00:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/17/photo-of-the-day-a-harvest-moonrise-over-mono-lake-california/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/forward/20573333/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/17/photo-of-the-day-a-harvest-moonrise-over-mono-lake-california/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a><div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?a=pTJ1KaeP2co:4vh4TwYagVo:wF9xT3WuBAs"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?i=pTJ1KaeP2co:4vh4TwYagVo:wF9xT3WuBAs" border="0"></img></a> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?a=pTJ1KaeP2co:4vh4TwYagVo:V_sGLiPBpWU"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/weblogsinc/gadling?i=pTJ1KaeP2co:4vh4TwYagVo:V_sGLiPBpWU" border="0"></img></a> </div><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~4/pTJ1KaeP2co" height="1" width="1"/>Californiaharvest moonHarvestMoonlakesMono CountyMono LakeMonoCountyMonoLakemoonmoon risemoonrisephotographySierra NevadaSierra Nevada MountainsSierra NevadasSierraNevadaSierraNevadaMountainsSierraNevadasthe moonTheMoonTioga PassTiogaPasstraveltufaYosemiteYosemite National ParkYosemite ParkYosemiteNationalParkYosemiteParkFri, 17 May 2013 18:00:00 ESThttp://www.gadling.com/2013/05/17/photo-of-the-day-a-harvest-moonrise-over-mono-lake-california/http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/weblogsinc/gadling/~3/Nn0z1_XexJw/http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/17/currency-exchange-what-you-use-matters/http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/17/currency-exchange-what-you-use-matters/#comments<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/europe/" rel="tag">Europe</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/north-america/" rel="tag">North America</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/united-states/" rel="tag">United States</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/budget-travel/" rel="tag">Budget Travel</a>, <a href="http://www.gadling.com/category/travel-security/" rel="tag">Travel Security</a></p><figure class="photo-slim undefined"><img alt="currency exchange" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.gadling.com/media/2013/05/currencyexchange250co051713-0001.jpg" style="border-width: 1px; border-style: solid; margin: 4px; float: right;" /><figcaption class="cap"><b class="credit">craigfinlay/Flickr</b></figcaption></figure> To International travelers, the name <a href="http://www.gadling.com/2010/12/14/travel-to-europe-easier-with-chip-enabled-debit-credit-cards/">Travelex</a> should sound familiar. They are the largest airport <a href="http://www.gadling.com/2012/11/08/mental-math-easy-rules-of-thumb-for-converting-currency/">currency exchange</a> operator in the world. But a recent currency exchange study comparing the cost of using Travelex, some of the largest U.S. banks and <a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/04/26/travel-credit-cards-promise-savings-but-at-what-cost/">credit cards</a> revealed what experts already knew.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.cardhub.com/edu/currency-exchange-study/">CardHub's 2013 Currency Exchange Study</a> compared the cost of the currency exchange services offered by 15 of the largest banks in the U.S. as well as Visa, MasterCard and Travelex. The study proved that using a <strong>no foreign fee credit card</strong> is the way to go on spending internationally. Banks charge an average of exchange rate of 7.1% and Travelex charges 15.5%.<br /> <br /> Worried about using a credit card outside of the U.S.? Don't be. Credit cards also provide fraud protection for just that reason.<br /> <br /> "Even if a consumer uses a credit card with foreign fees - the average foreign transaction fee is 2.24%, according to CardHub's latest Credit Card Landscape Report - he'll still save 4.86% on currency conversion relative to the services offered by banks and 13.26% compared to airport currency exchange providers," said CardHub CEO Odysseas Papadimitriou in a<em><a href="http://www.heraldonline.com/2013/05/13/4855015/cardhubcom-study-credit-card-users.html"> </a></em><a href="http://www.heraldonline.com/2013/05/13/4855015/cardhubcom-study-credit-card-users.html">HeraldOnline</a> report.<br /> <br /> The best banks for currency conversion? The <a href="http://www.heraldonline.com/2013/05/13/4855015/cardhubcom-study-credit-card-users.html">CardHub study</a> indicates Northern Trust and Harris Bank lead the pack as they did in the 2012 and 2011 editions of the study while U.S. Bank and SunTrust hold the bottom two spots. On average though, banks are better than Travelex, saving an average 8.4%.<p><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/17/currency-exchange-what-you-use-matters/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Currency Exchange: What You Use Matters</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/17/currency-exchange-what-you-use-matters/">Currency Exchange: What You Use Matters</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.gadling.com">Gadling</a> on Fri, 17 May 2013 16:00:00 EST. 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Inside a sealed niche in the wall they found human bones. They had been wrapped in finely woven cloth and while the cloth has long since disappeared, it left its impression on the surrounding mortar. Excavators theorize that these may be the remains of a holy person, as it was common to put relics in church walls and altars in order to make them holy.<br /> <br /> An even older find included several skeletons and a stone sarcophagus. The archaeological team is planning to put an endoscopic camera into the coffin to see what's inside without disturbing it.<br /> <br /> <div class="postgallery"><p><strong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.gadling.com/photos/lincoln-castle/">Lincoln Castle</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.gadling.com/photos/lincoln-castle/#5887410"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.gadling.com/media/2013/05/dsc4387_thumbnail.jpg" alt="The skeletons and sarcophagus" title="The skeletons and sarcophagus" /></a><a href="http://www.gadling.com/photos/lincoln-castle/#5887409"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.gadling.com/media/2013/05/castlehilllincoln-geograph.org.uk-689483_thumbnail.jpg" alt="East gate entrance to Lincoln castle." title="East gate entrance to Lincoln castle." /></a><a href="http://www.gadling.com/photos/lincoln-castle/#5887517"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.gadling.com/media/2013/05/lincolncastleview_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Bird's-eye view of hte castle" title="Bird's-eye view of hte castle" /></a><a href="http://www.gadling.com/photos/lincoln-castle/#5887507"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.gadling.com/media/2013/05/800px-aviewoftheobservatorytoweroflincolncastle_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Observatory tower" title="Observatory tower" /></a><a href="http://www.gadling.com/photos/lincoln-castle/#5887508"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.gadling.com/media/2013/05/bitvalincoln1217_thumbnail.jpg" alt="Battle of Lincoln, 1217, in a 13th cnetury vellum manuscript" title="Battle of Lincoln, 1217, in a 13th cnetury vellum manuscript" /></a></div><p><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/17/archaeologists-digging-at-lincoln-castle-uncover-early-christian/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Archaeologists Digging At Lincoln Castle Uncover Early Christian Community</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/17/archaeologists-digging-at-lincoln-castle-uncover-early-christian/">Archaeologists Digging At Lincoln Castle Uncover Early Christian Community</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.gadling.com">Gadling</a> on Fri, 17 May 2013 15:00:00 EST. 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Here's a peek at what destinations like Rockaway Beach and Coney Island will look like, courtesy of <a href="http://www.garrisonarchitects.com/">Garrison Architects</a>, the firm that was asked to create these modular pavilions.<br /> <br /> Structures include bathrooms for the public, stands for lifeguards and offices for beach staff, all of which sit on concrete stilts in order to meet standards put in place by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). According to <a href="http://www.architizer.com/en_us/blog/dyn/86600/modular-pavilions-garrison-architects-nyc-beaches-sandy/#.UZZq0Cugki7">architecture blog Architizer</a>, the materials used to produce the pavilions, like galvanized steel frames, will ensure the structures resist severe weather in the future. The pavilions also have double-ventilated roofs with solar panels on top to save on energy consumption.<br /> <br /> According to the architects, the pavilions will be built in Pennsylvania and then transferred via flatbed trucks to New York, where cranes will set them on pile foundations. Ramps and stairs will connect the structures to each other and provide access to the beaches and boardwalks. The new facilities should be put in place just in time for summer.<br /> <br /> Check out even more images after the jump.<p><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/17/architects-give-sneak-peak-of-post-sandy-beaches-in-new-york/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>Architects Give Sneek Peak Of Post-Sandy Beaches In New York</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.gadling.com/2013/05/17/architects-give-sneak-peak-of-post-sandy-beaches-in-new-york/">Architects Give Sneek Peak Of Post-Sandy Beaches In New York</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.gadling.com">Gadling</a> on Fri, 17 May 2013 14:30:00 EST. 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