What Ireland lacks in warm weather, it makes up for with warm and
welcoming residents. From crowded pubs that house sing-alongs and
cheers to the rolling green countryside of the rural areas, Ireland
is a beautiful blend of mountain, sea, sky, and a whole lot of
fun.Its charismatic capital, Dublin, is no exception. A small city
with museums, parks and a relentless love for beer, Dublin and its
hospitable folk are fantastic hosts for any traveler looking for a
jovial vacation.
Sometimes, there is a difference between traveling and vacationing.
Traveling is immersing yourself into a place to absorb a local
culture from the inside out. Learning the language, exploring new
customs, and delving into a place’s history.
Vacationing, on the other hand, is fun, relaxation, and a really
good time – no matter where it is.
Every autumn, the world erupts for the hoppy concoction that we all
know as beer. Dark, light, ice-cold or cask, the wonderful beverage
of fermented barley and yeast gets its very own celebration. What
began as a wedding celebration in Munich 200 years ago now revolves
entirely around the drink itself and sometimes
– of course – the food. On
average, more than 6 million people travel to Munich for the
festivities each year, so if you happen to be one of them, check
out our Top 10 things to do in Munich (even if
you’re not heading to the party) and raise a
glass of ale, lager, stout, blonde or whatever else you can handle.
Los Angeles isn’t just about celebrity bloggers
and those pesky paparazzi. There are tons of things to do and see
in this town that don’t involve driving by the
90210 set. The year-round temperate climate attracts beachgoers and
outdoor lovers alike. Check out the best views of the city from
Mulholland Drive and catch a Dodgers, Lakers, Clippers or Kings
game. Shoppers won’t be disappointed by the
Farmer’s Market, the Grove and Rodeo Drive.
If you are looking to squeeze in one last meaningful trip this
summer, Washington D.C. is the most apt place to learn about the
nation’s capital. Now through Sep. 7, you can
enjoy the Friends and Family Rate at the Washington Court Hotel on
Capitol Hill. This promotional rate of $99 is good for any length
of stay during your next visit.
A few days into a recent trip to Las Vegas, it became clear to me
that my bank account and peace of mind could both likely benefit
from a calming day trip to the Grand Canyon.
I’m not much of a gambler, and the overcrowded
Fourth of July weekend atmosphere in Vegas was getting to be a
little much, so a relaxing experience with one of
nature’s most incredible creations was just
what I needed. Like most Vegas visitors, I
didn’t hit it big at the tables, so if I wanted
to see the Canyon I had to do it cheaply.
Seattle is a picturesque city with a sought-after waterfront scene.
Sip on a famous cup of coffee and enjoy one of the best views in
Seattle while shopping at Pike Place Market. Outdoor lovers should
take advantage of the handful of scenic parks and gardens,
especially the Kubota Japanese Garden in South Seattle. Obviously
you can’t skip the Space Needle at the Seattle
Center. Dine in the SkyCity Restaurant, 500 feet above the ground.
Attention outdoor adventurists: The Craddock Terry Hotel in
Lynchburg, Virginia is featuring an “Outdoor
Enthusiast†package that is good through the month of
September. Standard rooms start at just $170/night and include a
2-hour bike rental, a tube float trip, a $50 dining gift
certificate, rock climbing, hiking and much more.
This package includes a flight into Paris and out of Prague, hotel
for three nights in each city, flight from Paris to Prague, daily
breakfast and hotel taxes, all for just $969. Packages are also
customizable and several departure cities are available.
While summer’s end is a sad farewell, the crisp
autumn air brings a new season and a new reason for travel. New
England has forever been a place of worship for foliage followers,
but there are other places to catch the altering change in leaves
– and with shorter flights to more nearby
regions, you can save on your weekend of leaf-peeping.
What a whirlwind for Mexicana, and their passengers: The airline
entered bankruptcy, got bought by an alliance of investors and
pilots, and shut down completely, all in the space of a month. And
while the subsidiaries Mexicana Click (a discount airline) and
Mexicana Link (a regional airline affiliate) were spared at first,
they’re down for [...]
Business class fare sales are like clockwork, at least in the
northern hemisphere: You’ll see one fare sale for mid-summer
travel, and one for December. In both cases, business travel slows
significantly as people take time off and spend it with family. In
both cases, airlines respond (often proactively) by slashing
business class fares. Take [...]
Downgraded: Airtran Airtran has been slapped with a $500,000 fine
for failing to assist disabled passengers and further failing to
respond adequately to complaints between 2007 and 2009. Upgraded:
Ubiquity of inflight wifi Aircell, which markets inflight wifi
under the Gogo brand name, has installed hotspots in its 1000th
plane. Delta is closest to the [...]
This week, our household received three credit card offers from
Citibank, all for American Airlines AAdvantage credit cards. Each
came with a different sum of bonus miles: 30,000, 50,000, and
75,000 miles. (Two of the envelopes were addressed to my wife, one
to me.) Talk about mixed messages! The 75K bonus (with $1,500 in
purchases [...]
LAN Airlines has an interesting special for those looking to travel
in comfort from the US to South America, especially to Argentina,
Chile, Peru, or Ecuador: They’re running a strong sale for
business class, and throwing in a free (economy) domestic roundtrip
ticket. The domestic roundtrip isn’t a connection: it’s
a separate ticket that’s valid [...]
The 7-inch version of the Archos Tablet has very few differences
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With 31 destinations to choose from, Alaska's discounted fares to
Austin, Los Angeles, Portland, and Seattle, among other cities, are
worth a look. Find competition from Continental, Delta, US Airways,
and others.
Alitalia's new autumn Europe sale features round-trip fares with
taxes included. Travel to cities in Greece, Italy, Spain, and
others starting at $661. Brussels Airlines, Continental, Iberia,
and Swiss offer stiff competition.
Traveling with friends or family? Consider Aeromexico's latest
offer—buy four tickets and receive the fifth fare free.
Destinations include Mexico City, Los Cabos, Merida, Monterrey, and
others. Travel is available into December.
Enjoy clear lagoons filled with dolphins, turtles, and fish of
every color with this five-night Tahiti vacation package from
Qantas. All transfers, a flower lei on arrival, and a shell lei on
departure are also included in addition to airfare and
accommodations.
Eastern Europe has thawed out, making it the perfect time for a
summer trip to Poland. View the architecture in Krakow and Poland's
capital, Warsaw and don't forget to eat some pierogies along the
way.
With castles, thermal springs, and enough museums to keep you
occupied for days, Prague and Budapest are bursting with history
and culture. Catch an opera, visit the Hungarian Crown Jewels, and
see the giant metronome in Prague.
In addition to accommodations and round-trip airfare on Air France,
this package comes with daily breakfast, city map, and a river
cruise.
This eight-day, five-night vacation package from Gate 1 Travel
includes round-trip airfare to Sydney, five-nights' accommodations,
and daily breakfast. Optional add-ons include a winery tour of
Hunter Valley or a day in the Blue Mountains, among other choices.
This package includes accommodations, airfare, and a coupon book.
With extra offers like a free Hertz car rental on stays of
five-nights or longer and kids stay free, it'll be hard to pass up
this opportunity to relax on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
Experience a mosaic of cultures on a trip to the South Pacific. In
addition to round-trip airfare and seven nights' accommodations,
this package includes a jungle cruise, daily breakfast,
complimentary cocktail, and more.
Stretch the value of your vacation dollar with Virgin Vacations'
London at Its Best package. Round-trip airfare, six-nights'
accommodations, and daily breakfast are included.
Take in Barcelona's architecture, museums, and beaches before
escaping to the Mediterranean island of Ibiza where nightlife
dominates from sundown to sunrise. If nightlife's not your thing,
you're sure to enjoy unwinding on the beach all day.
With this eight-night escapade around the highlands and lowlands of
Scotland, you just might discover the Loch Ness Monster. Visit
Edinburgh, Aberdeen, Inverness, and Glasgow with a five-day car
rental and hotel accommodations along the way.
Fly to the other side of the world with American's latest sale. The
airline is offering discounted fares to Japan's capital city,
Tokyo, this fall and winter. These are the lowest prices, though
Continental, Delta, and United match prices.
Aeromexico has announced discounted September flights to visit our
southern neighbors. Flights are available to Guadalajara,
Hermosillo, Mexico City, and Monterrey. Find competition from
American, Continental, Delta, and US Airways.
You won't get bored on this vacation! With three destinations,
you're sure to have tons to see and do. See the capital cities of
Norway, Denmark, and Sweden (Oslo, Copenhagen, and Stockholm) and
decide which one is your favorite.
This package allows you to see Florence, Rome, and Venice all in
one trip. It includes round-trip airfare, two-nights'
accommodations in each city, rail transportation between the
cities, and daily breakfast.
Discover more than just great-tasting Belgian Waffles on this
eight-night escapade around Belgium. Visit Brussels, Antwerp,
Ghent, and Bruges with a 10-day car rental and hotel accommodations
along the way.
This four-night vacation to the Bahamas includes accommodations,
upgrade, and kids 11 and younger stay free.
Get a $200 resort credit with a Los Cabos three-night stay with
air. Unwind on the beach, or, if you're up for some adventure,
surf, sail, or water ski. Landlubbers can spend time golfing,
strolling through galleries, or relaxing at spas.
With all food, drinks, and activities included in the price, this
three-night, all-inclusive trip to Cancun takes the hassle out of
vacation planning.
Bam! Did you hear that? It was JetBlue firing the first shot in a
whole new fall fare war! The airline's new fall sale is garnering
competition from American, Continental, Delta, and US Airways.
Virgin America's latest sale features fall flights to Las Vegas,
New York City, and San Diego, among a handful of other
destinations. One-way sale fares start at $44, and they're often
the lowest, though US Airways has lower prices on a few occasions.
. . . nearly time again for transitions, and while the closets are
still filled with white and light-as-air summer dresses and strappy
sandals, and the heavy blankets are still tucked away, soon there
will be soft sweaters and boyfriend blazers -- but for now, still
in in love with summer wicker, carefully woven market bags beneath
mirrored tables and shell chandeliers in the entryway, warm and
rustic dining chairs for sunday brunch, or perfectly stylish
baskets and cases with leather fasteners alongside a single ruffled
and pooling panel -- and when it's time, pair wicker with stacks of
freshly cut wood or vintage wool and mohair blankets to welcome the
blustery days of autumn . . .{p.s.} more autumn inspiration:*
fallen leaves* countryside picnic* mustard & gold -- one |
two{also:} m...
. . . hello! it's the weekend and what are your plans? . . .
currently out of town to breath in every last moment of one of the
last of the summer weekends, an ivy-covered country house and
floral bed linens, italian coffee and pale morning sun, vibrantly
lush english gardens and azure august skies . . .hope you're having
a fantastically fun weekend and that it's beautiful where you
are,xo{a few lovely links}* summertime: a perfect afternoon* sneak
peek: a beach cottage* first love: monet & giverny* travel: the
augstus hotel, forte di marmi , italy* décor
inspiration: stairways & headboards* at home: stylist tricks*
let's picnic: french willow baskets* photography: artist kotori
kawashima's daughter {via scout-holiday}* architecture: sand
beneath your toes* summertime: fireworks &...
. . . have long admired the work of british photographer craig
mcdean, and with september's arrival, have been especially taken
with this recent editorial for w magazine, featuring georgia may
jagger and a beautiful mix of sequined gowns and leopard print,
luxe hair and smokey eyes, opulent ornamentation and an elegantly
blasé and decadent moodiness . . .{p.s.} this shot of
jessica stam is another favourite{images: editorial: georgia on our
mind, georgia may jagger by craig mcdean for w september 2010,
styled by alex white via smile}{this is glamorous} on facebook
& follow on twitter copyright © 2007-2010 {this is
glamorous} all rights reserved
. . . far too warm outside to be thinking about fireplaces, but
must confess have never really stopped -- {the coziness! and pure
romance} -- and this corner fireplace {in the kitchen} is perfect
in its rustic elegance and particularly charming . . .{image:
photography by niklas rudfell via solid frog}{this is glamorous} on
facebook & follow on twitter copyright © 2007-2010
{this is glamorous} all rights reserved
. . . most often drawn to pale & pretty neutrals, both at home
and in the closet -- nude, blush and champagne and, for good
measure, always black . . . but goldenrod is a hue have yet to
perfect, but in the form of an insanely stylish and belted jacket
and paired with an indescribably lovely shade of green and a
gorgeously patterned scarf, it may just be the very colour of
autumn . . .{image: hanne gaby odiele via altamira: models off
duty}{this is glamorous} on facebook & follow on twitter
copyright © 2007-2010 {this is glamorous} all rights
reserved
. . . this week's table for two is favourite australian food
photographer katie quinn davies, who was featured here in july, but
has added a charming new cookbook layout to her blog, a few
gorgeous new photographs, as well as amazingly wonderful new
recipes, such as farfalle with bacon, peas and sage, baby fig and
apple fruit tarts, conchiglie pasta with mushrooms and parmesan
cream sauce, red velvet cupcakes, and of course, pink grapefruit
granita . . .{p.s.} previous table for two features:* desserts for
breakfast* what katie ate{all images © katie quinn
davies}{this is glamorous} on facebook & follow on twitter
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reserved
. . . the last day of august and how it has arrived so quickly is a
mystery, and while the early morning air has become a little
cooler, the sun still shines warmly and whether it's ribbons or
tulle, stripes on a chair or a soft cashmere sweater, whether in
shades of monticello or azalea, somehow, the last days of summer
always feels like pink . . .{p.s.} today is also p's birthday and
we're off to lose ourselves in beautiful things . . .
à bientôt & hope your week is off to
a perfect start xo{images: photography by jose villa via follow
studio; absolutely beautiful things; t.i.g. scan, martha stewart
weddings; ada & darcy; t.i.g. scan, photography by tom
leighton, styling by ali brown and kate french for homes &
gardens july 2010; t.i.g. scan, j.crew august 2009}{this is gl...
. . . hello! a hazy september thursday and it's out the door for a
late lunch, leaving you with tufted velvet and highgloss white, a
glittering chandelier and rows and rows of shoes . . . . {via the
style files}{this is glamorous} on facebook & follow on twitter
copyright © 2007-2010 {this is glamorous} all rights
reserved
. . . intricately panelled walls, juliet balconies and elegant
fireplaces, floods of dusky and romantic light and stunning chevron
floors -- if one could describe the beautiful and all too fleeting
moments between late summer and early fall, perhaps it would as
this . . .{p.s.} more perfectly ornate walls:* happily ever after*
gilt & chevron{also:} a corner fireplace{images: b&b italia
via marcus design, haute design & a previous post}{this is
glamorous} on facebook & follow on twitter copyright
© 2007-2010 {this is glamorous} all rights reserved
. . . whether an iconic and luxurious custom design perfectly
paired with an ornate gilt console in the entryway, or a bold and
impossibly stylish herringbone pattern in the powder room, there is
such wonderful drama and visual impact in graphic patterns in
shades of black and white . . .{p.s.} recent two lovely things:*
bits of green* cool august nights* light & lavender{ 1 - coco
chanel's suite at the ritz paris via marcus design; 2 - christina
murphy interiors}{this is glamorous} on facebook & follow on
twitter copyright © 2007-2010 {this is glamorous} all
rights reserved
I’m totally digging the new Holiday Matinee t-shirts
celebrating creativity.
This Google Chrome Experiment called The Wilderness Downtown is
beyond awesome. Maybe the best piece of digital execution I have
seen in several years. If I gave away screen shots, it would ruin
it. Sit through the whole song by Arcade Fire, and enter your
actual address for best results. Chris Milk, you’re a [...]
Nice stuff. Designed and built in Middle America since 1995. More
on their website.
This is big for Murakami fans and collectors. The well known
characters Kaikai and Kiki will be even more well known after their
appearance in the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. If familiar
figures like Kermit the Frog and SpongeBob SquarePants are simply
too jejune for you as their larger-than-life, helium-filled
representations wind their way toward [...]
Bernard Frize at the Museum Leverkusen, Germany opens on Sunday
September 5th, 2010
Pretty shnazzy. The tyPad turns your iPad into a fully functional
laptop (minus the mouse part) with this leatherette case that has a
built-in wireless keyboard, for $129.
On the trauma of luggage gone astray (and how an inconvenience
turned into an obsession)
Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news
What makes a good travel tweet? Here are eight favorites from the
past month.
Album Tacos. Brilliant. Just one example of many:
‘Tis the season for lots of vacation talk, and so the Capitol
Hill crowd turned its attention to shrinking vacation syndrome this
week: First, a British columnist speculated that Americans
“find it hard to relax” because of their Puritan
heritage. Washington Post columnist Ezra Klein responded: I’d
say it’s more closely related to the fact that it’s
hard to pass social welfare legislation in the American political
system, and thus America is the only industrialized country that
doesn’t guarantee its workers some amount of paid-vacation
leave. NRO’s Reihan Salam followed up with a mild defense of
the American system. (Via The Daily Dish)
Jim Benning Algerian musician Rachid Taha, who I discovered
recently on a flight—he was a featured artist on
Delta’s in-flight audio entertainment system. He has covered
the Clash’s “Rock the Casbah.” Here’s a
taste of something perhaps slightly less familiar:
Hot on the heels of his 2010 Emmy® Award win for
“Outstanding Children’s Animated Program,”
everyone’s favorite little monkey is back for a new season,
bringing his contagious enthusiasm and curiosity to a new set of
adventures centered around social science. Premiering
Labor Day, September 6, 2010, (check local listings) the fifth
season of CURIOUS [...]
Sunscreen is hard work. I know the kids are supposed
to wear it but it getting it on them and then making sure they are
well covered is a huge pain. And then
reapplication? Geez! But I’m
petrified that they’ll get burnt or worse – wind up
with skin cancer some day and it’ll be [...]
Disney Channel’s #1 series for preschoolers, “Mickey
Mouse Clubhouse,” races into primetime with a new special,
“Mickey Mouse Clubhouse Road Rally,” premiering
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7 (7:00 – 7:50 p.m.,
ET/PT). In the music-filled event of the
Emmy-nominated series, Mickey and pals rev up their engines for an
exciting Road Rally around the Clubhouse, one which [...]
Little Music Man loves eating Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, and he
recently got to try out some of the cheesiest mac & cheese in
Kraft’s new Cheesy Explosion Line! Everyone is talking about
New KRAFT Macaroni & Cheese Dinner Cheddar
Explosion! It’s bursting with more cheese sauce
so your kids will be grinning-bowl to bowl. With [...]
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 information
at anislandreview at gmail dot com. Please include your
blog name, what is being given away, the date it ends, who it is
open [...]
Finally, a fogless mirror that actually works! ToiletTree Products
(don’t you love that name), has come up with what has to be
the best fogless mirror ever. Not only does it look great, it
actually works. We have tried many other fogless mirrors before
because my husband likes to shave in the shower. I like them [...]
For some kids, going back-to-school can be a stressful and
uncertain period in their lives. And who can blame them? New class,
new kids, new teachers, new routines. I know Kiana always has a
hard time transitioning from being home every day to getting back
into a daily routine so we were happy to learn [...]
Have you painted your toenails lately? Are you a dad
who’s ever had his toenails painted? My Purple Toes is a new
children’s board book with a purpose. Written for children
under eight-years-old this is a story about a father’s
experience navigating life with purple painted toenails. From mom
to the kids to their dog, everyone [...]
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 [...]
Hawaii Bloggers: Interested in attending an advanced screening of
SECRETARIAT? Show dates: Sept 15th (7pm) @ Koolau 10, Sept 22 (7pm)
@ Kahala 8, & Oct 7 (7pm) @ Ward 16 Space is limited so contact
me asap! About The Movie: Based on the remarkable true story,
“Secretariat†chronicles the
spectacular journey of the 1973 Triple Crown winner.Â
Housewife [...]
Only one more week to wait! *squee*I do have to say, though, the
couple of book leaks I have seen make me nervous. Because I
do NOT want spoilers. I don't even want to hear vague
statements like "It ends badly" or "I love the way the
ended!". I may have to go into lockdown mode. No
twitter, no Facebook, no blog reading until I've read
Mockingjay for myself. Unless people keep their spoilers to
themselves. Let's revisit Suzanne Collins' statement shall
we?One of the most important things to me is that everyone in the
world is going to be able to experience the final book of The
Hunger Games all at the same time, and be able to discover what
happens in the book without hearing about it elsewhere first. Word
will certainly travel fast, but I urge you â...
A question I often ask myself when reading a dystopian or post
apocalyptic novel is: would I survive? I always think it
would certainly help if I had some kick a$$ characters on my
side. Naturally, no single character has the universal skills
it takes to survive the wide range of world ending scenarios
authors have thought up over the years, so it is
essential to pick a good team.So here's who'd I pick:Peeta
from The Hunger Games just because I love himLena from Gone because
she's a healer and you can always use thatElspeth from Obernewtyn
because she can farspeak (telepathy), beastspeak, and has the power
of coercionTool from Shipbreaker as my muscleTopher from Dollhouse
as my computer geniusI asked my dystopian reader panel who'd they
want on their team (up to 5 cha...
A few months ago, I was watching a season one episode of the the TV
series DOLLHOUSE (very dystopian by the way - check it out) in
which we jump to a future date in a post-apocalyptic Los
Angeles. The characters happen upon the dollhouse (which was
designed as a self-contained building underground) and discover not
only does everything work, there are even hot showers.
This is too much for one of the characters to resist and she
indulges, with predictably dire consequences.That of course got me
thinking that if I were her, I probably would've done the same
thing. Because long, hot showers are something I'd miss very
much if I lived in a dystopian/post-apocalyptic world (unless, of
course, I lived in one where you still could take hot showers, but
I digress...)I asked ...
And so we come to the end of the Hunger Games road. I am weighing
in relatively late with my thoughts because it was a pain to get my
hands on a copy here in Germany, but I finally got one (no thanks
to amazon.de btw – fail!) and just finished
reading a couple of hours ago. My reviews never have spoilers in
them, but I have to make an exception for MOCKINGJAY. If you read
the first two books, my opinion is not going to keep you from
reading it anyway, and if you haven’t read any
of the series, well, no time like the present to get started!So,
ahem….MOCKINGJAY starts off with Katniss in
District 13, which we find out went deep underground and because of
its possession of nukes, was able to strike a deal with the capitol
to remain off the map. President Coin wants to use Katniss as
the...
I know I focused on very new/upcoming titles (mostly YA) this
month, so I asked my dystopian reader panel for some
recommendations of older/more obscure/adult dystopian works.Diana
Peterfreund recommends:I really love Marianne Mancusi's RAZOR GIRL.
I don't know if it's still in print. It's a zombie book with all
kinds of cyberpunk shout-outs and it's told half before and half
after the zombie apocalypse, from the point of view of a girl who
has been turned into a weapon by her father in preparation for the
coming plague. Also, seriously, FEED, by MT Anderson, though that
was an LA Times notable book when it came out, so I don't know how
"obscure" it is. But it's amazing. It's set in a very scary, very
realistic near future in which everyone has the internet in their
brains, and it shows ho...
Jacob Durango is a trained regulator on Mars, but fell into
disgrace when his father went to prison. Still,
he’s bound by the tenets of a regulator, so
when a mining crew from the South Pole engages his services to
protect them from a band of Draeu, Jacob accepts. He already knows
the job won’t be easy or well-paid, but then,
he gets more than he ever bargained for…First
off, I loved the voice in this novel. Jacob is snarky and fun and
has an easy rapport with the AI grafted to his brain (who also
happens to be his former chief, Mimi). The dialogue is fast-paced
and often hilarious, making for an enjoyable read despite the
rather shallow characterization of some of the supporting
characters (for example, I couldn’t for the
life of me distinguish between Jenkins and Fuse, two dim-bu...
This is my last book review of Dystopian August (I know - so
sad!). I have an unrelated book tour tomorrow, and will
do my recap post (with a final AWESOME giveaway) on Thursday.
Look for it!At her naming ceremony, Deuce finally receives the
triple cuts on each of her arms that signify her as a huntress
among her people. As a huntress, Deuce not only gathers food but
also protects her underground community from wild mutant
scavengers. She’s paired up with Fade, a
mysterious young man who claims to have originally come from the
surface. When they are sent out on patrol and discover that their
nearest neighbors have been overrun, the enclave elders dismiss
their concerns, and Deuce realizes her blind obedience to the
enclave may not be the best course of action.A dystopian...
Of all the YA novels I've read over the past 3 years, IF I STAY is
in my top 10. (Read my gushing review). That's why I
was super excited to hear there is a sequel told from Adam's POV.
If you haven’t read IF I STAY, the mere
existence of a sequel is sort of a spoiler, so you really should
not pay attention to this teaser tour and should go read IF I
STAY first (and you should check the end of the post for a
GIVEAWAY). But for the rest of you, who felt the book left you
hanging and wondered what would happen after that squeeze of the
hand, the wait is almost over: WHERE SHE WENT comes out April
2011. Still, a long time, I know, but right now Gayle
Forman is doing a teaser tour to give IF I STAY fans
the scoop on what they can expect fr...
What a month! It's was A LOT of work to bring you all this
dystopian fun, but it was well worth it! Thanks for all your
comments and support. Here's a recap of what went on.REVIEWSI
reviewed 24 dystopian or post-apocalyptic novels and rated them
between 1-5 on the Zombie Chicken scale. Basically, I went
into every book expecting a solid, worthwhile read which is 3
Zombie Chickens. If a book wowed me, it got an extra Zombie
Chicken (for 4), and if I fell in love with it, it earned a perfect
5. If I had some reservations about it, I docked it a Zombie
Chicken (for 2) and if I really didn't like it, it only got 1
lonely Zombie Chicken. Here's a recap (links lead to my
review):Delirium by Lauren OliverMonsters of Men by Patrick
Ness Razorland by Ann AguirreBl...
A fall getaway to California’s Central Coast
can mean visiting elephant seals, nearby vineyards and Hearst
Castle, or maybe just taking some lazy walks on Moonstone Beach.
Cambria Pines Lodge positions you for all of these activities with
a midweek rate starting at $69 per night. The deal:
The “Fall Special” is available Sundays through
Thursdays [...]
New and refurbished museums have popped up in Europe
— including one dedicated to all things
Frederic Chopin and another with the pet owl that nursing pioneer
Florence Nightingale kept close. Poland: The Chopin Museum,
dedicated to the Polish-French composer born 200 years ago this
year, opened in March in Warsaw’s historic Ostrogski Palace.
A former [...]
Got lunch plans? Get thee and thy iPhone app to particular taco
trucks in Los Angeles or San Francisco on Tuesday and you can score
two-for-one airline tickets to Mexico (and two-for-one tacos)
courtesy of Virgin America. The San Francisco-based airline is
launching new international service to start this winter from San
Francisco and Los [...]
President Taft slept here. So did Teddy Roosevelt (planting a tree
in the 1903 photo above). The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa in
Riverside, which has been described as
“a cross between a European villa and a
California mission,†exudes Old World charm
— particularly at Christmastime when
it’s done up with holiday lights. Now [...]
Halloween Horror Nights 2010 returns to Universal Studios Hollywood
with a lineup of all-too-familiar freak show faces
— Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Chucky and
Jigsaw — that we’ve seen many times
before. HHN 2010 will feature five haunted mazes and six scare
zones over 17 nights: Sept. 24 and 25 and Oct. 1, 2, 8, 9, [...]
After FareCompare launched its When-to-Fly iPhone app last week, I
had a few days to play with it. I must say, I’m
already inspired to grab a cheap flight. The app, which is free,
lets you search for airfares by typing in your departure airport
and your month of travel, then choosing where you want to [...]
An ultra-luxury hotel resort, the Rosewood San Miguel de Allende,
is set to open in the historic city in central Mexico early next
year. The 67 guest rooms and suites will be decorated in the rustic
Spanish-Mexican style that distinguishes the colonial town. Suites,
some up to 4,000 square feet, will include local artwork,
wood-beamed ceilings [...]
In fall, temperatures turn cool and maples scattered amid the lush
forests turn red on Washington’s wild Olympic Peninsula, the
setting for Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” novels
and the hit movie series. Now you can explore the area’s
national park and national forest with three nights at any of four
lodges The deal: The Best of the [...]
Labor Day doesn’t have to mean flipping hamburgers and hot
dogs around the backyard grill. You could be viewing fireworks over
Lake Tahoe or chilling at a Minus 5 Ice Lounge in Las Vegas to put
a little party punch into the holiday weekend. Here are some places
to add to your list: > Lake Tahoe: [...]
U.S. airlines are warning passengers flying along the East Coast
from Maine to Asheville, N.C., over the next few days that they may
face weather delays related to Hurricane Earl. Airlines also are
waiving change fees, and in some cases also airfare differences,
for passengers who need to change travel plans because of the
storm. If [...]
MANAMA, Bahrain - Recognizing the Bahrain
government’s continued move to create awareness
on health issues, the Bahrain Exhibition and Convention Authority
(BECA), is introducing a new Health and We read more
RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia is hoping a new
website www.Virginia.org/fall will help lure fall travellers to the
commonwealth. read more
Tony Juniper, one of the world’s best known
ecologists and forthright campaigner, is opening this
year’s World Travel Market(WTM) World
Responsible Tourism Day on Wednesday, November 10 at ExCeL, read
more
Travel suppliers and the online agencies that sell their bookings
are targeting a new breed of jet setter who cannot be bothered
booking trips in advance. read more
Trying to troubleshoot any possible damage to the industry
vis-Ã -vis blackening of beaches due to tar balls, the
state tourism industry has downplayed the incident terming it as an
annual phenomenon. read more
LOZHITA PALACE, Kingdom of Swaziland - Speaking at the 14th Summit
of the Heads of State and Government of the Common Market for
Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) this week in the Swaziland,
Vice P read more
JetBlue Airways said it is launching today daily nonstop service
from Logan International Airport to Phoenix. read more
ITASCA, Illinois - Aircell, provider of inflight connectivity,
today announced the appointment of Norman Smagley as the new chief
financial officer (CFO). read more
LOZITHA PALACE, Kingdom of Swaziland - Following the introduction
of the threat of piracy on the Common Market for Eastern and
Southern Africa (COMESA) agenda by President Michel at the 13th
Summit of read more
MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang
is expecting a 10 percent decrease in tourist arrivals from Hong
Kong due to the botched hostage rescue and police assault at the
Quirino Grandstand last August 23. read more
World Travel Awards Asia and Australasia Ceremony is coming to The
Claridges, Surajkund, Delhi, NCR, in October for what is expected
to be the most keenly fought competition ever. read more
BRUSSELS — The European Commission said
Thursday it has banned one airline from Ghana from flying to Europe
and imposed restrictions on a second airline from the same country
because of poor safety. read more
Harry Potter has worked its magic on the county's tourist
development tax, pushing the collections up dramatically from a
year ago. read more
Delta Air Lines is refurbishing the interior of its sixteen
747-400s, which primarily fly from its Tokyo-Narita hub. read more
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – ATF 2011 TRAVEX recorded
strong interest and rapid take-up rate early in its registration
process. read more
The haunting grounds are set in
a decrepit 108-year-old warehouse facing Suzhou Creek, and on the
long, winding walk there, you feel yourself straying further and
further from the safety of a quick rescue. At least that's how I
felt when contemplating whether or not to run away from Shanghai
Nightmare, now the world's largest haunted house. Maybe a little
introduction is required: Shanghai Nightmare began last year - a
plot hatched up by 26-year-old American-Chinese Gan Quan and his
girlfriend Xu Jiali, who left their jobs at Intel to make
nightmares come true. Last year's gig proved so successful that a
second round was inevitable. This year, they collaborated with
Erebus Haunted Attraction - the Guinness record holders for longest
walk-through haunt...
While most of the news about e-waste in China is on its deadly
environmental impact, Shanghai Scrap argues that really, what
people should be talking about now is the country's new
comprehensive e-waste recycling programs - one of the best funded
in the world. Not only is it saving the environment, it could give
you great discounts on new tech! Thanks to the direct subsidies for
purchasing old electronics, an informal market has sprung up to
sell you dead tech to exchange for recycling vouchers. It's a win
on all fronts - for you, for e-waste resellers and for the
environment!
From People Forum China and India, never quite besties, are now at
odds with each other over a whole host of issues. It seems that as
the world's two most populated countries continue to gain economic
and political influence, their relationship with each other has
become increasingly strained. But who'd have expected the conflict
to actually hit the Expo in Shanghai? The problem: maps at the
India Pavilion were allegedly showing certain parts of Tibet and
Arunachal Pradesh as belonging to India - claims that China
contests. Arunachal Pradesh is an area that's located in the far
northeast of India and contains parts China considers as sections
of its Tibetan Autonomous Region. A 1914 treaty between Great
Britain and the de facto independent government of Tibet
established the McMahon...
Restaurant proprietor
Cotton Ding has done such a good job with her establishments that
people were inspired to document her life and offer her awards for
having the best personality in F&B. So when she announced she
would be opening a restaurant, showcasing authentic versions of her
local cuisine (Hunan), I had to check it out. Now, to be honest,
I'm not really sure what authentic Hunan cuisine is. I've been to
Di Shui Dong, Guyi and a host of other joints around town, but the
only thing I have to compare it to in actual Hunan is
third-world-style village food made in towns even people from Hunan
don't always know. Cotton's food at Hunan Houseis nothing like what
I ate there - and thank goodness. Instead, I suppose the best way
to describe it is...
Photo by Natasia More photos on the Shanghaiist Contribute page. To
see your photos on our Contribute page, use Flickr and tag your
photos “shanghaiist”. Or you can email your photos to
photos@shanghaiist.com and they will automatically appear on our
site (and here).
Apparently, some Shanghainese are taking umbrage with girls'
outfits this summer. Seems like, to beat the heat, girls are
wearing less and less, and some people feel the extra skin is a
"visual disturbance." In a survey on Xinhua, 55% admitted to being
uncomfortable by the ways girls were dressing nowadays, and 62% of
men even considered it sexual harassment! Jeez, you'd think with
all the buddha belly baring, guys would be a little more open to
letting us air some flesh.
From 6pm to 10pm, we'll be hoisting up our giant scrabble board and
inviting everyone to engage in cunning word play. Rules rehash:
Each Happy Hour drink gets you five tiles. You can wait until
you've got a couple orders under your belt - heck, we're not
putting a limit on how many tiles you can come up to the board with
- but just know that someone might take that triple word score from
you if you wait too long. We'll be using the SOWPODS dictionary. If
you don't know what that means, don't worry too much about it. You
can come up to the board as many times as you like between 6pm and
10pm. But you can't make words consecutively, you'll have to wait
until at least one other person has tried first. Team up if you
want. We don't have a limit for how many friends you can beg for
scrab...
A
stone’s throw away from the Bund is the Shiliupu docks.
Recently rebuilt, for the hefty sum of three billion RMB, the dock
saw its official opening on Saturday. Unfortunately, it seems that
the only thing the dock is open for is critique. Shiliupu dock
(Shiliu - 16, Pu - Stores) is one of the city's oldest wharf areas;
it played an important role in the development of Shanghai and
helped it to make a name for itself in the shipping industry.
Unfortunately, it was also the dock that time forgot. Over the last
couple of decades, growth on both sides of the Huangpu River, the
development of Pudong, and the adoption of other methods of
transport led to its decline in business. The dock was demolished
i...
While this morning was all blue skies and fluffy white clouds, the
weather has changed quite drastically - and now, Shanghai's
Meterological Bureau is saying that Shanghai's first day of school
(tomorrow) will also welcome the first day of the Typhoon Kompasu.
Expect heavy rainfall and winds between level 6 or 8 on the
Beauford Scale (anywhere from between 39km/h to 74km/h). We'd argue
from the storming outside that the MetBu's a little late - Typhoon
Kompasu's already knocking at the door.
As summer sets to leave us and stores begin to fill their rails
with the latest autumn/winter collection; all of the fashionistas
out there can be kept warm in the knowledge that they live in one
of the ‘Fashion Capitals’ of the World. In the latest
rankings, according to the Global Language Monitor’s annual
survey; Shanghai and Hong Kong have come up trumps. Hong Kong,
taking 2nd place, is now the highest ranking Asian city....ever,
and Shanghai has taken 12th place. Both of these Asian metropolises
have out placed Tokyo, and even helped remove Rome from the
‘Big 5’ as it dropped from 4 to 22; the biggest decline
the ranking has ever seen. Shanghai is often coined the
‘Paris of the East’ and this history, the large expat
community, and the inc...
Update on Shanghai's smoking crackdown: It took three months for
the smoking ban to nab one establishment. Now, according to Xinmin,
that number has risen to 66 as of June 30. Another 1,345 were given
a warning. Unfortunately, that's hardly... well, anything. There's
probably 66 stores in one section of a street here in Shanghai. But
officials insist that the overall smoking rate in the city has gone
down. Stats collected by their team of anti-smoke regulating
volunteers found that the smoking rate at banned locations dropped
to 28.1% from 37.5%, while incidences where people were discouraged
from smoking went from 19% to 51.9%.
Last month, we asked you guys to submitmovies to the Italian
Pavilion's My Expo Movie contest and possibly send your submissions
our way too. Now someone has done so - and just in time for Vimeo
to go back behind the GFW. Boo. Well, I suggest you either get a
vpn and watch this anyhow. The movie is made by Joe Nafis, whose
great timelapse videos we've featured before. Love timelapse as
much as we do? Here's a couple more of other pavilions by other
people.
While today has been delightfully not typhooning so far (cross our
fingers, knock on wood), apparently scares about Typhoon Kompasu
coming to town actually closed all Shanghai schools on the day they
were supposed to start. So yay! One extra day of summer vacation
for all! School will start up tomorrow, but I wonder when the
typhoon will actually hit.
Guangdong-based underwear company Jealousy
International has been selling their Diana brand of underwear for
years now. But to commemorate the anniversary of Princess Diana's
death, they rolled out a new ad campaign featuring a half-naked
Diana doppleganger playing a cello. Unfortunately, a British
citizen was right there to capture it. And then he told the Daily
Mail about it: A British journalist who happened to see the images
this morning was appalled. Sam Chambers said: 'I was just going to
collect my baggage from the carousel when I saw it flash up on a
rolling advertising screen and couldn't quite believe what I was
seeing.' Mr Chambers, who is originally from Kent, but has worked
in China for a decade, added: 'I thought, surely not, because it
was rolling quite ...
All the live music picks for this city from now until Sunday. This
week brings a smattering of southern Norway rock, some sassy
Taiwanese indie, violinists getting all modern with classical
pieces, local bands heading back to school and the return of
Australian song maestro, Jeff Lang! If you recall, we interviewed
him last year and were absolutely wowed by his performance. If
these are all our picks, he's our pick of the week. If you're
looking for non-live music stuff to head out to, we covered that
back in our Pencil This In. WEDNESDAY After being no-noed by the
police earlier this year, Oscar's is bringing back its open mic
night - where "special emphasis is being focused on the 'communal
jam global village attitude where all are welcome to come and
entertain or just enjoy the s...
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Back when we covered the opening of Shanghai's
first apple store in the IFC building of Lujiazui, we mentioned
that this was just the beginning of a full retail onslaught Apple
had planned for China. Now several people have reported seeing the
next Shanghai Apple Store on Huaihai Lu. One tipster, who sent in
the first picture, reported that it was located at the corner where
there "was a computer/electronics market not too long ago (before
it got shifted further east on Huaihai)..." The other two pictures
are from MIC Gadget. If what Apple's Senior Vice President of
Retail Ron Johnson said was true, it is one of two other stores in
Shanghai (and one of 23 in the entire country) that will open by
2012.
The argument that more press freedom is the first step towards
political reform here in China is not new. But it feels like, with
Wen Jiabao's recent remarks on the very subject and new protections
for independent press, the doors have opened for academia to
discuss their right to... well, discuss. China Media Project has
translated a blog post by Peking University Professor of Law He
Weifang comparing Shanghai and Guangzhou's media during the World
Expo and Asian Games, respectively. Namely how, while Guangzhou's
media was a storm of criticism, Shanghai's media 'had been
“had.”' The most notable quote, I think, is something
I've discussed with various Chinese locals who've insisted that
more media freedom would lead to more chaos in China: "The people
can voice their resentmen...
Last month, we asked the folks at Jaiya's Animal Rescue to help us
write up a guide for what you should do if you find a stray animal
and your heart won't let you let it be. Now we're tackling the
question of whether or not you should consider offering your home
to one of these animals, from either just a couple of weeks to
permanently. Save allergy issues and time constraints, we think you
should! And here's why: Every year, during the Spring/Summer
season, many animals are born and abandoned in the streets, gardens
and parks of Shanghai. Jaiya’s Animal Rescue (JAR) and other
animal rescue groups do their best to rescue, rehabilitate and
re-home abandoned animals since all of them deserve a second chance
in life. However, a major problem during this season is the number
of animal...
Congratulation Hoo Hoos, for blasting past the competition at our
most recent Shanghaiist Scrabble night! The five of you managed to
throw up 1004 points worth of words onto the board, effectively
beating out everyone else by quite a large margin! Hope you enjoyed
the 250RMB worth of drinks and join us again for the next
Shanghaiist Scrabble on September 28th.
While one of them found a
rollicking second life as a haunted house, there are other equally
haunting buildings on Suzhou Creek that haven't been put to use. A
member of our Shanghaiist Flickr pool, Hey It's William, went by
last month to snap pictures of some of the abandoned, surprisingly
graffitied, buildings by the water. More photos on the Shanghaiist
Contribute page. To see your photos on our Contribute page, use
Flickr and tag your photos “shanghaiist”. Or you can
email your photos to photos@shanghaiist.com and they will
automatically appear on our site (and here).
Is it our sexy Bund waterfront? The promise of haggling in old
merchant gardens? The Expo (probably not)? Whatever it is, Shanghai
beat out Beijing and Chengdu as the place international tourists
want to visit the most in China! The poll, co-conducted by Gallup
and Fudan University, found that Shanghai ranked top in most of 12
qualities, which included criteria such as attractiveness, culture,
environment, individuality, integrity and investment value. It was
deemed lower, however, in security.
We're not exactly who's behind these literal English translations
of Chinese songs, but they seem to have gained quite a following!
Youku user Ouzi (欧å, which could be
literally translated into "Euro kid") has 27 videos of literal
translations up on his page. The most recent one, about Chinese
children's songs, was published 8 hours ago but has already
garnered over 20,000 hits. All of the different songs follow the
same easy, but hilarious format. Ouzi makes a literal translation
of the words of the song: for instance,
“没有共产党就没有新ä¸å›½"
becomes "No the Communist Party, No the new China." Then he sings
it in slightly tone deaf broken English and everybody,
English-speaking or not, is entertained! Besides translating
Chinese songs into English, apparently Ouz...
I was just in Qingdao for the weekend for the Beer Festival, but it
looks like the real beer drinking fun was to be had in its northern
neighbor Weihai. This deer has been known to knock back four beers
over the course of the day and will often deny water in order to
get more beer. Good thing it's Tsingtao, so no worries about the
deer being dehydrated too quickly. The Telegraph has more
information: According to Zhang Xiangxi, who works as a waitress at
the resort's restaurant, she discovered the deer's unusual tastes
last November when she was cleaning up after some customers. She
says: "I saw a bottle of beer was still half full so I playfully
passed it to the deer. Unexpectedly it bit the bottle and raised
its head and drank all the beer in one shot." Since then, says
Zhang, whenever...
young couple, girl pulling away from boys advances. As if
China’s hormonal and horny students haven’t got enough
to contend with. With universities getting all up in their "are you
or aren't you a mistress" business and some high schools already
patrolling the halls for kissing couples, now "God" has gotten in
the way of them even learning about doing it... at least in Yunnan.
The Educational Bureau of Yunnan province has recently instructed
schools and universities to teach students to abstain from
premarital sex and to ‘cherish their chastity’. The
program; ‘No Apologies’
(æ— æ‚”ä»Šç”Ÿ)
is the ‘love child’ of an American conservative
Christian organization - Focus on the Family (FOTF), whose main
goal is "nurturing and defending the G...
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In what could be its biggest get yet, China's leading sportswear
brand, Li Ning, signed NBA rookie Evan Turner to an endorsement
deal Monday. Turner, the 2010 NCAA National Player of the Year, was
selected second overall in the draft by the Philadelphia 76ers. Li
Ning already has bigger NBA names in Shaquille O'Neal and Baron
Davis, but both were signed when they were well past their prime.
USA Diving has also inked a contract with Li Ning, making it the
team's official apparel sponsor through 2012. The brand's other
non-Chinese national team sponsorships include Spain and
Argentina's basketball teams, and USA Table Tennis. Although these
signings and Li Ning's opening of an Oregon concept store and
R&D center have all lead to speculation that this could be
China's first brand to bec...
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To start this blogging lark off I will answer some of the questions
that I have frequently been asked about my travel plans.Why am I
doing thisSeveral reasons1 I need a break. A long break. 11 and a
half years with the company moving house and changing my job every
couple of years has taken its toll. I'm tired2 I've always wanted
to travel but never had the opportunity. Everything has fal
hey guysso i know i havent finished the rest of the trips but i
thought id update u P so this isnt going to be daily like my other
ones..mostly cause who wants to know that i spent the day watched 2
movies and sleeping XDbut a blog of just events so here is what i
did for the 2 weeks i had before uni started So random order..just
for funsies and to confuse u Mont Royal Okay so random thin
I'm still at home leaving for Greece in 5 days. Just thought I'd
get this started before things get too crazy and I loose my mind
packing SI will try to upload pictures and write a bit everyday so
if you miss me back at home then please feel free to follow me here
or if you're just curious about GreeceThanks for reading and talk
to you soon
Another blog within a week We must have too much time on our
handsSeeing as we've got a couple of days left in Nadi with very
little to occupy us except sunbathe I thought I'd leave Clio on the
beach and come inside to write about our Feejee Experience.The
'Feejee Experience' is very similar to the Magic Bus in that it
provides travellers with a flexible bus service around a country
taking
Our entire itinery has been completely ballsed up by hurricane
earl. If we had stayed on our origional route then we would have
sailed right through the center of the storm so weve sailed
straight to Boston to try and ride it out. By the time it hits us
it will only be a force 2 hurricane but its still a hurricane.
Theyre taking the gangway away and keeping all crew on the ship
because weve got n
Everyone at home is probably enjoying the first OSU game.. I'm a
little sad to be missing it but I am so happy to be in Xela.This
week has been very full. Every night I come home with a tired brain
from a lot of Spanish. It is workshops week and I have the 10 and
11yearolds in my workshop of geography and world cultures. We've
talked about a lot of countries and made a craft or played a game f
Wow this has been a LONG week. Last week just flew so this week
felt like it lasted forever. We had our first chapel this week on
Wednesday which made it feel like friday. It was really great to
see all the kids get together and to hear them all singing the
songs that we have taught them. It was very encouraging. I am
looking forward to taking a bigger role in that part of our
school.We also h
We left N.C. this morning around 11a.m. What a wonderful stay with
our friends Deb and Herb Thanks again for letting us unload the
trailer on your front lawn and leave all our crap out there for 3
days. Thank goodness they have no neighbors. I'm just sorry I
didn't get a picture of the mess.We needed to get the brakes done
on the trailer....and we needed to repack it. There was a bit too
mu
Friday August 27 2010 City tour of Buda PestI woke up a little
after 715am and Mom was down at breakfast. I showered and got ready
and she was back in the room when I came out of the bathroom. We
packed up our little day bags with snacks and water and went down
to the bus. Eva was our local guide that boarded at the hotel and
we went on our way through Pest first.First stop was at Heroes
Hello AllThis is my introduction to my travel BlogThis will be my
first time overseas or out of the country more like. I got my first
passport i look like a serial killer and all my first time travel
documents.So to fill you in we my boyfriend and i will be
travelling from Perth Western Australia to Singapore and then onto
Malaysia KL. We plan to stay in Singapore for about 3 days then
Hi Everyone and welcome to ourmy blog. The blog is mine and Brian's
until October and then I will take it on as a solo effort while I
wander through Ireland into November. We leave on Saturday so the
last minute details are being ironed out ie exactly what we are
packing and how to pack it all. This post is basically just a test
run to make sure everything is working as it should. We hope you
So this is my pretrip blog. I leave in 5 days. Im not really
nervous except that I dont think my german is nearly sufficient. I
kind of see this as a test run. I want to live in europe. And Ill
be there for 9 months. Perfect right Well so packing is kinda a
bitch. I mean I have to get all this stuff over there but I have to
have room for the stuff I want to bring back...Plus I want to
travel a
On est jeudi. Dj presque la fin du voyage. Il ne reste que demain
et samedi pffffffffff elle est partie. Dimanche soir je serai dj de
retour la maison. Hier soir jrsquoai assist un merveilleux coucher
de soleil du haut de mon balcon. a va me manquerhellip Me
manqueront galement ces bateaux de toutes sortes qui se dandinent
sous ma fentre.Hier je nrsquoai pas fait grand chose
Sydney Airport day of departure. Nervous as hell but three coffees
and a couple of scotchs are helping.Patricia arrived on time and
James accompanied us to the Airport. Good timing as just after the
main rush and we got to checkin in good time. Unloaded the luggage
and Patricia asked if I had everything shit tickets and passport
Last saw them on the lounge Heart starts to race but being
After a long flight13.5 hours we arrived in LA. The plane an Airbus
380 was full. An number of young families and little babies meant
sleep was difficultEntering USA through CustomsHome Security was a
snip. A number of sniffer dogs had me worried as James had only
recently returned from Amsterdam and I am using his ruck sack etc
But it was quick.Short walk to the American Airlines departure
Woke up and it's raining but 77f 25c not heavily. The three of us
met at Starbucks for breaky.Gary has decided to assemble his bike
and get going. The Intercontinental Hotel were unable to extend the
deal I got thru Hotwire of US120 per night. It was going to cost
him US240GB I decided to get our local SIM cards and were directed
a few blocks East then North to a TMobile outlet. This was
We drove straight to the Best Western In Town Hotel and found that
we have arrived in the middle of the Milwaukee 2010 HOG Rally. Glad
we booked before leaving Aus Got chatting to a few guests on what's
on and whereDropped off our bags and headed straight to the Harley
Museum. Got there about 2.30pm.Wow so much going on including HD
Factory demo rides of the 2011 models. There must have been
Krabi is not a beach destination itself but a good place to base
yourself and visit the beaches at Ao Nang and Rai Leh. We stayed at
A Mansion hotel on Th Chao Fa which was really good value and close
to the river the shops the bus stop and long tail boats. The first
day the rain absolutely poured down it is monsoon season after all
so we stayed around town did some shopping and our washing
Det er efterhnden blevet hverdag herovre. Vi er flyttet p
Chill'nGrill'n et pensionat hvor der ogs bor en del danske
pdagogstuderende og har vret p praktikskolen i 1 12 uge.Anders og
jeg har mdt kl 7.30 det meste af ugen mens Tobias har vret heldig
frst at skulle mde 8.45. Dagen starter med en skalt 'Flag Ceremoni'
hvor eleverne str i lange rkker og synger den filippinske nat
sept 3 2010. have googled 'fred rieben pilbara echo' and viewed
article which appeared on the 28th. nice pic. otherwise more plants
cut on 'gaia reserve'. heartbreaking. some were ten years old. the
whitecheeked honeyeaters and singing honeyeaters would perch in the
top and churp. flagwise asked woman at shop in freo if she would
stock tshirts. yes. then asked her if she would go to inaloo a
The question ldquoWhat are you doing with your weeks vacationrdquo
normally receives an answer full of excitement and anticipation as
your mind drifts to relaxing hours spent away from your day job.
When this question is uttered late on a Sunday evening and is
referring to a holiday you know nothing about that starts the
following morning you are left feeling slightly confused.
Information
The fireprevention teams have managed to extinguish the fire that
was repeated three times in the term Benuza lions and has burned
more than a thousand hectares in area but have not yet managed to
keep under control a second fire that was playing for the second
time Boca de Huergano Leon according to Europa Press reported
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03092010 Goodmorning.. I am still tired. DWe are going to have a
breakfast and then drive forward.Ciao
I'm leaving today for Italy, to stay in my son-in-law's house in
Tuscany for two weeks with two other couples, and then will be
going on to Greece by myself for seven weeks. I've never been to
Greece and so am looking forward to it! My shower is still...
I'm off tomorrow to Madagascar and I have never felt calmer about
travel which must be old age and experience. Today I do a last
check of papers and repack my luggage to try to reduce the weight.
Will be away for nearly two months returning to London in...
Should one be spontaneous about taking off on a holiday or should
one plan and plan as to when, where and who to go with? Lee
Hello, this is my first time on the thorn tree...My sisiter and I
are going on a gap year next year: South America, New Zealand,
Indonisia, Malaysia, India and Eastern Africa. We have just booked
our flights, yet I was wondering how much money we...
Anyone care to comment on the following approx 6 month itinerary?
Is it too busy?...
We have been asked many questions about the year we spent
travelling around the world. But interestingly, one question pops
up again and again: “How much does it
cost?â€...
My friend and I would like to travel somewhere at the end of
September for 4-6 days. Our budget is not much (less than $400/pp).
I work for a major US airline so plane tickets aren't an issue. We,
also, don't mind hostels or crashing on people's...
I am writing in so as to establish feedback from travelers in an
attempt to make a more precise decision on the country that I would
want to spend a few months on a
‘Time-Out’ in a single
country....
http://www.eluniversal.com.mx/notas/705341.html Well that doesn't
bode very well, sorry to say.
Would any one be able to advise me on how much I should be paying
for certain items in Bangkok? Need to buy pressies for all at home
and a few bits for ourselves before going home!! We have seen some
of the stuff around thailand(fake bags/watches/purses)...
Lonely Planet authors and staff took on the challenge of cycling
through Africa from Cairo to Capetown. Rana Freedman and Martin
Heng rode leg four of Tour d'Afrique from Nairobi, Kenya to Iringa,
Tanzania.
Lonely Planet founder, authors and staff took on the challenge of
cycling through Africa from Cairo to Capetown. Fiona Siseman and
Tony Wheeler along with Rana Freedman and Martin Heng rode leg five
of Tour d'Afrique from Iringa, Tanzania to Lilongwe, Malawi.
Lonely Planet author Greg Bloom and a mate head off on a bike ride
from Coron to the Calauit Game Reserve and Wildlife Sanctuary on
the northern tip of Busuanga Island in the Philippines. Hours
later, after being defeated soundly at basketball by the local kids
and losing his friend to a shoulder injury, Greg makes it to
Calauit island to watch the animals roam on this transplanted piece
of Africa.
The last two days of my San Blas trip was spent at Nargana and
Corazon de Jesus, Kuna villages seperated by a bridge.
Our fourth anchorage of the trip was a beautiful place called "The
Swimming Pool". More spearfishing, snorkleing and swimming. The
veggie boat made a stop.
Our second and third anchorage on my sailing adventure with Sonny
and Kay Sides of S/V Valentina. Lots of swimming and spearfishing.
I began my week long sailing adventure in the San Blas Islands by
flying from Panama City to El Porvenir, a small island in Kuna Yala
(Kuna Indian Reservation). Sonny and Kay Sides were my hosts -
www.sailingvalentina.com Our first stop was the island of Gerti
where we visited with some of the Kuna indians.
Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse near Augusta, S W Australia is the tallest
lighthouse in Mainland Australia. Built from 1895 - 1896 of local
limestone, the tower has 7 floors & 186 steps. Lighthouse was
totally manually operated until 1982 when electricity replaced the
clockwork mechanism & kero burner, one of the last in the
world. The light was automated in Sep 1992. The nearby disused
Water Wheel was built in 1895 to tap a spring & provide water
for workers building the Lighthouse . Video was taken in mid-Sep
2009. Music track created using Apple's 'Soundtrack' software.
White-cheeked honeyeaters and wrens feeding frenzy at Berry Farm
Cottage Cafe, Rosa Glen, Margaret River, south-west Western
Australia sometime in mid-September 2009. Soundtrack created using
Apple's 'Soundtrack' software.
Lonely Planet author Scott Kennedy and a mate enter the 'Routeburn
Classic' adventure race near Queenstown, New Zealand. The 32km path
normally take three days to hike but the classic is run in a day.
As if 32km isn't far enough, Upon finishing they plan to turn
around and do it all again!
A mid-September 2009 Porongurup interlude with many brief
encounters - with Porongurup's 'Ned Kelly' and a tearoom, a
galah-event, a Lily Dutch Windmill near Borden with Stirling Range
in the background, and a 'Caution Nudists Crossing' road sign and a
'Ewes and Rams' toilet at Amelup! Soundtrack created using Apple's
'Soundtrack' software.
Arriving fresh from our wildflower trail experience at Mullewa, we
stayed for a night on 2 Sep 2009 at Morawa, a town 187 km southeast
of Geraldton. In the morning, the desolateness of the place hit me,
but as I went for a walk into the town proper, my misgivings about
the place soon gave way to a sense of affinity for the sleepy town
and its quaint attractions. This is a remake of an earlier uploaded
clip, now with music effects added using Apple's 'Soundtrack'
software.
On 2nd September 2009, four of us did the 2.8 km. Wildflower Walk
at Mullewa (pronounced ‘Mull a
war’), a town 452 km. north of Perth & 99
km east of Geraldton, Western Australia and having a population of
about only 1,200. It is renowned for its carpets of 'everlastings'
and the wreath flower during the wildflower season from July to
November. 'Everlastings' are so called as once cut they last for a
long time. This is a remake of a clip uploaded before, with added
musical soundtrack created using Apple's 'Soundtrack' software.
after dancing and singing at a beach near Cartagena on a sunny
Sunday these children had my fish and chips...well done boys !!
Isla Cana Azuero manglar and laguna near Pedasi on the way to
Tonosi take a boat from the shore cross the manglar and laguna and
arrive to the island take a horse rideing and arrive to the beach
Baxta and his friends make like Lawerence and hit the infamous
sands of the Rub Al Khali in the hard driving and humblest car on
the road - the KIA Picanto.
Stopovers at a tea room at Perenjori and later at Wubin, both small
Western Australian towns, sometime in September 2009. We were on
our way to the monastic town of New Norcia after our heady
discovery of the wreath flowers at the outskirts of Morawa. This is
a remake of an earlier video, with an added music track created
using Apple's 'Soundtrack' software.
Kings Park & Botanic Garden Perth WA when wildflowers - waxes,
daisies, everlastings .... - were in season. Video taken sometime
in mid-September 2009. Music track created using Apple's
'Soundtrack' software.
In September 2009, we were in Western Australia for the wildflowers
season. Our 2,000 km road trip took us to Cervantes to see The
Pinnacles, Jurien Bay, Port Denison-Dongara, Geraldton, Mullewa for
the Wild Flower Walk, Morawa, Perenjori, the monastic town of New
Norcia, Mandurah, Margaret River, Busselton, Augusta, Cape Leeuwin,
Pemberton, Walpole and the Valley of the Giants TreeTop Walk,
Albany and its Wind Farm and neighbouring Torndirrup National Park
for The Natural Bridge and The Gap, the Porongurups, and back to
Perth in time to see The Wildflowers Festival at Kings Park and
Botanic Garden. Music tracks created using Apple's 'Soundtrack'
software.
This toyshop window display caught my attention when I was at
Singapore Changi Int'l Airport Terminal Two beginning 2010.
Practically, the whole of the grinning (and some grimacing) gang
was there - Stitch Minnie Pooh Hello Kitty Babes as well as some
meanies & baddies. Clip shot by digital camera in video mode.
Music created using Apple's 'Soundtrack' software.
Recently, I attempted the 9-km walk among The Southern Ridges in
Singapore. I managed to cover substantially Mount Faber Park and
Telok Blangah Hill Park. Rain and darkness prevented me from going
further to Kent Ridge Park. Still, I enjoyed myself tremendously
feeling close to nature and revelling in the views from Henderson
Waves and Forest Walk. Music tracks created using Apple's
'Soundtrack' software. Video update: Alkaff Mansion is set to
reopen by end 2010 with an Italian makeover featuring a
Tuscan-themed restaurant & pizza place & will have 2 ornate
European-style fountains out front
Camping the desert wonderland of Dubai.
Captain and Clark travel to Thailand to get blessed by a Buddhist
monk with a sak yant, or mystical tattoo.
Bali trip Nov 2007 featuring Kuta beach in the early morning, Kuta
town at night, Barong and Legong dances at Batubulan to the
accompaniment of Gamelan music, Pura Taman Ayun at Mengwi, artistic
Ubud, refreshing Bedugul, and Pura Tanah Lot. Video made from 2007
raw footages with slightly different selections from video uploaded
nearly two years ago, now with music tracks created using Apple's
'Soundtrack' software. Original Gamelan music is retained for
Barong and Legong dances
The biennial Singapore Garden Festival was held recently from 15 -
22 July 2010. Spread over 2ha of indoor space, it showcased 31
gardens and floral displays by award-winning designers from 17
countries. More than 250,000 tropical and temperate plants were
used for these displays in the event organised by the National
Parks Board, Singapore. Forming part of the Festival too was the
Singapore Orchid Show 2010. Music track created using Apple's
'Soundtrack' software.
An interpretation of Rick Eckersley’s
‘Fantasy Gardens’ category
display of ‘The Last Australian
Garden’ at the Singapore Garden Festival 15
– 22 July 2010. According to a write-up in the
Festival’s Official Show Programme, Rick
Eckersley came from a sheep grazing farm background in southern
Australia before moving into the creation of beautiful gardens. The
environmental theme he explores here –
juxtaposing rural farming implements & materials and rugged
natural plantings against the ‘pure, delicate
forms of exotic garden plants’ -
‘is a provocative insight into the land and how
it is managed’. Here it is ably explained and
interpreted by one of the Show’s
representatives.
Video taken 11 June 2010 showing Marina Bay Sands and the Helix
Bridge and Singapore City night skyline. Music track created using
Apple's 'Soundtrack' software.
Captainjohn explores the ghoulish side of the beautiful, historic
Scottish city of Edinburgh as he introduces us to the famous 1800's
body snatchers...Burke and Hare
The land of the thundering dragon had always been on my wish list
of places to visit. This last November I got to visit the Himalaya
Kingdom of Bhutan . Bhutan is considered one of the last Shangri-La
in the world. But it comes with a price
Lonely Planet author Tim Hornyak gets away from the
city’s concrete bustle to explores
Singapore’s natural side at a national park and
at Singapore zoo. Bukit Timah Nature Reserve is an oasis of
tropical forest that inspires deep breathing and reverent
whispering but it’s the macaque monkeys that
steal the show.
Art + culture + food + fashion + music. It's no surprise Melbourne
is the cool capital of Australia. This video shows you why.
How you can avoid too much pressure on your wallet whilst having a
great time in Sydney.
The Blue Mountains is Sydney's greatest recreation area for people
who prefer the bush to the sea. They are part of the Great Dividing
Range, which stretches from Gippsland region of Victoria in the
south to the tropical rainforests of north Queensland. The Blue
Mountains are so named because, from Sydney, they look blue. They
are clad in vast forests of eucalypts (commonly called gum trees),
which in the hot sun discharge a fine mist of eucalyptus oil from
their leaves. The mist refracts light, which makes the haze look
blue at a distance. That same oil makes the Australian bush as
volatile as a pine forest in a bush (forest) fire. The vapour
explodes, causing the fire to race through the canopy.
How to get a great meal deal whilst travelling in Melbourne
Captainjohn and an unusual sidekick tour the ancient Roman City of
Umm Quay and Jerash with a stop at Ajloun castle in Amman, Jordan
Traveling the ring road around Iceland is an adventure that every
traveler needs to make. I traveled 1800 k in one week and saw some
of the most incredible scenery I've ever seen anyone in the world.
This was truly a Destination Unknown
Conoce del nuestra mano la Semana Santa en Granada: sus gentes, sus
procesiones y como se vive. Travel with us to the Granadian Holy
Week in Spain: people, procesions y general feeling.
Nestled in the spectacular Coast Mountains of British Columbia,
award-winning Whistler is frequently rated the Number One Ski
Resort in North America, but the resort is just as lively in the
summer.
On My trip to Bhutan I would discover a land of incredible beauty,
a diverse culture, and my friend Tshering taught me how the world
can actually learn a few lessons from this tiny Himalayan Kingdom
of Bhutan
