The world of travel moves fast! Let’s keep up–together. On Fridays, Traveling IQ curates the highlights from the past week:
Sydney Sizzles
*Baby, it’s cold outside, but it ain’t nothing compared to the coldest city on earth–Yakutsk in Eastern Siberia–where temperatures plummet to minus 45C/49F (via The Independent). In an alternate hemisphere, Sydney, Australia, records its hottest day ever at 45C/114F (via Sydney Morning Herald).
*The United States of America is inaugurating Barack Obama as its President on Monday. And Washington D.C. will be celebrating from Mall (via Washington Post) to Ball (via NY Times).
*The Gray Lady names Rio de Janeiro #1 (via NY Times). Find your top travel destination for 2013 (via Traveling IQ).
*While in Mexico, don’t drink the water; while in Beijing, don’t breathe the air (via NY Times).
*In air travel news: the Boeing Dreamliner is a nightmare (via USA Today), and American Airlines unveils a new look to mixed reviews (via NBC News).
*Looking for love in all the wrong places? Book a trip to one of America’s Cruisiest Gay Cities (via About.com).
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(Photo via Toby Zerna/Sunday Telegraph)
