The World Hum Travel Zeitgeist: Cuba, Cabo and Chinese Restaurants

Travel Blog  •  Michael Yessis  •  12.08.06 | 9:06 AM ET

And some travel icons shall take over the Zeitgeist. This week travelers are looking to Rick Steves, Pico Iyer and, once again, to Bill Bryson for their travel fix. Let’s go, but let’s not take Comair Flight 5463.

imageMost Popular Travel Podcast
iTunes (current)
Travel With Rick Steves
* And don’t forget: It’s time again for Rick Steves’ European Christmas.

Most Viewed Story
World Hum (this week)
Pico Iyer: On Travel and Travel Writing

Most E-Mailed Travel Story
New York Times (current)
The East Is West: The Best Chinese Restaurants in Southern California

imageMost Viewed Weblog Post
World Hum (this week)
New Hope for Legal Travel to Cuba?

Most Read Travel Story
USA Today (current)
Airline Luggage Complaints Remain High
* This year could be the worst for lost, delayed, damaged or stolen baggage since 1991.

Most Popular Page Tagged Travel
Del.icio.us (current)
How to Remove Tourists from Your Photos

Most Viewed Travel Video
Travelistic (current)
Cabo Shots

Best Selling Travel Book
Amazon.com (current)
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid: A Memoir by Bill Bryson
* Two Three Six Seven Eight weeks in a row at the top for Bryson’s memoir of growing up in 1950s Iowa.

Top Travel and Adventure Audiobook
iTunes (current)
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson

Most Chronically Delayed U.S. Flight
U.S. Department of Transportation Air Travel Consumer Report (October data)
Comair Flight 5463 from New York’s JFK to Buffalo
* The Delta partner flight arrived late 100 percent of the time.

The Google “I’m Feeling Lucky” Button Travel Zeitgeist Search
Best airport to spend a delay

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