Morning Links: The Serenity of Traveling Alone, Tombstone and More
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 04.01.09 | 9:55 AM ET
- Slate is running Will Connors’ dispatches from Lagos—Africa’s mega-city.
- Gadling has gone all April Foolish.
- So has Expedia, with its $99 fare to Mars.
- Are too many Wyatt Earps walking the streets of Tombstone fighting for tourist dollars?
- Legislation to ease travel restrictions to Cuba has bipartisan support in the Senate.
- The Big Picture chronicles Earth Hour with spectacular animated images of world landmarks.
- The Amish get a guided walking tour of Brooklyn—led by ultra-Orthodox Jews.
- The Worst Hotel in the World: The Book
- This guy has 1001 rules for his unborn son. No. 354: Experience the serenity of traveling alone. (via Coudal)
- Video: Players from D.C. United kick the ball around a hotel lobby. Good stuff. But it’s no match for the Brazilian soccer team playing in the airport or the urban trickery of Rémi Gaillard.
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Michael Yessis is the cofounder and coeditor-in-chief of World Hum.
Ling 04.01.09 | 10:14 AM ET
Lonely Planet created a travel guide for a whole new country - http://www.lonelyplanet.com/Bakpakhistan :)
Julia Ross 04.01.09 | 10:15 AM ET
Those Earth Hour images are cool.
Michael Yessis 04.01.09 | 11:48 AM ET
That’s very “Phaic Tan” of LP:
http://www.worldhum.com/travel-blog/item/phaic_tan_its_no_vietnam_20060411/
I like the name of Bakpakhistan’s Prime Minister: Slotcar Nascar.
Yeah, those Earth Hour images are terrific, Julia. The Big Picture does it again.