http://scoutabout.com Fun and Travel Fri, 25 Jul 2008 03:50:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en All the world's in San Diego for Comic-Con 2008, and its utter chaos at the Convention center. San Diego hotels are overflowing, there's no parking space, and the streets around the Convention Center and the Ballpark look like one big party zone. Comic-Con started on Thursday and continues on until late night Sunday. You still ... http://scoutabout.com/2008/07/destination-san-diego-comic-con-in-progress/ Florida may have the best beach in the nation in Caladesi Island, and it has South Beach and Disney World and and all sorts of enticements for visitors, residents and tourists alike. Miami vacations are selling like hot cakes. Orlando hotels are packed to the rafters with family travelers. But the one things Florida ... http://scoutabout.com/2008/07/these-streets-are-made-for-walkin/ Museums are supposed to be old, in every sense. I mean, most Museums you can name have been around since before you were born, and the stuff inside most Museums is likely older than my great, great grandpa (Yeah, he was a great guy..). Which is why its kind of a big ... http://scoutabout.com/2008/07/new-museum-openings-motac-harley-davidson/ Bored of the usual San Francisco vacations and beaches and stuff? Don your tinfoil hats and bring out your unsolved mystery guidebooks, because we are about to embark on a journey to discover the presence of Bigfoot in California. California, it seems, is No. 2 on the list of Bigfoot sightings, ... http://scoutabout.com/2008/07/bigfoot-exploration-in-california/ As the 'Glow' at the Santa Monica Pier fades (along with the hangover ...), I thought it might be a good idea to list out some of the other major festivals and fairs across California, so you can do your trip planning around the festivals. For instance, if let's say you have ... http://scoutabout.com/2008/07/california-state-fair-sacramento-aug-15-sept-1/ Saturday July 19, you won't have to poke around searching for things to do in Los Angeles, because the Santa Monica Pier will Glow dusk-to-dawn with live performances, spectacular sights and video presentations and neat exhibitions at the Glow Festival (www.smgov.net/smarts/glow/). Not to mention food, fun and a heck of a lot ... http://scoutabout.com/2008/07/glow-festival-santa-monica-pier/ The world's largest Tattoo & Body Art Expo (www.bodyartexpo.com/) is doing the rounds in California, starting from the Fairplex Ponoma (July 18 to 20, 2008), and moving on to the Cow Palace, San Francisco (August 22 to 24), and then to the Los Angeles Convention Center (September 26 to 28) and wrapping up ... http://scoutabout.com/2008/07/tattoo-body-art-expo/ The Brooklyn Museum got taken with its collection of 30 Coptic sculptures, a third of which have been determined to be fake. So what do they do? Instead of warehousing the sculptures, they're holding a 'fake exhibition', as in they're inviting the public to see the fakes. The New York Times reports ... http://scoutabout.com/2008/07/nyc-museums-are-more-fun-than-you-think/ I've been 'assigned' to rant on this blog, so I thought maybe I should start with a proper introduction. First, who am I? I'm Ling, a hack writer, and I scribble stuff  for Uptake (formerly Kango). I also run another travel blog (Triphow.com) in addition to posting on the Uptake blog. For the record, ... http://scoutabout.com/2008/07/scoutabout-gets-a-new-sherriff/ When I lived in Boston, I was enthralled by their Fourth of July celebration at the Esplanade. Sadly, I won’t be there to enjoy this year’s 35th anniversary celebration, but I thought in order to get into the holiday spirit, I’d spend some time finding out what some other ... http://scoutabout.com/2008/06/july-4th-around-the-country/