April 16, 2015

Nevada is made for road trips [vid]

The immense expanses that define this desert state demand a swiftly moving vehicle. Translation: Nevada is made for road trips.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/trips/nevada-made-road-trips/

Some lessons learned from user testing hotel websites

To highlight how user-testing can be useful in finding opportunities to improve, three of the most popular sites in hospitality were submitted ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/articles/user-testing-hotel-web-sites/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=some-lessons-learned-from-user-testing-hotel-websites

Hiking the Arizona Migrant Trail

It was 10am, our well rested and perfectly hydrated group had been hiking a trail used by migrants illegally crossing into the United States for a little more than an hour.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/change/find-hiking-arizona-migrant-trail/

Is This the Worst Economy Experience Ever? The Coolest Airport Hotel Idea, Plus Faster Inflight Internet.

Airbus is introducing a new standard coach configuration for their A380 -- eleven seats across. Meanwhile JetBlue may turn the old TWA terminal at JFK into a hotel, gogo outfits a test plane with their fastest internet ever, United feeds the masses and Air New Zealand strikes oil, y'all!


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from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2015/04/16/is-this-the-worst-economy-experience-ever-the-coolest-airport-hotel-idea-plus-faster-inflight-internet/

“My Daughter Saved The Whole Plane”

A reader forwarded me a story from CrownHeights.info which I'm just sort of at a loss of words over. It's a story about a 22 year old woman who was returning from Israel on Transaero.


One of the (many) problems with the story is that she's not actually sharing the story, but instead her father, Rabbi Kalman Weinfeld, is recounting it (which I'm sure is really helpful in terms of accuracy). Here's the story that the father shared:


“My daughter was scheduled to return to New York on Motzai Shabbos from Israel with a stopover in Moscow on Russian airline TransAero. She boarded her flight at Ben Gurion Airport and was seated at the window.


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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2015/04/16/my-daughter-saved-the-whole-plane/

Essay: Reclaiming the Age-Old Art of Getting Lost

Ditching modern-day navigation apps in favor of the age-old art of wandering and discovery.

















from NYT > Travel http://rss.nytimes.com/c/34625/f/642561/s/45727af7/sc/10/l/0L0Snytimes0N0C20A150C0A40C190Ctravel0C19EssayLostEurope0Bhtml0Dpartner0Frss0Gemc0Frss/story01.htm

Rio statue guy's guide to taking epic selfies

There are selfies -- and then there are selfies that make people say "Jesus Christ!" Lee Thompson became an Internet sensation when he became the first ever person to snap a selfie from the top of Rio's Christ the Redeemer statue.





from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/15/travel/expert-guide-to-taking-epic-selfies/index.html

Creole or Cajun? Here's how to tell






from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/16/travel/cnngo-cajun-creole/index.html

7 ways the UK ruined the US for me

Life is just a little bit duller when every single person you see over the course of a day doesn't have a sexy accent.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/7-ways-uk-ruined-us/

Ola hails mammoth $400 million funding round

India’s biggest taxi app Ola has raised $400 million from new and existing investors, and has earmarked $100 million to grow its ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/ola-hails-mammoth-400-million-funding-round/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ola-hails-mammoth-400-million-funding-round

Fishing for Socks in Lisbon

In which I lose my beloved wool socks after one too many glasses of wine.


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from Legal Nomads http://www.legalnomads.com/2015/04/fishing-for-socks-in-lisbon.html

The Singing Oak in New Orleans, Louisiana

Sitting beneath the Singing Oak.


The expansive branches of the Singing Oak, or Chime Tree, provide shade and coordinated melodies from the beautiful wind chimes hung from the giant oak by local artist Jim Hart.


The Singing Oak is perched in the heart of City Park, just down the road from the New Orleans Museum of Art. During the summer, the oak provides a reprieve from the sultry Louisiana heat, and enchanting tunes from the wind chimes strung from the branches. The chimes are all tuned to ring out in the pentatonic scale, and are painted black so as to blend in with the natural shadows of the arbor. The chimes range in size, with one of the instruments reaching a length of 14 feet long. The harmonious effect is that of a relaxing, tinkling symphony.


Although the Singing Oak is in plain sight of visitors, not many people know about this hidden New Orleans gem. Take a few minutes to sit beneath the Chime Tree and walk away just a little bit more relaxed than when you arrived.




















from Atlas Obscura http://atlasobscura.com.feedsportal.com/c/35387/f/665719/s/456caa0c/sc/4/l/0L0Satlasobscura0N0Cplaces0Cthe0Esinging0Eoak/story01.htm

Vienna: Unofficial Oneworld Hub Thanks to NIKI

When you think of oneworld hubs in Europe, London (British Airways), Madrid (Iberia), Dusseldorf (airberlin), Berlin (airlberlin) and Helsinki (Finnair) are the ones that easily come to mind. However, unbeknownst to many, Vienna (VIE) has become an additional oneworld hub thanks to airberlin’s subsidiary, NIKI. NIKI is a full-service, low-cost carrier. As such, they do […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2015/04/vienna-unofficial-oneworld-hub-thanks-to-niki.html

April 15, 2015

View From the Ancient Temple of Delphi, Greece





from Everything Everywhere Travel Blog http://everything-everywhere.com/2015/04/15/view-from-the-ancient-temple-of-delphi-greece/

Spreading out across Antarctica

Panorama Software: Autopano I’ve been experimenting with a new panorama software. It’s called AutoPano and it’s super cool! I find it to be way better than the Photoshop tool. It also does HDR Panos, and I have an example of that below! Ratcliff Family Photos during the Honey Harvest Here are a ton of great […]



from Stuck in Customs http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2015/04/16/spreading-out-across-antarctica/