Sukhothai Travel Information

The ruins of Sukhothai, one amongst the spectacular ancient cities of Thailand, lie next to the trendy city of an equivalent name. it’s a fabulous showcase of ancient Thai design in addition as a pleasant and tranquil place for bicycling. Sukhothai hosts museums, ancient markets and attention-grabbing native festivals. The nearby ruined...

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Skier sets South Pole speed record

Norwegian explorer Christian Eide has set a new speed record for traveling to the South Pole on skis, smashing the previous record by more than two weeks and setting a new standard for Antarctic expeditions to follow. Eide set out from Hercules Inlet, located along the Antarctic coast, on December 20th of last year and proceeded due south towards...

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Find your mileage runs with Mileagebrain

It’s never too soon to start planning out your frequent flyer miles earnings, and there’s a new tool out on the interwebs to help you along the way. The concept of mileage running, to refresh you, has to do with earning *just enough* miles to achieve certain levels of status with a particular airline. If I, fancyeditor of Gadling,...

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Biking is easier in the Big Easy

New Orleans is a magnificent city by bicycle. It’s flat, temperate for much of the year, has lots of streets with slow or no traffic, and, as reported in the Times-Picayune, a growing number of bike lanes (about 30 miles and counting). To tap into the local biking scene, start with the Metro Bicycle Coalition. From there you might check...

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Discover France offers Tour de France cycling tours

Cycling fans who have ever wanted to experience the challenge and glory of riding in the Tour de France are in for a real treat this year. Discover France Adventures, a company that specializes in cycling and hiking tours, has announced a host of itineraries that will put you on the same route as the professional riders, and in some instances,...

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Top five immunizations for adventure travelers

Spending a lot of money to get poked with a needle may not be at the top of your pre-trip to-do list, but it should be. While some countries require proof of certain immunizations before they theoretically permit entry (details later in this post), there are a couple of vaccinations all travelers should get, barring any prohibitive...

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Win a travel writing assignment in Istanbul

Think you have what it takes to be a travel writer, but don’t know how to kick-start your career? Thanks to a new contest from Rough Guides and BikeHike Adventures, you can test drive your potential new calling by going on an assignment with a Rough Guides author to Istanbul, Turkey. Candidates will submit a 500-word travel essay based...

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