Notes on Brooklyn's gentrification

Katka Lapelosa asks how long it'll be before East New York turns into “Southeast Bushwick” when searching for an apartment on Craigslist?



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/gentrification-brooklyn-3-holiday-parties/

Enticing hotels that opened in 2014

With new builds, rebuilds and plenty of revamped heritage properties rising from the ashes, the global hotel hot list became a lot more enticing this year.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/28/travel/world-best-hotels-2014/index.html

Medieval castles, stunning vistas: Your favorite things about Serbia

From pristine lakes to crispy white mountaintops, CNN readers share some of the things they love about Serbia.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/29/world/europe/ireport-your-favorite-things-about-serbia/index.html

Top 10 spots to teach English abroad

One of the best ways to pay for travel is to teach while you're doing it. Here are some of the best places to teach English abroad.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/notebook/top-10-places-for-teaching-english-abroad/

Pivotal moments in 2014: when mobile overtook desktop

Forty percent. The number was embedded in an Expedia-Comscore workshop presented at PhocusWright, alongside lots of other data, and it got lost ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/pivotal-moments-2014-mobile-overtakes-desktop/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pivotal-moments-2014-mobile-overtook-desktop

Eurail: An American rite of passage

A well-worn Eurail pass is a tangible badge of honor, proof of a deep journey planned and executed not by a tour company or your parents, but by you and you alone. Was Eurail your rite of passage as a traveler? Tell us your story.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/trips/eurail-rite-passage-american-traveler/

Weather, Icing May Have Affected Flight 8501

In recent weeks, the region has witnessed severe thunderstorms and dense cumulonimbus clouds rising to a height of nearly 45,000 feet.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/airasia-flight-8501-dense-clouds-icing-could-have-led-planes-disappearance-1768480

Jet Airways Flight Makes Emergency Landing In Kathmandu

There were 131 people on board the Boeing 737 airplane operated by India-based Jet Airways.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/jet-airways-flight-makes-emergency-landing-kathmandu-airport-after-bird-hit-1768464

When you become culturally Belgian

"The abbey (which is the brewery) is the first place you check out in every town/village you visit."



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/15-ways-know-youve-become-culturally-belgian/

Signs you're from Finland

"You live in an (almost) colourless world. When you go shopping, you automatically pick up black, grey, and white clothes. Your home looks like a black-and-white movie. Occasionally, you go wild with a red shirt or green shoes, but, mostly, we Finns are like a herd of goblins with a strict colour code."



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/10-signs-born-raised-finland/

AirAsia Stock Hit As Plane Goes Missing

AirAsia's stock fell nearly 8 percent on Monday, making it the biggest one-day drop in more than three years for the company.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/missing-airasia-flight-pushes-company-stock-down-most-3-years-rebound-hoped-after-1768372

Soweto from Above

District 9 I watched this movie again recently right before visiting this area of South Africa. I had forgotten what a good movie that is… I had forgotten what a good actor Sharlto Copley was in that movie… just amazing. And it certainly over-scared me to visit this region! But all that turned out to […]



from Stuck in Customs http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2014/12/29/soweto-from-above/

Wrong rate for my Tuscan villa – should they honor the price anyway?

from Elliott http://elliott.org/can-this-trip-be-saved-2/wrong-rate-tuscan-villa-honor-price-anyway-dec-28/

Sunday Evening Open Thread: What’s On Your Mind, Or What Would You Like to Know?

This is a Sunday evening open thread The comments are yours to do with as you wish. Share whatever is on your mind. What have your travels been like over the holidays? What (anything) are you wondering, or what would you like to know? What’s bothering you? Most of the time what I write on […]

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from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2014/12/28/sunday-evening-open-thread-whats-mind-like-know/

Year review will give you chills

Hey, remember 2014? Google's goosebump-inducing year-in-review should refresh your memory.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/googles-year-review-video-will-give-serious-chills/