Posted on August 29, 2008 in Community Highlights
Green means go, and this week’s trends certainly went that way. From evergreen foliage to environmental friendliness, everyone means to be green this week... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: Green Is Gold
Posted on August 28, 2008 in Community Highlights
This year, let Labor Day ring in a post-summer season of perpetual sun and fun at one of the big-time fairs setting up through October. Ignore your calendar; if you’re on a midway eating a hot dog on a stick, it can only be summer... Continue reading Where to Find Summer After Labor Day
Posted on August 27, 2008 in Community Highlights
Architect Antoni Gaudí’s Sagrada Família in Barcelona is now slated for completion in 2025, but part of the incomplete church’s appeal is its ever-changing tableau. So it’s prime time for a Gaudí pilgrimage to the familiar Família spires and beyond... Continue reading An Incomplete List of Best Barcelona Sights
Posted on August 25, 2008 in Site Updates
From the bar to the bathroom, when travelers are dealt layovers, it’s often their inhibitions that fly. You’ve heard the stories, but have you made headlines? Or do you take your energy outside to explore the city that’s interrupting your itinerary?.. Continue reading What Are the Secrets to Layover Love?
Posted on August 22, 2008 in Community Highlights
Intellectuals and innovators have always made tracks to Boston, and the latest IgoUgo member to visit is no different. While a schoolgirl crush inspired her first trip, her many returns trail a newer passion: Boston in winter. Revolutionary, indeed... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: Make Way for Boston
Posted on August 21, 2008 in Community Highlights
Shove aside visions of shuffleboard and Gopher. Forget about Titanic, Kathie Lee, and gastroenteritis outbreaks. Cruises are cool again, and they’re one of the best deals out there. Here are some IgoUgo favorites by interest and region—the must-seas... Continue reading The Comeback Cruises
Posted on August 18, 2008 in Community Highlights
For many IgoUgo members, planning an eco-friendly vacation is an easy trade: in return for the local color they enjoy, they leave behind a trail of green by minimizing their environmental impact with simple steps. Here’s how they go (away) green... Continue reading How to Plan a Green Vacation
Posted on August 15, 2008 in Community Highlights
We always love welcoming newcomers to our site, be they new members or visitors just stopping by. We also enjoy seeing new destinations get their due, and this week, there were several places and journals new to our lists of most viewed pages... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: Newcomers Carry the Load
Posted on August 14, 2008 in Community Highlights
You don’t need to buy a plane ticket or exchange money for a taste of Europe: just follow IgoUgo travelers to some superb European attractions in the US. The visitors tell us what to do and where to stay—and what, exactly, is under those kilts... Continue reading Heartland Holland & Sunbelt Alps: Europe in the US
Posted on August 12, 2008 in Community Highlights
We’d guess that most travelers spend more time Kayaking plane tickets than kayaking rivers and oceans. But the paddle events underway in Beijing reminded us of all the IgoUgo members who have dipped their boats into the world’s most beautiful waters... Continue reading 10 Favorite Places to Kayak
Posted on August 11, 2008 in Community Highlights
Have a hankering for some sweet tea and southern hospitality? You should. As September hangs on the horizon, a jaunt south is the perfect way to win some extra summer days, and these member-recommended Mayberrys are the best places to savor them... Continue reading Southern Towns Y’all Will Love
Posted on August 8, 2008 in Community Highlights
A wide array of destinations top our lists this week, yet there are some strange trends that make us think maybe they’re not so far apart... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: A Wide Open World
Posted on August 7, 2008 in Community Highlights
Even if you can’t get to Beijing this month, you can still enjoy the sights the festivities leave behind. IgoUgo members have visited host cities around the world and have returned with memories that are as vivid as if they’d caught the competitions... Continue reading A Summer of Games
Posted on August 6, 2008 in Community Highlights
As travelers navigate the globe, many are keen to check off as many places as possible, marking their maps and making sure to fulfill their must-do lists. And then there are those travelers who find a spot and fall in love... Continue reading Destination Known: IgoUgo's Experts on Location
Posted on August 4, 2008 in Community Highlights
An IgoUgo member’s journal inspired a quest to find the Las Vegas of Bugsy Siegel, Frank Sinatra, and old-school showgirls. Leave the dime-a-dozen roller coasters and palatial malls for another day: this is Vegas, vintage style... Continue reading 10 Places to Find Vintage Las Vegas
Posted on August 1, 2008 in Community Highlights
While some Americans are trying to stay close to home this summer, this week’s top destination proved to be an island unto itself... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: First in First