Food in South Africa: Springbok or Bunny Chow?
by Matthew Karsten, ExpertVagabond.com There are a wide variety of foods available in South Africa, from indigenous Khoisan, Xhosa and Zulu foods, to spicy Indian cuisine brought over with thousands of Indian workers in the 19th century, to plenty of colonial Afrikaans dishes, too. …
Woman Survives After Bungee Cord Snaps
A 22-year-old Australian woman is thankful to be alive, after her bungee jump in Africa went horribly wrong. Erin Langworthy wanted to celebrate New Year’s Eve with an adrenaline rush. So she decided to take an111-meter bungee jump off the Victoria Falls Bridge, located on …
Travel Channel Courts Gay and Lesbian Travelers
Just in case you hadn’t noticed, Travel Channel is heating things up this winter with new content to attract gay and lesbian travelers. You may not know it, but the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender (LGBT) tourism industry is big business, raking in $65 billion a …
Travel Channel Rings in the New Year
Before you ring in 2012, remember the year in travel. Travel Channel’s Year in Photos slideshow captures several memorable events around the world, including the Austria’s World Bodypainting Festival, the Middle East’s revolutionary demonstrations, the 135th Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in NYC, DC’s MLK …
Get Your Fortune Told by a Sangoma
by Matthew Karsten, ExpertVagabond.com I’m one really lucky guy. At least that’s what my sangoma tells me. What is a sangoma, you might ask? A traditional Nguni healer, seer, counselor and shaman. The native peoples of South Africa have been practicing the profession for thousands of …
KLM Airline To Launch New Matchmaking Tool
by Christina Ricchiuti, PackedSuitcase.com Never fly lonely again … at least, that’s a service that Dutch airline KLM is hoping to provide their passengers in 2012. The airline will be launching a new “Meet and Seat” tool that will allow fliers checking in online …
Exploring South Africa’s Wine Country
by Matthew Karsten, ExpertVagabond.com When you think of great wine, does South Africa come to mind? I’m certainly no wine expert. But a recent visit to the winelands around Franschhoek and Stellenbosch outside of Cape Town gave me a renewed respect for this age-old …
Wizarding World of Harry Potter Set to Open in California
by Christina Ricchiuti, PackedSuitcase.com Get ready, West Coast Muggles … the Wizarding World of Harry Potter is coming to Universal Studios Hollywood in California! Just when you might think that our favorite boy wizard’s been replaced by the latest literary craze (I’m looking at …
Reason to Travel to South Africa: Penguins!
by Matthew Karsten, ExpertVagabond.com South Africa has a serious problem that’s spiraling out of control. Fluffy, lovable, tuxedo-wearing balls of feather are on the loose. Think you’re immune from the charms of an African Penguin? So did I. But after strolling along the bright turquoise-blue …
Baldwin-American Airlines Fiasco Sparks FAA Debate
Alec Baldwin is back in the news again, and this time it has nothing to do with his tense relationship with his ex-wife Kim Bassinger or because he decided to berate his daughter again in a candid cell phone conversation. This time the 30 Rock …
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