Under the SeaIt’s time to wrap up the week now with our favorite links from around the web.

Looking to escape the ratrace? Nomad4Ever dishes up The 3 Secrets of Early Retirement.

Earlier this month, the BBC bought Lonely Planet. Some aren’t too impressed.

Halloween is coming up…do you know where the World’s Creepiest Places are?

Pickpockets are often a worry of new travelers. Witness a short video clip of the technique called The Phantom Wallet.

Finally, improve your vocabulary and donate free rice with the nifty website FreeRice.com

Enjoy the weekend!

 
 

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  • Eva

    Wow… I followed a link (clicked on “shit hole”) from the Road Junky bbc/LP story to their list of “Worst 10 Cities in the World” – I still can’t decide if it is a joke or not. Thoughts, anyone?

    http://www.roadjunky.com/guide/1279/0-worst-cities-to-travel-to

    • http://www.bravenewtraveler.com Ian MacKenzie

      I think I browsed that “Worst Cities” article a while back. I’m pretty sure it’s meant to be tongue-in-cheek, but at the same time, it is a little abrasive…

  • http://www.nomad4ever.com nomad4ever

    Thanks for considering my post as a worthwhile read!

    Were you affected by the Google Pagerank Downgrade as well, Ian? Seems, that big G is changing quite a lot of things for the web recently.

    But who are we to care too much about it, right? ;-)

    Cheers from Bali,

    Chris

  • http://www.paradiseinportugal.com frank mcclintock

    For creepy places, check out the paranormal list at http://www.worldreviewer.com/experiences/paranormal/ – I particularly like the posting about the Gay Ghost of the George Hotel…

 

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