Put old maps to good use while documenting student summer-vacation
memories as an ice-breaker project the first week of school, and
classroom decorations for open-house.Contributor: Cheri Majors,
M.S.Published: Aug 12, 2010
My windsurfing instructor had given lessons to many celebrated
musicians. But could he teach an uncoordinated 16-year-old how to
stay upright on a board for more than a few seconds?Contributor:
Nicole PellegriniPublished: Aug 12, 2010
mcafeeContributor: Robert SicilianoPublished: Aug 12, 2010
Volunteer to get "bumped," from an overbooked flight,and obtain
vouchers for free airline flights.Contributor: Margie
MiklasPublished: Aug 13, 2010
Another summer is upon us and yet again it is Europe with it's rich
history and culture that is more often than not the top destination
for tourists. Follow some of these important tips to make sure you
have a great trip!Contributor: Rich StopherhillPublished: Aug 13,
2010
If you travel more than twice a year, it is much more cost
effective to have one insurance lasting all yr round, than buying
one every time you travel.Contributor: Paul AlkinPublished: Aug 14,
2010
Labor Day Weekend is a great time to tour Secrest Arboretum in
Wooster, Kingwood Center in Mansfield, Wilderness Center in Wilmont
or Stan Hywet Hall & Gardens in Akron.Contributor: Mary
MartinPublished: Aug 14, 2010
Go green with your next vacation with these simple and easy
tips.Contributor: Rachel KrechPublished: Aug 14, 2010
Space A (Available) flights allow military personnel, their
dependents, retirees and their dependents to travel virtually free
of charge within the contiguous United States, as well as
abroad.Contributor: Sophie SPublished: Aug 14, 2010
AirTran, American, and Delta are competing for your summer and fall
business. The carriers' oversized sales collectively cover more
than 4,000 routes and over 70 domestic destinations. Everyday rates
from JetBlue, United, and others compete.
Skip on over to Ghana, Germany, the Netherlands, or the
U.K.—it's closer than you think with United's latest
international sale. Aer Lingus, Delta, and US Airways, among
others, compete.
Lufthansa's latest Europe sale includes popular and
off-the-beaten-path destinations such as Belgrade, Bucharest,
Budapest, London, and Venice. Departures are available from 15 U.S.
cities. Competition comes from Air France, Delta, and US Airways.
If I click apply ONEMORETIME I'm going to explode.If I see We're
sorry this job has expired ONEMORETIME I will personally track down
the office automator and demand his or her job as they are clearly
not doing theirs. AND If I have to refer to the online job listings
when I try as I may to stop by or call a place of business in the
light of old tradition of a friendly face and personabl
The second half of our winter break we decided to visit the Biobio
region. This included Concepcion Chillan and termas de chillan. Our
first stop was Concepcion. When we arrived it was late and raining.
which the rain is very common. It was difficult for us to find a
hostel because all of the hostels are expensive. We ended up
settling for a much to expensive hostel but had no other choice
history tied between Roman ruin Volubilis and the Fes medina in
Morocco beautiful architecture Glaoui Palaces in Marrakesh and
Telouet. Those Glaouis had some cash. bizarre architecture Sagrada
Familia Gaudi's cathedral in Barcelona a truly extraordinary sight
albeit not necessarily a beautiful one. unusual sight tannery in
Fes. view glacier blanc French Alps. beautiful jour
Here's what we'd have liked to know that wasn't in the Rough Guide
2007 edition. CTM and Supratours buses have air conditioning. The
Telouet Glaoui kasbah is now owned by UNESCO and you pay 20 dirhams
for entry. The hotels have guides to show you round. There is a bus
from Imilchil to Tineghir in the morning each day. There is cycle
hire available in Boumalne and we would have like to ma
I had a good move today over to a more centralized area of Beijing.
I had a friend come over to help me move. When my landlord saw him
his immediate reaction was asking me how old he was. As soon as he
found out my friend was older than me he casually asked So since
you're both at a compatible age have you thought of getting
together We were stunned to silence. After a couple seconds of ini
As they used to say of the roach motel ldquoyou can check in but
you cant check out.rdquo In Istanbul it seems it is easier to check
out than check in. After a few days to orient myself to the place
and the fact my sister lives in the western suburbs and I was
heading west it was a breeze compared to the arrival nightmare. So
I was off across the peninsula that effectively connects Europe to
Die zugverkaterten koepfe brauchen heute ein bisschen laenger um
wach zu werden. Fruehstueck mit blick auf see und es geht weiter.
Unser erstes etappenziel ist Kamloops. Die spannung ist uns
praktisch ins gesicht geschrieben. Wird es uns gelingen den
bdquonational passldquo also die eintrittskarte fuer alle
nationalparks bei der budgetfiliale abzuholen Ist die post aus
Victoria schon angek
Heute ist freitag der 13. das hat allerdings keine auswirkungen auf
glueck oder stimmung der reisegruppe ahornsirup. Oder auch kommune
reisesirup wie wir jetzt heissen . Den morgen starten wir mit dem
verzehr des hefezopfes mit echtem nutella und marmelade. Um das
nutella wieder abzutrainieren gibt es eine ausgedehnte runde
kommunensport. Ben ist unser drillinstructor. Zur belohnung wird
sic
Excerpted from my book OUR SUMMER IN CARMEL Amazon.com This posting
covers my visit to the PB Councours in 2005 Late Thursday morning
found me walking up into Carmelrsquos central business district or
to be more precise Ocean Avenue the main thoroughfare. This avenue
is about a five minute walk from where we rented our house for the
summer. I was on my way to witness a stopover on the ei
Linda and I make a 5 hour walk in Slovensky Kras. This is a canyon
in the Karst mountains only an one hour drive from Kosice. We are
looking for endemic plants.The area is full of caves but one of
them is special. It is only a small cave called Ochtinska not far
from Roznava. It is the only aragonite cave of Europe. In all world
there are only two of them. I belief the other one is in Argentini
After a short train ride from Paris I arrived in Brussels to meet
up with Debbie a friend of mine. We spent 3 days in and around
Brussels. The weather was overcast however we still enjoyed our
time. On the first day we walked around Brussels and checked out
the old part of the city. Our time was spent walking through cobble
stoned streets checking out the hundreds of chocolate shops and eat
After another long day of travel to Brussels in planes and trains
via Milan I arrived in Florence a place that I had been to before
but somewhere that I knew I had to come back to to explore further.
I had already seen many of the lsquomust seesrsquo in Florence on
my previous trip so chose to spend my time people watching and
absorbing the Italian atmosphere. Food seems to becoming qui
Cinque Terre was somewhere I had longed to go to after my last
European holiday and it certainly didnrsquot disappoint. How I love
to spend my time beside the seaside.My first port of call was Porto
Venere a short 40 minute ferry ride from La Spezia where I was
staying. Another beautiful hot summers day provided the perfect
backdrop for the picture perfect village with its tall narrow rusti
Ahlan So this is a continuation of my last blog and the second leg
of my trip in my last weekend of Jordan. After we found a really
nice driver to take the four of us to Wadi Rum we were off. The
ride was pleasant and before we knew it we saw our other friends
and the driver waiting to take us into Wadi Rum. In total there
were 7 of us in the jeep plus all are luggage but we managed. The
scene
Saludos mi amorso heute dann mal wieder etwas lnger. Also es ist
Samstag Abend und ich sitz beim Bierchen aufm Balkon und geniesse
meine freie Zeit. Also eigentlich kann ich mich ber zu wenig Zeit
momentan nicht beschweren aber man vertrdelt so viel davon dass es
dann doch nicht so viel ist wie es einem im Vorfeld scheint. Hab in
den letzten Tagen wieder viel trainiert unter anderem auch ma
We had a good nightrsquos sleep in our Underground Motel room and
endured a cold shower and then started to explore the town in more
detail. After doing some shopping at the Supermarket we went down
to an Underground Shop and Museum where Sandy purchased a watch.
After lunch we went to the Old Timers Mine and it was here we
appreciated the hardship the miners went through to make a living
ch
I've arrived in Oslo after a prolonged journey where we had to
change onto a bus midway through the journey and then get onto
another train. I think ferries are the way forward. You don't get
any of that larking about with transferring to other forms of
transport midcruise Ladies and gentlemen I'm afraid there's been a
prang with a jellyfish and this ship isn't going any further. There
will how
We got up very early and were on the road by 7am leaving Coober
Pedy. We stopped to take pictures of the sunrise and had battery
problems with the camera. We had the heater going full blast at
this stage as it was cold outside. We saw dead Kangaroos burnt out
cars Camels Cattle Beasts and Wedge Tail Eagles and there were
puddles from the recent rains. We stopped at roadhouses to buy fuel
an
With less than an hour's flight delays our team safely arrived in
Krakow and successfully went through Passport Control. We gathered
up our checked bags not one missing and were graciously met by Asia
in the airport. She was sporting a bright red Thrivent Builds
Worldwide tshirt and holding a Thrivent Builds Habitat for Humanity
sign. We couldn't miss her in the crowdsAsia gathered us l
Aug 911 Having sipped at the cool well of friendship in Walla Walla
we headed south on Rt. 11 to Pendleton had lunch in the park next
to the rodeo stadium we've found that every western town seems to
have a lovely verdant parkmdashand most towns are by some water
source then south on Rt. 395 through grassland and range country
and on up into Umatilla National Forest. Thanks Jerry for th
After taking a day off from travel and sightseeing we got up early
today and took Karlie to doggy day camp so that we could spend a
leisurely day in Cleveland seeing the sights and not having to
worry about her in the heat. The drive to Cleveland from our
campground was very easy and we found the city to be very easy to
manuever around in as well. The RocknRoll Hall of Fame was our main
destin
I was taking a nice long walk on the beach with Kumar. There was a
rare moment of silence between us so I piped up Kumar tell me
something funny. With my direct command he switched gears between
friend and driver immediately. Oh...funny...madam I don't know. I
need to think he says. He gets quiet and pensive and I can see he's
straining to think of something funny to tell me. H
seward is not a destination rather a way point on our journey ...
guess that is true about every day of life ... seward is however
where two of my grandchildren are working for the summer they are
overextended with work so we will have limited time with them ...
we and they both understood that as a condition of my coming to
alaska ... the last few days greg and i have been without wifi cam
Itrsquos two days since my last haunted little missive and things
have radically altered. Actually thatrsquos not true at all. After
the latest camera debacle at Greymouth on the West Coast I boarded
the bus for Fox Glacier. I spent the whole journey chatting with
the driver. This was because I wanted to sit in the best viewing
seat. This is naturally enough the seat next to the driver at
Trying to add pics but none of these computers are allowing me. As
soon as I can I'll add a few. So before we start the teaching
there's still a little time during the weekend for some fun in
Morelia. Spent the weekend at the tequila sunset hostel which I
would definitely recommend to anyone who plans on passing through.
The guys who work there are great you meet interesting people and
it's cl
Actualizacion super rapida .. estoy bien.. No facil acceso a
internet ..Saludos
Wauw de Galapagos....wat een bijzondere plek is dat En ja er zijn
veel toeristen en sommigen denken soms net even toch wat dichterbij
een dier te gaan staan dan de regels voorschrijven maar over het
algemeen loopt iedereen netjes volgens de parkregels over de paden
op deze paradijselijke eilanden Gelukkig weten we tegenwoordig
beter dan in Darwins tijd op welke manier we de natuur daar het
We arrived at Pat's sister and hubby's place around noon today.
Breda and Adrian. I am thankful we were able to stay with them a
day earlier than planned. We were able to get a spot on the midnite
ferry that was running on time No sleep of course so we are both
feeling very tired tonite. Never did camp in Springdale it was wet
and cold and we took a room at a local inn. The next day we tr
Four “Virgin” airlines, based in the UK, US, and
Australia, are joining forces to create what may be the start of a
fourth global airline alliance. Virgin Atlantic, Virgin America,
and the already-partnered Virgin Blue & V Australia are joining
forces to create what amounts to the groundwork for a new airline
alliance. It’s still [...]
Acer calls this their ultimate multi-media laptop with a large
18.4-inch 1080p display running a Core i7 and ATI Radeon 5850. The
Acer Aspire Ethos 8943G comes with all the bells and whistles to
make your desktop PC look like a netbook. Specs: Acer Aspire
8943G-728G1 18.4″ Full HD Display @ 1920×1080 pixels
Intel Core [...] Related posts:Acer Aspire AS4553: Triple Core for
Cheap The latest entry about sub-Php30k laptops gave us a tip...
Triple-Core Acer Aspire AS4553 in the flesh This Acer Aspire AS4553
laptop that comes with a triple-core... Acer Aspire One goes
10″ Fans of the Acer Aspire One will be glad to... Acer
Aspire One 103 Price: Php25,995 Just 5 days after the new 10″
Acer Aspire One... Acer Aspire X1200 Mini PC Acer isn’t
waiting for Asus (Eee Box...
Torque Philippines outs yet another triple-SIM phone — the
Torque T100 Thrice — and they’re touting it as the
cheapest one of its kind in the market. The Torque Thrice is
quadband GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz with a large 2.0â€
QCIF LCD 220X176 pixels, a 1.3 MP camera with Video Recorder,
Bluetooth, FM Radio, MP3/MP4 player, [...] Related posts:Cherry
Mobile Trident is a Triple SIM phone Cherry Mobile has a new phone
that’s capable of handling... Toshiba intros Satellite T100
CULV Notebooks CULV notebooks (thin, light, long battery life) are
slowly becoming... HTC Tattoo could be cheapest Android phone
People have been wondering why Android phones like the ones... LG
KU250 is cheapest 3G phone First heard of this line of 3G phones
(LG KU250)... Triple-Core Acer Aspi...
There’s been a lot of debate surrounding the recent deal
between Google and Verizon regarding net neutrality. Some even say
that Google has sold out just to get a the ball rolling. But what
does this deal got to do with us here in the Philippines? Well,
nothing really. While net neutrality is a big [...] Related
posts:The State of WiMax: What’s the real deal? A couple of
days ago, I attended a WiMax forum... Where that NTC Circular might
affect Bloggers? When I first read about that proposed NTC circular
about... The real deal behind Multiply and ABS-CBN The sphere has
been abuzz in the last couple of... Globe Telecom nabs Apple iPhone
deal An email just this afternoon pointed me to the press... PDI
& GMA 7 inks new deal for INQ7.net? This was in the news
yesterday ̵...
Have heard of hundreds of stories of people buying new gadgets
(including a car) because of our reviews here in YugaTech and
purchase recommendations I’ve given thru Facebook, Twitter
and Email. These stories are what drives me to push even further to
provide the most updated, original and balanced news and reviews in
town. So [...] Related posts:Top Stories on YugaTech for 2008 As
the year 2008 is ending, I dug up into... The YugaTech Great Gadget
Giveaway As promised — YugaTech is giving away tons, I
mean... Digg banning Diggers for not reading stories? Another
series of Digg banning its users, this time targeting... Going to
MBS and Other Side Stories Will be in Davao for the 1st Mindanao
Blogging Summit... GreedTube: Share Videos and Make Money Found
this site via Digg ju...
So we got our hands on the new Archos 9 PC Tablet, and unlike its
smaller siblings (the Archos 5 and Archos 7), this one comes with
Windows 7 instead of Android OS. This 8.9-inch PC tablet reminded
me of those early versions of the netbook years ago. This is also
the very first time [...] Related posts:Gigabyte m912 Tablet
running Windows 7 Here’s another reason why Windows 7 is
looking to be... Archos 5 Internet Tablet Unboxed The local
distributor of Archos in the Philippines dropped by... Archos 7
Home Tablet If the 4.8″ screen of the Archos 5 is not... MSI
WindPad 100 is a Windows 7 Tablet MSI also showed their own
tablet/slate PC — the WindPad... Archos 5 Internet Tablet To
many, it’s still unclear how the internet tablet fits...
. . . after the beautiful nostalgia of revisiting the photographs
of our countryside picnic once again, was happily reminded that
there are still many perfect summer days left and still time to
wear sexy summer whites, and what could be better than the
elegantly cuffed trousers and tailored jackets, little white
dresses with flouncy skirts and delicately sheer and lacy blouses
paired with city shorts and strappy sandals of antonio berardi's
resort collection?{images: style.com}{this is glamorous} on
facebook & follow on twitter copyright © 2007-2010
{this is glamorous} all rights reserved
. . . can never resist the elegance of french doors, especially
when they are flung open to the intoxicating sounds of the ocean
and the last fading days of summer -- and every year around this
time, striped rugs and ceiling beams and the charm of a quaint
beachside cottage is overwhelmingly alluring . . .{carolyn
espley-miller's beach house in carpinteria, california, photography
by david tsay for house beautiful, aged and gilded via the simply
luxurious life}{this is glamorous} on facebook & follow on
twitter copyright © 2007-2010 {this is glamorous} all
rights reserved
. . . was absolutely delighted to be included in martha stewart's
best of the blogs: editors' picks in september 2008 when {this is
glamorous} had barely just begun . . . and now, nearly two years
later, have just discovered that this blog has been included in the
september {print!} issue of martha stewart living, as one of the ms
decorating editors' favorite blogs to bookmark! such a wonderful,
unimaginably beautiful year it has been . . .thanks so much for
coming along with me,xo{this is glamorous} on facebook & follow
on twitter copyright © 2007-2010 {this is glamorous}
all rights reserved
Over the course of the next three Fridays, Rapha will be screening
three exciting films created by Ridley Scott Associates to
highlight the Rapha Club Jersey’s from the Summer 2010 line.
The first movie (Throw of the Dice) focuses on professional bike
racer and three time Tour de France winner Johan Museeuw. The
second and [...]
I’m sure we’ve all played with an Etch-a-Sketch at
least once in our lifetime. I wasn’t very good at it but I
could draw a mean set of stairs. Founded in 1960, the Etch-A-Sketch
is just as popular now as it was half a century ago, and the Ohio
Art Company has sold more than [...]
Welcome to this week’s edition of Aloha Friday.
In Hawaii, Aloha Friday is the day that we take it easy and look
forward to the weekend. So I thought that on Fridays I would take
it easy on [...]
My kids love those zany Penguins of Madagascar! In fact, when
they’re watching the movie they’re always more
interested in those adorable penguins than in the movie itself. So
we were happy to learn that this Summer General Mills has teamed up
with Nickelodeon to bring these characters right to your breakfast
table. Here’s how it [...]
My very first BlogHer has come to an end and what an experience it
was. I was so fortunate to have attended some amazing events,
learned from some great seasoned bloggers, met some of my online
friends in real life, and even took home some generous swag. Not to
mention being able to check out [...]
Like any other little girl, my daughters are obsessed with stories
about princesses. They love the romance of finding their prince,
the caring ways of each damsel in distress, and of course the happy
endings. So we were happy to hear that one of our favorite DVD
series – Veggie Tales – released their very [...]
Just a short break from Dystopian August to tell you about the
Buffalo's current activites!The Buffalo has been actively getting
ready for kindergarten by paying visits to various bloggers.In
fact, today he's visiting 3 blogs!First, he stopped in at Brimful
Curiosities and helped Janelle and her daughter make a Buffalo
craft - so cute!Then, he visited Aerin at In Search of Giants
during her ABC tour. Aerin interviewed Daniel, Buffalo's
illustrator and the result is quite hilarious.Later on today,
he'll be at The Mom Reviews.AND you can win a copy of the book at
all 3 stops.But that's not all! Buffalo has already visited
(most with chances to win too!):August 6th Lady V dZine August 9th
There’s A Book August 9th Arms of a Sister
August 10th For the Love of Naps ...
Full scale war is on the horizon for the citizens of New
Prentisstown. Will Todd and Viola be able to barter a lasting peace
for those already on the planet and those on the way?This last book
in a fantastic series exceeded even my highest expectations. I was
completely enthralled, and highly emotionally invested in the
outcome – not just for the fates of Todd and
Viola, but also, yes, for Todd’s horse
(#teamboycolt). For those of you who read the first book (and I
certainly hope you have if you are reading this review), you know
that Ness has no qualms about killing off our favorite animals. And
that’s why one of the thoughts that was
foremost on my mind while I was reading this was
“He better not kill Todd’s
horse!†Anyway, back to Todd and Viola.
They’ve both been through ...
“What validates fiction is plausibility, which
it creates for itself, most notably through accurate, honest
observation of the world it creates. This created world is of
course more or less directly related to and dependent on the
actual, factual world outside the book.†Ursula K.
LeGuinFor me to really get lost in a story, I have to believe
in the plausibility of the world the author presents.
That doesn't mean, of course, that everything has to work according
to the rules of our actual, non-fictional world. But if the story
is set in our world, then I need the author to convince me
that the implausible things happening in the story are happening
for a reason.Dystopian works often take a modern issue and magnify
it through the lense of fiction, and this is always most ...
15 year old Green didn’t go into the city that
day with her family, but instead saw from the ridge how the city
was destroyed. As conditions worsen around her, Green covers
herself in black ink and thorns to protect herself from a desperate
populace, and as a way to mourn all that she has lost.In a starred
review back when this was released in 2003,
Publisher’s Weekly described this as a
“post-apocalyptic fairy tale leavened with
hope.†I mention this because this does read far more
like a fairy tale than a typical dystopian, and that has a lot to
do with Hoffman’s use of language.
Here’s how it starts:"I once believed that life
was a gift. I thought whatever I wanted I would someday possess. Is
this greed, or only youth? Is it hope or stupidity? As far as I was
concerned the f...
Five-0 seems to be the trend in Hawaii these days — for TV
and hotel deals. First, if you haven’t heard,
CBS is bringing an updated version of “Hawaii
Five-0†to the small screen on Monday nights in the
fall, with Alex O’Loughlin
(“Three Riversâ€) as Steve
McGarrett, Daniel Day Kim (“Lostâ€)
as Detective Chin Ho [...]
Anyone visiting New York now has a new breakfast stop with the
opening Tuesday of Pop-Tarts World in Times Square. Pop-Tarts joins
the Hershey store and M&M World as stand-alone stores at the
landmark location. You can order a custom-made Pop-Tart, a
“sushi†concoction (yes, really) or
mix up your faves for a to-go box at [...]
I first visited Prince Edward Island in Canada, when I was a few
weeks old, and I returned every summer of my childhood to see my
family. My grandfather was a lobster fisherman and a potato farmer.
My uncle and I dug for clams and cooked up our feed. My cousin was
a fiddler. My aunt [...]
Knott’s Berry Farm will add two new shows for Halloween Haunt
2010, according to theme park officials. The 38th annual
Knott’s Scary Farm will take
place evenings from Wednesday, Sept.
24Â through Sunday, Oct. 31 (except for Sept. 29).
Knott’s Berry Farm Halloween Haunt 2010 mazes | 2010 scare
zones | 2010 shows | 2009 review | 2009 mazes Universal Studios
[...]
Question: My wife and I and another couple shared a large hotel
suite with a pull-out couch and a separate bedroom on a recent trip
to Milwaukee. On our last morning, two of us went for coffee and
our room was burglarized while the other two slept. We lost purses,
wallets, cellphones and cameras. We [...]
VIA Rail Canada offers last-minute fare discounts on train travel
that slash as much as 75% off the usual fares —
a considerable savings for those itching to take a scenic
cross-Canada trip. Express Deals train discounts change weekly, so
book quickly if you see a deal you like. The deal: I suggest
scanning available itineraries [...]
“Eat Pray Love“: If those words
aren’t already seared into your brain, they
will be by the time the much-awaited film starring Julia Roberts
opens in theaters Friday. The film is said to have had
life-changing effects — and
that’s just among cast members. Roberts
announced recently that she has become a practicing Hindu, and
Javier [...]
“The Tale of Peter Rabbit†by
Beatrix Potter turned up this spring on the list of the London
Telegraph’s “20 Greatest
Children’s Books Ever.”
There’s something enduring and endearing about
the rabbit’s harrowing adventures in Mr.
McGregor’s garden that perhaps accounts for the
more than 45 million copies of the book that have been sold. Now
[...]
Halloween Horror Nights 2010 will feature five haunted mazes and
six scare zones over 17 nights at Universal Studios Hollywood. The
2010 dates: Sept. 24 and 25 and Oct. 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 17, 21,
22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 30 and 31. That’s every
Friday and Saturday over six consecutive weekends, plus a [...]
The main unit of Mexicana said Wednesday that it had resumed ticket
sales as it faces a showdown next week with creditors seeking to
retrieve their aircraft from the Mexican airline. read more
IN-DEPTH: Interview with Melissa Skluzacek, director
– forecasting and operations research, Frontier
Airlines read more
SAN JOSE — Sixteen British tourists remain
stuck in a mountain pass in the central American country as rough
weather kept rescuers from bringing them out, Red Cross officials
have said. read more
Outrigger Enterprises Group, Hawaii’s largest
locally owned hotel operator, and IHG (InterContinental Hotels
Group), the world’s largest hotel group by
number of rooms, today announced the signing read more
Marriott International, Inc. continues to reorganize its global
strategy to establish continental divisions in Asia Pacific, the
Middle East, and Africa. read more
RIO DE JANEIRO – A small executive jet crashed
at Rio's domestic airport Thursday, but all three aboard were
rescued without serious injuries. read more
CHEVY CHASE, MD – The Ritz-Carlton, Marriott
International, Inc.’s award-winning luxury
brand announced today the appointment of Herve Humler as president
and chief operations officer. Mr. read more
Tourism officials in California hope that gays from around the
country will opt to get married in sunny California, infusing money
into the fiscally-challenged state. read more
SANTIAGO, CHILE and SAO PAULO, BRAZIL – LAN
Airlines S.A. and TAM S.A. read more
NORFOLK, VA - Five Seychelles Aldabra Atoll Giant tortoises
– the second largest land tortoise in the world
– are moving into the Virginia Zoo on Friday,
August 13, 2010. read more
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake has struck 215 miles off the coast of
Guam. read more
British tour operator Sun4U has collapsed, leaving approximately
1,200 customers stuck abroad. read more
(eTN) - When Bess Edwards was a little girl, she would sit on Annie
Oakley’s lap and snuggle closely. read more
UGANDA (eTN) - The Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA) board did not
exactly convince onlookers, when a day after appointing the UWA
director of finance, Mr. read more
Bridget Brown, her brother Kodie Brown, and their neighbor, Bobby
Nolan, wanted to take a trip to Dollywood, so Bridget took her
babysitting money, went to the airport, bought tickets, and managed
to read more
Photo from Caixing It's been almost a year and a half since the
TVCCbuilding next to Beijing's new CCTV headquarters went up in
flames... and it's only now that they've started the
reconstruction. According to the Global Times, workers started
marching to the building on Wednesday: The reconstruction is
divided into two stages of dismantling and rebuilding and the
previous design will be retained. Chen Guangbiao, president of
Jiangsu Huangpu Renewable Resources Company, in charge of the
dismantling process, told the Global Times, "The damaged parts will
be removed with care for the environment." Feng Xuegang, a
construction worker from Jiangsu Huangpu, said the whole
dismantling part is scheduled to finish by the end of this year. A
slightly more detailed article on the Global Times...
I suppose considering where we've seen kids pee in Shanghai, this
isn't quite so surprising - but still... GROSS! More than than 16%
of public swimming pools in the city have excess levels of urea,
according to officials from the Shanghai Health Supervision Agency.
The worst thing: excess levels of urea don't warrant anything -
fine, punishment or mandatory change of water. Instead, authorities
"usually give notice and suggest pool owners change the water more
frequently." Well gee, I'm not going into any public pools anytime
soon.
"The secret of US success is neither Wall Street nor Silicon
Valley, but its long-surviving rule of law and the system behind
it... Democracy is the most urgent; without it there is no
sustainable rise. Ideals of democracy are not restricted by
national borders, or by historical ones."
"美国æˆåŠŸçš„秘密ä¸åœ¨äºŽåŽå°”街，也ä¸åœ¨äºŽç¡…谷，而在于长盛ä¸è¡°çš„法治和法治背åŽçš„制度...
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— General Liu Yazhou
(刘亚洲),
Political Commissar of the National Defence University
Written in an article in Hong Kong magazine, Phoenix
（凤凰＿刊).
General Liu is known for being one of the most outspoken and
reformist members of the PLA. In the s...
Jessie Chen at Forbes' China Tracker lists the weird things that we
get used to living here in China. Unfortunately, it's not stuff
like "turning on the VPN" or "watching a kid pee on the street,"
heading into territory that's more like "mine disasters" and
"violent evictions." Still, even if it's being serious, the list is
hardly comprehensive. I'd add "useless prostitute busts" and
"Premier Wen Jiabao showing up at another possibly man-made
'natural' disaster." You?
Photo from this Fang Ziyuan blog One of China's first pop singers
to be fined for lip-synching, Fang Ziyuan, has allegedly tried to
commit suicide, according to a Chengdu newspaper. Fang and her
co-worker Ying Youcan, were accused of lip-synching their guest
appearance at a Chinese pop diva's concert last year. Fang had
grown up in Chengdu, learning to dance there. She had later moved
on to Shanghai Film Academy, graduating as a performing
professional. In September last year, she became the backup singer
for superstar Huang Shenyi
(黄圣ä¾) - better
known as the girl with the lollipop in Stephen Chow's Kung Fu
Hustle - at a concert in Chengdu. In November, she and Ying Youcan
were tried and fined for having their microphones turned off while
pretending to sing. They were the fi...
It took a decade, but this April, the International Olympic
Committee disqualified China's team (third place that year) for
violating competition age requirements. And yesterday, the U.S.
team was awarded their "exact replicas" of the Sydney medals at a
ceremony in Connecticut. The Chinese team has returned theirs.
"This is a huge statement by the IOC and international gymnastics
federation that fair play is important," said Steve Penny, the
president of USA Gymnastics.
Yay! According to the World Health Organization, swine flu is
officially over and done with - the pandemic has "largely run its
course" and the world is no longer at phase six of the influenza
alert level! So if you're out tonight, pour a drink to the disease
that caused no amount of frustrations and hardships for the last
year.
We previously hinted... well, no... flat out told you that the Expo
gets HEATED at night, and it's not just because of the ridiculous
39C (or 45C, depending on who you ask) temperatures. While Expo
visitor bar crawls must be finished at around 10pm, there's still
more waiting for those who want their Expo experience to last just
a little longer. And now, there's a website documenting all the
after-hours madness you can engage in: Exponights.com, whose
tagline is "Parties where Haibao doesn't go." That's not quite
true, as you can see from some of the photos, there are plenty of
Haibao's around. But we all get what they're trying to say. Thank
you Exponight people, all us visitors look forward to taking
advantage of your website and having a grand ol' time on Expo
grounds in a way that ...
Photo by Joon Ho If you've ever wanted to know the nitty gritty
about preserving and/or buying one of those beautiful lane houses -
or really, anything built before 1949 - still dotted along the city
(especially before they get torn down and replaced by another
skyscraper), Shanghai Scrap has an informative interview with Amy
L. Sommers, who recently co-published "A Tragedy of the Common:
Property Rights Issues in Shanghai Historic Residences" with Kara
L. Phillips of the Seattle University Law Library. The interview
gets into the details of the conflicts surrounding getting one of
these older homes, which for the most part were seized from private
owners during the Cultural Revolution. Namely, not only do you have
to consider the original holders of the land, you also have to
consider...
SmartShanghai informs us that September not only brings to Shanghai
its second Restaurant Week, but actually its second Cuisine
Festival as well! And both are striving to be much better than last
year. Thank goodness, because last year's Cuisine Festival was kind
of a rip off. After paying 150RMB for the entry fee, I went in to
find restaurants offering food for the same price they would have
at their regular restaurants - sometimes even more. Free samples
were almost impossible to come by and nothing there was a) haute,
b) something you couldn't get anywhere else for cheaper. Honestly,
who goes to a Cuisine Festival for barbeque chicken? In fact, if
they hadn't lowered the admission this year to FREE, I would have
called a giant pox on them. Now that you can just stroll on in, why
not...
All our picks for the weekend in Shanghai... FRIDAY Start the night
off with a dance: Beyond China is a show by up and coming Chinese
choreographer Nunu Kong, with dancers selected from various partner
institutes at the end of a three week dance workshop. Ticket price
is 50RMB. 7:30pm to 9:30pm, Dutch Culture Center, 800 Changde Lu.
Doll House presents a house party (natch) at Node Lounge in Red
Town. Free entrance and BBQ, with a 10 drinks for 100RMB deal. They
also promise a "magic cocktail in the shape of a ball" and a
swimming pool. 10pm, Node Lounge, A2-101, 570 Huaihai Xi Lu near
Hongqiao Lu,
淮海西路570å·
SATURDAY A troupe of 36 children, aged 11 to 16, from Ukraine will
be performing ballet versions of Cinderella and Snow White. Despite
their...
We introduced you to some of the more amazing acts on China's Got
Talent
(ä¸å›½è¾¾äººç§€)
a few weeks ago, now another contender has appeared: 23-year-old
armless pianist Liu Wei, who plays with his feet. Liu Wei lost his
arms after being electrocuted by a high-voltage wire when he was
ten. On the most recent episode of the show, filmed at Shanghai
Grand Theater, he played Richard Clayderman's "Mariage D'amour"
with only his toes! Later, he gave an incredibly optimistic
interview to Shanghai Daily: He said he feels no anger because of
what happened all those years ago, as it was just "destiny" that
arranged and decided his life. "I don't know why people always
believe my life is so painful because I don't have arms," Liu said.
"I am a happy man living a colorful life, just like other y...
Remember how we went to Orange Alert a little while ago? The
insanely high temperatures of the last couple of days have shocked
Shanghai authorities into changing the color... to red! That's
hardly any comfort to anyone walking outside right now, and I'm not
really sure what the colors do besides tell us what we already
know... but anyway, look forward to rain (but just a teeny drop in
temperature tomorrow, and slightly more reasonable temperatures on
Monday in time for the Qixi Festival.
Holy cow, no wonder China is now cracking down on naked officials!
A study conducted for Credit Suisse AG found that as much as $1.5
trillion in income made here in China is strictly "off the books."
That represents nearly 30% of China's gross domestic product, and
would make the average urban disposable household income 32,154RMB
(90% more than official figures). Well - it'd be one thing if it
had been distributed evenly amongst the urban populace, apparently
most of that extra cash is going to the top 10% of Chinese
households.
Last
month, we noticed that, quite bizarrely, there was a Transformers
fan conference happening right here in Shanghai. We were deathly
curious about what was going on in there, but never found the time
to go. Luckily for us, Shanghaiist Flickr pool contributor Frank Yu
did manage to make it and snap some pics too! So if you've ever
wondered what the inside of a Chinese Transformer Con looks like,
now you know! More pictures of the event here.
The last we'd heard of Ordos in Inner Mongolia, it was a completely
modern, thoroughly upgraded ghost town, who knew it'd soon become
the setting of a Guinness World Record breaking human domino set?
From Straits Times: MORE than 10,000 people have set a new Guinness
World record for 'human dominoes' in China's Inner Mongolia,
toppling a record set a decade earlier in Singapore by more than
several hundred. The 10,276, mostly students seated cross-legged
and falling backwards in a line that snaked across an enormous
square, took 1 hour and 20 minutes to set the new record on
Thursday. 'The human dominoes were a success. The new record is
10,267 people. This is a new Guinness World record,' Guinness'
official Wu Shaohong said, in images broadcast on state television.
...
After all the research I’ve done, we have
decided to go to either China (SW China, Yunnan etc.) or
Argentina....
Travelling around SE Asia, china, india, nepal, and aussie. Should
I take my own net? There is two of us travelling so I would be
getting a double. Should I buy a hanging kit or will there be a
place to hang them? Should I get a lifesystems or budget? Do...
I was wondering if anyone had any ideas for me. I'm 26 years old
and dccided to take 6 months off work for travelling. But as I'm
only travelling as one person, I'm not game to float around from
country to country by myself backpacking for 6 months....
Hi guys, me and some friends are planning a rtw trip starting in
December until August, visiting south east asia first for 6 weeks,
then australia and NZ, then on to South America and finally to
nairobi where we're doing an overland tour down to...
Hi What is the cheapest way to get out of Australia (any country)
or the cheapest way to get to SE Asia? Cheers Zoe
1. No change in Potosi. I checked with the 'bus terminal in Sucre
this morning and nothing is leaving in that direction. ...
So how many million dollars will our newest boatload of 490 welfare
recipients cost the Canadian taxpayer?
Last night I watched the Real Housewives of D.C. and one of the
characters had a vineyard in Virginia. Living in California, I
honestly had no idea other states produced wine, except for maybe
Oregon. When I was reading comments about the show, many...
They said it couldn't be done. Others, sensibly enough, asked why
we would want to do it in the first place. We were assured that
ratings inevitably will plummet, and that much of our core audience
will be outraged by this abominable, doomed exercise...
The country’s tourism agency has issued some, er, helpful
guidelines for locals in preparation for the 2012 Olympic Games,
which will be held in London. Among the tips? Don’t serve
prepackaged jam to Germans, don’t mention the Falkland
Islands to Argentinians and don’t bring up the
Mexican-American War with Mexicans. In the accompanying video, a
Guardian reporter takes the tips for a test drive.
In the wake of the plane crash that killed former U.S. Senator Ted
Stevens and four others this week, James Fallows digs into
“the unique world of Alaskan aviation,” noting that
it’s “more dangerous than elsewhere in the country, but
also more necessary.”
The numbers are still small-ish, but they’re growing fast.
From the New York Times: Between 2006 and 2007 the number of
American students studying in Arab countries rose nearly 60 percent
while China had only a 19 percent increase and England, 1.9
percent. Many of the students are looking to gain a better
understanding of the Arab world, and they’re also finding
their experiences and Arabic-language skills are making them hot
prospects for jobs. Students in these programs are also writing
some great travel stories.
The latest analysis comes from Financial Times travel editor Tom
Robbins. A positive note: Sales figures may be dire, the challenges
mounting, but this summer there’s a buzz in the world of
travel publishing, a sense of being on the verge of a totally new
era. The internet allowed people to research their trips themselves
before setting out, but smartphone apps and iPads travel with them.
Suddenly the guidebook publishers, who for years seemed to be
looking on from the sidelines, unsure of how to make websites work
for them, have found themselves with a medium that makes sense.
Eva Holland I’m in the Bay Area for a few days, visiting with
friends and colleagues at the Book Passage Travel, Food and
Photography Conference, and it’s been a treat so
far—the in-person writing community is one of the few things
I’ve missed since moving to the Yukon nine months ago, and it
feels good to reconnect.
Intimidator rises 232 feet then races over a mile of twists at 75
mph.
Bert cavorts with flightless birds and then samples an ostrich
burger.
Adam Richman takes questions after the Ultimate Destroyer
Challenge.
Tony discusses ethics and favoritism in the food industry with
Michael Ruhlman.
Anthony Bourdain gets a lesson in Roman cuisine and culture.
If only there was a remote control that could slow down these
waning summer weeks as we cross the threshold into the final days
of summer. Looking for ways to savor these blue-sky days? Take ...
Summer is obviously the official season for barbecuing and there
are lots of new grills, advanced technologies and fancy tools help
us create the perfect meal. But step back to a time when barbecuing
involved ...
There is an ancient critter living in Oregon that is pretty well
known in some circles. Care to guess what species it
might be? Let me offer you some hints: this species lives in rivers
but it ...
Rome is known for its simple, time-tested cuisine, but choosing a
restaurant can be tricky. Many places catering primarily to
tourists cut corners and compromise on tradition—it's easy to
wind up in a dining room where your fellow customers all speak
English, your waiter is smuggly indifferent (or cartoonishly
fawning), and, the one unforgivable shortcoming, your food is
second-rate. For a more authentic experience, check out the local
favorites of our Rome-based restaurant reviewer.
The rainy season starts in mid-September and lasts until
mid-November—which means you can expect afternoon downpours
that can last anywhere from 30 minutes to two hours. Hurricane
season occurs during these months (and even from June to November);
past storms include Hurricane Wilma and Hurricane Dean.
This is your best, cheapest, and least complicated way of making
and receiving phone calls here. In Botswana and Swaziland, there
are no access agreements to allow you to use U.S. long-distance
services. Thus, you will not be able to make calls using your U.S.
calling card from Botswana or Swaziland.
Gourmet food trucks have elevated the dining scene in Los Angeles,
taking a once underground world and bringing it into the forefront
with a whole lot of culinary panache. You can now enjoy organic hot
dogs, gourmet cupcakes, South Indian dosas, and even Korean
shortribs at 2 am.
For six weeks each summer, Saratoga Springs, N.Y., cares almost as
much about food as about thoroughbred racing.
Demand has grown for this bracing, refreshing, often fizzy white
wine from Basque country.
A growing number of open-air taverns take on the challenge of
thriving amid concrete and noisy streets.
For 48 hours, the airline said nothing about the matter, an unusual
course for a company known for skillfully cultivating the public
through social media.
A Las Vegas show allows scuba divers a behind-the-scenes look at
synchronized swimming.
Hong Kong fans of luxury footwear have been making a special
pilgrimage to the recently opened Rupert Sanderson boutique, the
brand's flagship store in Asia.
Computer mapping programs, including Google Maps, are reshaping how
bike enthusiasts travel.
On the Isle of Skye, there’s no shortage of
great restaurants serving shellfish and other treats straight from
the nearby lochs.
Amid the Adirondack forests and lakefronts, summer visitors can
still see the Great Camps.
In super-friendly Montreal, a music-charged night life,
meat-centric restaurants and post-industrial revival add to the
allure.
The last installment of our Fly Safe, Fly Smart series tells you
how to pick between airlines when you don't recognize the names.
Airline - Recreation - Flight attendant - United States -
Simulation
Before you sail from one of these top 5 North American cruise
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interrupts your travel plans, especially when you're trying to
catch a cruise and the airlines stop flying. Travel agency - Travel
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Massive discounts from European Waterways on late summer and fall
barge cruises, a sale on Cunard's Queen Victoria, and more savings
from top cruise specialists. Cunard Line - Victoria of the United
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A Porter Airlines promo code for Canada flights, a 2-for-1 sale
from South African Airways, and airline etiquette: Are you the
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Naples may not be as expensive a city to visit as Rome or Venice,
but that doesn’t mean it’s not still a good idea to
save money wherever you can when you go. After all – the more
money you save on accommodation, the more pizza you’ll be
able to buy, right? That savings is [...]
Last month I talked about the directional temples on the island of
Bali, their importance and their significance to the Balinese. The
numerous facets of Balinese culture are truly amazing. These
temples are worth visiting even if it’s just
for the experience; even better if there is a temple celebration
going on. Besides the directional temples, [...]
This week’s flights on the cheap are coming
from AirTran! And to spice things up, we've got the best deals on
this side of the Atlantic for trips to Europe.
Usually ranked as one of the top five diving destinations in the
world, Cozumel is an idyllic location for a vacation in Mexico.
Rife with vivid wildlife and more water sports and seaside
activities than you can count - the area is a natural paradise. On
land, it’s known for the ancient Mayan ruins
and beautiful eco-themed parks.
There are few places in the world comparable to Tuscany. Exquisite
wine, breathtaking views and renowned cuisine are just a few of the
reasons that visitors flock to this cultural hub. Gate 1 Travel is
now offering an amazing deal- Spend five nights in Tuscany and an
additional three in Umbria for just $999 including flights, 8
nights’ accommodations, a nine-day car rental
and daily breakfast.
Hit Hawaiian beaches this summer or fall. Alaska's latest sale
features Honolulu, Kailua, Kahului, and Lihue. American, Delta,
United, and WestJet compete.
Visit the Sunshine State and the Gulf Coast this fall with
American's and United's latest sales. More than 150 cities are
included. AirTran, Continental, Delta, and US Airways often have
comparable prices.
AirTran, American, and Delta are competing for your summer and fall
business. The carriers' oversized sales collectively cover more
than 4,000 routes and over 70 domestic destinations. Everyday rates
from JetBlue, United, and others compete.
Alaska's latest sale features discounted flights to the mainland,
Hawaii, Alaska, and Canada, including Seattle, Maui, Fairbanks, and
Vancouver. American, Delta, WestJet, and others offer comparable
rates.
AirTran's latest destination-focused sale features travel between
Baltimore and more than 50 cities including Las Vegas, Miami, New
Orleans, Cancun, and Nassau. American, Continental, Delta, United,
US Airways have comparable rates.
Early planners can snag a bargain with American's latest sale
featuring travel to London this fall, winter, and spring. Kuwait
Airways, United, and US Airways, among other carriers, compete for
travel during the off-season.
Departure day has arrived Thank you for keeping our Thrivent Builds
Worldwide team in your prayers for safe travels to Poland today and
for strong bodies during our build days Our journal bloggers Terri
Chuck and Barb from Wisconsin and Lauren from Virginia will update
the blog whenever we can find an Internet cafe. We're thrilled
there are almost 200 people following our blog and 'trav
There is only one word to describe Kathmandu NUTS.
So we have now established that Washington DC is a district not a
state. We saw lots of number plates 'Taxation without
representation' 'Go figure' as the Americans would sayWe loved this
city. We were so excited to get to see how it was all laid out and
it really feels like a capital citylike Paris or London where there
is so much to do and see and you can just walk for miles and
miles.We had
I had stayed with three of my girlfriends at Hotel Mar Monte the
night before. The lights went out at 12am. I tossed and turned
until 1255am then slept like a rock until 620am. As I woke up I
knew I needed to get some more sleep and relax before the big day.
Finally at 740am I got out of bed and took a nice long relaxing
bath to think about the day and soak up every minute. All my
friends and
We spent this week on safari in three different parks on the
southeast coast of South Africa in the state of KwazuluNatal. The
first park was called HluhluweImfolozi and there we spent three
days on a walking safari where we walked with guides during the day
and slept in a bush camp at night. While we didnrsquot encounter
any lions on our hikes we could hear both lions and hyenas while we
w
From the rural calmness of Jeju Island to Korearsquos second
largest metropolis we allowed ourselves four days to explore this
bustling port city. We had both been keen for a while to experience
Busan our original first choice destination in Korea. With such
lofty claims such as lsquothe fifth largest port cityrsquo in the
world you would assume there would be no shortage of things to d
RotterdamRotterdam campsite was ok stauds camping not as lively as
Amsterdam which is probably one of the best camp sites Irsquove
ever been to. Itrsquos pretty close to the road to. Got up about 10
and cycles through and round the whole city. Without a doubt
cycling round Amsterdam and Rotterdam is by far the best way to see
the cities. Things can be pretty nuts as mopeds and scooters use
PROCESSIONAL Concerto in E Spring Doug at front John seats Peggy
Pete walks in his parents Scott Georgianna Canon in D Major Dad
IOPENING WORDS OF THE OFFICIANT Doug Friends we have been invited
here today to share with Peter and Elyse a very important moment in
their lives. We are here not to witness the beginning of what will
be but rather what already is. In the years they have bee
We didn't really mean to run from the sun but that is what
happened. We are at the point of having less than a month to go
this time in mainland Europe so we needed to move out of Spain and
try to cover a little more ground than we have been. A little
reluctantly we left Spain and its sun behind although to be honest
it did provide just a taste of the rain the night before we left.
Through Fran
The week began with a huge water fight involving 700 water balloons
a group of 12 Malaysian doctors and 20 kids from House of Hope. It
took Stephen and I around 2 hours to fill the balloons and it was
all over in less than 5 minutes but the craic was great Thoroughly
enjoyed by allOn Monday Stephen celebrated his birthday his 34th
birthday What a celebration it wasIt all began with a meal
Ugh there were two problems with the flight to Australiaa It was
too short it was only just over 7 hours so not enough time to have
a good nights sleep.b It was very very bumpy so when I did fall
asleep I was woken up by the plane bouncing around.Other than that
it was a brilliant flight the Air Hostess were lovely as usually
and they even moved HB F and myself into First Class for the last
B305g day for me today. Was planning on do305ng something I had
been wa305t305ng to do my ent305re tr305p. Rent a scooter and
dr305ve 305t along the Ital305an coast. The amalfi coast to be
spec305f305c. th305s turk305sh keyboard 305s wreak305ng havoc
w305th my i letters sorry I ended up go305ng w305th th305s
Ital305an guy 305n m
Hi family and friendsWe're in Jasper Alberta about 140 miles north
of Banff. We've been in the Canadian rockies for close to 2 weeks
and loving it Haven't had any internet or news for a couple of
weeks but today is a little rainy so we're in town at a coffe bar
with internet. If you like the mountains hiking and cool weather
then it doesn't get any better than this We'll be in Jasper for 6
ni
Hi AllJust wanted to let everyone know that we are fine and were
not affected by the earthquake. Apparently the epicenter was only
about 50 km away from where we are staying and it was rated a 6.9
on the Ricter Scale. We felt tremours but nothing major. Our beds
vibrated and that was about it.Today we went splunking through the
Jumundy Caves. Seen stalagties and stalagmites the brave ones d
Hi EveryoneWent on the hot air balloon ride early tuesday morning.
had two balloons because of so many people. seen different types of
animals. highest we went was 1000 ft. it was amazing. had a
beautiful champagne breakfast in the open bush. landed on the
border of kenya and tanzania. went for an afternoon game drive saw
elephants buffalo lions and tons of others. we have now seen 3 o
Der vorteil dieses campingplatzes sind duschen und die wollen heute
morgen genutzt werden. Man goennt sich ja sonst nichts. Mittags
wollen wir uns die hauptstadt vancouver islands victoria anschauen.
Auf dem programm steht Internetcafe autofrage fuer die rockies
klaeren mittagessen goennen und ein bisschen von der stadt sehen.
Nach dem mexikanischen mittagssnack hebt sich die laune. Die inte
Der heutige Tag ist unser Beautytag wir gehen Wandern.Tascha und
Ben machen sich morgens auf den langen und beschwerlichen Weg zum
Grocery Store um die Gtruppe mit den noetigen Vitamienen zu
versorgen.In your face ScorbutUnser Ziel der Wanderung sind die
Niagura Faelle.Tascha die bisher das groesste Mueckepopfer ist
sprueht sich mit Chemie ein um den Blutsaugern zu entgehen.Diesmal
wandern
We arrived in North Island today quite cold here too . We watched
the news tonight and they have found bombs in Belfast where we're
heading and also the strikes at 6 airports in London and Scotland
at this stage we're not sure if they will affect us but suspect
so.On a lighter side we've been travelling a fair bit over the last
two days but have stopped for meals and also stopped at Kylemo
bdquoIST DOCH SCHEISSEldquo ist der spruch mit dem sarah laut den
wecker kommentiert der uns um sieben uhr aus dem schlaf reisst.
Heute wird frueh aufgestanden wir verlassen den goldstraem
campingplatz um mit einem mietwagen nach torfino zu fahren. Torfino
ist eine ehemalige hippiekommune an der westkueste von vancouver
island. Heute ist der ort touristisch ausgebaut und vor allem bei
sur
Wir warden von dicken trucks geweckt die ab sieben uhr die waldwege
entlang brettern. Der boden bebt und es ist wirklich laut. Die
nacht war nicht besonders erholsam. Wir packen unser zelt zusammen
und machen uns wieder auf den weg nach torfino. Der nebel haengt
noch immer fest ueber dem oertchen am meer. Wir nehemen unser
cerail und blaubeerfruehstueck auf einer picknickbank ein von der
man no
Der heutige tag steht unter dem zeichen der weiteren reiseplanung.
Nach dem fruehstueck wird im plenum die grobe reiseroute fuer die
rockies festgelegt. Das leidige dauerthema sbquoauto mietenrsquo
wir auch endlich abgehakt. Am Montag dem 10. koennen wir ein
sbquofullsizersquo auto bei alamo in vancouver abholen.
Erleichterung. Heute regnet es und auf den sofas ist es fast zu
gemuetlich u
Mutti und Vaddi Tascha und Ben wollen spontan noch die
abenteuerlichewhalewatchingtour mitnehmen. Sie sind frueh auf.
Heute ist mal wieder checkout time. Sarah sophie und tessa machen
sich ein lecker ausgedehntes fruehstueck mit eiern tomaten und
toast. Ben und tascha kehren zurueck ohne auch nur einen wahl
gesichtet zu haben. Heute morgen haben die boote nicht abgelegt.
Stattdessen haben
Der kampf geht weiter.Ben und tascha holen das auto am flughafen
ab.Es gibt eine flughafengebuehr. Das wussten wir nicht.Das auto
das wir bekommen sollen hat in der kurzbeschreibung zwei koffer
abgebildet. Wir haben am telefon eindeutig gesagt dass wir viel
gepaeck haben. Einen minivan kann man aber erst ab 25 jahren
mieten. Die alamos machen nach laaanger diskussion eine ausnahme
und lassen
Das Wasserrattenpaerchen macht einen morgentlichen spaziergang und
springt dabei ins eiskalte nass. Tascha sieht eine schlange. Die
sonne scheint auf unser zelt und es ist angenehm warm. Wir fahren
weiter durch das oertchen Pemberton und bezahlen fuer unsere
Vitamine ein vermoegen. Unser fruehstueck findet picknickstyle
hinter einem stacheldraht am fluss statt.Wir wollen eine strasse zu
dem ort
Benrsquos kuenste das porridge auf die richtige konsistenz zu
bringen sind heute auf dem hoehepunkt. Vivre la consistence Danach
geht die kommune geschlossen an den wunderschoenen see angefuehrt
von langhans. Naturbelassen und planschend wird der koerperhygiene
nachgegangen. Wir sind ganz alleine an dem grossen see und die
sonne glitzert auf dem wasser. Sophie erweckt die goettin in sich
mit
I made my way across the River Uruguay and back into a familiar
country I have been here three times now.... This time into the
city of Concordia in Entre Rios Province. The boat guys and dock
workers were real sailors it was awesome.It is pouring rain there
isnt much to do especially when you arrive in the rain during
siesta time but I still convinced myself to go take a walk around.
I f
It feels like summer here in Qosqo today although we are right here
in the middle of the dry cold winter season. At night the altitude
and lack of an atmosphere are evident in the night. The stars
arrayed in new constellations to my eyes shine brightly over the
high walls of the valley. And it is very cold. No joke.Typically
when I wake in the morning it is a scramble to cover myself complet
ROMASo early Tuesday morning I got and walked down to the bus stop
to catch the bus into the airport. Lucky I got up a little bit
earlier as the bus decided to leave 30 minutes earlier than was
expected too. So I was at the airport quite early. The plane ride
was fairly quick only 40 mins the wait for the luggage was actually
longer. I hoped on the train to Termini station and within the hour
An early start for Heathrow. I always hate this part of the trip as
you have to get down the M23 and along the M25Purple parking were
once more excellent and delivered us to terminal 3 at 830am.A small
problem when the handle broke on Pams suitcase. Seemed okay to be
checked in though and we successfully moved our seats to the centre
isle. Best place on a boeing 777.A breakfast at TGIs and then a
Within the comments to a recent post on Chris Elliott’s blog,
there’s an interesting suggestion to check the strike list
before you book a flight. The strike list, in this case, refers to
TravelGuard’s list of travel providers whom they consider to
be at risk of disruption or shutdown due to strike. Each name on
[...]
We can only hope this is a trend: Harrah’s
Entertainment has eliminated resort fees at all of its Las Vegas
properties. Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino and PH Towers
Westgate were the last in Harrah’s Las Vegas
portfolio to do away with the extra daily charges. The resorts join
Caesars Palace, Harrah’s Las Vegas, Paris [...]
The Acer Aspire 4553G is probably the first locally-available
laptop sporting an AMD triple-core CPU. The CPU sits somewhere
between Intel’s Core i3 and Core i5 systems (not just because
it has 3 cores). The unit is fairly heavy but is expected in its
category — not meant to be lugged around but, IMO, more [...]
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This is the 1st of a series of 4 contests for the YugaTech-Western
Digital giveaways. And as the title says, all you need to do to
join is “show me your PC“. Take a photo of your laptop,
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Looks like Samsung’s cheapest Android smartphone, the Galaxy
5 i5500, is already selling in stores ahead of official launch. One
of the local stores (CMK Cellphones) sent us this unboxed photo of
the Galaxy 5 and tells us they’re selling them at Php11,400 a
pop. Samsung i5500 Galaxy 5 (Corby Smartphone) 2.8″ display @
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So LG Philippines gave us some more time with their new Full LED 3D
TV by letting us spend an overnight stay in their fully set-up
hotel room in Astoria over the week-end. While we can’t
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So it’s bound to happen — Globe Telecom’s
4G/WiMax Service is now offered in prepaid plans. Just buy the
WiMax modem and load it up to get unlimited internet all day. The
WiMax modem starts at Php2,990 (one-time) and all-day unlimited
internet costs Php60. Speed is up to 512Kbps. Reloading is done via
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. . . a late hazy august morning, sipping coffee and falling in
love with the soft, understated elegance of rachel ashwell's london
flat, where every room feels like a dreamy and languid
late-summer's afternoon enveloped in a soft and delicate light and
the warmth of shades of palest pink and bits of gold . . .{p.s.}
also: august sunrise{images: via lonny}{this is glamorous} on
facebook & follow on twitter copyright © 2007-2010
{this is glamorous} all rights reserved
hello! home again and so lovely to see you -- sincerest apologies
for being suddenly m.i.a. the past few days -- an unscheduled and
dramatically last-minute trip to new york city late last week, and
it's been a whirlwind of romance and strawberry cocktails, long
dinners and late nights, beautiful shops and sunrises over the
water, early morning swims and menus filled with the most delicious
things, like wild blossom salad with champagne vinaigrette . . .
much to tell and many, lovely photographs -- but first, a few
moments to catch my breath . . .{images: natalia chabanenko by
serge leblon, styling by styled by mattias karlsson for harper's
bazaar uk, september 2010 via picsandmodels, also seen at a
dustjacket attic}{this is glamorous} on facebook & follow on
twitter copyright © 2007...
. . . spending most of our summer weekends away in the countryside,
markets and antique shops on saturday mornings, leisurely dinners
that last until nightfall and, most wonderfully, a summer picnic on
a perfect july afternoon, deep green leaves flickering in sunlight,
intermingling with battenburg lace and the scent of sweetheart
roses, champagne and the glimmer of vintage cut crystal, fine
floral print china and fresh strawberry tarts, and most of all, the
air filled with a dreamy and magical light . . .{p.s.} our last
picnic{images: photography by p & this is glamorous
© august 2010, image five - excerpt from a quote by
henry wadsworth longfellow, also used here}{this is glamorous} on
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Sexy Paul Smith x Burton snowboard. But how does it ride? I guess
I’ll have to find out.
Wallets, card holders, and general handmade accessories. Made with
love by R&L Goods.
Erin Byrne never let her mask slip, until a headless, armless Greek
statue taught her a lesson she couldn't ignore
Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news
Xiamen Bay is the new Costa Brava! From the Guardian: Sources at
the company said they had found a spot that was geographically
similar to Cadaqués, with its gently sloping hills and
protected bay. “Building work will start in September or
October,” a spokesman said. More than 100 acres of land will
be used to build a near replica with a capacity to house some
15,000 Chinese holidaymakers who want to enjoy the Costa Brava
experience without having to travel 6,500 miles. The Chinese
version will not have the sparkling Mediterranean, the
madness-inducing Tramontana wind or as many jellyfish as
Cadaqués, but the promoters say they will try to get as
close to possible to the real thing. The developers are following
in the footsteps of Lyon in the desert and Thames To...
The airline’s been objecting to cracks about Steven
Slater’s infamous emergency chute escapade via its official
Twitter account. Of course, this only inspires the tweeting jokers
to new heights; here’s comedian Andy Borowitz’s
response: “At @JetBlue you have to pay $5 extra for a sense
of humor. Exact change, please.” Meanwhile, the New York
Times has unearthed the 1947 story of a Bronx bus driver who got
fed up with his job—and took his rig on a 1,300-mile joy
ride. That sounds even better than a trip down the inflatable
slide, no?
Me, Simply Cathi, & Debra @ A Frugal Friend
Welcome to this week’s Hot Links of the Week.
If you would like to have your giveaway included in an upcoming
edition, please email me the [...]
Please welcome Debut Author Joelle Anthony to Dystopian
August! I reviewed her novel RESTORING HARMONY earlier today,
and called it "cheerful dystopia". Read on too see why Joelle
intended it to be that way.In RESTORING HARMONY, Molly has several
skills – playing the fiddle and knowing how to
tend a garden are two - that help her survive, and yet she
can’t count money. What are some of your own
skills that might help you survive in Molly’s
world and what are some gaps in your skill-set that might make it
tougher?I’m quite good at cooking and making
things out of ingredients as opposed to prepared foods. In
Molly’s world, that’s all
you’d have to cook with and I could definitely
do it because I’m already doing it.
I’m also pretty good at chopping wood and
stack...
I've been a long time reader of Beth Revis' blog (author
of the upcoming ACROSS THE UNIVERSE), so I was very excited when
she banded together with a group of debut YA authors who write
science fiction and dystopian works to form the The League of
Extraordinary Writers. The five writers have works that run the
gamut of near-future mind control to far-future space travel, but
they do have one thing in common: a future where the Earth we know
now is twisted, gone.In addition to Beth, the League is made up
of Elana Johnson (author of CONTROL ISSUES), Julia
Karr (author of XVI), Angie Smibert (author of MEMENTO NORA) and
Jeff Hirsch (author of THE LONG WALK HOME). All of these books are
coming out in Spring or Summer of 2011. [Find out more about the
publication infor...
THIS WORLD WE LIVE IN fails on pretty much every level, and also
nearly manages to quash any goodwill I still have for book one of
the series LIFE AS WE KNEW IT.I think the root of the problem is
that the diary format just doesn’t work for
this installment. In book one, it was interesting enough to follow
Miranda’s personal journey via her written
thoughts. She goes from a girl who has the whole world open to her
to a girl trapped in a dark, cold room with only her starving
family (and, yes, the family cat). However, this time around,
Miranda’s character arc is so scant that it
can’t sustain 256 pages of her whining. The
diary format also makes the creation of three-dimensional
supporting characters difficult. I do recall caring about the fate
of Miranda’s family in the first boo...
Windstar Cruises, which specializes in intimate trips on small
yachts, is offering two-for-one fares starting at $1,575 per person
for a seven-day Costa Rica cruise and $3,575 per person for a
15-day Panama Canal cruise. You must book by Saturday to get this
deal. The deal: The Wind Star is the antithesis of the mega-cruise
ship. [...]
A towering symbol of the mammoth and myriad missteps made when
Disney California Adventure opened nearly a decade ago will soon be
erased forever from the skyline above the Anaheim theme park. The
180-foot-tall Maliboomer drop tower, an off-the-shelf thrill ride
that embodied the on-the-cheap aesthetic and bad California puns
that marked DCA’s debut, will mercifully [...]
The JetBlue Airways flight attendant who is alleged to have flipped
his lid, cursed at passengers, grabbed a bottle of beer and slid
down the jet’s emergency exit chute was reportedly upset at a
passenger who defied him by getting out of a seat upon landing.
This isn’t the first flip-out report
I’ve heard. What about [...]
The Perseid meteor shower that will peak Thursday night and Friday
morning is expected to be unusually bright and visible in the night
sky this year because moonlight won’t be
hampering the celestial show. The best time to watch will be from
midnight to dawn, and the best place to watch will be any dark-sky
[...]
British Airways has a limited-time deal that throws in up to two
free nights at a hotel when you book a round-trip flight between
the U.S. and London. You’ll need to travel in fall or winter
to take advantage of this offer. The deal: London for
Free includes airfare and your choice of hotel from a [...]
Yosemite in California and the Grand Canyon in Arizona (in photo
above) would love to see you this summer —
especially Saturday and Sunday, when entrance to parks and forests
nationwide will be free. The fee-free weekend is meant to induce
individuals and families to get out in nature while making the
visit a bit [...]
It’s got to be the chute heard round the world.
JetBlue Airways flight attendant Steven Slater has
become an instant cult hero for his alleged flip-out Monday in New
York after a reportedly rude passenger pushed him to cuss out the
woman on the PA system, grab two beers from the drink cart and pop
the [...]
Brace yourselves, aficionados de Mexico. The U.S. State
Department’s latest Mexican travel warning runs to eight
pages — a detailed and harrowing document that should
persuade any sane tourist to stay away from Ciudad
Juárez (pictured above) and take extreme care in
other border-state cities such as Tijuana, Nogales, Nuevo Laredo,
Monterrey and Matamoros. But when [...]
“Virgin America Does Dallas.†Yup,
that’s the airline’s promotion for its
new nonstop daily service from Los Angeles (LAX) and San Francisco
(SFO) to Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW). Service will start
Dec. 1 from LAX and Dec. 6 from SFO. To kick off the new routes,
Virgin is holding a fare sale that’s bigger than Texas. But
[...]
Spain's air traffic controllers have called off a strike planned
for later this month, saying they don't want to further dent the
country's troubled tourism industry. read more
In an attempt to continue the great success of the Saudi Commission
for Tourism and Antiquities' (SCTA) initiative in providing
marketing outlets to Saudi women artisans in collaboration with
Abdul Mo read more
Croatian tourism, accounting for about a sixth of the Balkan
nation’s economy, will grow around 5 percent
this year as Greece’s crisis drives visitors
north, analysts at Zagrebacka Banka d.d. read more
The solution to a faulty heart or bad back may be to skip town.
read more
NEW YORK, NY - Mrs. Candis Niles has been selected as the new
director of tourism with the Anguilla Tourist Board. read more
Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is linking its
Virgin airlines together through frequent-flier programs, raising
the question of whether the British entrepreneur can build a true
global airline brand read more
St. Petersburg, Fla. read more
State Department travel warnings can have a dramatic impact on
tourism. read more
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. read more
THOUSANDS of taxi drivers are being encouraged to take a crash
course in all things Welsh ahead of the 2010 Ryder Cup. read more
CHICAGO & HOUSTON – United and Continental
Airlines have been honing their joint images into one visual brand
that will equally represent their merged airline. read more
It was called the "mountain that eats men" for the number of miners
who perished there, but these days it's tourists who are trapped at
the Bolivian peak of PotosÃ. read more
Taxation without representation! read more
Vacations plans are disrupted for all sorts of reasons. Is it worth
the extra cost of read more
