The World Hum Travel Zeitgeist: Surf, Sun and a Superferry

Travel Blog  •  Michael Yessis  •  08.31.07 | 1:19 PM ET

imageThe end of summer is almost upon us, and the world has gone a bit crazy. Bad weather, holy water, a sharp-toothed shark and the plight of the Hawaii Superferry are at the top of travelers’ minds this week. Here’s the Zeitgeist.

Most E-Mailed Travel Story
USA Today (current)
Holy Water Seized From Fliers at Lourdes Airport

Most Popular Travel Story
Iloho (current)
Budget Travel Costs for 94 Cities around the World

Most Read Weblog Post
World Hum (posted this week)
Environmentalists Protest Launch of Hawaii Superferry 

Most Viewed Travel Story
Los Angeles Times (current)
Shark Attacks Surfer in Monterey Bay

imageMost Read Feature
World Hum (posted this week)
10 Greatest Fictional Travelers

Most Viewed Travel Story
Telegraph UK (current)
Frankfurt: The City in a Suit

Top Ranked Travel Video
Travelistic (current)
Cook Islands

Most Popular Page Tagged Travel
Del.icio.us (recent)
360 Cities

Most Popular Travel Podcast
iTunes (current)
Beautiful Places With Tony Farley
* Current podcast: Rocky Mountain National Park

Best Selling Travel Book
Amazon.com (current)
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
* The latest runner-up stymied by Gilbert: Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, for a fourth 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
* Bill Bryson’s A Walk in the Woods returns to No. 2.

Top Ranked Travel & Places Video
Life in Tokyo: One Day in the USA

“Hot This Week” Destination
Yahoo! (this week)
Columbus, Ohio

Most Viewed Travel Post
BlogHer (current)
These Berne Mev Shoes Were Made for Walking

Most Popular Travel Story
Netscape (this week)
Storms Play Havoc With Travel in Much of U.S.

Most E-Mailed Travel Story
New York Times (current)
Summer’s Almost Over
* Ah, but not yet. Happy Labor Day weekend, everyone.

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Last minute Labor Day trips

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