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The Radar: Travel Lately

Posted by Intelligent Travel on May 1, 2013
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A street art exhibition in London. (Photograph by Yi Hsien Lee, Your Shot)

The Radar: The top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories with #NGTRadar. Check back on the blog each Wednesday for our Travel Lately roundup.

Event-o-Rama: 12 Must-Dos in May

Posted by Intelligent Travel on April 23, 2013
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Revelers on parade in Cheung Chau leading up to the main event: the "Bun Scramble." (Photograph by Laszlo Ilyes, Flickr)

There are some amazing events on tap all over the world, all the time. Here’s a taste of what you can see and do in May.

The Radar: Travel Lately

Posted by Intelligent Travel on April 3, 2013
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A young boy takes a nap on a circular train in Yangon, Myanmar. (Photograph by Branimirm Milovanovic, My Shot)

The Radar: The top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories with #NGTRadar. Check back on the blog each Wednesday for our Travel Lately roundup.

Event-o-Rama: 12 Must-Dos in April

Posted by Intelligent Travel in Beyond the Guidebook on March 26, 2013
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On Queen's Day, Amsterdam residents are allowed to sell wares on the street without a permit, transforming the city into a vrijmarkt (free market). (Photograph by Ferry Peys, My Shot)

There are some amazing events on tap all over the world, all the time. Here’s a taste of what you can see and do in April.

I Heart My City: Matt’s Newcastle (Australia)

Posted by I Heart My City on March 6, 2013
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Bar Beach looking south towards Merewether Beach. (Photograph by OZinOH, Flickr)

Matt Endacott was born in Newcastle, Australia exactly one year after a massive trembler triggered the city’s decline. After nearly two decades of post-earthquake stagnation, the city is now bristling with possibility. Here are a few of his favorite things about his hometown.

Event-o-Rama: 12 Must-Dos in March

Posted by Intelligent Travel in Beyond the Guidebook on February 22, 2013
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Holi is also known as the Festival of Colors, for obvious reasons. (Photograph by Anurag Kumar, My Shot)

There are some amazing events on tap all over the world, all the time. Here’s a taste of what you can see and do in March…

The Radar: Travel Lately

Posted by Intelligent Travel on February 13, 2013
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The Sydney Opera House, one of the most iconic buildings in the world. (Photograph by Phillip Durden, My Shot)

The Radar: The top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the web #NGTRadar. Check back on the blog on Wednesdays for our Travel Lately roundup.

The World’s New ‘Water Parks’

Posted by Intelligent Travel on February 11, 2013
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A jellyfish in Australia's Coral Sea. (Photograph by Melissa Fiene, My Shot)

Less than three percent. That’s the portion of the world’s oceans now set aside for conservation — a small safety net that ecologists are working to increase. Joining a wave of new marine reserves, Australia recently designated 382,000 square miles in the Coral Sea to preserve an area of fish-haloed seamounts, turtle nesting areas, and…

The Radar: Travel Lately

Posted by Intelligent Travel on January 23, 2013
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Strasbourg straddles the France-Germany border. (Photograph by Alexandre Prévot, Flickr)

The Radar: The top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the web #NGTRadar. Check back on the blog on Wednesdays for our Travel Lately roundup.

The Radar: Travel Lately

Posted by Intelligent Travel on December 5, 2012
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A view of the monastery at Petra from the top of a nearby hill. (Photograph by Salil Wadhavkar, My Shot)

The Radar: The top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the Web #ngtradar. Check back on the blog on Wednesdays for our Travel Lately round up.

The Radar: Travel Lately

Posted by Intelligent Travel on October 17, 2012
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Dambulla cave temple in Sri Lanka. (Photograph by James Gordon, Flickr)

For those of you who are paying attention, we’re switching it up. A more robust Radar — the best of the travel blogosphere (don’t you hate that word?) — will now be a regular feature on Intelligent Travel every Wednesday.

You can play, too. Simply follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the web #ngtradar to help us find the crème de la crème. Here’s this week’s.

What Makes Australia’s Gold Coast Golden?

Posted by Annie Fitzsimmons in Urban Insider on July 17, 2012
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The ocean lined with monster high rises in Surfers Paradise. (Photograph by Warren Keelan, My Shot)

As a New Yorker, I knew nothing about the Gold Coast except that it had an enticing name. Turns out it’s the No. 1 vacation destination for gorgeous, gregarious Aussies.

Now I can see why.

“Moonwalking” Across the World

Posted by Intelligent Travel on June 28, 2012
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Stars over the ocean. (Photograph by Jack Fusco, My Shot)

With the majority of the world’s people now dazzled by the urban glare, an age-old pursuit has again come into the spotlight: stargazing.

The Radar: Move to Australia, Kentucky’s Southern Hospitality, How to Pack for Europe

Posted by Erin Spencer on June 27, 2012
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Twilight at the Twelve Apostles on the Great Ocean Road in southern Australia. (Photograph by Jeremie Noel, My Shot)

The Radar: The top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the Web #ngtradar. Check back on the blog for our roundups. Photograph by Jeremie Noel, My Shot

The Radar: $100 Weekend in Melbourne, How to be an Expert iVideographer, SCUBA in Honduras

Posted by Elaura Rifkin on May 11, 2012
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Flinder's Street Station, Melbourne, Australia. (Photograph by Mark Moskvitch, My Shot)

The Radar: The top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the Web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the Web #ngtradar. Check back on the blog for our roundups

The Radar: A Local’s Guide to London, 36 Hrs in NYC, Your Weight (in Gold)

Posted by Elaura Rifkin on May 7, 2012
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At the Tate Modern, New Year's Eve. (Photograph by Aleksandra Drzymala, My Shot)

The Radar: The top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the Web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the Web #ngtradar. Check back on the blog for our roundups. Photograph by Aleksandra Drzymala, My Shot

Schoooool’s Out for Summer (Almost)!

Posted by Intelligent Travel on April 11, 2012
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Photograph by Joshua Bergeron, My Shot

Ah, summer vacation. That three-month stretch with no school, no schedule, and plenty of time for family trips. The possibilities were endless back then, weren’t they, when visions of Disney World danced in your head, and the days seemed to last forever. Not every 12-year-old is as well-traveled as Reed Golomb – son of digital media vice…

The Radar: Islands Made for Valentine’s Day, Barcelona Freebies, How to Enjoy the Australian Outback

Posted by Elaura Rifkin on February 8, 2012
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The Radar: Top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the Web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the Web #ngtradar. Check back the next day for our daily roundup.

Photos: Where You Went

Posted by Intelligent Travel on February 7, 2012
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Our readers boast impressive travel résumés. That’s why we ask you the same question on Facebook every Friday: Where are you traveling this weekend? See photos of where you — or readers like you — went, and get inspired to plan your next trip. Want to share your photos with the National Geographic community? Upload your favorites…

The Radar: Australia’s Treasured Islands, L.A. Free Museum Weekend, Great Restaurants in Budapest

Posted by Giovanna Palatucci on January 18, 2012
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The Radar: Top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the Web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the Web #ngtradar. Check back the next day for our daily roundup.

The Radar: World’s Largest Marine Park Planned, Literary Hotels, Dine Out for Airline Miles

Posted by Anna Scalamogna on December 2, 2011
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The Radar: Top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the Web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the Web #ngtradar. Check back the next day for our daily roundup.

I Heart My City: Christine’s Melbourne

Posted by I Heart My City on September 14, 2011
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Photo by Christine Amorose

Welcome back city-lovers to another Wednesday edition of I Heart My City! This week’s insider tour is from American expat Christine Amorose who works and lives in Melbourne, Australia. Here are Christine’s tips on the best places to eat, drink, and play in a city recently named the most livable in the world. Melbourne is My…

Circumnavigating Australia for a Good Cause

Posted by Intelligent Travel on August 9, 2011
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Photo courtesy of Follow the Yellow Boat Road

Voluntourism– a trip that incorporates community service like building a school, cleaning up a river, tagging endangered species in the Great Barrier Reef–is a popular phrase in travel’s vernacular. But in the world of do-good tourism, there’s a new player in the game: the traveling philanthropist. Sailer, conservationist, and adventurer Robert Pennicott may not refer to himself as one, but his latest adventure– Follow the Yellow Boat Road– is travel philanthropy at its finest.

The Radar: Camping on Australia’s Fraser Island, Venice on a Budget, Vintage Las Vegas

Posted by Giovanna Palatucci on July 25, 2011
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The Radar: Top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the web #ngtradar. Check back the next day for our daily roundup.

I Heart My City: Brisbane, Australia

Posted by I Heart My City on July 22, 2011
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Luci Hordern

Hello, city-lovers! Today we head down under to Brisbane, Australia, where Luci Hordern tells us why she loves her city. Want to see your city on the Intelligent Travel blog? Copy and paste our list of fill-in-the-blank questions into an e-mail, fill in your answers, and send your responses to IntelligentTravel@ngs.org. Brisbane is My City The first…