Posted on November 9, 2009 in Community Highlights
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 Community Highlights
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 Community Highlights
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
Posted on October 30, 2009 in IgoUgo Picks
While we usually avoid extolling destinations that will give you the willies, Halloween demands a list fit for mystery men and women. Here, IgoUgo travelers recommend 10 abandoned towns--places that delight horror-movie fans and history buffs alike... Continue reading IgoUgo Travelers Pick World's 10 Best Ghost Towns
Posted on October 29, 2009 in Site Updates
Your nominations are in and voting is now open. Only one thing left to do: choose the winners of the 2009 U GO! Awards!.. Continue reading Vote Now in the 2009 U GO! Awards
Posted on October 28, 2009 in Community Highlights
In October or November of every year, Pushkar, India--“one of the most mellow places on the subcontinent,” according to one IgoUgo member--floods with camels, traders, racers, and tourists attending the Pushkar Camel Fair. Snag a front-row seat... Continue reading Images of India: Pushkar Camel Fair in Rajasthan
Posted on October 26, 2009 in Community Highlights
If America’s most visited national parks are too crowded for your taste, see the parks our members like for more solitary pursuits. All were among the least visited national parks last year, and all offer a wilderness that’s hard to come by... Continue reading Best of America's Least Visited National Parks
Posted on October 23, 2009 in Community Highlights
We love getting to know new IgoUgo members, and one favorite way to do that is to check out their completed member profiles. So when nofootprint became a member in August, we couldn’t help but notice that she wrote, “It’s my dream to go on a safari.”.. Continue reading Must-See Trip: nofootprint's Tanzania Adventure
Posted on October 22, 2009 in Community Highlights
From a City of the Dead in Scotland to unusual gargoyles in England to shoulder-blade lampshades in Italy, a few brave IgoUgo souls just found attractions that are frightfully perfect for a hair-raising holiday... Continue reading Three Creepy Trips Sneak Up in Time for Halloween
Posted on October 20, 2009 in Community Highlights
Almost all IgoUgo travelers who have written about Chile’s capital have noted the dearth of “spectacular attractions,” but almost all of them loved Santiago anyway. Plunge through the smog, says one, and you’ll find a city bursting with culture... Continue reading Smog? What Smog? Our Travelers Say Santiago Shines