The World Hum Travel Zeitgeist: From Machu Picchu to Provence
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 08.17.07 | 12:28 PM ET
In the wake of Wednesday’s 8.0 earthquake, Peru topped the minds of travelers this week, along with France, Japan and one famed guidebook writer. Here’s the Zeitgeist.
Most E-Mailed Travel Story
New York Times (current)
Machu Picchu, Without Roughing It
Most Popular Page Tagged Travel
Del.icio.us (recent)
Lost America: Roadside Gallery
* Terrific photography of the “Abandoned West” at nighttime
Most Popular Travel Podcast
iTunes (current)
Beautiful Places with Tony Farley
* This week: North Dome
Most Viewed Travel Story
Telegraph UK (current)
Provence Life Tastes Sweet
Most Popular Travel Story
Netscape (this week)
ACLU Charges TSA Official and JetBlue With Racial Profiling
* It stems from the “We Will Not Be Silent” T-shirt incident we covered last year.
Most Read Feature
World Hum (posted this week)
Rick Steves: Reflections on Three Decades of World Travel
Most Read Weblog Post
World Hum (posted this week)
Elliott: Five ‘Ridiculous’ Travel Rules That Should Be Abolished
Most Popular Travel Story
Iloho (this week)
Tote a Small Library to the Beach
* Note: Iloho is like Digg and Netscape, but exclusively travel.
Most Viewed Travel Story
Los Angeles Times (current)
Powerful Aftershocks Rattle Peru
Most Viewed Travel & Places Video
YouTube (this week)
INSANE Wave Pool in Tokyo. Where’s the Water?
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 second 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
* It’s back. Bill Bryson’s A Walk in the Woods drops to No. 2.
“Hot This Week” Destination
Yahoo! (this week)
Cheyenne, Wyoming
Most Viewed Travel Post
BlogHer (current)
The W Hotel: Form over Function?
Most E-Mailed Travel Story
USA Today (current)
Frank Lloyd Wright House Opens Doors to Overnight Guests
The Google “I’m Feeling Lucky” Button Travel Zeitgeist Search
Best Place to Commune With Frank Lloyd Wright
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Michael Yessis is the cofounder and coeditor-in-chief of World Hum.
