Travel & Culture

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• The Death of Uncool

  
  Idea of the Day — Authority: 596
  Friday | Todays idea: There are so many cultural trends today that the distinction between cool and uncool doesnt matter anymore, says Brian Eno. Were all hipsters now. [ Prospect ]
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• Getting Ready to Go on a Big Trip

  
  Studio Notes by Shai Coggins — Authority: 112
  Some of you would’ve already read somewhere on the interwebs that I’m just about ready to go on a Big Trip. Ah. Funny calling it that, sometimes. But, that’s what we ended up calling it here at home with the kids – The Big Trip . Yes, my family and I are off to three of our “homes” – Singapore, the ...
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• more ruralism and less urbanism

  
  meanwhile... — Authority: 104
  spend yesterday afternoon at the paris photo exhibition/fair in the über-horrible carrousel du louvre in paris. the whole thing did not really live up to the hype (and the long queues) but fortunately there was one photo that made it worth having ventured into the belly of the cultural-industrial beast: ‘un ...
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• Crossing Worlds in Arizona

  
  In The Know Traveler U.S.A. — Authority: 116
  There are no passport checks, no immigration lines and no border patrol, yet to enter the remote desert land of Southeast Arizona is truly a crossing of worlds. This is where one of the oldest civilizations in North America lives, where ancient culture and traditions, spirituality and mythology form one continuous ...
  6 days ago

• Armenian landscape is picturesque and rich in cultural monuments

  
  eTurboNews - Travel and Tourism Industry News — Authority: 542
  Mrs. Nelli Malkhasyan is an old friend of mine, I’m always meeting with her at travel fairs and witnessed her efforts to promote her country, Armenia. read more
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• Travel, Culture and the Taste of Food

  
  Travel Spells — Authority: 110
  Did you notice how a country-specific cuisine tasted differently in said country and abroad? Chinese food tasted differently in Germany than it does in China. Italian pizza you have at your local Italian restaurant is rarely the same as the one you have in Italy. Basically because foods and drinks are tailored to meed ...
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• Kevin McClouds favourite cathedrals and temples

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  The designer and television presenter on magnificent domes in Rome, Florence and London PANTHEON, ROME This is the mother of all domes. On the outside its a disastrous building – the joints are pulling and it looks awful. But inside its a revelation, all coated in marble, and beautifully decorated and panelled. ...
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• Appledance

  
  Adamus at Large — Authority: 92
  I can’t remember having waited in a line this long. And certainly not holding this much. Not in DC waiting to get into the Capitol. Not in New York City waiting to get to the top of the Empire State Building. Not at the DMV. Maybe at Disney World, but I was twelve and that was Thanksgiving weekend. I haven’t been ...
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• This weeks events previews

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 987
  Time War 09, Rotherham In advance of the beginning of the end of David Tennants tenure as one of the most iconic characters on British TV (Sunday 15 Nov, 7pm, BBC1), South Yorkshires brilliant Magna hosts a celebration of the Time Lord. Therell be over 20 of those pesky Daleks roaming around the venue, loads of big ...
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• Does Travel Abroad = Less Conspicuous Consumption At Home?

  
  Matador Abroad — Authority: 510
  Feature photo: Phillie Casablanca Photo: permanently scatterbrained What are the impacts of long term travel abroad? I often hear talk about how travelers made a bold and courageous move to “leave behind the American dream” or “escape from the rat race” to travel abroad. Well, great, I think, but ...
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• HOSTEL COLONIAL BUENOS AIRES - "THE NIGHT OF MUSEUMS" - NOVEMBER 14 TH

  
  Hostel Buenos Aires - Hostel Colonial - Buenos Aires Famous Hostel — Authority: 121
  The sixth edition, November 14 th,“The Night of Museums”, this year named "Culture under the Moonlight" This is a very popular date celebrated like in many cities in the world around 130, now... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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• A goodbye to the Berlin wall

  
  The Northern Light — Authority: 107
  The 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall. So far nothing has beaten the New York Times’s excellent interactive feature on the route of the Berliner Mauer (thanks Chris). The way you can slide between the images of then and now is one of the most inspired uses of interactivity I think I’ve ever seen on ...
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• How Technology Is Indelibly Changing the Ways in Which We Travel

  
  Vagabondish — Authority: 544
  Tourism From The Comforts of Home When Google Street View recently hit the roads of my native Canada, it blew my mind. Here I was, sitting 6,426 kilometers away at my desk in Aarhus, Denmark staring at my green aging front door in Toronto, Ontario, as if the time and space between us was a figment of my ...
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• U.K. Government Announces Major Cycling Investment

  
  Net News Publisher — Authority: 451
  The British Government’s Cycling Demonstration Towns, the Peak District National Park and sustainable transport charity Sustrans are set to benefit from a £10m package of cycling improvements, Transport Minister Sadiq Khan has announced. The funding – which is the remaining allocation of the Government’s £60m ...
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• Archaeologists find mummy of young priestess from 300-450 AD in Peru

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 725
  Lima (Peru), November 9 (ANI): An archaeological excavation has uncovered the mummy of a young priestess, a member of the elite, with several precious items dating from the period of 300-450 AD in Cahuachi, Peru.According to a report in Travel Culture History News, the mummy was found inside a series of rooms between ...
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• Review: TEDIndia 2009, Part 1

  
  Blotting paper — Authority: 458
  I am, in general, a copious note-taker. I had my favourite pens, some reusable paper and a nice folder with me on my trip to Mysore. I could’ve taken notes at TEDIndia and I would’ve if it hadn’t been for the philosophy of what one could call ‘immersion’ at TED. Let me go back a second. If you don’t ...
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• Cooking and Manga on Menu for Our Everyday Harumi Book Contest, Part 3

  
  Serge the Concierge — Authority: 136
  After Crepes for Part 2 of our Everyday Harumi Book Contest , I was itching for a different direction. I asked myself what is a big part of Japanese popular culture. The answer was simple, manga and anime. Not being quite sure if cooking had its place in the manga world, I consulted a Japanese friend who said yes. ...
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• Cultural Constellations: The Hunt for Imperfection

  
  alex j. mann (.com) — Authority: 112
  Compulsive traveling, city hopping and geographic exploration are forms of novelty that stimulate the senses dynamically. Most young people will tell you they have a bug to travel. If they are already on the move, they’ll tell you they need more. Few intellectually curious people are content with their travels ...
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• 150 Years of the Floating Bridge

  
  Isle of Wight News: Island Pulse: — Authority: 147
  This year sees Cowes floating bridge celebrate its 150th anniversary which also marks the centenary of the fourth floating bridge. East Cowes Heritage is staging an exhibition at East Cowes Town Hall with a cake-cutting ceremony and an illustrated talk... Related posts: Tide takes Toll on East Cowes Floating ...
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• Let’s Boogie on down to the Boogie Café

  
  Stopping to smell the roses — Authority: 424
  It was a cold, rainy November Friday evening when my Japanese friend, rock and roll and tattoo brother Kenny Shangrila took me to the Boogie Café in Yokohama. On my way from Bangkok to Chicago via Japan, I had a three-day layover in Japan where I would be hanging out with Kenny. After he had met me a Narita ...
  4 weeks ago

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