March 2011 Archive
Posted on March 30, 2011 in Food and Drink
Inspired by Frangliz’s review “Having Sum Dim” and her wanderings through Winchester, England and wanting “something a little different," we went in search of other IgoUgo travelers who have shared their Dim Sum experience... Continue reading Dim Sum for Beginners
Posted on March 29, 2011 in IgoUgo Updates
Congratulations to Scott Wolff, winner of the 2011 IgoUgo iPad Giveaway!.. Continue reading Announcing our iPad Winner!
Posted on March 28, 2011 in Photos
On Friday, April 29, the royal wedding procession will make its way from Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey, passing some of London’s most famous sites along the way. Here are some of the highlights... Continue reading A Front Seat to the Royal Wedding
Posted on March 24, 2011 in Trip Ideas
We know, we know, it’s still a few weeks until Easter. But going on vacation requires a few weeks of prep work, so you may as well find out now where to go for a killer festival... Continue reading Celebrate Easter with Rockets
Posted on March 23, 2011 in IgoUgo Updates
This week, we celebrate a milestone for two of our members: IgoUgo Award winners MichaelJM and SeenThat have each contributed 200 journals. Both have written extensively about their home turf as well as their travels abroad... Continue reading The 200 Club
Posted on March 22, 2011 in Photos
Most of us get through the day in a small number of functional buildings -- apartment complexes, houses, offices and favorite groceries. But what about crazier structures?.. Continue reading Photos of the Week: Odd Foundations
Posted on March 18, 2011 in IgoUgo Updates
Good news, IgoUgo fans: today we’ve expanded our video player to cover 50 cities!.. Continue reading Introducing Our Brand-New Video Player
Posted on March 17, 2011 in Photos
On St. Patrick’s Day, you can expect to hear “Erin go Bragh” in New York, Boston or Chicago. But if you’re looking to celebrate the day, we’d like to suggest a warmer alternative with a smaller-town feel: Savannah... Continue reading The Wearing of the Green in Savannah
Posted on March 14, 2011 in Photos
Waterfalls! Who doesn’t like ‘em? We hope you feel the spray on your face and the roar in your ears from these members... Continue reading Waterfalls, Big and Small
Posted on March 11, 2011 in Traveler of the Week
With spring on the horizon, a good number of places you’d never visit in winter are finally starting to thaw. Of these, we can think of a few that outdoorsmen consider paradise, but none have quite the allure of Alaska... Continue reading Traveler of the Week Tackles the Iditarod
Posted on March 9, 2011 in Food and Drink
Growing up in the Midwest, about the only place I could sample "exotic" cuisine was the Minnesota State Fair. Donuts and funnel cakes do not quite compare though with phileasfogg’s wonderful journal -- "Delhi: A Culinary Heritage.".. Continue reading A Taste of India
Posted on March 7, 2011 in Trip Ideas
If you travel a lot, you know that bad weather is a pretty relative term. That's the reason it’s hard for us to feel bad about a windy day -- despite the fact that it’s brutal in New York this morning, but other parts of the world are beautiful when the weather gets gusty... Continue reading What's a Little Wind?
Posted on March 4, 2011 in Traveler of the Week
As we explained last week, too many islands in Europe are overrun with tourists. And then there’s Malta – a nation with a rich history and an interesting language, the only one from the Afro-Asiatic family that uses the Latin alphabet... Continue reading Traveler of the Week Visits an Island of Walls
Posted on March 3, 2011 in IgoUgo Updates
If you don't have an iPad, there's a decent chance you're hankering to get your hands on one. Luckily for you, IgoUgo is here to save the day. We're giving away a free iPad to one lucky winner in our latest contest... Continue reading Are You in the Running for an iPad?
Posted on March 2, 2011 in Trip Ideas
"Mardi Gras" -- the very name conjures up pictures of New Orleans, the French Quarter and Bourbon Street. But who knew that the very first Mardi Gras in the United States was in.... Mobile, Alabama?.. Continue reading Mardi Gras in…Mobile?
Posted on March 1, 2011 in Photos
There are any number of reasons why a person might check out the weather, and many have nothing to do with inexperience or boredom. A couple of our photographers made light of that fact with shots from their recent adventures... Continue reading Photos of the Week: Head in the Clouds