A Record 842 Million International Trips Taken Last Year

The World Tourism Organization's 2006 preliminary numbers show a record 842 million international trips were taken in 2006, up 4.5% from 2005. Africa saw the highest percent growth, while North America grew the least. Tourism in any Asian countries is growing fast, which...

Bloggers with press passes

"The Texas legislature is revisiting the big question: are bloggers really journalists? Some TX legislators want bloggers to have the same rights as mainstream media in covering the legislature from the floor. With mainstream media coverage in Austin shrinking by half, from...

Deerhoof Podcast

This is a podcast with Deerhoof's Greg Saunier, by way of the Left Coast Leaner.

Stay off the trails, but Stanley Park is open

Cross post from my personal blog... "It’s been a while since I’ve addressed the actual condition of Stanley Park, and a recent commenter on my last post regarding this issue has prompted me to make another report on what I’ve been seeing. Rebecca and I have made some...

Diebold and Stealing the Vote: The Hack Saga Continues

Many on NowPublic have brought Diebold's questionable security to light in the recent past; this is yet another point in the case for paper ballots. "Imagine if all it took to get inside widely-used Diebold electronic voting machines--perhaps with malicious intentions, such...

Travelography: Amtrak Boost, Plane Dreams, and Macau Grows Up

Amtrak saw its ridership grow this past fiscal year as it became more competitive with short flights in the eastern US. Boeing and Airbus are building more passenger comfort into their next generation of planes. And Macau, the only place in China where gaming is legal, is...

Podcast numbers show ‘few hooked’

Most podcasts are  like really poor home DTP or websites made by people with little or no idea. Bloody awful ramblings mostly. More comment on recent BBC story

Travelography Travel News: Austria, Iraq, Fiji, Europe, iPods & China Love Cr...

Travelography: World Travel News Podcast Stories:Austrian Airlines is first European to return to Iraq. Fiji's political problems are impacting tourism. First class and business passengers to get iPod video support. The US is losing out to Europe in attracting Asian business...

Silk's - Secret Garden

oooh, shivers - do ya'll remember this classic? I have some mixed emotions about these kind of remakes. Classics like Quincy Jones' secret garden by Silk bring back old-school to the younger generatio...

pride humbled

"Whenever we get too proud, it seems that somebody, something will bring us back down, back to earth. Call it karma. This is why it's so important to remain humble, even if Iknow that you do good work...."

Hot-dayum! DJ Anakin

"Plans for hot live Drum and Bass / Club DJ and Producer DJ Anakin - to tour German clubs are taking shape. We are officially booking German clubs / events. Anakin is probably THE hottest, most diverse and talented Club DJ here in Baltimore, keeping the club hopping all...

Silk's - Secret Garden

oooh, shivers - do ya'll remember this classic? I have some mixed emotions about these kind of remakes. Classics like Quincy Jones' secret garden by Silk bring back old-school to the younger generatio...

pride humbled

"Whenever we get too proud, it seems that somebody, something will bring us back down, back to earth. Call it karma. This is why it's so important to remain humble, even if Iknow that you do good work...."

Hot-dayum! DJ Anakin

"Plans for hot live Drum and Bass / Club DJ and Producer DJ Anakin - to tour German clubs are taking shape. We are officially booking German clubs / events. Anakin is probably THE hottest, most diverse and talented Club DJ here in Baltimore, keeping the club hopping all...