#8 – Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Museumplein (3% of the vote). Lonely Planet review of Museumplein This vast, open park behind the Rijksmuseum was cleverly redeveloped in 1999-2000 and today is one of Amsterdam’s busiest open spaces. Beneath the park is a car park and supermarket, while back at street level there is a café,…
It started with 50…it is now down to 10. Quick update before I head off to do some drinking and barbecuing with friends and family. The results of round two are in and to be honest they kind of shocked me. Heavy favorites last week, Prague’s Old Town Square and Krakow’s Rynek Glowny, both barely…
Seven days…50 town squares…over 500 votes cast. The results of the first round were pretty tight to say the least. For starters, five of the seven days of voting saw first place tied. The final day of voting it became a three-way tie. So who tied for first and what 20 town squares made it…
If you have traveled to any major city in the world, then chances are you have walked by, snapped a picture in, or spent the day at a town square. From New York’s Time Square to Tiananmen Square in Beijing, China, people love to check out these public meeting locations filled with everything from chic…
Yesterday I read the results of the annual TripAdvisor survey, which asks questions to 1,300 travelers about European travel. It covers many topics like “Best Bargain City” and “Most Boring City.” Now while this is nothing more than just an opinion poll, it has many people in the travel industry puzzled, and in some cases…
Close to qualifying for a free trip on your favorite airline with your miles? Well for members of JetBlue and American Airlines miles programs, you might be closer than you think. The two companies are giving away bonus miles when you purchase some extra miles through them. Here are two such sales: Between now and…
Since its debut nearly two years ago, Google Street View has been both highly praised and loudly damned. The fans of the nosy website love how they can easily jaunt around the globe with a simple click of the mouse. However, the naysayers see it as a major privacy issue. Whatever your feelings might be…
It was announced Wednesday that IcelandAir would start year-round service between Seattle, Washington and Reykjavik, Iceland. The new route begins July 22, 2009 and has the airline industry buzzing…well at least the people in the airline industry that live in Seattle and Reykjavik. According to the airline’s press release, “Icelandair will offer four flights a…