This week: top searches, and the most viewed videos.

We at Travelistic were shocked–shocked!–to learn that The Map’s Liza de Guia was nominated for Valleywag’s hot vlogger contest.

Whether the locals call it Mardi Gras, Carnevale, or Fastnacht, Carnival is happening this weekend, and it’s the world’s biggest party.

Most viewed this weekend: cuddle parties and cockfighting (tee hee).

Erik at Gadling picked up a clip on Brooklyn’s Army of Björk party this week, shot by our very own Liza de Guia.

Vegas is a conventioneer’s town, and no convention/ trade show is larger than the Consumer Electronics Show (CES).

Erik Olsen over at Gadling posted about our travel news show The Map today, saying it’s “like you’re getting the real scuttlebutt, as opposed to a more stale corporate feel.”

Starting today, The Map is available as a podcast that you can access through iTunes. Subscribe to the show and have the newest clips loaded directly onto your iPod, for use on-the-go.