Hello Travelers!
New Orleans is many things to many people. One thing that the city is universally appreciated for and identified with is the abundance of culinary pleasures available: from the sophisticated elegance of the Creole restaurants, to the deep-fried comfort of the various neighborhood joints. One of the staple items to indulge in [...]
Entries from June 2008
Dr. Gumbo: Best PoBoys in New Orleans
December 29th, 2007 · No Comments
Tags: French Quarter · New Orleans
Best drinking in New Orleans
December 28th, 2007 · No Comments
Hello Travelers!
New Orleans is famous for its delicious food, party atmosphere and first class hospitality. With all its world-class drinking establishments it seems logical and necessary that NOLA would have some world-class beverages, in fact it does.
Here is a list of some of the best drinks in NOLA with a handy map that will [...]
Tags: French Quarter · New Orleans · Nightlife
Tai: Brunch in Chicago
December 28th, 2007 · No Comments
The Morning After: Brunch to the Rescue
Hello Travelers!
Chicago is increasingly a foodie town, replete with menus that read like farm lists, custom crafted brews and an ongoing debate regarding the merits of really fat duck liver. But even as our restaurants complexities increase, one thing remains a staple for all travelers and residents: brunch. [...]
Tags: Brunch · Chicago · Travel expert
Rome Podcast Tour with Unabellavista
December 28th, 2007 · 2 Comments
Hello Travelers!
Anthony from Unabellavista has some great podcasts of about a few off-the-beaten sights in Rome. Unabellavista has over 70 podcasts on iTunes which give a comprehensive tour of Rome including St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican Museums, Borghese Museums and other sights throughout the Eternal City.
On our short walking tour, which if were in Rome would [...]
Tags: Europe · Italy · Podcast · Rome
Skybus stumbles
December 27th, 2007 · No Comments
Hello Travelers!
It just wouldn’t be the Holiday Season without some news of how airlines could have done better; however sometimes travelers should just get a better idea of the risk they are taking by flying a budget, bare bones airline. Recently we reported about the introduction of a new airline based out of [...]
Tags: Airlines
Kelly Tuk Tuk’ed in Colombo: Lessons learned
December 20th, 2007 · No Comments
Hello Travelers!
I just spent a week in Colombo, Sri Lanka and I have some things to share. I spent the week at Trans Asia Hotel, which is a 5 star resort and costs only about $10 per night.
A the time of this post 12/20/2007: $1USD = 39 Rupree (INR); 1GBP= 78INR
Arriving:
On arrival (once you’ve survived [...]
Tags: India · Sri Lanka · What not to do
Welcome Kelly
December 19th, 2007 · No Comments
Dydd da (hello in Welsh) Travelers!
iKangaroo is proud to introduce Kelly our newest travel contributor. We found her traveling through Europe just before she embarked on her current Asia / Oceania leg of her journey. We are glad she will be lending her perspective on how to get the most fun out of your travels.
From [...]
Tags: Travel expert
Prague: Traditional Czech Eats and Drinks
December 19th, 2007 · No Comments
Dobry den Travelers!
Martina from The Art of Your Travel has put together some recommendations for places get a bite to eat and a pint of pilsner. Traditional Czech food consists of a lot of chicken, pork or beef (yes, lots of meat) as the main, accompanied by dumplings and goulash. Be sure to [...]
Tags: Czech Republic · Europe · Prague · Travel expert
Dan in Cambodia: Beach hawkers and fishing village
December 17th, 2007 · No Comments
Hello Travelers!
So I bounced out of Siem Reap headed to Phnom Penh, where I was going to catch a bus to Kampot. I wanted to catch up with some peeps so splurged on a private taxi (running late, hungover, who would have thought?), which cost $25 for the 4 hour trip because I scored [...]
Tags: Cambodia · Travel expert
Planeguage? Delta tries to make skies friendlier
December 13th, 2007 · No Comments
Hello Travelers!
Delta Airlines has recently released a series of short videos which are supposed to raise consciousness of how not to be on an airplane. Complete with a cute name, Planeguage- I think that Plane Sense, Planetiquette or even Jetiquette would have been more effective names- Delta has produced 6 videos that show [...]
Tags: Airlines
