Tibet earthquakes kill at least 30; Potala Palace undamaged; Qinghai-Tibet railway and Lhasa airport in service, written 5 hours ago, Hundreds of houses collapsed and at least 30 people have died after two earthquakes jolted Tibet on Monday. The first quake measured 6.6 with an epicenter 50 miles we...

12 Gadgets That Harness the Power of the Sun, written 6 hours ago, From purses to water bottles, here are 12 solar powered gadgets you've probably never heard of.

Wallace J. Nichols on Turtles... and Tacos, written 7 hours ago, Wallace J. Nichols (right) and Jeffrey Seminoff release an adult female hawksbill sea turtle with a satellite transmitter in El Salvador While fact-checking an upcoming story on the pros and cons of development in Baja California, Seni...

Photo of the Day (10.06.08), written 3 hours ago, Filed under: Photo of the Day Being an Indian, it's images like this I take for granted. Scenes like this are so common place in India that being from there, it's easy to walk by and not appreciate them. So, captured in a colorful picture like this m...

A Week-end of Foliage, Antique Shows and More, written 2 days ago, October 4th and 5th: there are three antiques shows taking place this week-end in Vermont... for the pleasure of all antiques lovers. Also, Vermont Symphony Orchestra concert in Randolph, hiking the Mount Zion with historic guide fro...

The RSS feed for this blog has changed, written 5 days ago, The RSS feed for Arthur's blog will change from this:http://www.frommers.com/blog/frommersblog.xmlTo:http://community.frommers.com/ver1.0/Blog/BlogRss?plckBlogId=Blog:3ec3ac40-db8a-4d10-a884-acf9ccad0879Write and read comments about this po...

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12 Gadgets That Harness the Power of the Sun, written 6 hours ago, From purses to water bottles, here are 12 solar powered gadgets you've probably never heard of.

Lower Base Fares & Many Extra Fees - New AA Pricing Structure?, written 11 hours ago, It seems that the "a la carte pricing structure" first launched by Air Canada will be imitated by American Airlines. The Associated Press reports AA plans to give travelers lower base fares with the o...

How to Enjoy Madrid on the Cheap, written 3 days ago, Tips from bocadillos to the botellón.

Route 66 has a beer, written 10 hours ago, For you readers across the pond, London-based Route 66 Beer is set to unveil a new bottle and six-pack at the Tax Free World Association World Exhibition in Cannes, France, next month, reports Just-Drinks.com. The new bottle features a rock guitarist with t...

Steve Fossett Crash Site Update, written 14 hours ago, Now that the remains of the aircraft flown by Steve Fossett have been found, searchers and rescuers are hoping to recover the aircraft damage and uncover what caused the highly experienced adventurer and aviator to crash into the mountains of Ca...

" Don't Take My Whiskey Away From Me" :: San Francisco, written 8 hours ago, If Wynonie Harris took the words right out of your mouth when she sang: Baby don't take my whiskey 'way from me. Baby don't take my whiskey 'way from me. You can help yourself to my last dollar, If you touch my ju...

Yuanyang – Sweaty Men, Rice Fields and Beautiful Women, written 2 days ago, When a jovial, inebriated, shirtless man boarded our bus with a meter-long pipe (think Cheech and Chong go to China), we figured we were slipping even further off China's organized tourist trail. Our destination: the rice ...

Peacock Soup, written 6 days ago, I may be a vegetarian, but I would eat a peacock in a second. I'm not even picky: peacock brownies, peacock pizza, I'd even eat peacock ice cream with a little feather sticking out of the cup for garnish. And then I'd eat the feather. Maybe you're wondering: why all...

Cheesy Souvenirs + Famous Landmarks = Very Cool Travel Pics, written 3 hours ago,

Salmon Days in Issaquah, written 1 day ago, It was gray and a bit blowy, but plenty of people filled the streets in Issaquah for the annual Salmon Days festival. Our uke club was invited to play for the second year in a row, six enthusiastic players (you see five on the stage, one of our guys had to...

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Carnival on Isla, written 13 hours ago, Two weeks before the Independence Day celebration here on Isla, a carnival came to town. Strangely, it was only here one week. Then it packed up and moved on one week before the actual celebration. Maybe some other town offered them more money or something. To...

50 Sustainable Travel Tips, written 7 hours ago, I've written before in Transitions Abroad on easy ways to lessen your environmental impact when you travel. With all the hype about offsetting airplane carbon emissions and eco-friendly travel gear, it's easy to ignore the ongoing issues that require ...