Brainiest Metros Index: The 20 Smar…

by NileGuide

Are you a brainiac? Wondering which cities to travel to that can challenge your oversized brain the most? The Daily Beast has you covered. Using data from the US Census American Community Survey and the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the numbers... Read more »

From John T. Peters; 1 SURE Way to …

by Tripology

One sure way to fail with Tripology…drum roll please. Imagine you’re a consumer and you want to go to the Greek Islands.  You’ve done a bunch of research online and you are frustrated with all the information at your fingertips. You... Read more »

Postcard from Cong, County Mayo, Ir…

by Lola Akinmade

Will be back next week with photography from Malta and Ireland as well as some random musings. Photo shot at Ashford Castle with a Nikon D300  Read More →

Is New Hipmunk a Cure For Agony of …

by NileGuide

With so many online travel agencies and booking search engines, it can be difficult knowing which one allows you to be efficient, save money, and avoid extra fees all at the same time. A new airline search tool called Hipmunk may just eliminate... Read more »

9 Ridiculously Creepy Medical Museu…

by NileGuide

The gruesome appeal of medical museums is twofold. While dissected cadavers, preserved parasites, and diseased organs fulfill the sick fascination for human oddity in all of us, the fact that it is a “museum” makes visiting them... Read more »

Travel Like a Local: Catch a Train,…

by NileGuide

It’s that time again when we challenge our worldwide network of Local Experts to give us their most specific, über-relevant on-the-ground travel advice. It’s the Local Expert Challenge! This week, they gave us the run-down on their cities’... Read more »

Strange Attractions in Sweden

by Marcus Cederstrom

I appreciate the occasional strange tourist site.  I’ve seen porcupine racing on the 4th of July in Council, Idaho, USA.  I’ve visited the world’s largest Dala Horse in the middle of Sweden.  I’ve even seen a two-headed tortoise in... Read more »

Memento park – Icons of Budapestâ…

by admin

What do you do with all your iconic communist statues when they’re no longer welcome in the squares and parks of central Budapest? At Memento Park they’ve found a great solution – banish them to the outskirts... Read more »

Up the mountain and down again – …

by admin

Just in case you hadn’t noticed from my lack of posts, in the last few days I’ve been up the mountain and down again, following the path of the Tour de Mont Blanc above the Chamonix valley, with my friend Julia.... Read more »

New Bog Snorkelling Record (And Oth…

by NileGuide

Bog snorkelling: a sporting event that consists of competitors completing two consecutive lengths of a 60-yard (55 m) water filled trench cut through a peat bog, in the shortest time possible. Competitors must wear snorkels and flippers, and... Read more »

30-Pound Carp Attacks Kayaker Durin…

by NileGuide

Brad Pennington of Houston was considered one of the favorites in the Missouri River 340 kayaking race.  That is, until he was hit in the head by a leaping 30-pound Asian silver carp shortly after the race began. Pennington, a 43-year-old who... Read more »

Drive-In ‘Sex-Boxes’ May Spread…

by NileGuide

Zurich’s new police chief has received “thousands of complaints” from residents about the city’s thriving red light district.  So he’s planning a police trip to Germany to check out a possible solution: ’sex-boxen’,... Read more »

New hotels: Rockies retreats and ea…

by tamara

This summer, we jumped in our pink Cadillac and hit the road. As we indicated a few months back, our Stateside voyage across to the last frontier was a hotel hunt of epic proportions and turned in some treasure… We couldn’t believe our luck... Read more »

Tripology Program Enhancements – …

by Tripology

In a continued effort to bring you valuable tools, Tripology has just launched the following program enhancements: Agent Incentives Web Page: Once you’re logged into your Tripology account, you’ll now see a new tab on the navigation... Read more »

Balkan Highlights: road trip from K…

by toddswanderings

I wish we had this car! I love a good road trip. There is nothing quite as satisfying as cruising through a country’s winding back roads to really get to know the local landscape, people and discover spots that you would have missed... Read more »