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The next time you’re in a forest, imagine a building hiding in the earth just steps away from where you’re walking.
According to National Geographic, a 2009 survey using Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) equipment revealed images of an ancient Mayan city stretching over 68 square miles in western Belize. Presented at the recent International Symposium on Archaeometry, in just four days, the … Read more »
One of my favorite columns is “The Frugal Traveler,” written by Matt Gross for the the New York Times. He gives his final swan song in this piece:
Three things I’ve learned about frugal travel
It’s a great retrospective of his career as a travel writer. While I haven’t always agreed with his definition of “frugal,” I always found Gross to have an engaging narrative voice and that curious nature that all vagabonders have.
After a year of collecting suggestions from over 32,000 people, the U.S Dept of State has unveiled a completely revamped source for travel information, travel.state.gov.
While most Americans may only interact with the Bureau of Consular Affairs when they obtain or renew their passports, their charter also includes assisting citizens who fall victim to … Read more »
When you research upcoming travels online, do you often feel like you’re hunting through the results to find relevant information? A new search engine, Kaweinga, is trying to make it easier for you to get the specific travel info you need.
Started by Daniel Guttentag in February, Kaweinga’s search results are powered by Google, … Read more »
Every once in a while, I’ll meet grizzled older travelers who talk about traveling in Southeast Asia before the advent of Air Asia. It was either spend ridiculous amounts on flying or spending 10+ hours on a rickety bus.
Budget airlines were once a secret of the locals and savvy backpackers. Now they’ve become much more accepted. This NY Times article promises to give them much wider exposure: … Read more »
It seems inevitable. Every few years, some magazine or popular site comes up with a ‘New Seven Wonders of the World’ list. Sometimes the lists are qualified, such as Deborah Cadbury’s Seven Wonders of the Industrial World, or CEDAM International’s Seven Wonders of the Underwater World, but more often than not, the claim is simply New, which … Read more »
It’s one of the great train journeys: the Trans-Siberian Railway. The train makes tracks from Europe on one end to Asia on the other.
If you can’t make it out to Russia anytime soon, you can get a sample of the trip from the comfort of your computer. Here’s the NY Times article: Trans-Siberian Railway Views, a Click Away. For more information, check out this website: The Guide to Trans-Siberian Railway.
Have you … Read more »
Social enterprises have become a more popular way of developing impoverished villages. There is a compelling argument that building thriving businesses is more sustainable than donations and handouts. It also empowers locals to take more responsibility over how to develop their towns.
Tourism is a natural fit, and also creates jobs at many levels of society. The Wall Street Journal profiled two Southeast Asian villages in this article: A Fresh Start.
I’ll confess that … Read more »
New York may be the city that never sleeps, but Asia’s metropolises never slow down. A new Web site sets out to cover these hip urban machines: CNNGo.
It currently covers six cities: Bangkok, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Shanghai, Singapore, and Tokyo. CNNGo says they might expand to cover more cities in the future.
What’s better is that they welcome stories and photos from contributors. Check out the info here: Write for CNNGo. Worth … Read more »
The stereotypical Western expat in China is the investment banker in Hong Kong or the executive doing deals in Shanghai. On the other hand, the creative set has also been setting up shop in the Middle Kingdom, according to this New York Times article: For China’s Western Expats, Creative Lives of Plenty.
Five artists are profiled, all of whom have plugged into the rising dragon. There are certainly many benefits, such as the low … Read more »
