TravelingReporter.com » News http://travelingreporter.com | Top Travel Destinations Sun, 19 May 2013 22:05:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 EVEREST: 82 year old record climber defends his title - 82 year old record holder will defend his title, reports the AFP. http://travelingreporter.com/battle-for-everest/ http://travelingreporter.com/battle-for-everest/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 06:17:24 +0000 AFP http://travelingreporter.com/?p=9303

Rivals climb world's highest peak again - 82 year old record holder says he will defend title.

EVEREST: 82 year old record climber defends his title

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]]> http://travelingreporter.com/battle-for-everest/feed/ 0 Guide: Travel insurance or not? - Travel insurance companies will want you to buy an insurance plan well ahead of your trip. And having insurance might generally be a better idea than not having one. But in real life, if disaster strikes, it might turn out to be worthless anyway. http://travelingreporter.com/conflicting-messages-about-travel-insurances/ http://travelingreporter.com/conflicting-messages-about-travel-insurances/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 16:54:44 +0000 Erik Bergin http://travelingreporter.com/?p=9269

Well ahead of your trip, you should probably buy insurance. Which might be worthless anyway.

Guide: Travel insurance or not?

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]]> http://travelingreporter.com/conflicting-messages-about-travel-insurances/feed/ 0 Week's best storytelling - Using the Paper.li service, the Reporter has rounded up this week's best travel and leisure reads from the web. http://travelingreporter.com/weeks-best-stories-from-around-the-web/ http://travelingreporter.com/weeks-best-stories-from-around-the-web/#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 21:36:53 +0000 Erik Bergin http://travelingreporter.com/?p=9177

This week's best travel storytelling from around the web.

Week's best storytelling

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]]> http://travelingreporter.com/weeks-best-stories-from-around-the-web/feed/ 0 The sun powers plane across America - The Solar Impulse across America flight could indicate whereto aviation is heading in the future, at least on short distances, writes Erik Bergin. http://travelingreporter.com/solar-driven-plane-flies-across-america/ http://travelingreporter.com/solar-driven-plane-flies-across-america/#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 12:47:25 +0000 Erik Bergin http://travelingreporter.com/?p=9130

The flight across America by solar powered Solar Impulse could indicate whereto aviation is heading.

The sun powers plane across America

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]]> http://travelingreporter.com/solar-driven-plane-flies-across-america/feed/ 0 Roadside bomb kills 5 Americans in Afghanistan - The Taliban's spring offensive continues to claim lives in Afghanistan. http://travelingreporter.com/roadside-bomb-kills-5-americans-in-afghanistan/ http://travelingreporter.com/roadside-bomb-kills-5-americans-in-afghanistan/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 15:07:34 +0000 Erik Bergin http://travelingreporter.com/?p=9109

5 U.S. service members became latest victims of Taliban offensive in Afghanistan.

Roadside bomb kills 5 Americans in Afghanistan

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]]> http://travelingreporter.com/roadside-bomb-kills-5-americans-in-afghanistan/feed/ 0 31.6230363 65.05424599999992 31.6230363 65.05424599999992 31.6230363 65.05424599999992 31.6230363 65.05424599999992 31.6230363 65.05424599999992 User's stories: What we think of MIsstravel - It was an instant success in April, 2012. At least as far as media coverage is concerned. However, one year after the launch of the travel dating site Misstravel, the craze has subsided. One question remains, though: Does it actually work? http://travelingreporter.com/miss-travel-complaints/ http://travelingreporter.com/miss-travel-complaints/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 09:13:40 +0000 Erik Bergin http://travelingreporter.com/?p=8691

Do free travels (for women) exist? Users tell their experiences of travel dating site Misstravel.

User's stories: What we think of MIsstravel

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]]> http://travelingreporter.com/miss-travel-complaints/feed/ 0 N. Korea encourages tourism – despite threat - As Pyongyang prepares to celebrate its most important holiday of the year, national founder Kim Il Sung's birthday on Monday, the mixed message — threats of a “thermonuclear war” while showcasing foreign athletes and encouraging tourism — is particularly striking, reports the Associated Press. http://travelingreporter.com/green-light-for-tourists-in-n-korea-despite-nuclear-threat/ http://travelingreporter.com/green-light-for-tourists-in-n-korea-despite-nuclear-threat/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 17:35:03 +0000 External Content Provider http://travelingreporter.com/?p=8879

Pyongyang's mixed message: Threats of a “thermonuclear war” – amid crowds of tourists. AP reports.

N. Korea encourages tourism – despite threat

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]]> http://travelingreporter.com/green-light-for-tourists-in-n-korea-despite-nuclear-threat/feed/ 0 39.031859 125.75376499999993 39.031859 125.75376499999993 39.031859 125.75376499999993 39.031859 125.75376499999993 39.031859 125.75376499999993 BOSTON (updated): 3 killed, dozens injured in bombing - FBI launches heavy investigation into bombings at Boston Marathon that killed 3 and injured dozens on Monday, reports AFP. http://travelingreporter.com/explosions-kill-at-least-2-injure-over-20-at-boston-marathon/ http://travelingreporter.com/explosions-kill-at-least-2-injure-over-20-at-boston-marathon/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 20:40:48 +0000 AFP http://travelingreporter.com/?p=8861

FBI investigates bombings that killed 3, injured dozens at finish line of Boston Marathon, reports AFP.

BOSTON (updated): 3 killed, dozens injured in bombing

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]]> http://travelingreporter.com/explosions-kill-at-least-2-injure-over-20-at-boston-marathon/feed/ 0 42.3499179 -71.0763331 42.3499179 -71.0763331 42.3499179 -71.0763331 42.3499179 -71.0763331 42.3499179 -71.0763331 Miracle airplane crash at Bali – all survived - As a Boeing 737 careered off Bali's runway on Saturday, no one died and everyone were saved within minutes after the crash. http://travelingreporter.com/miracle-airplane-crash-at-bali-all-survived/ http://travelingreporter.com/miracle-airplane-crash-at-bali-all-survived/#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2013 19:05:19 +0000 Erik Bergin http://travelingreporter.com/?p=8828

As a Boeing 737 careered off Bali's runway on Saturday, no one died.

Miracle airplane crash at Bali – all survived

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]]> http://travelingreporter.com/miracle-airplane-crash-at-bali-all-survived/feed/ 0 -8.7442358 115.16748910000001 -8.7442358 115.16748910000001 -8.7442358 115.16748910000001 -8.7442358 115.16748910000001 -8.7442358 115.16748910000001 Stockholm: Dining at David’s home - What is a crowded restaurant against the coziness of a private dinner in chef David's own home in Stockholm, asks travel blog Classetouriste.be. http://travelingreporter.com/dining-at-davids-home/ http://travelingreporter.com/dining-at-davids-home/#comments Sat, 13 Apr 2013 11:49:37 +0000 Erik Bergin http://travelingreporter.com/?p=8816

What is a crowded restaurant against a private dinner at someone elses home?

Stockholm: Dining at David’s home

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