| Strewth! "Macca's" name change in Australia Posted: 25 Jan 2013 12:22 AM PST Like anyone calls it McDonald's there anyway McDonald's has changed the name of some of its restaurants to "Macca's," the nickname used by many Australians for the fast-food chain. The marketing ploy coincides with the lead up to the national Australia Day holiday on January 26. According to local media, signage was changed on 13 outlets countrywide earlier this month and will remain in place until February 4. Show map at bottom of page Promoted to homepage blogroll: Promoted to homepage hero:  |
| Tourism comes (slowly) to Chile’s best-kept secret Posted: 25 Jan 2013 12:02 AM PST A new airport is poised to bring modern tourism to little-visited Chiloé Island. Locals wonder what being "discovered" will mean for them Ariston Anderson, for CNN You've likely never heard of the island of Chiloé, in southern Chile, but Charles Darwin knew alll about it. The island's diverse ecosystem inspired the famed scientist to explore the area. Much of what Darwin saw in 1834 you can still find today. Bright green forests populate the entire western side of the island, a close-knit penguin colony makes its home on the north. Marine fauna includes blue whales, dolphins, sea lions and sea otters. Show map at bottom of page Promoted to homepage blogroll: Promoted to homepage hero:  |
| Andy Warhol in Hong Kong: 'Deeply superficial' artist's works on show Posted: 24 Jan 2013 06:45 PM PST A colorful Chairman Mao and 450 more of the artist's pieces are touring Asia. Here's where to see them At least four cities in Asia are to be hit by pictures of canned soup, a hamburger and a colorful representation of Chairman Mao, apparently wearing lipstick, over the next two years. The artworks are traveling as part of the Andy Warhol: 15 Minutes Eternal exhibition, the biggest retrospective of Warhol's work ever to be shown in Asia. Warhol, who died in 1987, is famous for declaring: "In the future, everyone will be world-famous for 15 minutes." Show map at bottom of page Promoted to homepage blogroll: Promoted to homepage hero:  |
| The problem with Hanoi's Old Quarter Posted: 24 Jan 2013 12:01 PM PST The GM of a luxury Hanoi hotel says Vietnam's capital is missing out on the region's most compelling urban experience  I took a walk one recent Saturday afternoon. The sky was overcast but there was no threat of rain and the temperatures were perfect.
Not surprisingly the parks just outside the hotel were jammed with weekenders. Show map at bottom of page Promoted to homepage blogroll: Promoted to homepage hero:  |
| Disabled but not deterred: How I travel when the industry doesn’t want me to Posted: 23 Jan 2013 07:36 PM PST Rob Crossan, a visually impaired traveler, describes his experiences and how they need to be improved  "What's the matter, can't you see or something?" barks the security guard at Heathrow Airport. A small part of me dies with embarrassment.
As a solo, visually impaired traveler, Heathrow is one of the worst places on earth to figure out where I am and more importantly, where I need to be. Show map at bottom of page Promoted to homepage blogroll: Promoted to homepage hero:  |
