Posted on October 2, 2009 in Community Highlights
The indomitable koshkha has averaged four journals a month in her first nine months of IgoUgo membership and is now just shy of the 1,000-photo mark, so we thought it high time for her second blog spotlight. Her latest adventure? Malaysia... Continue reading A Favorite Storyteller Shares Tales from Malaysia
Posted on September 24, 2009 in Community Highlights
Iconic smiles in place, happy-go-lucky road-trippers TwoIdiots recently landed in China, where they got involved in a covert boat operation on the Li River, hailed a raft on the Yulong, and explored the architecture of hidden gem Pingyao... Continue reading A Guide to China's Cities and Rivers Less Traveled
Posted on August 28, 2009 in Community Highlights
IgoUgo Bard of Bangkok SeenThat is writing about his signature city this summer, and one highlight answers questions about the Thai capital’s markets: “Is that Rolex real? What are they doing with these tiny garlands? How do I eat a soup on a boat?”.. Continue reading SeenThat's Top Five Bangkok Markets
Posted on August 10, 2009 in Community Highlights
Leave it to a U GO! Award-winning photographer to artfully capture the contradictions of China’s cities. EsslingerBrian shared 530 photos from Beijing, Shanghai, and Xian, and while you should see the slideshow, we wanted to show off our favorites... Continue reading EsslingerBrian Takes Us on a Photo Tour of China
Posted on July 15, 2009 in Community Highlights
We’re enjoying getting to know newcomer Cat19 through her travels, though she’s quite a conundrum. We know that she struck out to explore Asia for 6 months and that she moved to Bermuda for 2 years; we also know that she always packs a flat iron... Continue reading Cat19 Shares Stylish Trips from Asia and Beyond
Posted on June 15, 2009 in Community Highlights
We don’t think we’ve ever heard mh75 sound as incredulous as he does when he describes the “ballet” of “motorized mayhem” that is Phnom Pehn traffic. Still, he managed to jump on a tuc-tuc; tour; shop; and even, we assume, cross a few streets... Continue reading Dancing in the Streets, mh75 Takes on Phnom Penh
Posted on May 29, 2009 in Community Highlights
For his first journal in a year, Mutt presents “Ankara: One Man’s Dream.” So, naturally, we thought he’d been busy on an unusual (and, for him, seemingly easy) quest to visit Ankara. Not so; the title dreamer is actually Turkey’s founder... Continue reading A Dream Tour of Ankara, Turkey
Posted on April 27, 2009 in Community Highlights
IgoUgo historian Drever recently found some spots of quiet contemplation at the world’s busiest harbor (we learned that last fact from him). Then he shook things up and tried the port’s most famous export, the Singapore Sling (those, we knew about)... Continue reading Drever Serves Up a Singapore Spring
Posted on April 16, 2009 in Community Highlights
One of the more unlikely vacation routes we can think of is to go from Iraq to Arkansas to Singapore and back, but that’s exactly the round-the-world trip Eric from Aiea took to celebrate “St. Paddy’s at the far corner of the former British Empire.”.. Continue reading Eric from Aiea Had an Idea to Go Around the World
Posted on March 18, 2009 in Community Highlights
If you haven’t yet heard about Bill Pfeffer’s around-the-world trip, you’re in for a treat. The traveler and his wife took a year to go from Indonesia to the US—no flying allowed—and now he’s sharing the overland trip in gripping installments... Continue reading Around the World with Bill Pfeffer: China Tales
Posted on February 6, 2009 in Community Highlights
It’s always good news when IgoUgo Hall of Famer phileasfogg creates a new journal, but her latest, about a journey to twin towns in Himachal Pradesh, India, is especially notable for its unforgettable opening and perfect close... Continue reading Bad Luck, Good Trip: phileasfogg Heads to Himachal
Posted on January 28, 2009 in Community Highlights
We knew koshkha was going to be fun the moment we saw her profile photo. As expected, the new member (and stuffed-bear handler) has already written her fair share of lively reviews in three transportive journals about Bhutan and Shimla, India... Continue reading Mugged by a Monkey & Other Himalayan Adventures
Posted on January 19, 2009 in Community Highlights
Caves thought to lead to the bowels of the earth and a guide named Deth—the setup sounds like a movie we’d be too terrified to rent, but it’s actually a lovely story from new member eastridinglass about her trip to Laos... Continue reading New Member eastridinglass: Love and Deth in Laos
Posted on December 29, 2008 in Community Highlights
Over the past two weeks, michaelhudson and blueskygirl simultaneously submitted a wealth of new Japan reviews and photos. In fact, between them, the count is more than 500 photos, 10 reviews, and (practically) a partridge in a ginkgo tree... Continue reading Japan: 2 Members, 10 Reviews, 500 New Photos
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 June 13, 2008 in Community Highlights
Last week we told you about Asia's rise at IgoUgo; top journals included tips for Taipei, Tibet, and Tokyo. The trend continues this week, with Bangkok joining the ranks of IgoUgo’s top 10 destinations... Continue reading IgoUgo's Week in Travel: Bangkok Also Rises
Posted on May 22, 2008 in Features
It seems that sumo—and not just the sumo wrestler—is huge these days. And there’s no need to cross an ocean for an authentic encounter: the Grand Sumo Tournament is headed to Los Angeles on Saturday, June 7, and we have tickets to give away... Continue reading Win Tickets to LA's Grand Sumo Tournament
Posted on May 6, 2008 in Travel News
We can’t help but react to the death and destruction in the wake of Saturday’s cyclone in Myanmar with a sense of personal loss; the journals and photos of travelers who have visited the isolated country are some of IgoUgo’s most indelible... Continue reading Myanmar Reflections
Posted on April 11, 2008 in Travel News
As August grows near, more eyes are trained on Beijing than ever before. But far from celebrating the grandeur of Tiananmen Square and the glory of the Great Wall, this week’s headlines focus on protests, kidnappings, and public rebukes... Continue reading Would You Travel to China This Summer?
Posted on March 5, 2008 in Community Highlights
In November, the respected Michelin Guides released its first-ever edition on Tokyo. For an unbiased look at where to eat—and how to eat—in this culinary hotbed, we look to our own IgoUgo gourmets... Continue reading Eats in the East: Tokyo Dining Tips
Posted on February 13, 2008 in IgoUgo Picks
Planning your summer trip to Beijing may feel like its own decathlon, but with this gold-medal itinerary from IgoUgo’s experienced China travelers, you’ll be able to cheer on your team while experiencing Beijing at its best... Continue reading IgoUgo's Beijing Travel Tips for 2008
Posted on February 12, 2008 in Travel News
An arsonist torched South Korea’s Namdaemun gate Sunday, robbing the nation of one of its greatest treasures—and visitors to Seoul of one of the city’s historic highlights... Continue reading Travelers Will Miss Seoul's Namdaemun Gate
Posted on February 6, 2008 in Features
Two IgoUgo members put their heads together to hone in on the correct location of these statues in record time... Continue reading Off the Map: Green Hills of Asia
Posted on January 22, 2008 in Elsewhere on the Web
If, like us, the January doldrums make you want to get out of town right now, take a free ride on a trip already in progress, no planning necessary. Several top-notch travel writers are crafting blogs from far-flung places... Continue reading Writers Tour Colombia, Argentina & Hong Kong
Posted on September 7, 2007 in Features
The Lost Girls, a plucky trio of world travelers and IgoUgo members from Manhattan, fell for Bangkok in less than a New York minute. They explain how Thailand’s capital swept them off their feet—and why it will do the same to you... Continue reading The Lost Girls' 14 Reasons to Love Bangkok
Posted on July 24, 2007 in Features
While wandering Beijing, an IgoUgo editor found it shockingly easy to escape the city’s past and impossible to shut out its future. So she cast an eye toward next summer and the question: Is Beijing ready to debut as an Olympic city?.. Continue reading Postcard from Beijing: Countdown to the Olympics