CNN Site Map for Section Travel (Galleries) for December - 2013
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- 2013-12-31The archaeological site of Tiwanaku was built at 13,000 feet above sea level in the Altiplano of the Bolivian Andes.
- 2013-12-31The VW Kombi ceases production today in the last country still making the vehicle -- Brazil. Here's a nostalgic trip down Kombi lane to discover how this rather ramshackle van achieved its iconic status.
- 2013-12-31"Would you be so kind as to pass the marmalade?" Eating breakfast with giraffes at Nairobi's 10-suite Giraffe Manor is a unique thrill.
- 2013-12-30Considered one of the best Africa wildlife photographers, New York native David Gulden has spent the past two decades photographing in Kenya. Here he captures two bull elephants fighting over a female in estrus. Tsavo National Park, Kenya, 2011.
- 2013-12-30On December 28 every year, the Spanish town of Ibi celebrates Els Enfarinats, a festival in which revelers in mock military dress battle each other with flour, eggs and fireworks. Or to put it another way: You can't have a food fight without breaking
- 2013-12-26"¿Serías tan amable de pasarme la mermelada?". Desayunar con jirafas en el Giraffe Manor, de 10 habitaciones, ubicado en Nairobi, será una experiencia única.
- 2013-12-26El sitio arqueológico de Tiwanaku fue construído a 13.000 pies (3.962 metros) sobre el nivel del mar en el Altiplano de los Andes bolivianos.
- 2013-12-25San Andreas, de 'Grand Theft Auto V', ofrece panorámicas del brillante océano y las montañas nubosas de California.
- 2013-12-24Entre los primeros lugares en Australia para ver el amanecer, la Bahía Byron ofrece una de las fiestas de año nuevo más grandes del país. Este año, en el Falls Music & Arts Festival (del 31 de diciembre al 3 de enero) habrá presentaciones de MGMT, Gri
- 2013-12-24Es grande y brillante. En realidad no es un árbol, sino un marco de metal de 25 metros cubierto con ramas de abeto. Al menos no es de plástico.
- 2013-12-23"A Joyful Obsession," Printemps, Paris: For more than a century, department stores have been creating fantastic window displays around the Christmas holidays. This year's highlights include 80 teddy bears that prance in the windows of Frenc
- 2013-12-23Among the first places in Australia to see the sunrise, Byron Bay hosts one of the country's largest New Year's Eve parties. This year's Falls Music & Arts Festival (December 31 to January 3) features MGMT, Grizzly Bear, The Roots and V
- 2013-12-20The 1888 Hotel in Sydney features guest rooms with 10-foot ceilings; windows and desks constructed from recycled timber; and a lobby, an atrium and a bar studded with reclaimed wooden beams and exposed brick.
- 2013-12-20To predict the latest room rates, consult the algorithm at websites such as TheSuitest.
- 2013-12-20Freezing at home? Head to the Southern Hemisphere for a nice, warm getaway. Limestone formations known as the Pinnacles are located within Nambung National Park along the coast of the Indian Ocean in Western Australia.
- 2013-12-20This adorable daily penguin walk was part of Everland amusement park's countdown to Christmas.
- 2013-12-20It's big, it's bright -- and it's not actually a tree but a 25-meter metal frame covered in fir tree branches. At least they're not plastic. But they probably are flammable.
- 2013-12-20The $44 million overhaul of the ancient site is meant to transform visitors' experience of Stonehenge.
- 2013-12-19La lista anual Zeitgeist de Google revela los destinos más buscados del año en Google por país. Roma fue el número uno en Gran Bretaña.
- 2013-12-19A 16.5-meter inflatable rubber duck created by a Dutch artist mysteriously deflated and bobbed lifelessly in Victoria Harbour. It's Asia tour continued to Taiwan, where it exploded after an attempt to inflate it too quickly ended in tragedy.
- 2013-12-19El zoólogo Vladimir Dinets descubrió las danzas de cocodrilos en los Everglades.
- 2013-12-19Take a look at the best travel photos featured by CNN iReport this year. Roberta Cucchiaro says she was overwhelmed by the beauty she found while traveling across Xinjiang, China. "Every corner I turned, I could find a different scenery. From the Him
- 2013-12-19En este viaje a China hubo "desde la cordillera de los Himalaya hasta lagos y ríos hermosos, el desierto y tierras planas", dice Roberta Cucchiaro. La foto es Xinjiang. (Roberta Cucchiaro/Cortesía)
- 2013-12-18Dips, pickles and bean salads are typical meze openers, but you're not meant to fill up on them -- a great meze comprises at least 20 dishes and takes all evening to polish off.
- 2013-12-18Perennially packed Siam Paragon is a luxury shopping mall, plus huge aquarium, in Bangkok. Its top Instagram spot shouldn't surprise residents, who share images of their everyday life with virtually anyone.
- 2013-12-18The seasonal interplay of light and darkness is never more spectacular than with the aurora borealis, or northern lights. Jukkasjarvi, Sweden, is a prime spot for viewing the natural light show and welcoming longer days.
- 2013-12-18Google's annual year-in-review Zeitgeist charts reveals the most-searched destinations by country. Rome was the number one trending destination from the United Kingdom this year. Google's "trending" search terms are those that showed t
- 2013-12-17Siempre lleno, Siam Paragon es un centro comercial lujoso, además de un enorme acuario, en Bangkok. El hecho de que encabece la lista de los sitios más populares en Instagram no debería sorprender a los residentes, quienes comparten imagenes de su vida co
- 2013-12-17"Oops sorry, was my face in the way of your fist?" A study titled "Sorry ... I'm Canadian," reports 90% of Canadians aged 18-25 apologize if a stranger bumps into them. Travelers should still be wary of niceties, notes one Canadia
- 2013-12-17Nicosia is the last divided capital in the world. The Buffer Zone is patrolled by U.N. soldiers. Today a new generation of artists, poets and musicians are moving to the city's historic old town, hoping to mend the divide.
- 2013-12-17"Uy, lo siento si mi cara se le atravesó a tu puño.
Un estudio titulado "Lo siento... soy canadiense" informa que el 90% de los canadienses comprendidos en las edades de 18 a 25 años se disculparán si un extraño se tropieza con ellos. Los v
- 2013-12-16Vuela a Nueva Zelanda, la tierra de Tolkien. Probablemente estarás en el aire por 24 horas y te perderás el día de Navidad por completo. Si ya estás en Nueva Zelanda, ve a España.
- 2013-12-16Legend says the Greek goddess of love was born off Aphrodite's Beach. Waves breaking over the rock create pillars of foam that islanders say look just like the goddess herself.
- 2013-12-15Lindo lugar, con conciencia ecológica. Las Bahamas planea apartar el 20% de sus aguas territoriales como áreas marinas protegidas, dice Ethical Traveler.
- 2013-12-15Fly to New Zealand, Tolkien-land. You'll probably be in the air for 24 hours and miss Christmas Day entirely. If you're already in New Zealand, go to Spain.
- 2013-12-14The Panama Canal's 100-year anniversary arguably is not, in and of itself, a top five reason for visiting the country in 2014.
But the events surrounding the big day and Panama's other attractions certainly are.
- 2013-12-14La empresa Virgin Galactic, propietaria del Puerto Espacial América, está programada para empezar a operar en 2014.
- 2013-12-13Buy tickets to major sights online before you go.
- 2013-12-13Nothing screams "Christmas" quite like a wide-mouthed blowup Santa doll doing his best Marilyn Monroe "Seven Year Itch" impression. This beauty sits outside a mall in Taiyuan, the capital of China's northern Shanxi province.
- 2013-12-13Fotógrafo: Ewan Jamieson, finalista.
- 2013-12-13La navidad es un evento de todo el año en este pueblo del Medio Oeste de menos de 3.000 habitantes. Santa Claus, Indiana, recibe miles de cartas al año de niños que quieren contactar al mismo Papá Noel.
- 2013-12-12Grand Rapids and Michigan's Gold Coast topped Lonely Planet's top 10 list of U.S. destinations for travelers to explore in 2014. Grand Haven Lighthouse is shown here.
- 2013-12-12"La capacidad de albergar a miles de huéspedes en cada buque permite a Royal Caribbean mantener sus precios bajos", dice la clasificación de Mejores Líneas de Cruceros del U.S. News and World Report. "Los turistas no tendrán problemas en en
- 2013-12-11Good looking and eco-conscious. The Bahamas plans to set aside 20% of its territorial waters as marine protected areas, says Ethical Traveler.
- 2013-12-11Las amigas Laurie Benken, Linda Plevyak (Lin), Linda Wade y Audrey Shoninger (quienes aparecen aquí en 1998, de izquierda a derecha) han hecho un viaje en diciembre a Carolina del Norte casi todos los años durante los últimos veinte años. Benken y Wade ha
- 2013-12-11Photographer: Ewan Jamieson, runner-up.
- 2013-12-11"Having the ability to accommodate thousands of guests per ship allows Royal Caribbean to keep rates low," says the U.S. News and World Report rankings on Best Cruise Lines. "Cruisers won't have trouble finding itineraries costing less
- 2013-12-11Ciudad Real Internacional, el aeropuerto fantasma de España, ha sido colocado en subasta, empezando en 150 millones de dólares. Los vuelos dejaron de arribar hace un año.
- 2013-12-10Legend has it they'll take away your worries as you sleep -- provided you're not weirded out having a set of slightly eerie dolls beneath your pillows all night.
- 2013-12-10Friends Laurie Benken, Linda Plevyak (Lin), Linda Wade and Audrey Schoninger (shown here in 1998, from left to right) have taken a December trip to North Carolina nearly every year for the past two decades. Benken and Wade have made the trip every year.
- 2013-12-10Ciudad Real International, Spain's so-called "ghost airport," has been put up for auction starting at $150 million. Flights dwindled to an end a year ago.
- 2013-12-09Zoologist Vladimir Dinets discovered alligator dances, shown here, in the Everglades.
- 2013-12-09Podrías ser tú. Viajar solo te pone cara a cara contigo mismo y te puede ayudar a descubrir tus fallas, tus puntos fuertes y tus habilidades "selfie".
- 2013-12-09Japan's travel craze of recent years, kojo moe, or "factory infatuation," has made night tours of illuminated industrial areas, including Keihim Industrial Area, popular.
- 2013-12-08That'll be you. Traveling alone brings you face to face with yourself -- your failings, your strengths and your selfie skills.
- 2013-12-06Cansado de envidiar a los tórtolos que veía en cafés, Keisuke Jinushi inició un blog en el que le enseñaba a los lectores solteros cómo tomarse fotos geniales con novias imaginarias, como éstas. Ingresa a la galería para que veas hasta dónde llega para qu
- 2013-12-06The Biltmore House in Asheville, North Carolina, makes a very big deal out of decorating for the holidays.
- 2013-12-06At this controversial South Africa hotel, guests stay in a re-creation of the shacks inhabited by the poor. Each shanty sleeps four and goes for $82 per night.
- 2013-12-06Barcelona's bike share program, Bicing, was introduced in 2007 and averages 10.8 trips per bike per day and 67.9 trips per 1,000 residents. Unfortunately, Bicing is by membership only and not available for tourists.
- 2013-12-06Bangladesh Biman Airlines operates the world's last passenger McDonnell Douglas DC-10 -- which the airline says will be making its final scheduled flight on December 7 on an otherwise routine flight. Shown here: A Bangladesh Airlines DC-10.
- 2013-12-05La capital italiana tiene un sinnúmero de lugares históricos emocionantes, pero también los hay la gente realmente interesada en los gatos.
- 2013-12-05Eavesdrop on the airline experts.
- 2013-12-05Fed up with being envious of the lovebirds he kept running into in cafes, Keisuke Jinushi started a blog teaching single readers to take brilliant pictures with imaginary girlfriends, like these. Scroll through the gallery to see the lengths he goes to fo
- 2013-12-05Off the southern coast of Kyushu, Yakushima offers visitors ancient forests and mountains that look straight out of a magical Studio Ghibli production. The oldest ceder tree on the island is thought to be over 7,000 years old.
- 2013-12-04Muchos de estos faros se han transformado en hoteles singulares. Este es el faro de St. Anthony, en Inglaterra.
- 2013-12-04You'll see the Hagia Sophia in winter on a Christmas tour of Turkey, which includes a day in Old Istanbul.
- 2013-12-04Stunning backdrops, expensive gowns, strung-out couples on the most important day of their lives ... how much drama can be packed into a single photo? We asked well known destination wedding photographers for their most striking work. For a winter wedding
- 2013-12-03Virgin Galactic -- Spaceport America's anchor tenant -- is slated to start operating next year.
- 2013-12-03La nueva instalación del Aeropuerto Internacional de Wellington muestra dos "grandes águilas" realistas de "El Hobbit: La desolación de Smaug". Las esculturas fueron creadas por Weta Workshop, ubicado en Wellington; se trata del mismo
- 2013-12-03Buda and Pest may be within spitting distance of each other across the Danube, but they developed quite independently. Hilly Buda offers the best panoramas of the city: Pest is flat as a prairie.
- 2013-12-02Wellington International Airport's new installation features two realistic "great eagles" from "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug." The sculptures were created by Wellington's Weta Workshop -- the same team that built props
- 2013-12-02Budapest is the most welcoming of European cities, according to Housetrip.com. This painted lady in the city's Heroes' Square sure has a ready grin.
- 2013-12-01You can't deny he looks good in a suit. David Beckham -- future hotelier -- watches Manny Pacquiao fight Brandon Rios during the "Clash in Cotai" at the Venetian Macao on November 24.