The World Hum Travel Zeitgeist: The Art of Travel

Travel Blog  •  Michael Yessis  •  11.09.07 | 12:33 PM ET

imageTravelers leave no doubt this week that travel is a beautiful thing. Here’s the Zeitgeist:

Most Popular Page Tagged Travel
Del.icio.us (recent)
Flight Patterns
* The site creates artful visualizations of flight patterns (pictured) based on Federal Aviation Administration data.

Most Read Blog Post
World Hum (posted this week)
See ‘The Last Supper’ as Leonardo Never Imagined
* View the masterpiece 16 billion pixels strong online.

Most Popular Travel Podcast
iTunes (current)
Beautiful Places With Tony Farley
* This week: Point Reyes National Seashore.

Most E-Mailed Travel Story
New York Times (current)
The Complexities of Keeping It Small and Simple

Most Read Feature Story
World Hum (posted this week)
Can I Have Meaningful Experiences Abroad if I Don’t Speak the Language?

Most Viewed Travel Story
Telegraph UK (current)
Are Cruise Lines Playing Fair With Parents?

imageTop Viewer Video
TravelChannel.com
Bizarre Foods: Philippines Outtakes

Most Viewed Travel Story
Los Angeles Times (current)
Town Square a New Mega-Mall in Las Vegas

Most E-Mailed Travel Story
USA Today (current)
Orlando 101: Tips For a Safe and Sane Central Florida Vacation

Best Selling Travel Book
Amazon.com (current)
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
* The Onion’s Our Dumb World is the new #2. 

Top Travel and Adventure Audiobook
iTunes (current)
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert

Top Rated Travel & Events Video
YouTube (this week)
TheHill’s Adventures @ the YouTube Party!

Most Popular Travel Story
Iloho (current)
Places to See Before They Disappear

“Hot This Week” Destination
Yahoo! (this week)
Birmingham, Alabama

Top Ranked Travel Story
Propeller (this week)
Is Gambling Losing It’s Allure In Las Vegas?

The Google “I’m Feeling Lucky” Button Travel Zeitgeist Search
Is the $6.5 billion gambling revenue in 2006 from the Las Vegas Strip alluring?

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Top photo by Flight Patterns; bottom photo from Tremendous Entertainment.