AltWeeklies Wire
North Carolina Musicians Celebrate the Other New Yearnew
Every year a crew of Western North Carolina-based musicians heads to Negril, Jamaica, for a week of community-building, service work and jamming. The unlikely occasion? Chinese New Year.
Mountain Xpress |
Alli Marshall |
12-31-2008 |
Travel
A Sojourn in the Palestinian City of Nablusnew
Arabs by day, Jews by night, and it was getting clear that both had become accustomed to the hells of occupation. My mind was swirling through a vortex of insanity that can only be found on a battlefield. What was I doing here?
Santa Barbara Independent |
Jesse Aizenstat |
12-15-2008 |
Travel
The Long Walk: From Milwaukee to Chicago on Two Feetnew
I've bicycled from Chicago to Milwaukee a dozen or so times, including several trips during the dead of winter on the annual Frozen Snot Century ride. But lately I've been getting interested in walking as a form of travel that helps me take in more of my surroundings by slowing me down.
Chicago Newcity |
John Greenfield |
08-20-2008 |
Travel
Despite Rising Fuel Costs, RV Owners Still Hitting the Roadnew
Rising fuel prices might actually increase visitation at local RV parks, as people drop their far-away travel plans and choose a close-by vacation instead.
North Coast Journal |
Heidi Walters |
06-17-2008 |
Travel
Free Local Digs Help Couch Surfing Reinvent Hospitalitynew
The four-year-old non-profit Couch Surfing is taking intercultural exchanges beyond your token social networking tool. The web-based initiative facilitates connections between like-minded travelers intent on experiencing life abroad at a safe distance from all handicams and fanny packs.
Montreal Mirror |
Michael-Oliver Harding |
04-11-2008 |
Travel
A Cautionary Tale of Travel on the Cheapnew
It began simply enough: Three of my close friends had planned a self-guided, three-month-long camping/cycling tour through Europe, celebrating college graduation and conveniently prolonging their parental-imposed grace period for finding a job. "Why not come along?" they prodded.
Dig Boston |
Courtney Cox |
03-20-2008 |
Travel
Tags: travel
Have a Niche Tripnew
Today's travel agents can give you the inside track on custom-designed vacations.
Tags: travel
The Hitchhiker's Guide to Floridanew
Pirates, savages, Capri Sun -- how to thumb a ride in the Sunshine State and survive.
Orlando Weekly |
Alex Pickett |
09-04-2007 |
Travel
Tags: travel
'Million Dollar,' Babynew
From uncertain origin comes a highway drive featuring 500-foot drops, orange creeks and, yes, a Jesus statue.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Kirk Woundy |
08-16-2007 |
Travel
Blogging Across the States From a Scooternew
From Louisville to Portland and back, Scott Garner learned to travel light and love the broad thwack of being alive.
LEO Weekly |
Stephen George |
08-03-2007 |
Travel
Tags: travel
Exploring Canada and Beyondnew
Check out jazz, contemporary art and spicy food from Montreal to Newfoundland this summer.
The Coast, Halifax's Weekly |
Sue Carter Flinn |
06-15-2007 |
Travel
Tags: travel
Not Quite 36 Hours in Gary, Ind.new
You won't see it in the New York Times travel section anytime soon, but for a certain type of traveler a quick trip to the Magic City is a must.
Chicago Reader |
Jessica Hopper |
05-21-2007 |
Travel
Tags: travel
Have It Your Eco-Waynew
Nicaragua is hot right now, and the tourists (and investors) are pouring in, but there are a few places in the country where it is not yet ironic to call it an eco-friendly, low-impact paradise.
Eugene Weekly |
Chuck Adams |
05-08-2007 |
Travel
Far Outnew
A onetime hippie chick reflects on the groovy time she spent smuggling gold in Afghanistan and Iran in the late 60s.
Boston Phoenix |
Lauren Wolfe |
05-03-2007 |
Travel
Tags: travel
Get Ye to Jamestownenew
Your guide to the 400th anniversary observance of the settlement at Jamestown.
Style Weekly |
Carrie Culpepper, Ed Slipek and Deveron Timberlake |
04-05-2007 |
Travel
Tags: Jamestown, Williamsburg
