tourism

The state of Oregon, the only US state where bikeways officially exist, has voted to add five more designated bike tours to its state roads. The routes will include Sisters to Smith Rock State Park, the Metolius River Loop, McKenzie Pass, Old West Scenic Bikeway and the Blue Mountain Century… Read the rest

When traveling through Costa Rica, tourists may soon see some interesting new options on their dinner menu. Perhaps a side of the Cajun cockroach will tickle your taste buds, or maybe you want something more savory, like the buttered beetles.
While it certainly sounds a little gnarly, it’s true: Scientists… Read the rest

Since the dawn of man, humans, especially those of the nomadic variety, have been seeking and developing innovative ways to easily carry personal items in a fashionable manner. Thus, the fanny pack spit in the eye of all other modes of baggage, and quickly rose to the top of tourist… Read the rest

Chinlone
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Chinlone, or “cane ball”, the national game of Myanmar (Burma), is a 1,500-year-old Buddhist non-sport that looks like a combination of hacky-sac, martial arts and square dancing. Although chinlone is traditionally a non-competitive game there is a right and a wrong way to do it. To play

Last year, the Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park board proposed a climbing ban on Uluru, a sacred indigenous rock in Australia’s central red desert. On Friday, however, the government vetoed the ban, allowing visitors to continue climbing the giant monolith commonly referred to as Ayers Rock.
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Antarctica has been called a “Galapagos in the making”. In fact, the Antarctic seas and its islands were recently deemed more biodiverse than the Galapagos Islands. But for both places, the exotic and intriguing environments have attracted flocks of tourists, and with them, a large threat to the fragile ecosystems.… Read the rest

“You could win a Galapagos adventure with Alex Trebek!!!” It’s a sensational form of marketing; if you want to get out of the house, of course you’d love a free trip to a tropical destination. And if you’re a fan of Jeopardy, who better to spend it with than Alex… Read the rest

In an attempt to define responsible travel as more than installing energy efficient light bulbs in hotels, several media companies created the Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards. A collaboration between online travel directory responsibletravel.com, who founded and organize the Awards, and UK media partners The Daily Telegraph, Geographical Magazine and… Read the rest