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Your Travel Picture On A Frommer’s Guide
Frommer’s is running a pretty cool contest over at their site, where amateur travel photographers can have their pictures in the running for a spot on the cover of a Frommer’s guidebook (and win $5,000.00). You just need to register at the site and upload your pictures at the contest page. Below is the pictures […]
Haiti: Devastation In Pictures
If you need a hint as to the devastation that is Haiti right now due to “the big one,” check out these pictures over at the BBC. UNICEF is already coordinating relief efforts, and donations are being accepted at their site. You can also help out by giving to the American Red Cross, and Operation […]
Come, Explore The Grandeur Of First Class (Leave Your Pretzels Behind)
This picture reminds you of your last flight, right? Where’s the tray table jabbing your mid-section, you ask? Where’s the sleeping septuagenarian resting on your shoulder? Why don’t you see empty bags of pretzels lying about? This, my friends, is the world of first-class travel. Come my fellow plebians, let us explore this strange new […]
The Best Travel Movie Of The Turn Of The Century?
. . . Okay, maybe not the best, but it’s got to be at least in the top five or so. Having watched Warner Herzog’s “Encounters at the End of the World” for the first time last night, I was astounded by the fact that such a simple premise — hang out in Antarctica for […]
Looking Back And Looking Ahead: Editor-In-Chief Matt Stabile Drops Some Knowledge On Us
Manning the controls of TheExpeditioner can often be a delicate waltz (something like Seinfeld’s Elaine Benes might be more accurate). Here, Matt lets us into his 2010 plans and lessons learned along his ’09 travels. 2010 Destinations: There are extremely cheap flights from the U.S. to Central America this winter, so I’m hoping to get down […]
What To Do At The 2010 Olympic Games
It’s almost ethereal to think that my home-and-native-land gets to host the 2010 Winter Olympics in just over a month. I am proud that British Columbia gets to flaunt its grandiose beauty to the world. Back home in Toronto, a friend from Vancouver told me an apt description of the province’s landscape: Rural Ontario is […]
New York To Orlando: “Suck It”
It was announced this week that New York City had 45.25 million tourists last year, making it the U.S.’ top city for travel for the first time since 1990, surpassing Orlando, Florida. Of these visitors, 36.7 million came from the U.S., while a healthy 8.6 million came from abroad (though they spent five times as […]
Looking Back And Looking Ahead: Managing Editor Jon Wick Tells All
Fresh off a year teaching and traveling the Far East, Jon is now in Montana studying the art of skiing powder and looking for any excuse to post a picture of “The Wonder Girls” on this site. 2010 Destinations: I’ve recently been offered an irresistible square meter of floor space in Whistler during the […]
Looking Back And Looking Ahead: Contributor Brittany Weaver Shares Her Travels
Brit is holding down South America for TheExped, specifically Buenos Aires, and perhaps eating some of the best beef imaginable. She shares her thoughts of ’09 and possible destinations for 2010 with us. 2010 Destinations 2010 will start, for me, out of need. I have to renew my tourist visa, thus Uruguay, being a popular choice, is […]
No Carry-Ons For U.S. Bound Passengers From Canada
Since Christmas, it appears that flyers bound for the U.S. from Canada are going to have to pack a little lighter. In the wake of an attempted attack on Delta Airline Flight 253, Canada has tightened security in the nation’s airports, brought to my attention by an article in The Globe and Mail. After further […]