November 2009 Archive
Posted on November 24, 2009 in Trip Ideas
Who knew that IgoUgo members have watched turkey-shaped sandbags drop from airplanes, two-stepped in a town called Turkey, and visited turkey-toss sites? With Thanksgiving days away, we thought we’d share some of your best turkey travel finds... Continue reading Will Travel for Turkey? Try These Ideas
Posted on November 23, 2009 in Photos
If the measure of an African safari’s success is the number of Big Five animals captured on film, IgoUgo members have succeeded in spades. We’re celebrating the victories of our khaki-clad photography collective with their best Big Five photos... Continue reading Top Five Big Five: 25 Fierce Safari Photos
Posted on November 19, 2009 in IgoUgo Updates
IgoUgo members are nothing if not talented travelers: we know that you wouldn’t go anywhere without a good map, and we can see that you wouldn’t return without great photos. So we’re happy to introduce new pages with better maps and photos... Continue reading Maps & Snaps! Introducing New Destination Pages
Posted on November 18, 2009 in Travel Tips
Good news: the to-do list just got a lot less onerous and a lot more fun. IgoUgo members have been sharing their wanderlust via lists lately, and we’ve been checking them twice; here are three new wanderlists we think you’ll enjoy... Continue reading Top 10 Amsterdam, Top 5 Paris & More Travel Lists
Posted on November 13, 2009 in Travel Tips
We’re used to extreme trips here at IgoUgo, but nothing like what launches Monday: the space shuttle Atlantis’ extraterrestrial trek to the International Space Station. Luckily, one IgoUgo member just spilled her secrets to sharing in the adventure... Continue reading How and Where to Watch a Shuttle Launch for Free
Posted on November 12, 2009 in Travel Tips
Three months from today, Vancouver and Whistler will welcome the international community with great fanfare. Since IgoUgo teems with fans of the two British Columbia hot spots, we’ve rounded up those travelers’ tips for the trip... Continue reading Tips for Visiting Vancouver & Whistler This Winter
Posted on November 9, 2009 in Trip Ideas
Since the fall of the Berlin Wall, its segments have arrived in cities around the world to stand at embassies and museums, on campuses and waterfronts, in hotels and corporate collections. Here, members recommend places for viewing a piece in person... Continue reading 20 Years Later, Where to Visit the Berlin Wall
Posted on November 5, 2009 in Trip Ideas
Wow, Wisconsin. Wine, cheese, candy, caves, horses, architectural oddities, historic sites, and luxury wilderness lodges? We’re charmed. And thanks to MikeInTown’s new Best of IgoUgo journal, we’re practically experiencing your wonders ourselves!.. Continue reading MikeInTown Shares 11 Reasons to Visit Wisconsin
Posted on November 3, 2009 in Trip Ideas
In three new journals from a trip that encompassed both Ireland and Northern Ireland, IgoUgo foursome travelswithkids does Dublin on a budget, explores modern history in Londonderry, and traipses through ruins older than the Great Pyramid of Giza... Continue reading How One Family Toured Ireland and Traced Ancestors