The World Hum Travel Zeitgeist: On the ‘B’ List
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 06.15.07 | 1:23 PM ET
This week we’ve got mountain bikers, the best beaches in the U.S., passport blunders and the return of Bill Bryson. Here’s the Zeitgiest.
Most Popular Travel Story
Netscape (this week)
Top 10 U.S. Beaches
* No. 1 on the list from “Dr. Beach”: Ocracoke Island, North Carolina (pictured)
“Hot This Week” Destination
Yahoo! (this week)
Hilo, Hawaii
Most E-Mailed Travel Story
New York Times (current)
Where Mountain Bikers Carved Their Dream Terrain
* Not Moab, Utah. Fruita, Colorado.
Most Read Weblog Post
World Hum (this week)
U.S. Plans Temporary Waiver of Passport Policy*
Most Viewed Travel Story
Los Angeles Times (current)
Diary of a Trip Through U.S. Passport Application Limbo
From the writer, travel editor Catharine Hamm: “A travel editor without a passport is like Paris Hilton without a party.”
Most E-Mailed Travel Story
USA Today (current)
Hertz, Avis Add Hybrids to Fleets
* Each rental car company says it will have 1,000 Toyota Priuses in its fleet by the end of the month.
Top Travel and Adventure Audiobook
iTunes (current)
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
Best Selling Travel Book
Amazon.com (current)
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
* Still unstoppable.
Most Popular Page Tagged Travel
Del.icio.us (recent)
Take a Year off to Travel the World
Most Read Feature
World Hum (this week)
The Woman in the Kuffiya
Most Popular Travel Podcast
iTunes (current)
National Geographic’s Atmosphere
* Current podcast: Mount Everest Expedition
Most Viewed Travel & Places Video
YouTube (this week)
Batida do Roberto
Most Watched Video
LonelyPlanet.tv (current)
Another DAY Another DOLLAR
Most Viewed Travel Video
Travelistic (this week)
Shop and Strip Tour
Most Viewed Travel Story
Telegraph UK (current)
France for Rugby Fans
The Google “I’m Feeling Lucky” Button Travel Zeitgeist Search
Best destination for rugby fans