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- August 11th, 2008
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The Daily Travel Wire: Put Those Breasts Away, Creative Advertising, and Oktoberfest
Women asked to cover up during breastfeeding - [Gadling] Airlines turn to creative advertising - [CNN] Oktoberfest Specials - [Frommers] 10 Spectacular resorts - [Trifter] Orlando Theme Parks Prices…
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Today’s Destination: Valley of the Kings, Egypt
Valley of the Kings, burial site used by Egyptian rulers of the New Kingdom period (1550-1070 bc). It is located on the west bank of the Nile, opposite the modern town of Luxor. Although only a few ki…
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100 Celebrity Holiday Favorites
Where do the stars go when they need to kick back and relax? Which restaurants, shops, resorts and hotels do they rate above all others? 100 of Britain’s best-known celebrities tell all.
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Eight Tricks to Beat Airport Delays
Anyone who flies these days knows that the experience can often be as enjoyable as root-canal surgery. Such annoyances are becoming increasingly common. According to the Bureau of Transportation Sta…
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The Hardest-Drinking Cities in America
Austin, Texas, is famous for its parties. People flock from around the world to attend events like the annual South by Southwest film and music festival. And when they get there, chances are they make…
- August 8th, 2008
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Picture Time: The Deepest Pool in the World
Brussels, Belgium is home to the world’s deepest swimming pool. There are numerous underwater windows that allow outside visitors to look into the pools at various depths and contains several si…
- August 7th, 2008
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The Daily Travel Wire: Airline Nightmares, Expensive Sushi, and What to Pack for Safety
Summer of airline nightmares - [CNN] The most expensive Sushi restaurant in LA - [Cosmotourist] What to pack in your traveling medical kit - [Frommers] Oddest travel guides you will ever read - [Gadli…
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10 Gadgets You Need For Flying
Times have changed and most of us, including kids, have become pretty demanding. If you are a frequent traveler, you’ll probably be fed up with watching the same movie for the third time (or Beethov…
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Bar Hopping Like It’s 1975
As ’80s high-tops and slim jeans parade their way into contemporary fashion, it’s throwbacks to the prior decade that are surfacing in the design and architecture of L.A.’s nightlife venues. Ma…
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How the Airline Passenger Experience Changed in the Last 20 Years
Looking at a range of trends, it’s amazing to see how much business travel has changed since 1990. Back then, using a laptop in-flight was such a rare novelty that it involved fending off questi…
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Picture Time: Insane Bunjee Jumpers from Vanuatu
Imagine taking a nose-dive from the top of a 75 foot bamboo tower, plummeting to the ground with nothing but vines attached to your feet. Hundreds of your fellow tribesmen stand patiently in awe and e…
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American Airlines Bans Pricing Sites From Selling Tickets
American Airlines told web sites like Kayak, Sidestep, Orbitz and Cheaptickets, which allow users to compare airfares for the different airlines and then purchase the tickets, that they could no longe…
- August 6th, 2008
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The Daily Travel Wire: Travel Etiquette, Travel Photography, and Where is your 3 Year Old?
Travel Etiquette in the most visited countries - [Forbes] The ABC’s of Travel Photography - [Travelersnotebook] Couple forgets three year old in airport - [Octopusmom] The secret voices of Bridg…
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Picture Time: Tibetan Houses in India
Check out some of these magnificent images of Tibetan homes amongst the mountains.
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Delta Will be the First Airline to Offer WiFi on All US Flights
As the dire finances of the airline industry force carriers to find ways of charging for what once were free services, in-flight WiFi offers an appealing alternative: charge for something new that did…
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The World’s Most Impressive Airport Lounges
The Wing is a 43000 sq ft open-air facility that featuers and 80ft bar (The Long Bar - featured above), four restaurants and a full-service day spa. This luxurious terminal lounge also features privat…
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- August 5th, 2008
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The Daily Travel Wire: Charging for Pillows, Laptops, and the Best of Europe
Jetblue to start charging for pillows - [NY Times] London Heathrow Airport is top Laptop criminal - [Telegraph] The Best European Destination - [Hubpages] Passenger farts in first class on Qantas - [C…
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Today’s Destination: Vienna, Austria
Today the city dominates the economic and cultural life of Austria and contains about one-fifth of the country’s population. Vienna is the place where the spirit of Austria’s biggest histo…
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The Most Eco-Friendly Aircraft and Airlines
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) set a goal of creating a zero-emissions airplane within 50 years. The European Union plans to implement an emissions cap and trading system for airl…
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Size Must not Matter: 8 Tiny Hotel Rooms with Plenty of Luxury
If only Napoleon were alive today. The man demanded the very best in accommodations, but he didn’t exactly need a whole lot of room. And these days, several luxury hotels offer itty-bitty rooms at i…
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How to Get Comped in Vegas
It used to be all about the bling. But these days, you don’t have to be a high roller to score Cirque tix. Frank Scoblete, author of Beat the Craps Out of the Casinos, explains how to game the s…
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Picture Time: Angel Falls, Venezuela
If you’ve been thrilled (despite suspension of disbelief) by indestructible Indiana Jones hurtling down three spectacular CG waterfalls in a row, you might have wondered if our planet has REAL p…
- August 4th, 2008
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The Daily Travel Wire: Mega Yachts, Europeans in NY, and Odd Travel Guides
Megayacht Marinas - [Forbes Traveler] Europeans are taking over NY - [Consumerist] The 10 Oddest Travel Guides Ever Published - [Slate] Qantas is loved for its safety - [News.au.com] The Newest luxury…
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The 50 Top Packing Tips
Confused about baggage rules? Or just hopelessly disorganised? Maggie O’Sullivan helps to get you started. Here’s the first: Note the number of bags you can check in. In most cases it i…
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Picture Time: Beautiful Bridges
From London to Turkey to New York, these are some of the most beautiful bridges you’ll hopefully get to cross someday.
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Travel Etiquette in the World’s Most Visited Countries
It’s the universal symbol of Americana abroad: the camera-slinging, fanny-pack-sporting tourist, clad in shorts, sneakers, unrolled socks and complaining loudly in English. Ever sin…
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Today’s Destination: A Mini France in the Pacific
Did you know that there is a mini France in the Pacific Ocean? If you didn’t, plan a visit to New Caledonia, consisting of a group of beautiful islands in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Australia.…
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Eight Cool Attractions of the Future
From the half-mile-tall Burj Dubai to a 16-deck cruise ship with its very own Central Park —these eight coming attractions caught MSNBC’s imagination and got them thinking big about the future…
- August 1st, 2008
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Top Tourist Spots Americans Can’t Visit
Ever just feel like getting away to that amazing mountain in North Korea? Or how about Baracoa in Cuba? Think again folks. These destinations are close to impossible to get into.
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How to Choose the Best Online Travel Agent
Earlier the people used to engage individual to arrange their personal or professional tours but things have changed with the coming of the best online travel agents. Nowadays, tour managers have to r…
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The 50 most Inspiring Travel Quotes of All Time
If you walk long enough in the countryside of the British Isles, from time to time you’ll spot piles of stones along the common way. A tradition dating back centuries, they’re called cairns. Cairn…
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How to Enjoy a Day Shopping in Seoul for Only 9 Bucks
Ricky Kwon tells us, “My foreign friends keep complaining that things are expensive in Seoul. College students pay five bucks for a cup of Starbucks coffee every morning. Oops! That’s 150…
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Today’s Destination: Supetar, Island of Brac
Supetar, the only town which got the status of the city on the island of Brac with about 3000 inhabitants, is placed in the north of the island of Brac opposite of Split. Supetar is one of the main to…
- July 31st, 2008
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The Daily Travel Wire: Checking Flight Status, Back of the Bus, and Mexico Facts
Check your flight status via text message - [Practical Hacks] Banishing kids to the back of the plane - [ABC News] What you don’t know about Mexico - [Huffington Post] A Great Photoset of Icelan…
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10 Tips For Traveling Through Life
A different kind of traveling if you will. You can always tell the difference between an experienced traveler and a new one… by the size of their luggage. Dr. John C. Maxwell mentioned that too ma…
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Today’s Destination: Drumheller, Canada
Drumheller is located in South Eastern Alberta, Canada, to the Northeast of Calgary, by about one and a half hours. The general area is called the Badlands. It is best known for the many dinosaur bo…
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Feel Like Going to the Beach? Check out these Coastlines
There’s nothing more relaxing yet exciting about knowing that you’re going to be headed to the beach. I for one have not been to the beach in more time than I’d care to remember. E…
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The Top Ten Things to do in Japan
Japan is one of the countries that have the best of both worlds. It’s advanced in terms of technology, and yet, it has been able to retain its greatest heritage - its culture. Indeed, Japan has…
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The World’s Largest Indoor Water Parks
Spanning a massive 225000 sq feet, the Water Worldpark in Alberta, Canada features the world’s largest indoor wave pool, a host of waterslides/tubes, bungee jumping, and even zip lines. ThatR…
- July 30th, 2008
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The Daily Travel Wire: Scuba Diving Trips, More Checked Bag Fees, and Coney Island
Eight Sensational Scuba Diving Trips - [Forbes] Delta Increases 2nd Checked bag fee to $50 - [Consumerist] The Makeover Controversy in Coney Island - [Little Odessa] No Need to worry about these thing…
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The Top Ten Car-Free U.S. Destinations
Americans have undoubtedly held a long love affair with the automobile, but sometimes a good thing can just turn sour. Whether it’s soaring gas prices or traffic congestion that have you ready t…
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The Top 5 Most Charitable U.S. Cities and States
Let it never be said that Americans aren’t a generous or charitable people. In fact, the most comprehensive research on U.S. volunteering ever assembled has just been released, and the numbers a…
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The Most Loved Cities, According To Residents
Though Chicagoans may grow weary of mind-numbing traffic jams, a lumbering mass transit system and outbreaks of neighborhood violence, deep down they are apparently quite fond of their city—fonder,…
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25 Ways to Earn Money When You’re Broke on the Road
You reach into your wallet to pay for your hostel bed for the night, and come up empty. You dig deeper, finding only receipts and pocket lint. You realize you’re out of money. All you have left ar…
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Four Alternatives to Land Based Accomodations
From the strangest, to the smallest, to the kinkiest, when it comes to hotels, we’ve seen them all. But if there is one thing they all have in common, they are all on land. In the near future when b…
- July 29th, 2008
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The Daily Travel Wire: Destination Weddings, Health and Safety, and Attacked Honeymooners
Destination Weddings catering to kids - [CNN] Travel Heath and Safety - [Frommers] Honeymooners attacked at Antigua Hotel - [Hotel Chatter] A Taste of Scotland - [New York Times] 16 Million Visitors c…
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How Many Countries Can you Name in 5 Minutes?
Here’s a fun website that asks you to name as many countries as you can in five minutes. They tally up your score at the end. Try it!
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Amazing Ancient Cities of Color
Santorini is widely known for its stunning white architecture with splashes of vibrant blues and various colors for structures built upon volcanic islands. Valpara íso, Chile often called The Jewel o…
