Europe

by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (12 hours ago)
EasyJet has apologized to everyone who will listen over a fashion shoot that appeared in its inflight magazine.
Did the models wear too little? Did they look like fourteen year-old cokeheads? No, none of the usual stuff; they happened to be posing at the Berlin Holocaust ...

by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) (15 hours ago)
After a year of "travel slumps," "staycations" and other cringeworthy words and conditions, let's plan to get out on the road next year. Hey, economists are saying that the recession's already over, and the job market's recovery can't be too far behind. So, there's your ...

by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) (2 days ago)
St. Andrews Day is on November 30, and the festivities surrounding Scotland's national holiday are due to start on November 26. For travelers with Scottish ancestry – or those looking to hide from relatives over the Thanksgiving holiday – it might not be a bad ...
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by Brenda Yun (RSS feed) (2 days ago)
It's time to look at the festivals and events happening around the world, and this week has a particularly international selection of happenings. If you're close and have time, then you have no excuse to get out and go!
Mexico - Birders will unite in the Yucatan ...

by Aaron Hotfelder (RSS feed) (2 days ago)
Several months ago, French prez Nicholas Sarkozy knocked around the idea of banning the burka. Today The Telegraph points out another item to add to the ever-increasing list of dumb laws: in France it is still against the law for women to wear pants. The law reportedly has ...

by Scott Carmichael (RSS feed) (2 days ago)
Hands up if you ever had the sudden urge to be treated like a hamster for a couple of days? Well, your wish has come true, though it will involve a flight to France.
In the French town of Nantes, you can pay just under $150 a night to eat hamster food, run around in a ...

by Brenda Yun (RSS feed) (4 days ago)
It's "Wild West" day here at Gadling, so I dug into the travel blog archives to find some of the best "Wild West" reads. Hope y'all enjoy today's pickin's!
Horse lovers, rejoice! Here are eight of the top horse-related travel experiences you can't miss around the world. ...

by Andrew Evans (RSS feed) (4 days ago)
It's no secret that the French are so totally obsessed with all things American. One day they're thumbing their noses at us and the next, they're waving American flags, dressing up like cowboys, dancing the Texas two-step and pretending like it was the good old 1870's. ...

by Katie Hammel (RSS feed) (5 days ago)
In anticipation of the Christmas Day release of the new Sherlock Holmes movie (starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law), Visit Britain has developed a microsite to help guide fans to the London locations used in the film. The site also offers possible itineraries for a ...

by Kraig Becker (RSS feed) (5 days ago)
The World Heritage Sites are some of the most amazing places on the planet. The list, maintained by UNESCO, spotlights places from around the globe that hold particular cultural or natural significance. Many of the places on the list are amongst the top tourist attractions ...

by Katie Hammel (RSS feed) (6 days ago)
Venice is dying. At least, according to Newsweek it is. The population has been shrinking so rapidly (it dropped below 60,000 this year) that the mag predicts there won't be a single full-time resident in the city by 2030. A city that sees millions of visitors per year, an ...
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by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) (7 days ago)
After (another) pilot was found drunk in London this week, the issue of pilot inebriation has become a frequent discussion topic. Since 1997, 11 commercial pilots, on average, have tested positive for alcohol every year. According to FAA regulations, pilots can't fly ...

by Karen Walrond (RSS feed) (8 days ago)
It occurred to me the other day that we've officially been together for a year here at Through the Gadling Lens -- how great is that? So it seems a little bit of a retrospective on the past year is in order, because seriously, we have talked about a lot here on the column. ...

by Sean McLachlan (RSS feed) (8 days ago)
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Visitors to many Italian churches will see a new addition next to the door--automatic holy water dispensers.
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by Brenda Yun (RSS feed) (9 days ago)
Did you know that former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat died five years ago today? I think it's fair to say that the situation is getting rather dire for the people in Palestine, as their current leader is threatening to quit his post. My girlfriend will be volunteering ...

by Tom Johansmeyer (RSS feed) (9 days ago)
Need a change of pace for your holiday shopping? Try Berlin! A new deal from the Hotel Concorde will make this year's hunt for the perfect Christmas present more exciting than ever. The "Shop in the City" package starts with luxurious accommodations and includes plenty of ...

by Brenda Yun (RSS feed) (10 days ago)
It's time to look at the festivals and events happening around the world, and this week has a particularly international selection of happenings. If you're close and have time, then you have no excuse to get out and go!
Saskatoon - The Saskatoon Fall Fair, an ...

by Scott Carmichael (RSS feed) (10 days ago)
A United Airlines pilot was pulled from his plane yesterday on charges that he was about to fly to Chicago while drunk.
After he failed a breathalyzer test, he was arrested and subsequently released on bond. United did not release the name of the pilot, but did confirm an ...

by Scott Carmichael (RSS feed) (10 days ago)
Hotel booking site Trivago.co.uk just released some interesting statistics on European hotels. The site compiled the results based off 2.7 million hotel reviews. Their final conclusion is pretty damning for hotels in London - using a ranking system from 0 to 100, London ...

by Katie Hammel (RSS feed) (10 days ago)
Starting May 2, 2010, United Airlines fans can fly the carrier from the US to Africa for the first time in the company's history. United will offer flights from DC to Accra, Ghana (and then on to Lagos, Nigeria). Beginning April 18, 2010, passengers flying from DC to Kuwait ...
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