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How to be a reenactor?
Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:48:48 +0000
In this episode of The 76-Second Travel Show, US travel editor Robert Reid takes to the historical road to be part of a reenactment, complete with tri-cornered hat and insults for Thomas Jefferson.
76-Second Travel Show: ‘The real Orlando’
Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:07:37 +0000
Orlando's not the #1 destination in the USA for the city itself, which was an orange grove haven long before Mick Mouse showed up. But on a recent visit, to attend the opening to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter, I stayed in town and spent time talking with locals about the 'other Orlando.' And I liked it.
This vs That: travel dilemmas put to the test
Fri, 06 Aug 2010 06:18:32 +0000
People trying to make a travel decision often turn up on the doorstop of Lonely Planet's Thorn Tree forum; they hope that the community brains trust will help them work out where to go, when to go and whether trying to ride from Paris to Jerusalem on horseback is a good idea. In this bustling land of travel decision-making, one of the most common threads is the decision face-off - where readers put two options in the ring and let the forum decide which one wins.
Before you go: Round the World travel tips
Mon, 05 Jul 2010 04:49:29 +0000
There's an art to the Round the World trip -- or RTW travel to those in the know -- and Thorn Tree is chock-full of great advice. Here are some great tips from Lonely Planet members.
Martha’s Vineyard family appeal
Tue, 13 Jul 2010 23:24:23 +0000
The First Family are going to Maine this year for summer vacation, but we're still fond of their choice last year: one the east coast's great family getaways, Martha's Vineyard.
76-Second Travel Show: ‘What’s a travel animal?’
Fri, 20 Aug 2010 13:14:02 +0000
ANIMALS GONE WILD!
If you hadn’t noticed, animals are going berserk lately. In Colorado, a bear took a Toyota for a ‘joy ride’ and smashed it into a tree; in South Africa, a whale jumped onto a sailboat (perhaps it had watched Duran Duran’s ‘Rio’ one too many times). Are they trying to stop travel? Or [...]
What happens to unclaimed baggage?
Fri, 25 Jun 2010 04:36:00 +0000
Have you ever been in a desolate airport terminal, the last person to get your luggage off a carousel, only to see a couple of random suitcases still circling hopefully when there is no obvious owner in sight?
Who do these bags belong to? Did someone get so excited about landing in a new city that [...]
76-Second Travel Show: ‘Harry Potter & the Search for Authenticity’
Tue, 29 Jun 2010 18:30:06 +0000
In his recent book Authenticity Hoax, Andrew Potter makes a few pot shots at authenticity-hunters — in writing, in art, in marketing, in grocery stores, and yes, in travel. I agreed with some of what he wrote, but felt he fell short on travel.
Pulling out extreme versions of tourism — like taking kitschy communist tours [...]
Lonely Planet meets Robert Verdi
Wed, 21 Jul 2010 03:57:04 +0000
Robert Verdi wants his own cartoon character, restaurant, island, airline, magazine, jewelry line and empire. Until then, the style/jewelry guru, at least, DOES have his own TV show, and he hosts Twitter parties at his New York studio.
This Thursday, July 22, Robert’s turning his Twitter party focus to travel, and invited Lonely Planet to [...]
Why you should go to the Gulf Coast
Mon, 28 Jun 2010 15:08:20 +0000
I returned from my research trip to the Florida Gulf Coast a week ago, and walking its gorgeous white-sand beaches (and splashing in the blue water offshore) felt like something of a farewell to me, as I said in this video shot in Panama City Beach:
Turns out, oil has splashed ashore some of these beaches [...]
