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Because you can't spend all day every day journeying around IgoUgo, editors round up the highlights: members' notable trips, newest reviews, favorite destinations, contests, and more. Have a question or idea? Let us know!

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IgoUgo's Favorite Love Locks Photo

IgoUgo's Favorite Love Locks

Posted on February 10, 2012 in Photos

A recent romantic phenomenon that seems like an old-world tradition can be viewed on bridges, fences, and railings around the world. Padlocks called “love locks”, inscribed with couples’ names, are locked on with hopes of locking in eternal love... Continue reading IgoUgo's Favorite Love Locks

IgoUgo is on Tumblr and Google+! Photo

IgoUgo is on Tumblr and Google+!

Posted on February 9, 2012 in IgoUgo Updates

Are you on Facebook all the time, dear reader? Or Twitter? Are you a constant presence on Quora, Pinterest, StumbleUpon, Flickr, Blippy or Goodreads?.. Continue reading IgoUgo is on Tumblr and Google+!

IgoUgo's Music Meccas Photo

IgoUgo's Music Meccas

Posted on February 6, 2012 in Trip Ideas

Whether you want to rock and roll all night, or honky tonk all day, these music meccas are must-sees for any true fan... Continue reading IgoUgo's Music Meccas

Skate Your Way Into Winter Photo

Skate Your Way Into Winter

Posted on February 4, 2012 in Trip Ideas

If we believe Punxsutawney Phil ‘s Groundhog Day prediction, then we have six more weeks of winter... Continue reading Skate Your Way Into Winter

Photos of the Week: Rest Easy Photo

Photos of the Week: Rest Easy

Posted on February 2, 2012 in Photos

Okay, we admit it: we're suckers for decent animal photos. From the wary eyes, to the matted fur, to the hint of the feral that exists in the cutest of creatures, animals inspire a primitive empathy that nothing else can compete with... Continue reading Photos of the Week: Rest Easy

Send in Your Nominations for the 2011 U GO! Awards Photo

Send in Your Nominations for the 2011 U GO! Awards

Posted on January 30, 2012 in IgoUgo Updates

It’s time to recognize the IgoUgo travel writing and photography that wowed you in 2011. So tell us, whose journals inspired your travels? Which photo made you wish you were there? We’re taking nominations for the 2011 U GO! Awards!.. Continue reading Send in Your Nominations for the 2011 U GO! Awards

Wind and Waves: Montauk in Winter Photo

Wind and Waves: Montauk in Winter

Posted on January 29, 2012 in Trip Ideas

Montauk is best known as a summer beach destination -- rightfully so, with its miles of Atlantic Ocean beachfront. But it's just as appealing in the winter months, as a quiet and beautiful spot to get away... Continue reading Wind and Waves: Montauk in Winter

Top Ten Resort Cities in Russia Photo

Top Ten Resort Cities in Russia

Posted on January 23, 2012 in Trip Ideas

While most tourists only know about icy Moscow and gorgeous St. Petersburg, Russia is also home to a host of popular resort cities. From the beach-lined shores and subtropical climate of the Black Sea, to the ski-havens of the Northern Caucasus Mountains, Russia resort towns have plenty to offer any adventurous traveler... Continue reading Top Ten Resort Cities in Russia

Photos of the Week: Stone Still Photo

Photos of the Week: Stone Still

Posted on January 20, 2012 in Photos

Statues like Michaelangelo's David are a part of our historical consciousness. When somebody we know makes a reference to the piece, we know what he's talking about, and we know that its name is a kind of shorthand for the Renaissance... Continue reading Photos of the Week: Stone Still

IgoUgo Hall of Fame Class of 2011 Photo

IgoUgo Hall of Fame Class of 2011

Posted on January 19, 2012 in IgoUgo Updates

We are pleased to announce the IgoUgo Hall of Fame Class of 2011. From a new dad to a lieutenant colonel to a Canadian blogger; hailing from the UK to Warsaw to Belgium, our inductees make IgoUgo the worldwide community that it is... Continue reading IgoUgo Hall of Fame Class of 2011