Over at Matador, I caught an article digesting Xpatulator’s release of the top 282 cheapest cities in the world. Apparently, this site takes 13 different categories — the cost of housing, groceries and recreation, etc. - and ranks them all. Unlike so many other arbitrary “lists” floating around cyberspace, this one is a bit different. [...]

Skip the Statue of Liberty? Avoid the Met? Take a pass on Broadway? These are words of sacrilege for the average tourist, but for anyone in the know, like Julie at Matador, this is advice to live by. Okay, Julie’s not actually saying don’t go to these places in her recent article, she’s simply saying: [...]

Ever notice the number of birds in airliner’s logos? This week LogoDesignLove takes a look at how, basically, every airliner in the world uses a bird in a circle as their logo. Lufthansa, American Airlines, Cathay Pacific, Singapore Airlines, etc . . . I suppose it makes sense. I’m not sure how much faith you’d [...]

It just so happens that exactly one year ago I was ripping around Beijing in a wolfpack of other cyclists. First I headed South, through Tian’anmen Square to the Pearl Market. Then I took my new knock-off iPod over to the Temple of Heaven and back to a market near Tian’anmen for some tea and Dim Sum. For the afternoon I headed north to the [...]

To NYC Beginning At $119 (R/T, w/Taxes): Believe me, come July the last thing you want to do is trudge around the concrete inferno that is NYC in the late summer. (Why do you think half the city — or at least the half that can afford it — heads to the beach as often [...]

You know the type you run into at the hostel. They’ve been everywhere, and they can’t wait to remind you of that fact. So the next time that happens, ask them whether they’ve been to Iraq. When they say no, remind them so Iraq is sooo accessible these days, that anybody in London can just [...]

There’s something to be said about innovation. Even if it’s as cheesy as Jim Carrey in the Cable Guy, at least Medieval Times is not your average, run-of-the-mill eatery. This concept isn’t just limited to tights-wearing actors of the round table, interestingly, themed and concept restaurants are sprouting up all over the world. Over at [...]

What do you do in Beijing in the dead of the winter when the temperature dips to minus 2°C and the smog, coupled with the cold, makes any sane person want to flee the city? Head to the warm beaches to the south? Hole up in your apartment until April comes? How about strapping on [...]

This week GoNomad heads way down south to New Orleans to check out the many locales and characters that crop up in HBO’s new drama, “Treme.” Watching “Treme,” as I’ve been doing the last couple of weeks, I’ve found myself thinking about how there’s very little that’s as an effective tool to sell a city [...]

According to Tnooz.com, Apple has filed a patent for iTravel, an iPhone application that would allow users to search, book, and receive confirmations for flights, car rentals, buses, trains and hotels. With no official announcement yet, the most likely release date for this function would be this summer when the iPhone receives a major upgrade [...]