Morning Links: ‘Obama Fries’ in Kenya, Britney at Buckingham Palace and More
Travel Blog • Eva Holland • 06.05.09 | 8:23 AM ET
- In the New York Daily News, Robert Downes tries to sell Americans on the “low-cost logic” of backpacking, for travelers of any age.
- Britney Spears, in London for a series of shows, is apparently planning to “pop in” to Buckingham Palace in hopes of meeting the Queen. Tabloid reporters, start your engines—this should be good.
- In the Telegraph, Richard Madden confesses to an addiction to solar eclipses, and looks back on some of his journeys in search of a fix.
- President Obama found some time to play tourist in Cairo this week, too. The New York Post has a slideshow from his visit to the Pyramids.
- Meanwhile, in Kenya, the National Post’s Simona Siad wades through Obama souvenirs, “Obama fries” and more.
- The Times Online has picked the best 50 walks in Britain, and offers guides to each one.
- Travel Headline of the Day: 140 mph trains previewed, but they’ll cost more. (You think?)
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Ling 06.05.09 | 9:46 AM ET
Britney gatecrashing Buckingham Palace? This I’d like to see. The Sun will probably send in a crack squad of hardened dirt diggers to cover every angle.
TambourineMan 06.05.09 | 8:12 PM ET
No R.I.P. for David Carradine? C’mon, he played traveling Kung Fu Caine AND ramblin’ Woody Guthrie. You will be missed, Grasshopper.
TambourineMan 06.05.09 | 8:18 PM ET
Oh, and don’t forget David’s turn as cross-country racer “Frankenstein” in Death Race 2000. Major oversight here, worldhum.