The World Hum Travel Zeitgeist: The Road to Adventure
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 04.27.07 | 9:10 AM ET
This week travelers were drawn to roads in California, Vietnam and danger zones throughout the world. Italy, France, Hong Kong and a discount startup airline were also top of mind. Here’s the Zeitgeist.
Most E-Mailed Travel Story
USA Today (current)
Puglia: Italy’s Heel Has It All, Except Tourists
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New York Times (current)
Practical Traveler: As Hotel Prices Rise, a Villa May Be a Bargain
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Netscape (this week)
Top 5 Most Dangerous Roads of the World
* The photos will make your stomach churn.
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Los Angeles Times (current)
U.S. Highway 395: California’s ‘Mother Road’
* Here’s the accompanying photo gallery.
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World Hum (this week)
‘American Shaolin’: Interview with Matthew Polly
Top Travel and Adventure Audiobook
iTunes (current)
Fodor’s French for Travelers
Best Selling Travel Book
Amazon.com (current)
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
Most Popular Travel Podcast
iTunes (current)
Travel With Rick Steves
* This Week: “Earth Day 2007: Home Exchange, Hot Planet, Vanishing Places.”
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Telegraph (current)
Telegraph Travel Guides
Top Ranked Video
Travelistic (current)
A Day in Hong Kong