The World Hum Travel Zeitgeist: Making Record Time
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 10.26.07 | 1:29 PM ET
Travelers were intrigued by new standards set for airplane size and coast-to-coast speed—and even border delays. And they were seriously wondering what to do with their dreadlocks. Here’s this week’s Zeitgeist.
Most Read Blog Post
World Hum (posted this week)
Man Drives From New York City to Los Angeles in 31 Hours
* Commenters say he’s either a fool or an American hero. I vote for the former.
Most Viewed Travel Story
Los Angeles Times (current)
Not Quite Business as Usual For Hotels in Fire Zones
Most Popular Page Tagged Travel
Del.icio.us (recent)
10 Useful Secrets the Major Airlines Don’t Want You to Know
Most Read Feature
World Hum (posted this week)
Should I Cut My Dreadlocks Before Traveling to Asia?
Most E-Mailed Travel Story
USA Today (current)
Singapore Airlines’ Superjumbo A380 Makes History
Most Viewed Travel Story
Telegraph UK (current)
A380 Makes Aviation History
Top Ranked Travel Story
Propeller (this week)
Tighter Border Delays Re-entry by U.S. Citizens
Most E-Mailed Travel Story
New York Times (current)
Home, Sweet ... Yikes!
“Hot This Week” Destination
Yahoo! (this week)
Yosemite National Park, California
Most Popular Travel Podcast
iTunes (current)
Beautiful Places With Tony Farley
* This week: Point Reyes National Seashore
Best Selling Travel Book
Amazon.com (current)
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
Top Travel and Adventure Audiobook
iTunes (current)
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
Most Linked Travel & Places Video
YouTube (this week)
Space Shuttle Moment!
Top Viewer Video
TravelChannel.com
Florida: Crab King of Tampa Bay
Most Popular Travel Story
Iloho (current)
In the Footsteps of Ibn Battuta: An Interview with Carolyn McIntyre
U.S. City With the Least Attractive People
Travel+Leisure/CNN Headline News survey
Philadelphia
* Miami and San Diego were picked as the cities with the most attractive people.
The World’s Worst Airport
Foreign Policy (October)
Léopold Sédar Senghor International Airport
The Google “I’m Feeling Lucky” Button Travel Zeitgeist Search
The World’s Best Airport
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Top photo by TheFriendlyFiend, via Flickr (Creative Commons); Bottom photo by Michael Yessis.
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Michael Yessis is the cofounder and coeditor-in-chief of World Hum.
