The World Hum Travel Zeitgeist: From Cinque Terre to the Great Barrier Reef
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 08.03.07 | 2:05 PM ET
Iconic destinations in Italy, Australia, California and the Pacific Ocean are at the top of travelers’ minds this week, as well as a topic that’s more controversial than Hillary Clinton. Here’s the Zeitgeist.
Most E-Mailed Travel Story
New York Times (current)
36 Hours in the Cinque Terre, Italy
Most Read Feature
World Hum (posted this week)
The Lost World of Nigeria
Most E-Mailed Travel Story
USA Today (current)
Through the Roof: A Tour of the Country’s Priciest Hotel Suite
* The cost to stay in the Ty Warner Penthouse at the Four Seasons New York? $30,000 a night.
Most Viewed Travel Story
Telegraph UK (current)
Exploring the Great Barrier Reef
Most Read Weblog Post
World Hum (posted this week)
Voluntourism: ‘Overpriced Guilt Trips’ or a ‘Real Chance to Save the World’?
“Hot This Week” Destination
Yahoo! (this week)
Hawaii
Most Viewed Travel Post
BlogHer (current)
The W Hotel: Form over Function?
Most Popular Travel Story
Netscape (this week)
The Galapagos Islands
Most Viewed Travel Story
Los Angeles Times (current)
Uncork California’s Wine Country With a Tasty Getaway
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: 1,000 Places to See in the U.S.A. & Canada Before You Die by Patricia Schultz.
Top Travel and Adventure Audiobook
iTunes (current)
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson
* Jaw dropper: Elizabeth Gilbert’s “Eat, Pray, Love” falls to No. 2.
Most Viewed Travel Video
Travelistic (this week)
Montana Wildlife
