As 2012 comes to a close, thank you to all the Traveling IQ readers (from 138 different countries!) for another wonderful year. Wishing you all happy travels of our huge, small world in 2013! (Photo courtesy to WordPress.com's "2012 Year in Blogging" report)
The Week in Travel (12/21/12)
The world of travel moves fast! Let’s keep up–together. On Fridays, Traveling IQ curates the highlights from the past week: *Need a little help getting into the Holiday spirit? Tour the most Christmassy places on the planet (via CNN) and follow Mr. Claus around the world (via CNN). *Oh New Year's Eve, how you force … Continue reading The Week in Travel (12/21/12)
The Week in Travel (12/7/12)
The world of travel moves fast! Let’s keep up–together. On Fridays, Traveling IQ curates the highlights from the past week: *Royal babe, indeed! Refusing to be overshadowed by his future niece or nephew, a mural of a shirtless Prince Harry now permanently hangs in the London gay club, Manbar (via Evening Standard). *Not without controversy, … Continue reading The Week in Travel (12/7/12)
The Week in Travel (11/23/12)
The world of travel moves fast! Let’s keep up–together. On Fridays, Traveling IQ curates the highlights from the past week: *You can leave your heart in San Francisco, but keep your privates to yourself. The city's supervisors have voted to officially ban public nudity, marking the end of an era for the City by the … Continue reading The Week in Travel (11/23/12)
The Week in Travel (10/9/12)
The world of travel moves fast! Let’s keep up–together. On Fridays, Traveling IQ curates the highlights from the past week: *It was a good political week for gay destination weddings. In the United States, voters made history by endorsing gay marriage--for the first time by popular vote--in Maine, Maryland and Washington state, and rejecting a … Continue reading The Week in Travel (10/9/12)
Innkeepers Thank Veterans
Innkeepers in the United States and Canada are thanking the brave men and women who have served in their country’s armed forces the best way they know how… with hospitality. On November 11, (Veteran’s Day in the U.S. and Remembrance Day in Canada), an estimated 1,000 inns and bed & breakfasts in both countries will … Continue reading Innkeepers Thank Veterans
NYC Storm Recovery Update
As the recovery efforts following Hurricane Sandy continue to evolve, here's the latest news from NYC & Company, the official marketing, tourism and partnership organization for the City of New York: Marathon Update: The 2012 ING New York City Marathon has been cancelled. We would like to share the following statement from Mayor Michael R. … Continue reading NYC Storm Recovery Update
The Week in Travel (11/2/12)
The world of travel moves fast! Let’s keep up–together. On Fridays, Traveling IQ curates the highlights from the past week: *It has been a rough week for the eastern coast of the United States. Much of the region devastated by Hurricane/ Superstorm Sandy is still without power and is reaching an economic damage pricetag of … Continue reading The Week in Travel (11/2/12)
The Week in Travel (10/26/12)
The world of travel moves fast! Let’s keep up–together. This week, Traveling IQ celebrates Halloween with some spooky stories from the past week: *Be afraid, be very afraid as you travel to the terrifying island of mutilated dolls in Mexico, a witches market in Bolivia, or the the site of a nuclear disaster in Ukraine. … Continue reading The Week in Travel (10/26/12)
The Week in Travel (10/19/12)
The world of travel moves fast! Let’s keep up–together. On Fridays, Traveling IQ curates the highlights from the past week: *When the Skyfalls in the Thunderball will Dr. No employ his License to Kill on the Octopussy, or will his GoldenEye realize that The World is Not Enough? Retrace the travels of James Bond, and … Continue reading The Week in Travel (10/19/12)