Morning Links: Commuting to Baghdad, a Currywurst Museum and More
Travel Blog • Valerie Conners • 03.23.09 | 8:14 AM ET
- A brawl between rival biker gangs at Sydney’s airport left one man dead and travelers “terrified.”
- Fourteen people were killed following the crash of a private plane in Montana.
- Getting stuck in rush-hour traffic is the least of his problems—Kevin McEneaney’s business has him commuting to Baghdad.
- Surveys are in and Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport has been ranked the best in North America.
- Salon.com features a provocative interview with Rick Steves, who discusses Iran and more.
- San Juan Capistrano’s Festival of the Swallows has come and gone, with nary a bird to be seen.
- Yapta expands its services, now tracking price drops for hotels as well as flights.
- Aspiring authors, take note: You too can write like David Foster Wallace in nine simple steps. (via The Book Bench)
- Chilaquiles and mole, git in my belly! Matador offers a round-up of must-taste Mexican staples.
- Hinterland Travel has taken the first officially sanctioned group of Western tourists into Baghdad.
- Wall? What wall? The latest attraction coming to Berlin is a museum dedicated to the currywurst. (via @Marilyn_Res)
- One of my favorite debates rages on: Which is Rome’s best trattoria?
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