* Woman goes down baggage chute at Swedish airport. The TSA likes the idea.
* Cajun nation sinks as salt water pushes inland. Not like the old days.
* Baby born on plane. No word on whether the mother will be charged for extra baggage.
* French wine ruined by bureaucrats.
* Bono: "You can take the hardest rock band on the earth and they sound like a bunch of girls next to the Dubliners."
* On the ground in Georgia from Magnum photographer Thomas Dworzak
* What chefs eat on vacation
* Frisky beach merits an editorial in the LA Times
* You think your Italian villa is grand?
* International gnome spotting
* Travel photos from North Korea
* The body of Bigfoot found in Georgia. If only it were true.
* Jaunted.com's Airport WiFi map
* And you think the writing on this blog is bad. Worst writing of 2008.
* The hottest thing in Belgium right now is a giant member of the plant kingdom. To see it in action, go here.
* Elsewhere in the world: It was a bad week for kangaroos.
* And polar bears.
* Not to mention the athletes combating Beijing's smog, er, fog.
* A ray of hope for all species: The release of free energy-saving software for your power-hogging PC.
* Leopard v. croc in photos.
* Good news: World's first $1 million vacation is still available.
* A loud bang, but the airline's streak of never losing a plane continues.
* Showers coming to first-class flyers on Emirates. Coach gets the garden hose.
* Big, big photos of Beijing 2008 preparations.
* San Francisco may boast two new landmarks soon. This is definite. This depends on voters.
* This week's travel meme: Dubai + Beaches + Nudity.
* Pilot sounds off on Gadling.com about in-flight cell phone use.
* I would totally eat here.
* In London, dead men (and women) do indeed tell tales.
* 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.
* 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 green. Cutbacks certainly are one way to reduce CO2.
* Given all the bad news, NYC-based airline industry types may find this Gridskipper map useful.
* 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?
* Not a good week for the airlines. Slate explains what happens to all those retired planes
* Strange goings-on in Tyrnavos. Der 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.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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.
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* 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.
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?
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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