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ENCHANTMENT IN QUEBECBost. GlobeSAINT-BENOÎT-DU-LAC, Quebec - Many villages in Quebec are lorded over by a church of impressive size, but in the Eastern Townships, the region east of Montreal, the Abbaye de Saint-Benoît-du-Lac goes beyond impressive to stunning. The Benedictine monastery graces the west shore of Lac Memphrémagog. Its steeple, towers, and roof echo the mountainous backdrop, creating an especially inspiring sight when ......Date: 03 Jul 2009 13:42:27 ESTMANHATTAN ISLE TO GET ELECTRICBost. GlobeSEPT. 5-6 NEW YORK...Date: 03 Jul 2009 13:42:22 ESTPUEBLA'S EUROPEAN FEEL IS NOT TYPICALBost. GlobePUEBLA, Mexico - Budget travelers craving European ambience may want to consider heading south instead of east. This compact, colorful town 60 miles southeast of Mexico City has done a remarkable job preserving the architecture of its Spanish colonizers. Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987, Puebla is one of the most European-feeling cities in Mexico, yet this birthplace ......Date: 03 Jul 2009 13:42:18 ESTALABAMABost. GlobeWHO: Madeleine Entel, 58, of Wellfleet, and Mary Plummer, 67, of Worcester. WHERE: Alabama....Date: 03 Jul 2009 13:42:11 ESTHAITI'S LANDSCAPE MASKS TROUBLED PASTBost. GlobeMILOT, Haiti - We are strolling down a rural road heading toward this small town an hour from the oceanside city of Cap-Haïtien. There are mango and banana trees, people sorting beans, and once in a while a dilapidated truck teeming with passengers. But there are no tourists, no hotels, no restaurants, not even a store....Date: 03 Jul 2009 13:42:01 ESTBRITAIN'S D.I.Y. FESTIVALIHT: GlobespottersLondon's Association of Independent Music, a non-profit trade organization for independent record companies and distributors in the U.K., will host a weeklong celebration of independent music from July 4 to 10....Date: 03 Jul 2009 06:02:01 EST36 HOURS IN MADISON, WIS.Schoolchildren test the turf at Camp Randall Stadium at the University of Wisconsin....Date: 03 Jul 2009 02:42:00 ESTA HOUSE IN THE WOODS, AFTER THE WOODS ARE GONEIn the dense forests of Montana, the pine trees surrounding the writer’s house have been turning red and dying because of an infestation of beetles....Date: 02 Jul 2009 17:42:43 ESTON LOCATION: A SECOND HOME, A STARTER BUDGETThe 700-square-foot cottage has a converted garage on the left, which is now a living room enclosed with salvaged windows and glass-paned doors....Date: 02 Jul 2009 17:42:37 ESTHIGH & LOW | COEUR D’ALENE, IDAHO: OUTDOORS FOR ALL SEASONS$8.5 million 4-bedroom house East Resort Beach Lane...Date: 02 Jul 2009 17:42:31 ESTAWAY: A JAZZ VOICE FINDS A MELLOWER RANGESheila Jordan at her second home in Middleburgh, N.Y....Date: 02 Jul 2009 17:42:11 ESTCELEBRATING THE SOUNDS OF APPALACHIAN STRINGSAt the Ole Time Fiddler’s and Bluegrass Festival in Union Grove, N.C., jam sessions seem to be natural phenomena....Date: 02 Jul 2009 17:42:02 ESTQ&A: DAY TRIPS FROM LIMERICKDate: 02 Jul 2009 17:02:00 ESTFOCUSING ON A PHOTOJOURNALIST'S WORK IN IRANIHT: GlobespottersThe Prins Claus Fund Gallery is showing a small exhibition of the work of Kaveh Golestan, a photojournalist whose work in Iran, where he started shooting in 1975, was published in the pages of newspapers and magazines around the world, especially Time....Date: 02 Jul 2009 15:22:03 ESTACCIDENTALLY, WITH PURPOSEBost. GlobeNEW HAVEN -- I had been coming here once or twice a year for more than four decades, usually to watch Yale’s football team play Harvard at the bottom of that steep concrete skillet called the Bowl or to see a hockey game inside the growling belly of the “Yale Whale,’’ the leviathan-shaped Ingalls Rink. I had heard about the ......Date: 02 Jul 2009 14:02:22 ESTGRANDEUR OF THE RAPIDSBost. GlobeGRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. -- On a cool morning in March, between a pair of thousand-foot cliffs flanking the Colorado River, my friend Donna Dignan and I sat listening in the bow of a tulip-red raft. In the Grand Canyon, rafters hear rapids long before they see them....Date: 02 Jul 2009 14:02:12 ESTBIG EASY WITH A BABY ON BOARD? IT’S STILL EASYBost. GlobeNEW ORLEANS -- As we made our way through the French Quarter, reeling from the swampy air and the midday cacophony of Bourbon Street, we could almost taste the jambalaya....Date: 02 Jul 2009 14:02:02 ESTSTAYING FIT, THE BOLLYWOOD WAYIHT: GlobespottersStaying fit in Mumbai, with all its heat, humidity and lack of green space, can be a challenge. Enter a new way to stay in shape: Bollywood dance....Date: 02 Jul 2009 06:02:01 ESTPRACTICAL TRAVEL: TWITTER COMES TO THE RESCUEDate: 02 Jul 2009 02:02:03 ESTON THE (ROMAN) BOARDWALKIHT: GlobespottersAn excellent way to enjoy summer evenings in Rome is to walk along the banks of the Tiber, where, for the sixth year in a row, a boardwalk has been set up on the Trastevere side of the river....Date: 01 Jul 2009 15:22:00 EST
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WORLD'S SEXIEST ISLANDS: 11 PLACES WE WOULDN'T MIND BEING DESERTEDEscape to one of these islands where inhibitions melt away, the locals are friendlier and more open-minded, and less actually is more....Date: 03 Jul 2009 16:22:11 ESTHIT THE BEACH RUNNING: 11 TOTALLY ACTIVE BEACHESFor those who don't take their sand lying down, we've uncovered 11 seaside locations, each with a pulse-quickening activity near at handfrom sea kayaking to hiking to hitting golf balls....Date: 03 Jul 2009 16:22:04 ESTIT'S NOT TOO LATE TO NAB A CHEAP FLIGHT TO EUROPE THIS SUMMERNow that July is here, the question from Condé Nast Traveler readers who've been thinking about Europe this summer but haven't quite made their plans yet is: Is it too late to snag a cheap summer fare there? And the answer is: No....Date: 03 Jul 2009 09:42:02 ESTOPRAH + NORWEGIAN GEM = EMPLOYEE LOYALTYIn these times of economic woe, it's heartening to know that there's one employer still taking care of her minions. Not surprisingly, this generous soul is none other than Oprah Winfrey, the world's second most powerful celebrity (according to Forbes). Last week, all of Oprah's 1,700 employees and their families were treated to a free 10-day Mediterranean cruise aboard the Norwegian Gem....Date: 03 Jul 2009 09:22:02 ESTBARBADOS: THIS EARTH, THIS REALM, THIS LITTLE ENGLANDEver wish those charming English shires could be moved closer to the sun? They have been. Isabel Fonseca enjoys the truest of true Brit pleasures in the Caribbean....Date: 02 Jul 2009 16:22:12 ESTARGENTINE PATAGONIA: A SPECTACULAR LANDSCAPEThis is a vast, underpopulated land embracing temperate jungles, glacier-cut valleys, meltwater lakes, volcanic cones, and seemingly endless steppe....Date: 02 Jul 2009 16:22:01 ESTRAVING FOR THE CONGO AND THE KIDSTwo years ago Cypriot/Congolese fashion model Noella Coursaris started the Georges Malaika Foundation (it's named for her father). The GMF began sponsoring its first group of sixteen girls last year, covering their tuition, supplies, uniforms, and meals....Date: 02 Jul 2009 14:42:03 ESTPHOTO OF THE DAY: FOURTH OF JULY FIREWORKSShare your travel photos and memories in our 2009 Dream Trip Contest. You could be just a few clicks away from a $25,000 trip to anywhere you choose....Date: 02 Jul 2009 12:04:09 ESTBUY A 7-NIGHT CRUISE IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND GET 6 NIGHTS ON LAND FOR FREEBook a seven-night Star Clippers Southeast Asia cruise and get six nights of land packages for free....Date: 02 Jul 2009 11:02:02 ESTOUR HAWAII: LOCAL CELEBRITIES SHARE THEIR LOVEIn the special Hawaii coverage in the July issue of Condé Nast Traveler, we asked some of our favorite tastemakers and personalities such as Lost's Emile De Ravin and Josh Holloway to tell us what they love most about the islands. Read on, than use the comments link to share some of your favorite memories of Hawaii....Date: 02 Jul 2009 08:22:04 ESTUP TO $2,000 OFF AUTHENTIC TOURS OF REMOTE LANDS WITH GEOGRAPHIC EXPEDITIONSIf you've got the means, as well as two to three weeks to spend on the other side of the world, delving beneath the surface of a different culture and gaining access to authentic experiences that are otherwise off-limits, you'll want to jump on Geographic Expeditions' unprecedented discounts. GeoEx never reduces its prices. Except now....Date: 01 Jul 2009 17:02:33 ESTCOSTA RICA: WILD DAYS AND WILD NIGHTSIn this eco-luxury location, you can spend the day hiking through the rain forest then return to your seaside villa for a swim in a private plunge pool....Date: 01 Jul 2009 16:02:22 ESTGETTING COMFY IN COACHSitting in economy class can be downright dreadful, but it doesn't have to be. Put these tips to use, and you might just enjoy yourself....Date: 01 Jul 2009 16:02:05 ESTWILDLIFE TALES FROM KIAWAH ISLANDTurns out you don't need to book a flight to Africa to partake in a wildlife safari. Heck, you don't even need to get up from the computer. Just click over to nature blog run by the resident biologists at the Kiawah Island Golf Resort in South Carolina (a state that could use a little good news these days)....Date: 01 Jul 2009 14:22:25 ESTPHOTO OF THE DAY: NEW DELHI TEMPLEShare your travel photos and memories in our 2009 Dream Trip Contest. You could be just a few clicks away from a $25,000 trip to anywhere you choose....Date: 01 Jul 2009 13:22:05 ESTTHE TWO FACES OF YEMENIAFlights from Paris to Sana'a are flown by much more modern A330s and, apparently, are well enough maintained to pass French inspections. French authorities say that the Yemenia A310 involved in Monday's crash, which killed 152 people, was banned from French air space several years ago because of its poor condition....Date: 01 Jul 2009 11:22:03 ESTUP TO $1,700 OFF AUTHENTIC TOURS OF REMOTE LANDS WITH GEOGRAPHIC EXPEDITIONSIf you've got the means, as well as two to three weeks to spend on the other side of the world, delving beneath the surface of a different culture and gaining access to authentic experiences that are otherwise off-limits, you'll want to jump on Geographic Expeditions' unprecedented discounts. GeoEx never reduces its prices. Except now....Date: 01 Jul 2009 09:42:04 ESTAIR NEW ZEALAND EXPOSES ITSELFThose of you who follow our coverage of celebrity travel on Boldface know that the DT is fond of nudity. You can imagine our joy when we stumbled upon Air New Zealand's new in-flight safety video....Date: 01 Jul 2009 07:22:03 ESTALOHA, OAHU!From the vibrant capital city of Honolulu to the rural north shore, home to some of the best hiking and surfing in the world, this island should not be missed....Date: 30 Jun 2009 15:42:17 ESTVERDE VIBES: THE SEDUCTION OF MUSICOn a string of islands off the west coast of Africa, George Rush follows the beat of seductive music to peerless beaches, striking landscapes, and some wild, world-class festivals....Date: 30 Jun 2009 15:42:02 EST -
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SAMOA PROVOKES FURY BY SWITCHING SIDES OF THE ROADThe pace of life on the Pacific island of Samoa may be slow but mention the topic of transport and you are likely to get a quick and fiery response....Date: 03 Jul 2009 18:42:04 ESTSRI LANKA TRAVEL ADVISORY REVISEDThe Government today relaxed restrictions on travel to Britons wanting to visit Sri Lanka....Date: 03 Jul 2009 10:02:10 ESTDK EYEWITNESS TRAVEL PHOTOBRITAIN COMPETITIONStriking photography from the DK Eyewitness PhotoBritain Competition....Date: 03 Jul 2009 10:02:03 ESTTRAVEL FEEDBACK OF THE WEEK: JUNE 28JULY 4Readers offer their feedback on this week's edition of Telegraph Travel....Date: 03 Jul 2009 07:02:20 ESTGREAT BRITISH COASTAL WALKSExhilarating routes taking in some of the most spectacular scenery along Britain's coastline....Date: 03 Jul 2009 07:02:18 ESTASK GILL: DEALING WITH FLIGHT TIME CHANGESGill Charlton looks at what to do when departures are set back or tickets don't arrive; gives tips on Greek island ferries; and explains how best to take money to China....Date: 03 Jul 2009 07:02:12 ESTHOTEL ?NDRA SEATTLE: HOTEL REVIEWTeresa Machan checks in to Seattle's Hotel ?ndra a stylish redbrick establishment with a Scandinavian twist....Date: 03 Jul 2009 07:02:03 ESTBULGARIA ACCUSED OF EXTERMINATING WILD DOGSAuthorities act to protect tourists but are accused of indiscriminate killing of wild dogs. Linus Moran reports....Date: 03 Jul 2009 06:42:07 ESTSTAGECOACH FESTIVAL USA: KING OF THE ROADAhead of Independence Day Jon Blair looks back on a quintessentially American holiday a campervan trip to a country music festival....Date: 03 Jul 2009 06:22:08 ESTJUST BACK: NARROW BOATS BROAD HORIZONSThe latest winner in our travel writing competition is E Margrethe Jolly for her account of an idyllic journey down the Grand Union Canal....Date: 03 Jul 2009 03:42:04 ESTSIGN LANGUAGE: WEEK 55Another collection of strange signs and bizarre translations....Date: 02 Jul 2009 11:22:09 ESTAIRPORT EMISSIONS THE BIG QUESTIONSBAA is taking action to reduce carbon emissions at UK airports and is keen for change at an international level but chairman Sir Nigel Rudd believes that the UK economy could be left behind if the country takes too much unilateral action. Andrew Cave asks Sir Nigel what the next step should be and whether the answer ultimately lies in regulation or in the power of markets technology and human ingenuity....Date: 02 Jul 2009 10:22:25 ESTA BREATH OF FRESH AIR FOR BRITAIN'S AIRPORTSAs the UK strives to reach its 80pc emissions reduction target we examine how the aviation industry can have a positive impact....Date: 02 Jul 2009 10:22:17 ESTTIME TO CLEAR THE AIRWAYSAirports group BAA is in a perfect position to influence the aviation industry over the issue of a lower carbon approach to business. In the second of a series of interviews with major business figures BAA chairman Sir Nigel Rudd talks to Andrew Cave and sets out his views on carbon reduction....Date: 02 Jul 2009 10:22:06 ESTSKI OPERATOR CUTS NEARLY HALF OF ITS CHALETSTUI Travel Britiain's largest ski operator has announced that it is cutting back on the number of chalets available for next season....Date: 02 Jul 2009 09:22:09 ESTGREAT BRITISH PUB WALKSChristopher Middleton selects the finest pub trails in Britain....Date: 02 Jul 2009 07:22:04 ESTSIR CHRIS HOY'S HEAVEN AND HELLThe Olympic cyclist Sir Chris Hoy on falling hotel elevators and getting caught up in antiGovernment protests in Thailand....Date: 02 Jul 2009 06:22:05 ESTRHODE ISLAND USA: THE WHITE HOUSE ON SEAJoanna Symons explores Rhode Island summer bolthole of the rich and famous....Date: 02 Jul 2009 03:22:04 ESTCAN A SPORT ACADEMY TRANSFORM YOUR CHILD INTO A TOP CLASS ATHLETE?Do they need innate skill and talent or can a week of intensive training at the Graeme Le Saux Football School in Elba and a pushy parent turn an average child into a sporting superstar?...Date: 02 Jul 2009 02:42:05 ESTBRITAIN'S SHADY RETREATSWhere to find shade and respite from Britain's crowded cities....Date: 01 Jul 2009 10:22:06 EST
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WHICH BRAND HAS STAKED ITS CLAIM IN SOUTH BEACH?Following the recent opening of a W hotel in Fort Lauderdale, Starwood heads deeper south to Miami’s hottest strip. W South Beach opens this week with 312 rooms, each featuring glass balconies with ocean views. Come August, the hotel will offer Miami’s first outpost of the celeb-favorite eatery Mr. Chow. Read all about the W’s sister [...]...Date: 03 Jul 2009 08:22:05 ESTUPWARD MOBILITYSky’s the limit for martinis and movies in Manhattan....Date: 03 Jul 2009 02:02:13 ESTMANHATTAN’S NEW MAVE HOTEL FUELS NOMAD-NESSThe upper fringes of New York’s Flatiron District, just above Madison Square Park (call it NoMad, if you will), welcomes a new hotel today that’s embracing the nickname game: The MAve Hotel. The 72-room boutique hotel located on Madison Avenue is celebrating with the Rock ‘n Roll Package — book any room category and receive [...]...Date: 02 Jul 2009 13:22:05 ESTCROATIA’S DALMATIAN COAST SCORES ITS LARGEST RESORTRadisson Blu Resort & Spa opens today in Dubrovnik — hailed as one of the most stylish cities in the Mediterranean. With 201 guest rooms whose balconies overlook the Adriatic, the property is billed as the Dalmatian Coast’s largest resort. The “Spa” part of its name is not to be overlooked, either: the Radisson Blu [...]...Date: 01 Jul 2009 14:42:08 ESTWALDORF-ASTORIA REVIVES ICONIC NEW ORLEANS HOTELClosed since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, the storied Roosevelt Hotel in New Orleans reopens today as part of the Waldorf-Astoria Collection — and after a $100 million renovation. Read more about The Roosevelt, and the Big Easy’s revival, here....Date: 01 Jul 2009 14:03:18 ESTYOUR OWN PRIVATE GRENADINESRaffles and Elite Resorts raise the stakes for ultimate Caribbean seclusion....Date: 01 Jul 2009 02:02:32 ESTONLY TWO SPOTS REMAIN FOR A PRIVATE STAY AT FERRAGAMO’S TUSCAN VILLAIf the names Bocelli and Ferragamo make your heart skip a beat, then you’ve got to move fast: Only two spots remain on a “privileged access” tour by AuthentEscapes, July 18-26, that gets you VIP treatment at an Andrea Bocelli concert and lodging at a private villa belonging to fashion’s Ferragamo family. After the open-air Bocelli [...]...Date: 30 Jun 2009 16:42:06 ESTWHICH HOTELS ARE HOOKING UP GUESTS WITH HIGH-TECH TOYS?Toothpaste, shoe polish — hotels have long supplied guests with easy-to-forget items. But now you can even leave your high-tech amenities at home. Five Rosewood properties in the U.S., Mexico and the Caribbean have begun offering guests the use of high-definition digital camcorders. Instead of an instruction manual, your concierge will give you a [...]...Date: 30 Jun 2009 15:22:14 ESTNAME YOUR PRICE AT A LUXURY PALM BEACH HOTELThe Brazilian Court Hotel, a Small Leading hotel in Palm Beach, is offering a discount on their room rates — but you’ll have to do a little haggling to get it. As part of the hotel’s “Let’s Make a Deal” package, now through September 30, simply name what you’d like to pay for [...]...Date: 30 Jun 2009 15:02:10 ESTNAME YOUR PRICE AT LUXURY PALM BEACH HOTELThe Brazilian Court Hotel, a Small Leading hotel in Palm Beach, is offering a discount on their room rates — but you’ll have to do a little haggling to get it. As part of the hotel’s “Let’s Make a Deal” package, now through September 30, simply name what you’d like to pay for [...]...Date: 30 Jun 2009 14:42:20 ESTMISSED ROBERTO BENIGNI IN NEW YORK? HERE’S YOUR CHANCE.What do a few Shakespearean plays, West Side Story and Roberto Benigni have in common? They’ll all be at Madrid’s 24th annual Summer in the City festival, a 60-day fiesta of concerts, plays, film screenings and performances (over 1,000 in all) that’s just underway. From June 30 to July 2, Benigni will perform his one-man show “Tutto [...]...Date: 29 Jun 2009 14:02:06 ESTSPEND THE NIGHT “CULTURE CAMPING” AT A COPENHAGEN MUSEUMFirst the Guggenheim did it. Now Copenhagen’s contemporary art museum Kunsthal Charlottenborg is taking it to another level: For the price of admission, visitors can stay overnight in the museum as part of its “Works at Work” exhibition. Every Friday through August 31, eight guests will shack up together as part of a social experiment [...]...Date: 29 Jun 2009 13:42:08 ESTGRANDE DAME, THANK YOU MA’AMQueen Elizabeth's childhood haunt turns 80 — and debuts as the first JW Marriott in Britain....Date: 29 Jun 2009 02:42:11 ESTDINE 27 STORIES OVER CHICAGOAs city dwellers begin to flock to rooftop bars, two of Chicago’s sexiest hotels are opening new sky-high hideaways. The Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago debuts its seasonal terrace today — oh so cleverly dubbed The Terrace at The Trump. Located on the 16th floor, The Terrace allows 165 guests to take in views [...]...Date: 25 Jun 2009 17:42:56 ESTOVERLAND DOWN UNDERA lavish and leisurely way to spend 11 hours of daylight....Date: 24 Jun 2009 12:03:03 ESTSEABOURN’S NEWEST LUXURY SHIP SETS SAILThe Seabourn Odyssey makes its maiden voyage today as the first of three new ships set to triple Seabourn’s fleet by 2011. Accommodating 450 guests, the Odyssey is Seabourn’s largest yacht (as they insist on calling their vessels). Seabourn is also hailing the Odyssey as the first new luxury ship to launch in six years [...]...Date: 24 Jun 2009 08:22:05 ESTEXPLORE THE GALAPAGOS WITH A DESCENDENT OF CHARLES DARWINIf there’s a time to visit the Galapagos, it’s 2009. This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Charles Darwin, the British naturalist who developed the theory of natural selection on his visit to the islands. It’s also been 150 years since Darwin’s The Origin of Species was published — the book that [...]...Date: 23 Jun 2009 02:03:36 ESTSULTANIC LUXURY IN TURKEYAt Mardan Palace, all that glitters is gold: 10,000 square feet of it....Date: 22 Jun 2009 02:03:06 ESTPRIMPING UP PORTUGALMove over Madrid. Lisbon is lighting up the Iberian Peninsula....Date: 19 Jun 2009 02:03:17 ESTGO TO THE BEACH THIS WEEKEND — IN NEW YORK’S CENTRAL PARKIf you’re having dreams of Mediterranean beaches, then Tel Aviv may be calling you. Still, if you’re stuck in New York this Sunday, Tel Aviv will come to you. For one day only, the Central Park Mall, near the bandshell, transforms into a beach like one would find in Israel’s second largest city — which, not [...]...Date: 19 Jun 2009 02:03:03 EST -
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AL CAPONE'S BROOKLYNThe original "Public Enemy Number One," mob kingpin Al Capone, may be the most famous criminal of all time. Capone is best known as a......Date: 01 Jul 2009 13:22:26 ESTMUSEUM GARDENS OF PARISThe Luxembourg Gardens and the Tuileries are lovely any day. But several of Paris' free city museums also come equipped with complimentary green spaces --......Date: 01 Jul 2009 11:22:17 ESTWHEEL UP: RUSSIA, STANDING-ONLY FLIGHTS & CRICKETMoscow, Russia [Photo by Adam Baker/Flickr] ·Spring airlines to offer standing room only tickets for flights [MSNBC] ·What to do when in South Africa......Date: 01 Jul 2009 10:02:09 ESTGETTING REAL HIGH IN BERLINBerlin is well known for its burgeoning street scene -- storefront art galleries, too-hip boutiques, dangerously funky hotels, and trendy nightclubs all springing up like......Date: 30 Jun 2009 19:42:23 ESTTHE GRAND ARCHES OF PARISOne of the most recognizable landmarks in Paris, the Arc de Triomphe is often considered a must-see, and many visitors make a special trip to......Date: 30 Jun 2009 19:42:08 ESTJETCETERA: MOROCCO, WORLD HERITAGE & CARRY-ONSFez, Morocco [Photo by P.J.P./Flickr] ·UESCO adds sites, drops one from World Heritage List [Gadling] ·The best summer activities taking place around the states......Date: 30 Jun 2009 15:42:41 ESTWHEELS UP: THAILAND, NYC ESCAPES & SUMMER FARESBangkok, Thailand [Photo by Stuck in Customs/Flickr] ·Thailand offering drastic travel discounts and tourism numbers fall short [AP] ·Concrete jungle escapes that won't break......Date: 30 Jun 2009 15:42:30 ESTGOOD EATS IN VENICECanals, romance, gondolas, carnivale -- people tend to conjure up these ideas when they think of Venice. Notions like fresh pasta, hand pulled mozzarella, and......Date: 29 Jun 2009 21:02:09 ESTGETTING GIRLY IN BERLINBerlin doesn't spring to mind as a girly sort of place. Paris wears that particular sparkly pink tiara -- Amelie wasn't set in Moabit, after......Date: 29 Jun 2009 20:42:11 ESTJETCETERA: CULINARY ESCAPES, CITY OF LIGHT & SEASIDE INNSDepoe Bay, Oregon [Photo by Will Foster/Flickr] ·Picturesque seaside inns across the country [MSNBC] ·The City of Light on the cheap [NYT] ·The best......Date: 29 Jun 2009 18:03:54 ESTWHEELS UP: FLORIDA, KANSAS & FARMER'S MARKETKansas City, Kansas [Photo by timsamoff/Flickr] ·Florida's most infamous watering holes [AP] ·The best BBQ in Kansas City [LAT] ·America's best beach towns [MSNBC]......Date: 29 Jun 2009 18:03:36 ESTTWO BLOCKS FROM 30 ROCK: LUNCHLunchtime in Manhattan can be a nightmare, especially when you work in the tourist-ridden areas between 34th and 59th streets. Most New Yorkers avoid this......Date: 26 Jun 2009 17:42:11 ESTWHEELS UP: HAWAII, IRELAND & NYC GETAWAYSCork, Ireland [Photo by kman99/Flickr] ·Carriers hiking up prices pre-summer travel season [MSNBC] ·Southwest to begin servicing LaGuardia airport Sunday [USAToday] ·Now or never......Date: 26 Jun 2009 17:22:14 ESTJETCETERA: BAVARIA, BA & INDEPENDENCE DAY IN LONDONMunich, Germany [Photo by Ruslik/Flickr] ·Celebrating an all-American independence day in London [USAToday] ·800 British Airways workers to go unpaid [BBC] ·Surfing in Munich......Date: 25 Jun 2009 17:22:15 ESTEXTENDED STAY BERLIN HOTELSHotel rooms can feel a little too anonymous at times, and maybe you'd like a chance to have your morning kaffee und brötchen in private......Date: 25 Jun 2009 14:42:08 ESTSMALL MOVIE HOUSES IN BIG SAN FRANCISCOFrom the AMC 1000 to the mammoth that is the Metreon, San Francisco has its hands full with the big theaters. Every city -- especially......Date: 25 Jun 2009 11:22:17 ESTWHEELS UP: SOUTH AFRICA, LONDON & CHEF'S BESTCape Town, Africa [Photo by ifijay/Flickr] ·Obama to attend the World Cup in South Africa in 2010 [Jaunted] ·The live music is in store......Date: 25 Jun 2009 10:02:30 ESTJETCETERA: GERMANY, CULTURAL MONUMENTS & SOUTH ASIAUsedom, Germany [Photo by Usedom, Germany] ·Voluntouring in South Asia [CNT] ·A tiny island with a big reputation in the British Virgin Islands [Gadling] ·Original Sees Candy shop in LA designated a historic cultural monument [LAist] ·Rosewood Hotels lending......Date: 24 Jun 2009 20:02:08 ESTJETCETERA: DRINKING ZONES, CUTBACKS & SUMMER TRAVELHvar, Croatia [Photo by Let Ideas Compete/Flickr] ·'Clear' airport program closes up shop [AP] ·Ten experiences to avoid in NYC [MSNBC] ·A seasoned traveler talks traveling as a single woman and budget-friendly jaunts [NYT] ·14 summer-friendly destinations offer more......Date: 24 Jun 2009 17:22:36 ESTWHEELS UP: OVERLAND, AIRPORTS & NYCGrampian Mountains, Australia [Photo by Joe Shlabotnik/Flickr] ·Economy taking toll on holiday travel plans [AP] ·Oyster's atypical approach to obtaining hotel reviews: hire reporters [BW] ·National Parks not overrun with tourists [MSNBC] ·Airport projects being put on hold as......Date: 24 Jun 2009 17:22:27 EST -
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REVEALED: THE FIRST NATURIST B&B IN EUROPEMy husband looks doubtful. “Why the suitcase?” He has a point. I am going for two days to the first naturist B&B in Europe....Date: 03 Jul 2009 13:22:28 ESTSUMBA: THE WILD LITTLE SISTER OF BALIWhy don’t I ever listen to my mother? She’d have warned me not to go into the undergrowth alone with a strange man, one who at this very moment is grinning widely and brandishing a sword only inches from my face....Date: 03 Jul 2009 13:22:21 ESTTHE 50 BEST BEACHES IN THE UKDRAMATIC BEACHES...Date: 03 Jul 2009 13:22:12 ESTTHE STATUE OF LIBERTY RE-OPENSThe Statue of Liberty will re-open to visitors tomorrow, albeit amid heavy security, for the first time since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, in sign of America's growing confidence....Date: 03 Jul 2009 12:42:11 ESTTHE BLOGGER'S GUIDE TO LEEDSI am often frustrated about the amount of attention other British cities receive. I am born and bred in Leeds I can see that it has grown into a fantastic tourist destination....Date: 02 Jul 2009 12:42:12 ESTTHE 15 BEST MEDITERRANEAN HOTELS UNDER £100From the July issue of The Sunday Times Travel Magazine...Date: 01 Jul 2009 14:22:48 ESTTHE BEST LAST MINUTE SPAS FOR BRIDESThere are elements of a wedding that can be done weeks in advance - the table plan, the place names, the speeches (if you're super-organised) - but there's one thing that can't be done until the eleventh hour - the final preen....Date: 30 Jun 2009 19:02:09 ESTTHE TWITTER REPORT: FAMILY TRAVELIt used to be blogs. Now families going on holiday or parents who like to travel are also using Twitter to update family, friends and the world at large about their trips....Date: 30 Jun 2009 09:42:15 ESTOPATIJA: CROATIA'S LUSTY RIVIERA TOWNFrom the July issue of The Sunday Times Travel Magazine...Date: 29 Jun 2009 12:04:58 ESTMORAIRAWAY.COM TRAVEL SCANDAL: POLICE PROBE BRITISH CONNECTIONA Spanish police investigation into a website which shut down after taking hundreds of bookings for phantom holiday villas is centring on a British-run company....Date: 29 Jun 2009 12:04:43 ESTROME'S EXTRAORDINARY SUMMER FESTIVALA summer evening in Rome is one of those moments when the world gets it together perfectly — the place, the light, the sultry air cooling slightly after the afternoon’s heat, the wafting aromas of pine and jasmine and chopped basil, the long, tanned limbs, the drone of cicadas and scooters, the sound of fountains, the promise of something beautiful round every corner....Date: 29 Jun 2009 07:03:06 ESTSTAND BACK: THERE'S A BABY ON THE PLANEYou know that Samuel L Jackson movie Snakes on a Plane, the one where lots of snakes attack people... on a plane? Well, when I watched that, I thought: “That’s nothing.They should have made Babies on a Plane.” Because babies at high altitude are much more frightening than snakes....Date: 27 Jun 2009 18:42:14 ESTLADAKH: IN THE ICY MOUNTAINS OF INDIA"Darling,” read the road sign as we hammered past, “I like you — but not so fast.” That was all very well, but I was in something of a hurry. Dawn was breaking across the Indus Valley, the yawning sun spotlighting the snowy tops of the Himalayan peaks all around....Date: 27 Jun 2009 18:22:07 ESTTHE BEST TENNIS HOLIDAYS IN THE WORLDYou’ve had a week of it now — of the long shorts and short skirts, of the squeaks and groans, of the clenched fists and the 40-loves — and you’re hooked all over again, and digging out your racket from under the stairs. Wimbledon does that to you. 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They are of protesters in the late Sixties and in one of them there is the bar, marked by a huge sign with people looking glittery eyed and elated....Date: 26 Jun 2009 15:03:02 ESTANCIENT ATHENS COMES TO LIFELast Saturday I stood under a stellar Athenian sky and absorbed a virgin view of the Parthenon. 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FOURTH OF JULY: FIREWORKS SHOWS, PARADES & PARTIES IN L.A., LAS VEGAS, SAN DIEGOLA TimesMaybe you have Fourth of July weekend plans, maybe you don’t. But these fun Fourth of July events in L.A., San Diego and Las Vegas might entice you to hop in the car after a cameo at your neighborhood block party. Los Angeles Area The Standard Hollywood is hosting a poolside Ping Pong Tournament. What to expect: [...]...Date: 03 Jul 2009 17:02:10 ESTS’MORE FOR YOUR MONEY WITH EL CAPITAN CANYON DEALLA TimesStart practicing your campfire songs and lacing up those hiking boots. But forget about hunting for that missing tent pole. Thanks to luxury-camping locale El Capitan Canyon, 20 miles north of Santa Barbara, the real outdoors, dirt and all, can be enjoyed by even the slickest city folk among you. And the following unique package [...]...Date: 03 Jul 2009 15:42:12 ESTBE MY GUIDE: CROWDED EL PASO BARS CAN MAKE YOU LOCOLA TimesSome of you warned me about El Paso, the latest stop on my two-week, reader-driven road trip. Reader Daniel Anaya e-mailed to say that the city “has little to redeem it in general.” Based on what I saw, I wouldn’t come to that harsh a judgment, but it’s certainly not the most lively city on [...]...Date: 03 Jul 2009 14:02:19 EST‘BARE ESSENTIALS OF SAFETY’ VIDEO LEAVES AIR NEW ZEALAND UNCOVEREDLA TimesNext time you’re on a flight, what will it take for you to pay attention to the on-board safety demonstration — your flight attendant dressed in nothing but body paint? Air New Zealand, on a roll with clever marketing campaigns, is screening such a spectacle — er, safety demo — on its domestic 737 routes. The [...]...Date: 03 Jul 2009 11:42:10 ESTTRAVEL INSURANCE GIVES PEACE OF MIND FOR A PRICEChicago TribuneWhen planning a vacation, consumers often focus on the fun aspects of the itinerary: Where do you go, and what do you do when you get there?...Date: 03 Jul 2009 09:42:17 ESTTRAVEL INSURANCE CAN PUT VACATIONERS' MINDS AT EASE, BUT IT'S NOT ALWAYS NECESSARYChicago TribuneWhen planning a vacation, consumers often focus on the fun aspects of the itinerary: Where do you go, and what do you do when you get there?...Date: 03 Jul 2009 02:22:25 ESTHAWAII: PLEASANT HOLIDAYS $99 COMPANION TICKET FROM LAX TO MAUILA TimesI thought the last Pleasant Holidays deal was incredible — three nights including air starting at $299 — but this new one is pretty irresistible too: Get a $99 companion ticket when flying between Los Angeles and Maui, or between San Francisco and Oahu or Maui, when you buy a Hawaii vacation package. Deal: The [...]...Date: 02 Jul 2009 21:02:28 ESTLEGOLAND SCRAPS PLAN FOR MICHAEL JACKSON TRIBUTE FIGURELA TimesLegoland California has scrapped plans to unveil a 4-inch-tall, Lego-figure tribute to the late Michael Jackson “due to unresolved legal issues,” the Carlsbad kiddie park said in a news release this afternoon. Officials would not elaborate on the legal issues. The park earlier said it would add the Jacko Lego on Friday to the Southern California [...]...Date: 02 Jul 2009 19:22:17 ESTBE MY GUIDE: AUSTIN, TEXAS, MUSIC SCENE IS PACKED WITH GOOD, BAD AND WEIRD BANDSLA TimesReaders seemed to have endless suggestions for my stop in Austin on my two-week, music-driven trip. No wonder. This city lives and breathes music. I tried to hit as many spots as I could, which made for a long night of good, bad and just plain weird performances. The weirdest was Patrick Wolf at Antone’s. A [...]...Date: 02 Jul 2009 17:22:11 ESTANIME ROBOT GUNDAM TO HOLD COURT IN TOKYOLA TimesAttention, anime fans: The giant robot Gundam, from the Japanese TV series of the same name, will be standing tall in Tokyo this summer. The 59-foot high statue — which will be able to strike a pose with its 50-plus moveable parts and eject mist and light beams — will hold court at the entertainment complex Odaiba in [...]...Date: 02 Jul 2009 14:02:40 ESTCHICAGO O’HARE SEES DELAYS DUE TO UNITED AIRLINES COMPUTER PROBLEMSLA TimesIt’s not a pretty sight at Chicago O’Hare. The Chicago Tribune reports that a United Airlines computer glitch has caused serious delays and grounded the airline’s flights at the airport. Look at the picture of passengers backing up at Terminal 1. The expressions on their faces seem a little bit tame to me. United Airlines acknowledges [...]...Date: 02 Jul 2009 11:42:09 EST[UPDATE] LEGOLAND TO MEMORIALIZE MICHAEL JACKSON AS LEGO FIGURELA Times[Updated at 3:25 p.m.: Michael Jackson's Lego figure won't debut at Legoland California until Friday. Voters at CNN.com will choose between five Lego models of Jackson during different eras of his career. Shown from left to right in photo: Fedora Hat (black and white), Moonwalk (white and blue), Uniform (black and gold), Thriller (red and black), [...]...Date: 01 Jul 2009 19:22:19 ESTPUNTA MITA, MEXICO: $1,234 OFF FOUR SEASONS STAYLA TimesYes, hotel rooms in Mexico are still on sale, and that includes the luxury ones, many of which are now available for more moderate prices. Case in point: The Four Seasons resort in Punta Mita is offering an unusual “Experience More” package that translates to rooms for around $220 a night this summer. Deal: At the [...]...Date: 01 Jul 2009 19:22:10 ESTLEGOLAND TO MEMORIALIZE MICHAEL JACKSON AS LEGO FIGURE [UPDATED]LA Times[Updated at 2:45 p.m.: Michael Jackson Lego figure won't debut at Legoland California until Friday. Voters will choose between five Jackson Lego models at CNN.com.] Michael Jackson, who won 13 Grammy Awards, sold more than 750 million records and was inducted into Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, will soon be immortalized in plastic as [...]...Date: 01 Jul 2009 18:22:10 ESTFOURTH OF JULY: MAPQUEST SHOWS LOCATIONS FOR FIREWORKS EVENTSLA TimesAngelenos, if you are looking for the closest fireworks display to your home, check out MapQuest. They added new icons on their maps so that users can locate local fireworks displays and other holiday weekend events. You don’t have to be in the “directions” section of the site to find it. Type in your city [...]...Date: 01 Jul 2009 17:02:57 ESTLEGOLAND TO MEMORIALIZE MICHAEL JACKSON AS LEGO FIGURELA TimesMichael Jackson, who won 13 Grammy Awards, sold more than 750 million records and was inducted into Cleveland’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, will soon be immortalized in plastic as a Lego figure at Legoland California. The 4-inch-tall Jacko Lego — complete with a single white glove and red leather jacket — will be added [...]...Date: 01 Jul 2009 15:22:18 ESTBE MY GUIDE: STAR OR BROTHER’S? PIZZA SHOWDOWN IN HOUSTONLA TimesI thought I’d do something different for my stop in Houston on this two-week road trip. Readers gave conflicting picks for the undisputed champion of pizza in the city. The doughy delicacy being one of my favorite foods, I put them to the test. On the blog post announcing the reader-driven road trip, Beth wrote, “Go [...]...Date: 01 Jul 2009 14:22:58 ESTROUNDUP: 6.4 EARTHQUAKE IN GREECE; PASO ROBLES FOR AN OLD-FASHIONED FOURTH OF JULY CELEBRATIONLA Times> A magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook the Greek island of Crete on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The epicenter was about 75 miles from Iraklion. As of posting, the Crete Gazette did not show any news of damage; rather, it went with the news that July 1 marked the day that a new [...]...Date: 01 Jul 2009 14:03:36 ESTSAN DIEGO: FAMILY FOURTH OF JULY WITH THE JUMPITZ AT LEGOLAND’S RED, WHITE AND BOOM!LA TimesMove over Wiggles, the Jumpitz are coming to Legoland for the Red, White and Boom! celebration on the Fourth of July. Legoland boasts a fun-filled Fourth of July this Saturday for families venturing out to Carlsbad, about 40 minutes north of downtown San Diego in San Diego County. In addition to the Jumpitz performing music [...]...Date: 30 Jun 2009 22:22:12 ESTMORNING LINKS: AIRFARE INFORMATION FOR NEW CUBA FLIGHTS; JET WITH 153 ABOARD CRASHES IN INDIAN OCEAN [UPDATED]; HOLLYWOOD WALK OF FAMELA Times> Nonstop flights between Los Angeles (LAX) and Havana begin today at 11 a.m., with most customers expected to be Cuban Americans who have family in Cuba. There will be one flight out and one flight returning every Tuesday. Jane Engle, assistant Los Angeles Times Travel editor, outlines who can travel, the cost of flights [...]...Date: 30 Jun 2009 18:22:12 EST -
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LEGALITY OF FIREWORKS BY STATECrossing state lines this holiday weekend? If you're planning to set off a fireworks display of your own making, then be sure to check out the laws regulating firework usage in each state. The National Council on Fireworks Safety reported that 9,800 people were injured using fireworks in 2007, so please don't become a statistic. We all know that fireworks can be dangerous, so be smart and use the proper techniques to keep yourself safe. Have a fantastic fourth! How do you feel about consumer fir...Date: 03 Jul 2009 08:42:10 ESTGREAT PLACES TO WATCH FIREWORKS THIS FOURTHBeing in the nation's capital for the Fourth of July is one of those experiences that you never forget. Something about watching the fireworks with the Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, and Capitol as the backdrop is thrilling. My favorite spot to watch is directly beneath the show. I tell everyone I know to bring a blanket and grab some room underneath the Washington Monument facing the Lincoln Memorial. The fireworks are shot from the reflecting pool so from there you feel every loud "boo...Date: 03 Jul 2009 08:22:16 EST50 BOOKS OF SUMMERRenting a villa in Umbria this summer? Perhaps you're hiking in Nepal or just lazing on a Bermuda beach. Or you may be taking the kids on their first U.S. road trip. Whatever your plans, we have a book for you, selected from Traveler's online Ultimate Travel Library of classic and new reads with a great sense of place. Each of these books will illuminate your destination, give you unexpected tips on what to see and do, and keep you turning pages during that long flight or that sunny poolside aft...Date: 02 Jul 2009 14:42:20 EST"THE LEDGE" OPENS IN CHICAGOOne of my favorite things to do when I arrive in a new place is go to the highest point, it helps me get my bearings and lays out the landscape in front of me like a huge buffet table that I'm eager to dig into. But I do admit to the occasional bout of vertigo when it comes to actually looking down. So my stomach feels a little queasy right now just thinking about "The Ledge," the new glass-enclosed feature of the Skydeck in the Sears Tower in Chicago, which opens today to the public. These new...Date: 02 Jul 2009 13:22:25 ESTBIKE FLORIDA: TRAIL BOOSTS SUSTAINABLE TOURISMWhat better way to explore some of the country's greatest natural treasures and historic sites than a bicycle tour through the back roads of Florida? And now, you can do it any time of the year! In an effort to help make Florida tourism greener, non-profit organization Bike Florida is bringing back year-round, long-distance bicycle touring for the first time in 25 years. To inaugurate the new initiative, Herb Hiller and Linda Crider, co-founders of the modern-day Florida bicycling movement, will...Date: 02 Jul 2009 12:22:16 ESTI HEART MY CITY: LINDSAY'S PITTSBURGHGreetings, city-lovers! Lindsay Welsh calls Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, home, and she's got heaps of advice on what to see and do in the city.Want to see your city on IT? Copy and paste our list of fill-in-the-blank questions into an e-mail, fill in your answers, and send your responses to IntelligentTravel@ngs.org. And if you're still waiting for us to feature yours, fear not! We're going to keep posting as long as we keep getting them (please include photos and links!).Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania,...Date: 02 Jul 2009 11:42:21 ESTDAILY RADAR: 07.02.09Kangaroos in London? Australia's Kangaroo Island was promoting a free trip to the "Galapagos of Australia" by placing 20 kangaroo statues around London. Check out the photo gallery of all of the kangaroos here. Also, be sure to check out the site's RooTube, where you can watch kangaroos in their natural habitat.German scientists have discovered what they believe to be the world's oldest musical instruments. Three flutes--dating back some 35,000 years--were found in Germany's Hohle Fels cavern.Ta...Date: 02 Jul 2009 09:02:11 ESTWE HEART NATIONAL PARKSJust launched today: Traveler's quick and easy guide to ten of our favorite national parks. Each guide includes great hikes, scenic drives, natural wonders, insider experiences, photo ops, and strategies for getting the most out of your visit. And as a bonus, we went back through the archives and assembled two fantastic slide shows of classic Yellowstone and Yosemite photographs. Pick your park and go! And stay tuned for ten more parks in September. [National Parks]...Date: 01 Jul 2009 17:03:08 ESTSTAYING HEALTHY ON A KENYAN FAMILY SAFARIIt's less than a week until senior editor Norie Quintos's trip to Kenya with her teen sons. In this posting, the third in a series of blogs on her trip, she covers vaccinations/medicines. Find the first and second posts here. The glossy catalogs filled with pages of majestic elephants, lions in mid-roar, or huggable baby cheetahs rarely, if ever, mention the vaccinations or medications you'll need for an African safari. The catalogs' job is to romance and seduce, and not until you have fallen...Date: 01 Jul 2009 12:03:33 ESTA GALACTIC VACATIONFor those travelers who feel like they have done it all, a new out-of-this-world opportunity will soon be available--for a price. On June 19, New Mexico unveiled plans for the nation's first commercial spaceport, Spaceport America. The spaceport, estimated to be completed by 2010, would take travelers up 50,000 feet, break out of the Earth's atmosphere, and then fly up to 62 miles above the Earth.The $200 million project is being fronted by the state of New Mexico in hopes of creating jobs and i...Date: 01 Jul 2009 10:22:22 ESTDAILY RADAR: 07.01.09Can't get to Zion National Park? The folks there have created an "ehike", complete with photos, audio, and video, that takes viewers from the bottom of Zion Canyon to the top of Angel's Landing. If you've never been there before, the ehike will make you want to book tickets today.Good news to people who travel between Baltimore and D.C. frequently. SmarTrip cards, currently used on the D.C. Metro system of subways and buses, will eventually work on the Maryland Transit Administration system arou...Date: 01 Jul 2009 08:22:12 ESTYOUR PHOTOS, YOUR ISSUEImages can create intrigue, bring wonder, and cause laughter or inspiration. They're something we're known for here at National Geographic, and since March 2006, we've enabled our readers to share their own visions of the world with us through our "Your Shot" online gallery. So we're excited to announce that National Geographic's Your Shot Special Issue hits newsstands today (June 30), featuring 101 brilliant images submitted by readers. And over at NGM Blog Central, Oliver Uberti shares how he...Date: 30 Jun 2009 16:22:13 ESTGRASSROUTES TRAVEL WITH SERENA BARTLETTThe East-Coast-in-Seven-Days tours are the stuff of my nightmares: traipsing from monument to monument at the crack of dawn, shoveling in food at all-too-crowded restaurants with the entire entourage, and learning about dead people rather than meeting live people.Enter Serena Bartlett, a seasoned traveler from Philadelphia who has lived in and visited over 25 countries and currently resides in Oakland, California. Like many other travelers, she had trouble getting the bigger picture from the reg...Date: 30 Jun 2009 14:22:15 ESTSOUND TRACKS: SWEDISH HIP HOPEvery trip should have a soundtrack, so we've asked CJ Fahey with Nat Geo Music to select artists from their catalog whose songs will inspire you to get going. Last week a friend took me to a party at the stunning Swedish Embassy in Washington, DC, so I've been feeling in a Swedish mood ever since. And considering its small population, Sweden has made a disproportionate contribution to global music. Most famous are guilty-pleasure groups like ABBA and Ace Of Base, but recently it seems th...Date: 30 Jun 2009 13:02:26 ESTMY FAVORITE PLACE ON EARTH: DEEPAK CHOPRATo compile his new book, My Favorite Place on Earth, Jerry Camarillo Dunn Jr., interviewed dozens of famous people -- from Natalie Portman to the Dalai Lama -- about the places they loved most. He's been guest-blogging about his experiences here on Intelligent Travel. Click here for recent posts.What makes a place memorable? Often it's the people who live there, or did long ago: Think of Egypt, Mesa Verde, or Angkor Wat. It may even be a single person, as mind-body medicine pioneer Deepak Chopra...Date: 30 Jun 2009 10:22:12 ESTDAILY RADAR: 06.30.09Lots of folks will make a National Park their firework-watching destination this weekend (I'm heading to the U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial), and the National Parks Service has launched a website to give updates on events happening at National Parks across the U.S.One ring to rule them all... or to see Italy, at least. Italian jeweler Damiani is offering round-trip airfare and a week in a hotel in any Italian city with the purchase of one of its Gomitolo rings. The rings start at $7,700.Amsterda...Date: 30 Jun 2009 08:22:28 ESTJENSS FAMILY TRAVELS: COSTA RICARainer Jenss and his family are currently on an around-the-world journey, and they're blogging about their experiences for us at Intelligent Travel. Keep up with the Jensses by bookmarking their posts, and follow the boys' Global Bros blog at National Geographic Kids.When our TACA flight from Lima finally touched down in the capital city of Costa Rica, it marked just the first time on this entire world tour that we arrived in a new country without any game plan whatsoever. Admittedly, we aren't...Date: 29 Jun 2009 14:42:13 ESTTHE ELLIOTT INTERVIEW: SCOTT BOOKER OF HOTELS.COMScott Booker is the aptly-named chief hotel expert and guest advocate for Hotels.com. I asked him about this summer's unprecedented crop of hotel bargains and how to take advantage of them in a recessionary economy, plus the outlook for new hotel fees. Can you give me a sense of how inexpensive hotels are this summer, compared with summers past? This is absolutely the summer of the deal, and bargain pricing is just about everywhere. For instance, we have a three-star Ramada near Universal Stu...Date: 29 Jun 2009 12:05:09 ESTDAILY RADAR: 06.29.09Getting stoned with wallabies: Wallabies are eating opium poppies and creating crop circles in Australia's state of Tasmania. Tasmania's attorney general, Lara Giddings, told the BBC, "The one interesting bit that I found recently in one of my briefs on the poppy industry was that we have a problem with wallabies entering poppy fields, getting as high as a kite and going around in circles." Australia grows about 50% of the world's legal opium.Folks in Clarinda, Iowa, are "in the mood" to start c...Date: 29 Jun 2009 09:02:15 ESTMAIRA KALMAN ON MONTICELLOI was trying to explain to my non-American husband the other day why we should go to Monticello this summer. It's incredibly unique and fascinating, I said, but I was met with a blank stare. I faltered and whimpered, "Well I was there when I was a kid and...and...it was cool. He invented a lot of cool stuff, penned the Declaration of Independence, was a red-headed president, and his home's on the back of a nickel and..." He's been unconvinced until now, but today I spied Maira...Date: 26 Jun 2009 17:02:31 EST -
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