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5-LINK FRIDAY

Freeway Culture

* A photographer captures drivers cruising Los Angeles and the Southwest. Fascinating.

* Why? Jaunted has a photo here.

* Talk about an easy list.  Slate.com's presents the worst beach movies ever.

* Japanese are loved by hoteliers. Americans rank a lowly 11th.

* Jousting makes a comeback.

5-LINK FRIDAY

End of the Jet Age Edition

Pan Am
Good old days

* Flight attendant sounds off on Gadling.

* Airline cutbacks mapped state-by-state by USAToday.

* Teleconferencing companies are just loving the end of the jet age.

* Meanwhile, airports attempt to go greenCutbacks certainly are one way to reduce CO2.

* Given all the bad news, NYC-based airline industry types may find this Gridskipper map useful.

5-LINK FRIDAY

Staycation, Schmaycation!

Staycation
Grillers love staycations.

* Signs of the apocaplyse part XXVIII: the word, "Staycation."  The Daily Show takes notice.

* The busiest museum in the U.S. is also an airport.  We would kill for this collection.

* The airline is fake, but given this and this it seems like the next logical step.

* Does Guinness really taste better in Ireland? Join the discussion.

* Does street food really taste best in Singapore?

5-LINK FRIDAY

Where Dead Planes Go

Mojave Air & Space Port
Expect company.

* Not a good week for the airlinesSlate explains what happens to all those retired planes

* Strange goings-on in TyrnavosDer Speigel celebrates Europe's Weird Ways

* We can't decide whether this stunt is true.  But it's still a cool idea.

* At Air India overweight flight crews get tarmac'd

* Water for $7 a bottle? It's summer music festival season.

5-LINK FRIDAY

Take a Flavor Trip

Miracle Fruit
Photo: Wikipedia Commons

* Take a "flavor trip" with miracle fruit!  The possible solution to the link below. 

* Just when you thought airline food couldn't get any worse.

* Druids and Spinal Tap fans rejoice! A new Stonehenge discovery.

* Start the media hype. Ground zero for boomer nostalgia gets a museum.

* Amazonian tribe buzzed by plane. We don't blame the response.   

5-LINK FRIDAY

Hello Kitty! Hello Japan!

Hello Kitty
Hello, Ambassador!
Sanrio Co. Ltd.

* Mouthless feline named Japan tourism ambassador.

* On so many levels, this theme park sounds like a bad idea.

* Field guide for anyone planning to interact with the colorful inhabitants of New York City.

* See these American places before they are strip-malled.

* The dollar still works in some places.  Wendy Perrin explains where.

5-LINK FRIDAY

Geeks in Spaaaaace!


Image: Microsoft Research 

* With Earth conquered, Microsoft follows Google into (virtual) space.

* It's time you learned how to pack your own bag.

* Don't know what they think about graffiti in Argentina, but this is cool.

* Politicized like the Olympics, but with slightly tackier costumes.  We "heart" the Eurovision Song Contest.

* The Marriott goes to Funkytown.

 

5-LINK FRIDAY

Adios, Jet Lag, Hello...Yikes!



Our 5-Link Friday section is what it sounds like: Every Friday, we're linking you to five or so travel-related items in the news.

* Reduces jet lag, but there's one interesting side effect.

* Satellite photos of Burma--or is it Myanmar?

* A "national embarrassment."  It's not JFK.

* Strap on these and you're a blogger jogger.

* Dude, Mount Everest is so over.


5-LINK FRIDAY

5-Link Friday: Happy Trips, Doc


Dr. Albert Hofmann.
Philip H Bailey/Wikipedia

Our 5-Link Friday section is what it sounds like: Every Friday, we're linking you to five or so travel-related items in the news.

* He never won won travel agent of the year, but Dr. Albert Hofmann can be credited with some incredible trips. This week, he turned on, tuned in, and dropped out.

* Just because you're a Greek Lesbian doesn't mean you're gay.

* How to assemble a Boeing 777 in under five minutes (word of advice: turn down the speakers).

* Warning: Read a travel guide that's not been fact-checked and you may find yourself in North Korea.

* Washington, D.C., will be the first American city to offer bicycle sharing.  But will it be as sexy as Paris?
 

5-LINK FRIDAY

(More than) 5-Link Friday

Bikini Atoll
Divers will thank us in 50 years

Our 5-Link Friday section is what it sounds like: Every Friday, we're linking you to five or so travel-related items in the news.

* The 15-megaton "gift" that keeps on giving. Coral is "growing like trees" in the South Pacific's Bikini Atoll.

* Ramps are in season for a short time only, and everyone's jonesing for some. Gourmet's got chef Yoshi Yamada's thoughts--and some recipes--on the wild springtime leek.

* Architects are getting ambitious--let's call it "autocratic architecture." We think it's safe to say China falls into that category.

* Despite what some fashionistas are saying, dresses are still coming out to play this spring. And designers from New York to London to Paris are encouraging it.

* Google Earth's got a brand-new 3D bag. Follow this user guide or check out YouTube to learn more.

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