The World Hum Travel Zeitgeist: It’s Elemental
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 09.14.07 | 12:50 PM ET
This week, destinations highlighting all four classic Greek elements—fire, air, water and earth—topped travelers’ minds. Here’s the Zeitgeist.
Most Popular Travel Story
Netscape (this week)
Iguaçu Falls
Most Read Feature
World Hum (posted this week)
Letter to a Volcano
Most E-Mailed Travel Story
USA Today (current)
Wisconsin’s Sights are Set on Earth-Friendly Tourism
Most Read Weblog Post
World Hum (posted this week)
The Search for Steve Fossett: Why Are They Finding So Many ‘Uncharted Plane Wrecks’?
* And today, the Washington Post highlights the Internet sleuths helping with the search in a front-page story.
Most E-Mailed Travel Story
New York Times (current)
Finding Bargain Rooms at a Glance
Most Viewed Travel Story
Los Angeles Times (current)
Before Las Vegas, Tijuana was SoCal’s Glitzy Escape
Top World City
Yahoo! (this week)
Boston
Most Popular Page Tagged Travel
Del.icio.us (recent)
Farecast
Most Popular Travel Story
Iloho (current)
It’s Not Just the Destination, It’s the Connection
Most Viewed Travel Story
Telegraph UK (current)
Nile Cruising for Sun-Seekers
Most Popular Travel Podcast
iTunes (current)
Beautiful Places With Tony Farley
* Current podcast: Fern Lake
Top Ranked Travel & Places Video
YouTube (this week)
Australian Tourism 101 with Special Guests Today Tonight!
Top Viewer Video
TravelChannel.com
Eating Scorpio
Most Viewed Travel Post
BlogHer (current)
I’m Too [Fill in the Blank] for the Plane
Best Selling Travel Book
Amazon.com (current)
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
* The latest runner-up stymied by Gilbert: Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, for a fourth fifth sixth week.
Top Travel and Adventure Audiobook
iTunes (current)
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
* Krakauer’s Into the Wild returns to No. 2.
The Google “I’m Feeling Lucky” Button Travel Zeitgeist Search
Best selling travel book of all time
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Photo of Iguaçu Falls by ricardo.martins, via Flickr (Creative Commons); Photo of Boston by Michael Yessis.
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Michael Yessis is the cofounder and coeditor-in-chief of World Hum.
