Travel Blog: News and Briefs
Travel Movies Win Big at the Golden Globes
by Eva Holland | 01.19.10 | 3:23 PM ET
There were some surprises at Sunday night’s Golden Globes ceremony—for one, early favorite “Up in the Air” landed only one win, for Best Screenplay, from its six nominations—but a few of the travel movies we’ve had our eye on all year still came away with awards.
The big news? Vegas boys’ getaway flick “The Hangover” won for Best Picture (Musical/Comedy), while, more predictably, Meryl Streep won the Golden Globe for Best Actress (Musical/Comedy) for her role as Julia Child in “Julie and Julia.” Pixar’s South American adventure, “Up,” also took home the awards for Best Animated Film and Best Original Score. Get the Big Picture has a complete list of winners.
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Yahoo! BuzzSlate Goes to Vancouver
by Eva Holland | 01.19.10 | 12:40 PM ET
With the Vancouver Olympics just three weeks away, the latest “Well-Traveled” series sees World Hum contributor Elisabeth Eaves returning to the city of her youth. It’s a good read.
What We Loved This Week: ‘The Remains of the Day,’ ‘Viva Las Vegas’ and ‘Telluride on Acid’
by World Hum | 01.15.10 | 6:17 PM ET
Eva Holland
The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro. The subtle, funny and very sad story of an aging butler looking back on his life’s work as he travels around England’s West Country reminded me, among other things, that it’s been far too long since I’ve visited the U.K.
Slideshow: The Uighurs of Xinjiang
by Michael Yessis | 01.14.10 | 3:56 PM ET
Some compelling black and white images at burn. by David Denger, who traveled to Xinjiang, China, before the Beijing Olympics to chronicle the plight of the Uighurs.
‘If You’re Ever In Florence, You Have To Visit This Mediocre Trattoria I Know’
by Eva Holland | 01.14.10 | 1:43 PM ET
The Onion has a recommendation for you. (Via @mikebarish)
The Burj Khalifa’s American Connection
by Eva Holland | 01.13.10 | 1:52 PM ET
Slate takes a look at the American architects who worked on the newly-opened skyscraper of skyscrapers, and the creative debt they owe to one of their American predecessors—Frank Lloyd Wright.
Gadling Does the Dive Bar
by Eva Holland | 01.12.10 | 4:31 PM ET
Yep, it was dive bar day over at Gadling yesterday—here’s their fine selection of bar recommendations, etiquette tips and more.
Wi-Fi Coming to Amtrak’s Acela Trains
by Eva Holland | 01.12.10 | 2:52 PM ET
Jaunted notes that the service should be in place on Acela, the northeastern corridor express trains, by March. It’s a step—but I’d rather have on-board internet access over a two-day long-haul ride, myself. Here’s hoping the long-distance routes are up next.
Kogi Truck Chef Turns Restaurateur
by Eva Holland | 01.12.10 | 1:44 PM ET
Now that his Korean taco trucks have made their mark on the Los Angeles food scene, chef Roy Choi is ready for his next challenge: the restaurant biz. Choi’s new restaurant will open in West Los Angeles in February, but the famous Kogi taco won’t be on the menu. Instead, he tells the Wall Street Journal that he plans to “update the rice bowl.” (Via @JohnnyJet)
Mapped: America’s Netflix Rentals
by Eva Holland | 01.11.10 | 1:20 PM ET
The New York Times has mapped the top 10 rentals, zip code by zip code, in 12 major U.S. cities. Jason Kottke ponders: “I wonder if you could predict voting patterns according to where people rent ‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop’ or ‘Frost/Nixon’.”
What We Loved This Week: ‘King Creole,’ Road Food and ‘Killing Me Softly’ in Spanish
by World Hum | 01.08.10 | 4:41 PM ET
Eva Holland
I loved watching “King Creole,” one of our great Elvis travel movies. The black-and-white French Quarter footage brought me right back to my own time in New Orleans. Here’s a favorite musical number from the movie:
R.I.P. Lhasa de Sela
by Jim Benning | 01.08.10 | 1:47 PM ET
The gifted Mexican-American musician, who sang in Spanish, English and French, succumbed to breast cancer Jan. 1. She was just 37.
Catch the Elvis Movie Marathon Tonight
by Eva Holland | 01.08.10 | 12:29 PM ET
Want to follow along with our Elvis travel movie picks? You can watch “Viva Las Vegas” and “Blue Hawaii” today on Turner Classic Movies’ 75th birthday marathon.
New Structures Uncovered in the Amazon
by Eva Holland | 01.08.10 | 10:05 AM ET
David Grann has an update on the latest findings, which point to the existence of a “vast and complex ancient civilization,” in the New Yorker’s News Desk blog. He writes: “The latest discovery proves that we are only at the outset of this archeological revolution—one that is exploding our perceptions about what the Amazon and the Americas looked like before the arrival of Christopher Columbus.”
Grann’s “The Lost City of Z” recently made our list of the best travel books of 2009.
First-ever FDA-Approved Jet Lag Cure on the Way?
by Eva Holland | 01.07.10 | 11:27 AM ET
The agency should wrap up its review of the new drug, a variant on an earlier sleep-fighting stimulant, by the end of March. The New York Times has all the pharmaceutical details.
