Oscar night not enough to satisfy your taste for Hollywood celebrities? Here’s a new twist. There are a number of properties available for rent on AirBnB that let you rent at places celebrities once lived. Here’s a link to more on…
The official website of the City of Paris is full of fascinating links, both in French and (sometimes well-translated) English. Here ‘ s a link to a list of Paris’ less-likely museums.
Sunrise, Sunset…where did Gumbo see this one? No boats, no buildings for a clue, and yet it’s a distinct and well-known scene…do you recognize it? As always, share your questions, clues, ideas with others as comments here–but if (I’d be…
Disney World has raised it’s one day base ticket to $99 for the Magic Kingdom. It’s base one day ticket prices have risen by about 60 percent since 2005. Read More: …
Travel Rob visits friends and their fascinating city in Germany.
And you thought the minivan was a late 20th century invention! Good news about an important auto museum.
The Cuban Interests Section ,shut down Visa Operations ,except for what it calls humanitarian cases.Their US bank, M&T decided to stop banking services for foreign missions and they could not find a replacement bank because of the US Trade Embargo The People to People tour operators are in the midst of doing workarounds like having Visas waiting in Cuba or contacting Havana directly. For more details:…
The Education Secretary of Britian, Michael Gove,has introduced new rules preventing schools from giving parents in England up to 10 days of discretionary leave Parents can be issued with fixed fines…
“Dynamic Currency Conversion” (DCC) is a sneaky way for merchants, and now banks as well, to make a little extra out of every transaction while you travel. It masquerades as a convenience for you “so you’ll know how much you…
The reclining airline seat is here ,but frequent business traveler Richard Moran’s open letter on Linkedin has drawn a lot of attention and views. He says the reclining plane seat should be banned altogether. Share your views Read…
Manchester Town Square Manchester, England is a not what many travelers expect and is a wonderful surprise. While well known as an Industrial city, it’s a city where many international visitors expect boorish drunks and soccer hooligans from all the from all the false stereotypes going around.
Sunday’s Bus Bomb attack that killed three tourists caused Britian’s Foreign Office to advise against all but essential travel to Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, except the resort areas of Sharm el Sheikh . Until now, the only part of Egyptian travel…
As the middle class grows in Asia,travelers are going to smaller cities . The demand for smaller regional passenger planes (usually under 100 passengers) is booming and were some of the best sellers at the Singapore Airshow. Read More:…
This puzzle is a Double W. What is it, and where did Gumbo find it? It’s off his usual beaten path. Let’s see how long this football (no, I don’t mean the car!) gets tossed around before someone comes up with the answer! As always, share…
The Mill Junction in the Newtown district of Johannesurg is using shipping containers for student housing. It uses Grain Silos for 10 stories topped with another 4 stories of shipping containers. Photo in first link This marks a…
International Tourism was down 90% from September 2013 compared to September 2012.Safety concerns from demonstrations and different Embassies recommendations not to travel to Egypt were the main factors Egypt has a new…
Sintra is a town that’s had two “Golden Ages,” nearly a thousand years apart. They have left Sintra with so many things to visit that it is not only one of Portugal’s biggest tourist attractions but also a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Starting…
Economically hard hit Portugal says its tourism jump in 2013 is mainly due to foreign visits The rise in foreign overnight stays is 8.3 % because of the value tourists have been getting. Read TravelGumbo’s piece : …
The Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey is having Bacon Week. You can get Bacon Flavored Toothpaste,Bacon Beer,Bacon Milkshakes and a lot more things Bacon. It ends Saturday. Read more about the bacon offerings: …
No hints on this one. It should be easy for a seasoned traveler. Share your suggestions, hints and discussions with others by posting them here as comments…but if you absolutely know where it is….please give others a couple of days…
DrFumblefinger explores the architecture in “Downtown Casablanca”. Most were constructed in the period between WWI and WWII, and show art deco and art nouveau features combined with Moroccan/Moorish features.
A delicious lunch was capped by a pleasant young Berber girl pouring mint tea for us.
I was visiting a friend, and this was the view from their house. I could understand why they built their house facing this direction. I was taken by the beauty!
Samantha shares some street art pictures from her recent trip to Bogotá, Colombia.
A garden in South Wales is the topic of today’s post from ProfessorAbe