The world of travel moves fast! Let’s keep up–together. On Fridays, Traveling IQ curates the highlights from the past week: *One wants to pluck Big Bird while the other aims to saunter down Sesame Street for four more years. If you live in the United States and have a pulse, you have probably compared the … Continue reading The Week in Travel (10/5/12)
The Week in Travel (9/28/12)
The world of travel moves fast! Let’s keep up–together. On Fridays, Traveling IQ curates the highlights from the past week: *Sometimes you just want need a young man to lather up the sunscreen on hard-to-reach spots. Going beyond the complimentary shampoo and conditioner, hotels are enticing with free amenities like a personal tanning butler in … Continue reading The Week in Travel (9/28/12)
The Week in Travel (9/21/12)
The world of travel moves fast! Let’s keep up–together. On Fridays, Traveling IQ curates the highlights from the past week: *What's the best place to wear skinny jeans, thick-rimmed glasses and a precisely-trimmed messy beard? Sorry Williamsburg, but the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles has been named "America's Best Hipster Neighborhood." (via Forbes) *Your … Continue reading The Week in Travel (9/21/12)
The Week in Travel (9/14/12)
The world of travel moves fast! Let’s keep up–together. On Fridays, Traveling IQ curates the highlights from the past week: *The hills are alive with the sound of "Lay ee odl lay ee odl-oo." Halfway between Salzburg and Innsbruck, an Austrian hotelier recently opened what might be the world’s first hiking trail devoted to the art … Continue reading The Week in Travel (9/14/12)
The Week in Travel (8/31/12)
The world of travel moves fast! Let’s keep up–together. On Fridays, Traveling IQ curates the highlights from the past week: *Prince Harry's Hairies are boosting business in Las Vegas. Since pictures of his naked Royal Hiney made their way through the world wide web, inquiries for trips to Sin City are up 30% (via The … Continue reading The Week in Travel (8/31/12)
The Week in Travel (8/24/12)
The world of travel moves fast! Let’s keep up–together. On Fridays, Traveling IQ curates the highlights from the past week: *New York City's High Line, the park built atop an old elevated railway, has completely transformed the West Side of Manhattan, and not everyone is happy about it. (via NY Times) *Uganda, the African country … Continue reading The Week in Travel (8/24/12)
The Week in Travel (8/17/12)
The world of travel moves fast! Let’s keep up–together. On Fridays, Traveling IQ curates the highlights from the past week: *Ryan Lochte is peeing in a new pool; Posh, Sporty, Ginger, Scary and Baby are now a little less spicy; and Londoners are minding the gap in media coverage. What happens next in post-Olympic London? … Continue reading The Week in Travel (8/17/12)
The Week in Travel (8/10/12)
The world of travel moves fast! Let’s keep up–together. On Fridays, Traveling IQ curates the highlights from the past week: *It's a bird. It's a plane. It's a breaststroker. Swimmers at the Holiday Inn Shanghai Pudong Kangqiao can play peek-a-boo with passers-by on the street, 24 stories below. The hotel's glass-bottom, indoor pool protrudes … Continue reading The Week in Travel (8/10/12)
Atlantic City’s Balancing Act
Nik Wallenda (Photo via Flickr) Atlantic City is striking a delicate balance these days: honoring its legacy as one of America’s best-known casino enclaves while broadening its appeal with sleek new resorts, celebrity-chef restaurants, and even the AC casino industry’s first gay nightclub. On August 9, Atlantic City will gamble on a new balancing act. … Continue reading Atlantic City’s Balancing Act
The Week in Travel (8/3/12)
The world of travel moves fast! Let’s keep up–together. On Fridays, Traveling IQ curates the highlights from the past week: *Look truly refreshed after your next vacation. No, like really refreshed. Like, you-can't-move-your-forehead refreshed. The Four Seasons in Austin has partnered with Westlake Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery, offering guests services such as Botox, chemical peels, … Continue reading The Week in Travel (8/3/12)