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Photo of the day (11.10.08)

This is a shot you expect to see at the beginning or the end of a great film. Taken by fellow Gadling contributor Anna Brones, the picture is of Lake Mcdonald in Glacier National Park, Montana. It's incredible how you can see a crystal clear reflection ...

From ABHA MALPANI, Gadling,  10 Nov 2008
Related Topics: Flickr

Photo of the day (11.03.08)

I really like this picture because it's made something very normal (rocks in a river) look beautiful. It's hard to appreciate such scenes unless you were there; I'm sure a vertical panoramic view of this place would be naturally beautiful. Taken in ...

From ABHA MALPANI, Gadling,  3 Nov 2008

Stand By Me while traveling the world

Award winning producer and film director Mark Johnson, recorded a guy on his street singing "Stand By Me"; then he traveled around the world and recorded about 100 other local artists doing the same. He edited some of the snippets of their footage into ...

From ABHA MALPANI, Gadling,  1 Nov 2008

Shaping the world: The making of globes (video)

This is one of those videos you are unlikely to look for yourself, but once you find it, it spurs curiosity and you watch with interest. In around 4 minutes, this video shows how globes are made in a globe factory. With country borders and place names ...

From ABHA MALPANI, Gadling,  31 Oct 2008

October 31 onwards: £1 rooms at the Hoxton Hotel

The last time we posted about cheap rooms ($20 rooms at the Leading Hotels of the World), we were thanked for the information, but for nothing as the promotion failed. Here's an excerpt from an email sent by LHW to fellow Gadling blogger Jerry Guo, ...

From ABHA MALPANI, Gadling,  29 Oct 2008

Photo of the day (10.27.08)

Flickr user t3mujin has done a phenomenal job capturing this wave splash fiercely against a rock. This is the sort of picture we have all seen when by the sea, but almost impossible to catch properly on camera. This one is so clear and well caught, it ...

From ABHA MALPANI, Gadling,  27 Oct 2008
Related Topics: Flickr

2008 Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award Winners

The 2008 Society of American Travel Writers Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition recently announced its winners. In its 24th year running, the competition attracted 1,356 entries in 24 categories from which 81 winners were selected. The ...

From ABHA MALPANI, Gadling,  23 Oct 2008
Related Topics: National Geographic

Photo of the Day (20.10.08)

I can't imagine what it may feel like being around a glacier, just like I can't imagine what it may feel like being on Mars. This is a picture of the Franz Josef Glacier on the west coast of New Zealand. I grew up in the UK, so I know the cold, and ...

From ABHA MALPANI, Gadling,  20 Oct 2008
Related Topics: Flickr

Beware pirates: This billionaire yacht will not be easy prey

Russion billionaire, Chelsea Football Club owner, and the world's 15th richest person -- Roman Abramovich (who's net value is estimated at US$23.5 billion) -- has decided to add another luxury yacht to his 5-yacht "navy". Called the "Eclipse", the ...

From ABHA MALPANI, Gadling,  17 Oct 2008
Related Topics: Roman Abramovich,  International Maritime Bureau,  James Bond

Vahrehvah.com: A superb resource for Indian cooking

Finding this Indian cooking website has changed my world. I can cook basic Indian food, thanks to my mum, but when it comes to anything a little complicated, I get a lazy -- especially because (from experience) -- after a hours of work, the end result ...

From ABHA MALPANI, Gadling,  16 Oct 2008

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