The World Hum Travel Zeitgeist: Moonwalkers, Stardust and the End of the Earth
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 03.16.07 | 8:02 AM ET
We’ve done the math: This week, travelers have professed their interest in the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, India, Venice, Antarctica and hotels with a certain “je ne sais quoi de geek.” Here’s the Zeitgeist.
Most Popular Page Tagged Travel
Del.icio.us (recent)
Best Geek Hotels in the World
* Yes, that’s an equation-covered bed cover at Boston’s Hotel @ MIT.
Most Viewed Travel Story
Los Angeles Times (current)
Hey, Sin City Top This: Grand Canyon West’s New Skywalk
* Moonwalker Buzz Aldren will take the ceremonial first walk Monday. We still ask: What Would Edward Abbey Think?
Most Viewed Travel Story
Telegraph (current)
Getting It Om In India
Most Read Weblog Post
World Hum (this week)
Stardust Blown to Dust
* Of course there’s video.
Most Blogged Travel Story
New York Times (current)
Making a Pilgrimage to Cathedrals of Commerce
* It’s all about the 19th-century shopping arcades of Paris.
Most E-Mailed Travel Story
USA Today (current)
Miss Manners’ Venice: In a Word, Civilized
Most Popular Travel Story
Netscape (this week)
Antarctica: The Crystal Desert
* More on Antarctica: A Brief and Awkward Tour of the End of the Earth
Best Selling Travel Book
Amazon.com (current)
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
Most Read Story
World Hum (this week)
Stephanie Elizondo Griest: ‘100 Places Every Woman Should Go’
Most Viewed Travel & Places Video
YouTube (this week)
Where the Hell are Matt’s Outtakes
Most Popular Travel Podcast
PodcastAlley (this month)
808Talk: Hawaii’s Premier Podcast
Best Walking City in the U.S.
Prevention (2007)
Madison, WI
The Google “I’m Feeling Lucky” Button Travel Zeitgeist Search
Best City for Runners
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Photo of Hotel @ MIT from A.M. Kuchling’s photostream on Flickr. Rights: Creative Commons.
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Michael Yessis is the cofounder and coeditor-in-chief of World Hum.
