Archive for the ‘‘Best of’ lists’ Category
Wintry travel experiences
Winter offers some unique travel opportunities that aren’t available at other times of the year. Lonely Planet just published a list of seven favorite winterland marvels.
Christmas markets around the world
Twinkling lights. Christmas trees. Gingerbread houses. Hot chocholate and mulled wine. And, of course, a chilly night spent traipsing through a city square. What could be more festive than a visit to a Christmas market?
Destinations for 2012
It’s that time of year, when major travel publications begin promoting lists of top destinations for the upcoming year.
The humor of badly translated signs
If you’ve traveled, then you’ve likely stumbled across a badly translated sign that caused you to do a double take or even to burst out laughing. Lonely Planet recently had a Lost in Translation photo contest about these signs and the results are hilarious.
Literary pilgrimages
If you’re a traveler who loves books and reading, there are any number of sites to add to your list of dream destinations. Along those lines, BootsnAll recently suggested nine intriguing destinations for lovers of Western literature.
10 best ruins – famous and not-so-famous
Yahoo! Travel recently compiled a list of 10 of the best ruins around the world and it included some of the usual suspects, but also a few sites that are stunning in their own right but not quite as well known.
Best vampire-spotting locations
With Halloween around the corner, now is a great time to consider some of the world’s best vampire-spotting locations. Here are a few choice destinations from a recent Lonely Planet article.
Animal adventures for travelers
If you love animals and are ready for some true wildlife adventures, then you’ll enjoy this article on Yahoo! Travel. It offers up 10 ideas for some unique and up close encounters with animals.
Myths, legends and travel destinations
Shambhala, Timbuktu, Zanzibar. The names roll off the tongue like poetry, but the stories and legends are so ingrained in the popular imagination that we sometimes can’t remember whether they are real destinations or myths. That’s why I enjoyed this recent Lonely Planet piece about “10 places of myth and legend.”
Great international destinations for children
When someone mentions a “family-friendly” destination, all too often it means Disney World, a children’s museum, a zoo or – if you want to be really exotic – perhaps a Caribbean beach resort with child care. What I like about this article, though, is that it focuses on destinations that you’d likely visit even if you didn’t have children, but which also happen to be places that your kids will learn from and enjoy.
Classic backpacker trails
What are some of the world’s classic backpacker trails? Lonely Planet has 10 suggestions, including a Banana Pancake Trail through Southeast Asia and an Istanbul to Cairo trek.
More destinations for 2011
More hot destination options for 2011, courtesy of Gadling and the U.K. Telegraph.
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