Destination: Europe
Travel Movie Watch: ‘Eat, Pray, Love’ Trailer
by Michael Yessis | 03.18.10 | 2:43 PM ET
The movie version of Elizabeth Gilbert’s blockbuster travel book “Eat, Pray, Love” comes out this summer. The trailer was just released:
In December, World Hum contributor Liz Sinclair reported from the set in Bali.
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Yahoo! BuzzPhotos: ‘London for Loners’
by Michael Yessis | 03.18.10 | 2:33 PM ET
We’ve seen what Los Angeles looks like without traffic. Here’s what London looks like on lonely Sunday nights.
Paris in 26 Gigapixels
by Eva Holland | 03.18.10 | 12:16 PM ET
Zoom from a cityscape right down to street level in this amazing browsable image. (Via Kottke)
Taking the Pulse of the Irish Pub
by Michael Yessis | 03.17.10 | 3:44 PM ET
Just in time for St. Patrick’s Day, the Los Angeles Times checks in on the state of the Irish pub. Verdict: Still struggling in Ireland, still ubiquitous around the world.
And it’s still one of the Seven Wonders of the Shrinking Planet.
Seeking the Holy Grail? Try Valencia.
by Spud Hilton | 03.17.10 | 1:35 PM ET
iStockPhoto Breaking news: Spud Hilton has unlocked one of the world's greatest secrets
World Travel Watch: Protests in Thailand, Dingo Trouble in Australia and More
by Larry Habegger | 03.17.10 | 11:35 AM ET
Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news
How to Remap the World
by Michael Yessis | 03.15.10 | 2:03 PM ET
Parag Khanna believes eliminating arbitrary borders and redrawing the world map in the next ten years is a “moral, economic and strategic imperative.” His guiding star? The European Union.
Leaders seeking to respond to the global economic and underemployment crises should take a lesson from the world’s most successful instance of a subordination of arbitrary borders: the European Union. The E.U. is the world’s most peaceful multinational zone and its largest economic bloc, combining 27 countries, 450 million people and a $20 trillion GDP. The solution to the hundreds of lines that scar our political geography is to physically build the lines that connect people across them. If we spend just 10% of what we do on fighting over and defending borders on transcending them, the next decade—and the decades beyond—will be better than the last.
The success of the E.U. benefits travelers, too. World Hum contributor Eric Lucas explains.
How Air Travel is Bringing Back God
by Michael Yessis | 03.12.10 | 12:29 PM ET
Roger Cohen has a half-baked theory:
I’ve noticed God is making a comeback. It’s not just all the craziness in the Middle East. Soccer players now look to the heavens when they score goals. Come on! A touchdown prompts skyward glances. This didn’t used to happen. It would have been considered loony. My theory is it must have something to do with air travel. Survivors of it feel compelled to search out a savior.
Photo You Must See: One Amazing Puddle in St. Petersburg
by World Hum | 03.12.10 | 12:15 PM ET
REUTERS/Alexander Demianchuk St. Petersburg's Church of the Savior on the Spilled Blood is reflected in a puddle on the street
Photo You Must See: Vertical Volkswagens at Germany’s Autostadt
by World Hum | 03.11.10 | 12:32 PM ET
REUTERS/Morris MacMatzen Volkswagen Golfs are stacked in one of the massive glass silos at Autostadt, the Volkswagen theme park
Travel Ghosts
by Larry Clark | 03.11.10 | 10:21 AM ET
Larry Clark contemplates the power of monuments and memorials -- and the fleeting moments we spend with them
See the full audio slideshow: »
Video You Must See: The Winter Rhythms of Warsaw
by Eva Holland | 03.10.10 | 4:57 PM ET
Time-lapse images from the Polish capital
World Travel Watch: Typhoid in Fiji, Khmer Rouge Tourism in Cambodia and More
by Larry Habegger | 03.10.10 | 10:41 AM ET
Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news
The Frugal Traveler: A Househusband in Italy
by Eva Holland | 03.09.10 | 12:52 PM ET
Matt Gross is in Italy, where his role in the family household apparently makes for a great punchline.
Video: Lars Von Trier to Direct Denmark’s New Tourism Ads
by Eva Holland | 03.04.10 | 2:38 PM ET
The Onion has an exclusive first look:
(Via Kottke)