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?
Got a suggestion? .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) your link.
Email to friend
Twitter
del.icio.us
Digg
Facebook
Furl
Ma.gnolia
Mixx
Reddit
StumbleUpon
Yahoo! Buzz
Valerie Conners is the senior producer and editor at World Hum.
Ling 03.23.09 | 9:00 AM ET
No Mt. Redoubt explosion coverage? Just read that it blew it’s top 4 times.