Destination: Europe
How I Stay Healthy When I Travel
by Rick Steves | 12.29.09 | 12:05 PM ET
On pacing yourself and being pro-active in Europe
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Yahoo! BuzzBritain: On the ‘Sherlock Holmes’ Trail
by Eva Holland | 12.23.09 | 3:41 PM ET
Anglophiles and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle fans bound for the UK, take note: With Guy Ritchie’s new “Sherlock Holmes” movie due out on Christmas Day, VisitBritain has put together an extensive list of filming locations, with both the new flick and past “Holmes” film and TV incarnations represented.
The movie stars Robert Downey Jr. as Holmes and Jude Law as Watson, and looks set to add a healthy dose of action sequences and sex appeal to the venerable detective’s crime-fighting style. It’s sure to be controversial with Conan Doyle purists, but I’m looking forward to it for the armchair British travel as much as anything. Here’s the trailer:
Photo You Must See: Santa and his Gondola
by World Hum | 12.23.09 | 12:38 PM ET
REUTERS/STRINGER Italy In Venice, a man dressed as Santa Claus distributes candy from a special Christmas gondola.
World Travel Watch: Weather Delays Across Europe, Elections in Sri Lanka and More
by Larry Habegger | 12.23.09 | 11:23 AM ET
Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news
Photo You Must See: Soaring Over Engelberg
by World Hum | 12.21.09 | 11:58 AM ET
REUTERS/Michael Buholzer A ski jumper flies through the air while training for the ski jumping World Cup in Engelberg, Switzerland.
Video You Must See: Dawn at the Summit of Skiddaw
by Eva Holland | 12.21.09 | 10:35 AM ET
World Travel Watch: Fees and Visas in India and Argentina, Maoists in Nepal and More
by Larry Habegger | 12.16.09 | 10:56 AM ET
Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news
France Returns Frescoes to Egypt
by Eva Holland | 12.15.09 | 2:12 PM ET
Big news in the antiquities world: The French government has returned five disputed frescoes to the Egyptian government. The painted stone fragments had been held by the Louvre for the past few years, and the Egyptians—claiming that the Louvre’s curators bought them knowing they were stolen goods—had cut off all formal ties and cooperation on archaeological digs with the museum as a result. I suspect that the British Museum, among others, hopes this move won’t become a precedent-setter.
The Fate of Christiania
by Rick Steves | 12.14.09 | 11:59 AM ET
On conformity and creative spirits in Denmark and beyond
Photo You Must See: The World in Copenhagen
by World Hum | 12.11.09 | 3:06 PM ET
REUTERS/Christian Charisius A large globe sits in Copenhagen’s lit-up central square. The United Nations Climate Change Conference is ongoing in the Danish capital.
The Olympic Torch Relay, in Pictures
by Eva Holland | 12.10.09 | 2:21 PM ET
The Big Picture follows the flame’s progress from Olympia and Athens across Canada en route to Vancouver—with stops in Tofino, Old Crow, Kugluktuk and beyond.
World Travel Watch: Safari Robbers in Tanzania, the ‘Real IRA’ in Belfast and More
by Larry Habegger | 12.09.09 | 9:33 PM ET
Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news
Photos: The World’s Most Architecturally Interesting Subway Stations
by Michael Yessis | 12.09.09 | 11:02 AM ET
As compiled by designboom. The gallery includes shots from Stockholm, Bilbao, Shanghai and Munich (pictured), among others. (Via Coudal)
NPR Delves Into the World of Marmite
by Eva Holland | 12.07.09 | 5:33 PM ET
And uses the word “sludge” twice in the first two minutes. I may be a defender of British food, but I have to confess I could never get into the dark yeasty stuff. (Via The Book Bench)
Gawker’s Guide to Staying Out of Foreign Prisons
by Eva Holland | 12.07.09 | 12:39 PM ET
In the wake of American exchange student Amanda Knox’s murder conviction in Italy this weekend, Gawker offers a “Foxy Knoxy-inspired guide” to avoiding arrest while traveling overseas. Among the tips? Never underestimate the outside world’s prudishness, and the always-cogent “Don’t start shit.”