Tag: Links

Protests in Egypt: Five Links for Travelers

Photo by Ahmad Hammoud via Flickr (Creative Commons)

The protests in Egypt are entering their second week, and the flow of news stories, blog posts, links, tweets and video can be overwhelming. Here are five links, in case you’ve missed any of them:


‘Eat, Pray, Love’: Eight Great Links

The long-awaited adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert’s “Eat, Pray, Love” is in theaters at last, and it’s receiving no shortage of media attention. Here are a few worthy entry points.

Start with Jezebel’s brilliant “Eat, Pray, Love” bingo scorecard. If you decide to go see the flick—despite the advice of the underwhelmed World Hum Travel Movie Club—then be sure to bring one along. And if you’re still on the fence about the movie, this helpful “Should You See Eat, Pray, Love?” graphic may help.

The Daily Beast offers Eat, Pray, Love: A Man’s Guide—it’s a good read that focuses on the book rather than the movie—and the New York Post has a story on EPL-inspired guru devotees who’ve lost their shirts rather than finding enlightenment.

Our own Liz Sinclair wrote about her time as an extra on the “Eat, Pray, Love” set in Ubud earlier this year, while over at Jezebel again, Jessica Olien declares that Elizabeth Gilbert has ruined Bali. Finally, Pico Iyer compares the Bali that appears in the book with its big-screen cousin, and notes that “in the 26 years that I’ve been regularly returning to the island, rumors of its imminent demise have been as regular—and as long-lasting—as the full moon.” Indeed.


Saying Goodbye to 2009 in Travel: Six More Links

We spent last week saying our farewells to the year that’s just ended—in books, video and more. But before we truly close the book on 2009, there are a few more links worth checking out.

The Times of London has put together its own year-end list of best travel books, while the New York Times also rounds up some holiday travel reads.

Gawker’s readers provide some harrowing tales of holiday travel disasters.

Social bookmarking site StumbleUpon has collected its most popular travel content for the year, and Jaunted has handed out the full roster of its 2009 travel awards, The Jauntys.

Finally, over at Flyover America, World Hum contributors Jenna Schnuer and Sophia Dembling are ready to look ahead: They’re airing their 2010 travel non-resolutions.

Got a link that we missed? Drop it in the comments. Happy New Year!


‘Up in the Air’: Eight More Great Links

The Jason Reitman-directed travel movie continues to draw all kinds of press attention, much of it well worth reading.

Over at The Daily Beast, novelist Walter Kirn reveals how Reitman and star George Clooney saved his novel from obscurity.

In the New York Times, op-ed writer Frank Rich argues that “Up in the Air” is the perfect movie to close out a troubled year, using “the power of pop culture to salve national wounds that continue to fester in the real world.” Rich’s Times colleague Adam Andrew Newman looks at the movie as an advertising bonanza for Hilton and American Airlines.

World Hum contributor Alison Stein Wellner reviews the movie for the Perceptive Travel blog (warning: major spoilers) while blogger Joe Posnanski offers a thoughtful response to “Up in the Air” from a traveler’s perspective.

Finally, here’s an in-flight tweet from Jason Reitman, posted just after the Golden Globes nominees were announced: “Flight attendant congratulated me on the noms. Guy in 1C loved the movie. Yup, I’m on Air Canada amongst my people.”


19 Great ‘Up in the Air’ and Airworld Links

The movie is hitting theaters worldwide and generating Oscar buzz. Eva Holland rounds up some can't-miss links.

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Links We’ve Loved: The Post-9/11 Kindness of Gander, Newfoundland

In the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks, several trans-Atlantic flights were diverted from their U.S. destinations to airports throughout Atlantic Canada. The hospitality and kindness of the town of Gander, Newfoundland, has become legendary. Here’s one story I loved, the Savvy Traveler’s 2001 tale of the passengers of Delta Flight 15 and the residents of Gander, who hosted them for “four long, yet special, days.”

Here’s our original blog post.


Morning Links: ‘Authentic’ Sushi, Saying Goodbye to GM and More

The Morning Links for June 12, 2009:

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Morning Links: P.J. O’Rourke, In-Flight Weddings Get Nixed and More

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Morning Links: Stolen Picassos, Travel Games and Gadgets and More

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Morning Links: Machu Picchu on the Cheap, a Milestone Cross-Country Drive and More

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Morning Links: Learning to Love France, Angkor Wat at Night and More

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Morning Links: ‘Obama Fries’ in Kenya, Britney at Buckingham Palace and More

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Morning Links: Stanley and Livingstone, the Cirque in Space and More

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Morning Links: Living out of a Suitcase, National Parks for Free and More

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Morning Links: State Department Recommendations, Guano Seen From Space and More

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Morning Links: The Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, Nicholas Kristof’s Travel Tips and More

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Morning Links: ‘Starbucking,’ Aviation Biofuel and More

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Morning Links: Cheese-Rolling, Township Tours, Obama in Vegas and More

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Morning Links: Swimming With Dolphins, the Elgin Marbles and More


Morning Links: Naughty Nuns, the Las Vegas Sign Turns 50 and More

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