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Daily gear deals – $60 Etymotic Research headphones, 7″ portable TV and more
Filed under: Gadling’s Daily Deal
Here are the hottest gear deals for today, Wednesday March 10th 2010. Remember, these deals are often valid for just one day, so act fast before they are gone.
Today’s first deal is for the highly rated Etymotic Research ER6i noise isolating headphones. These fantastic headphones come with a carrying pouch, cleaning tool and a variety of earpieces. On sale for $59.99. Click here for this deal.
Next up is a 7″ portable TV. Forget dealing with video files or other mobile media formats – this TV simply picks up the available digital TV stations in your area. It comes with a carrying case, internal battery, remote control and home/car chargers. On sale for $59.99 with free site-to-store shipping. Click here for this deal.
Today’s third deal is for a 20% discount on the Scottevest TEC shirt. This stylish travel friendly shirt features 8 pockets, an integrated cable management system and a hidden money/documents pocket. Normal price is $80, but with 20% off, it drops to $64. Use coupon code TEC20 at checkout. Click here for this deal.
And finally in today’s lineup, if you have any MicroSD memory cards lying around, why not turn them into one of the world’s smallest USB flash drives? the Elago Mobile Nano drive is about the size of a USB connector and is on sale for just $4.99. Click here for this deal.
Daily gear deals – $60 Etymotic Research headphones, 7″ portable TV and more originally appeared on Gadling on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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New Gansevoort Park Hotel plans summer 2010 opening
Filed under: North America, United States, Hotels and Accommodations
The fourth addition the Gansevoort family will make its debut this summer.
The Gansevoort Hotel Group will open its fourth New York property this summer on the corner of Park Avenue and 29th Street. While the Park Avenue clientele might be slightly different than the Meatpacking District crowd, the concept will likely be the same – extreme luxury flanked by modern design and sealed with a rooftop pool.
The 249-room hotel promises a luxury boutique experience. According to the hotel, “The Gansevoort Park aspires to invigorate this corridor of the city on Park Avenue between Madison Square and Gramercy Park. Built from the ground up on what had formerly been Marathon bank, Gansevoort Park will be the crown jewel in a number of new hotels.”
The design teams of Gansevoort Park promise a contemporary decor with some classical nods to 1940’s glam. Some of the new sites at this hotel include guest rooms and suites with balconies and floor-to-ceiling windows, a heated indoor-outdoor pool, exhale spa including a yoga and core studio, fitness room and sauna for guests. In addition, the Gansevoort Park will host Asellina, an Italian trattoria and an infusion liquor bar.
New Gansevoort Park Hotel plans summer 2010 opening originally appeared on Gadling on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Snow, sweat, and salami: A day in the life of an avalanche dog
Filed under: Climbing, Hiking, Skiing, Gear, Photos, Stories, North America, Camping, Women’s Travel
With avalanches, timing is everything. Your chances of surviving burial without asphyxiating (if you’re not instantaneously pulverized) are 90-percent during the first fifteen minutes. Things go downhill quickly after that, and at 30 minutes, your odds are 50:50. The most important thing to do if buried in a slide is create an air pocket.
Salami is also helpful to your survival (as you will see). Odds are, if you’re caught in an avalanche, a Search and Rescue (SAR) dog will be first at the scene. The little caskets of restorative brandy attached to their collar? Alas, just a myth.
I recently found myself playing crash (smash?) test dummy at Alpental ski area, in Western Washington’s Snoqualmie Pass. The region is the most active avalanche area in the state, and home to three separate ski resort BARK teams, including Stevens Pass, and Crystal Mountain. BARK (Backcountry Avalanche Rescue K9s) is a statewide, non-profit, volunteer-based mountain rescue organization of ski patrollers and Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) avalanche workers, and their canine compadres.
Gallery: Alpental BARK team
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Snow, sweat, and salami: A day in the life of an avalanche dog originally appeared on Gadling on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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This Person is Off to Costa Rica
There were a lot of good applicants for the free trip to Costa Rica. After reading them all, I realized that I really wanted to go to Costa Rica. It’s been years since I went so I picked myself to go. I’m the winner of my own contest. Well…
Announcing lebua and Gadling’s winner of a trip to Bangkok!
The last of the votes have been counted, punch cards have been verified and the international monitors have signed off on the tallies, ladies and gentlemen. We have an official winner.
Last month Gadling and lebua had the pleasure of launching the largest contest that we’ve ever hosted on this blog: the chance to win a journey across the Pacific Ocean to spend several nights at Bangkok’s finest hotel. Complete with free dinner, drinks, airport transfer, beautiful views across the capitol of Thailand and memories to last a lifetime, it was the sort of prize that could convince any blogger to rig the ballot box. But ultimately we stuck to our trusty randomizer robot and picked out one lucky name: Barracuda Ron.
Ron, we wish you the best of luck and excitement on your trip to the other side of the planet. Having visited lebua ourselves not 6 months ago we can testify that you’re staying at a gorgeous hotel with top notch food selections, service and amenities. Congratulations and send us some pictures from the road!
Make sure to follow Gadling and lebua for more exciting prizes in the future.
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Announcing lebua and Gadling’s winner of a trip to Bangkok! originally appeared on Gadling on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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New Virgin America routes to be announced soon!
Filed under: Business, Airlines, News
Rumor at 36,000-feet is that Virgin America will announce its long-delayed service to Chicago later this month, but that’s not all that the low-cost airline has in store for its domestic travelers.
I caught up with Virgin America CEO David Cush via online chat onboard my flight from Los Angeles to Boston earlier this week and learned about a few more cities the airline has in the pipeline.
Cush said he’ll likely have some news for flight attendants later this week about new planes and new routes. While the general public will have to wait until a bit later this year, in-flight sources suggest to me that Dallas, Orlando and Atlanta might be the next target cities.
But here’s the best news from my main cabin seat: Cush told us that Virgin America is considering service to Canada saying, “We certainly plan on expanding to Canada at some point (maybe sooner rather than later) and are very excited about it.”
No clues yet on which city the airline will service, but among the strongest Canadian candidates, our money is on either Toronto or Whitehorse.
New Virgin America routes to be announced soon! originally appeared on Gadling on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Floods in Kenya disrupt safari industry
Filed under: Africa, Kenya, Camping
Last week, flash floods swept through the Samburu National Park in northern Kenya, sending travelers scrambling for high ground, while campsites, 4×4 vehicles, and even bridges were swept away in just moments. The same area was afflicted by a major drought just last fall, which also disrupted travel through the region, but now it faces an entirely different problem, that could have even longer lasting effects.
According to the BBC, more than 17 tourists on safari had to be evacuated by helicopter following the flash floods, which also took out a local elephant research station. Most of the travelers were from the U.S., the U.K. and Germany, and some of them were forced to scramble up trees to avoid the rush of water that resulted when torrential rainfall caused the Ewaso Nyiro River to swell out of its banks.
Tourism is an important part of the Kenyan economy, and the classic safari is at the center of that trade. The Samburu National Park is one of the top safari destinations in the entire country, and many visitors flock to the banks of the Ewaso Nyiro as well. Many of the traditional big game animals are plentiful there, with elephants, zebras, hippos, and giraffes all in abundance.
While the waters have already begun to recede, the washed out bridges will need to be replaced before normal travel in the area can be restored. There is no time frame as to when that will happen, but visitors are still getting the opportunity to visit the park, although alternate routes are necessary for the time being.
Floods in Kenya disrupt safari industry originally appeared on Gadling on Wed, 10 Mar 2010 08:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Berlin’s Queer Beer Thursday Party is an Oasis for Expats, Travelers & Hunky Germans
“It’s a place where you can meet people, drink enough beer to behave absurdly and also drop your pants if you’re lucky enough.”
Photo of the Day (3.9.10)
Filed under: Photos, Europe, Italy, Photo of the Day
Take a closer look. Go on – click the image! Is it a miniature train set? Photoshop trickery? Not quite. Today’s Photo of the Day is from Flickr user dileeps, who managed to take this shot of Sienna using a tilt-shift lens.
Tilt-shift lenses have the ability to tilt the plane of focus and shift the camera’s line of sight, which can be used to produce the “miniature faking” effect seen above. Sometimes referred to as “smallgantics“, it’s a trend that’s becoming more widespread with the aid of digital processing – so if you see something that looks too small and detailed to be true, you now know what the explanation is.
If you have some tricks up your photo processing sleeves, we want to see them! Submit your photo to Gadling’s Flickr Pool and it could be featured as our Photo of the Day!
Photo of the Day (3.9.10) originally appeared on Gadling on Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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