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Let’s Go Surfing Now: Squirrels, Pringles, and No Man’s Land Around the Web
July 9, 2010 | Around the Web | Read More
It’s Friday, so some of us* have spent the last little bit reading some of the awesome travel info around the web. This shall provide excellent fodder for the numerous fancy parties I imagine you are all attending this weekend. Happy Friday!
California squirrel tests positive for the plague! [Gadling]
Gary...
Titanic Awards: Biting Wit and Expert Commentary on World’s Worst Traveling Tales
May 11, 2010 | Around the Web, Offbeat | Read More
While we here at NileGuide try to strike a balance between interesting places to visit, deals and overall tips, sometimes we just need a laugh at some of the more interesting travel “horror” stories. When we do, we like to check out the Titanic Awards.
Named after the ill-fated Cunards Line...
Friday Siteseeing: Narwhals, Airport Etiquette, and Swingers
April 30, 2010 | Around the Web | Read More
Happy Friday! Have a safe and fun-filled weekend.
Looking for Sex, Swingers, and Strip Clubs during the Kentucky Derby? Gridskipper’s got your back [Gridskipper]
Are you a travel nerd? Are you participating in Traveler’s Night In on Thursdays on Twitter? If not, you should! [Adventurous...
NileGuide 5 with Stephanie Yoder of Twenty-Something Travel
April 28, 2010 | Around the Web, NileGuide 5 | Read More
Stephanie Yoder is a girl who can’t sit still. Since graduating from college three years ago she has spent time working in London, backpacking through eastern Europe and road tripping in the United States and Iceland. In September she is planning to backpack around the world. Stephanie documents her...
Friday Siteseeing: Best Hotel Bars, Cheapest Cities, A Fox is Freed, Wearable Blanket Night
April 23, 2010 | Around the Web | Read More
Happy Friday! Here’s where I would normally comment on how amazed I am that it is already so late in April, and isn’t the weather gorgeous, etc. etc. Luckily for you, I am a far more sophisticated blogger than that, so we’ll just jump right in to some of the weird, wacky, fascinating,...
Friday Siteseeing: Foursquare Day, Iceland Volcano, (We Wish We Were) On a Boat
April 16, 2010 | Around the Web | Read More
Here’s your weekly dose of interesting stuff around the travel web you probably didn’t have time to look up yourself this week – enjoy!
Did you know today is Foursquare Day today? Either you do, or you just stopped reading this post now now. [Jaunted]
John Cleese takes a $5,100 cab...
Friday Siteseeing: Salt Hotels, 52 Marathons, Reasons to Unplug, Hating Travel
April 9, 2010 | Around the Web | Read More
Happy Friday! Here’s some of the stuff that we’ve been reading this past week around the web – enjoy!
You know you’ve always wanted to see pictures of a house in Bolivia made entirely of salt. [The World is my Jungle Gym]
I’m struggling with getting ready for this weekend’s...
Friday Siteseeing: Corpse Flowers, Not-So-Private Restrooms, Endangered Travel Traditions
April 2, 2010 | Around the Web | Read More
I am proud to report no one here at NileGuide HQ was seriously duped by April Fool’s Day hijinks, though I have to admit I very nearly fell for Thrillist’s MeetingRoulette email (it’s an amazing idea! How has it not been invested in yet?). Otherwise, the world continued to turn, and...
Best of April Fool’s, Travel Edition: Canada’s Cool, Translating Animals, Getting Topeka’ed
April 1, 2010 | Around the Web, Travel News | Read More
Ahhh, the first of April – a time when birds sing, the sun shines, and everyone on the internet tries to out prank each other while I go and hide in a corner and rock back and forth. This day is not for the faint of heart, easily fooled, or parents who enjoy sending earnest fwds to their 20-something...
Win a Trip to Costa Rica from Nomadic Matt and Gap Adventures
January 29, 2010 | Around the Web | Read More
Fancy river rafting, horse-back riding, zip-lining through the jungle, hiking mountains and soaking up the sun on Caribbean beaches?
The eco-friendly, sustainable tourism company Gap Adventures has partnered with solo backpacker, Nomadic Matt to offer travelers a chance to win a free two-week trip to...
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