Taking you through some of the things you should know about
traveling alone, including the perks of being a lone
traveler.Contributor: Brittney StewartPublished: Aug 02, 2010
Pets can suffer heat exhaustion and heat stroke just like people
do. Hot weather is particularly dangerous for traveling with pets.
Keep them safe by following a few basic tips.Contributor: Lynda
AltmanPublished: Aug 02, 2010
If you are an avid traveler, or just starting out, staying safe
should be your number one priority. Here are 10 tips for everyone,
including seniors, for staying safe while traveling.Contributor: k.
fergusonPublished: Aug 02, 2010
Tibet's highest peak features no less than the world's highest
mountain, Mt. Everest. it stands high at more than 29,000 feet
above sea level. Interestingly, the lower peaks of Tibet are still
part of the highest peaks in the world.Contributor: Rianne Hill
SorianoPublished: Aug 04, 2010
If you're planning a trip to London, be sure to get these free
iPhone and iPad apps before you cross the pond!Contributor: Matthew
SteedPublished: Aug 04, 2010
You may just be on vacation and run into the situation of
questionable sanitation, what should you do? And how do you avoid
this parasite, giardiasis that causes intestinal infection and
diarrhea to ruin your holiday? These questions
answered.Contributor: Susan KaulPublished: Aug 05, 2010
Over 60 million pet owners travel with their pets each year. For
this reason, we really should should take the act of traveling with
our pets seriously and consider a few things before we head out
with them for the first time.Contributor: Linda M.
McCloudPublished: Aug 06, 2010
Discover how to travel with small children to Kenya and the
precautions you must take.Contributor: Celin ChildsPublished: Aug
03, 2010
Are you ready for your next trip? Or are you still anxious from all
of these preparations? Come on and we will help you keep reminded
with our list of travel tips.Contributor: Mylene
Dolores-SalasPublished: Aug 03, 2010
When considering a career change in the health care sector, here is
what you need to know about respiratory therapy travel
jobs.Contributor: Christine CadenaPublished: Aug 03, 2010
These fourteen travel tips will make your trip easier than you can
imagine. My favorite of all is the calendar you create when you are
planning your trip, so you do not miss a thing.Contributor: Zona
ZirconiaPublished: Aug 03, 2010
Every sports enthusiast can easily enjoy Ace Adventure Resort. This
place has it all when it comes to heart pumping and thrill seeking
excitement.Contributor: Kimberly CummingsPublished: Aug 03, 2010
Many people dream of the ultimate baseball trip, making a journey
to all 30 major league baseball stadiums. Read more about this book
that tells the story of such a feat by a couple who attended 30
games within 60 days.Contributor: Kristen WilkersonPublished: Aug
04, 2010
Many airlines love to thank you for choosing them during the
standard spiel from the crew. On IcelandAir, they may as well skip
it since it's the only choice. Here's my review of your only choice
from the U.S. to Iceland.Contributor: Justin SchmidPublished: Aug
04, 2010
Doing first time travel with a reputable tour company. The benefits
of having a professional tour guide to make your travel the most
memorable experience.Contributor: Venus FlyPublished: Aug 05, 2010
Sandboarding is becoming a popular sport in areas where snow isn't
available. If you're visiting Peru, check out these locations where
you can join in on the thrills of surfing a sea of sand
dunes.Contributor: Kelly de BordaPublished: Aug 05, 2010
A thunderstorm and a missed flight make for an interesting day and
night.Contributor: Kathie TrowerPublished: Aug 05, 2010
Are you ready to travel in Switzerland?Contributor:
SilverchriotPublished: Aug 06, 2010
This RV park has all the amenities that RVers have come to expect
when they pull into a place to put down their temporary roots as
well as easy access to and from I-20 and is only a little over 8
miles away from the Tuscaloosa Refinery.Contributor: Deborah
AndersonPublished: Aug 06, 2010
My personal narrative of being stranded in the Mexico City airport
for ten hours the day before Christmas Eve.Contributor:
H.K.NunzioPublished: Aug 06, 2010
Having your children traveling with you, especially for longer
trips, can be a stressful and distracting situation. Learn the
safest ways to travel with your kids to arrive at your destination
in one piece.Contributor: Abby WillowPublished: Aug 06, 2010
Planning a travel destination is easy with a few simple tips. Here
are a few things to consider when planning planning a travel
destination. Weather, cost and safety are part of your travel
destination planning.Contributor: Jennifer MoorePublished: Aug 06,
2010
Spend the day rafting the Grand Canyon and night at the Hualapai
Lodge.Contributor: Kevin BrennerPublished: Aug 07, 2010
American Express has been sending out letters to holders of its
Every so often, there’s an award given for an airline’s
wine portfolio. It’s that time again, this time for Global
Traveler’s competition. I generally dismiss these
awards… and yet I pay attention. Hear me out. For starters,
let’s look at the rules: To participate in the Global
Traveler competition, airlines throughout the world that have [...]
The tradeoff of “opaque” booking sites like Hotwire has
always been that you get a good rate if you’re willing to
accept some uncertainty: You don’t know the exact property
where you’re booking a room, even if you pinpoint an area,
star level, and amenities, but you’ll pay less than retail.
The consumer gets a [...]
Research in Motion (RIM) unveiled today their new BlackBerry Torch
9800 handset which comes with both a full qwerty slider keyboard
and a full touch-screen display. Specs: BlackBerry Torch 9800
3.2″ display @ 360×480 pixels 512MB RAM, 512MB
ROM 4GB storage (up to 32GB via microSD, 4GB included) 3G @ 384Kbps
WiFi 802.11 b/g/n Bluetooth [...] Related posts:Blackberry Bold
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The Sony Vaio E is among the newest line of laptops from Sony which
sports the newer Intel Core i5 processors and came in a variety of
colors. The review unit that we got was this marine-blue (metallic
teal, they say) one with a clear-coat layer on top of subtle
patterns starting from the lid [...] Related posts:Sony Vaio Y
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So the Smart Bro micro-SIM that I mentioned last week arrived
yesterday and I got a few additional information about the plan
that came with it. The Smart micro-SIM will only be exclusively
available to Plan 999 Unlimited of Smart Bro. There’s a
lock-in period of only 6 months (shorter than the usual 24 months
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About a year ago, I already saw (somewhat) the demise of Google
Wave. It was much more evident when they rolled out Google Buzz
(splitting user attention). So yesterday, Google announced they
will stop development of Google Wave: But despite these wins, and
numerous loyal fans, Wave has not seen the user adoption we would
[...] Related posts:Much Ado about Google Wave We saw a preview of
Google Wave a couple months... Will Google Wave change the way we
E-Mail? One of the upcoming services that was demo’ed on
Google... What’s buzzing with Google Buzz? So I’ve
added the new Google Buzz into my GMail... Samsung S8500 Wave First
Impressions I forgot to add that yesterday, during our meeting
with... Samsung Wave Price and Launch Date So I shared my first
impressions of the u...
Nokia Philippines formally announced the availability of the Nokia
C5 in the country. This candybar handset from Nokia is powered by
Symbian S60 and a capable ARM 11 600MHz processor. Nokia C5 specs:
2.2″ display @ 240×320 pixels ARM 11 600MHz processor
HSDPA 10.2 Mbps, HSUPA 2 Mbps 50MB storage, 128MB RAM up to 16GB
[...] Related posts:Apple’s Snow Leopard Officially Released
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The 12-megapixel Sony Ericsson Idou previewed back in February
during... T3 Philippines Magazine officially shuts down Last month,
I posted the news about T3 Philippines scaling... Nokia C5:
Smartphon...
We headed off to the office of HTC’s Philippine Distributor
yesterday to get a first hand preview of the HTC WildFire and after
some time with the handset, let me share with you my first hand
impressions. We were actually shown two units — an
engineering unit of the grey-colored Wildfire with a trackball and
[...] Related posts:HTC Wildfire lands, gets priced Just been
informed by an authorized HTC phone reseller that... HTC Desire: In
the Flesh, First Impressions I got a hold of the HTC Desire and
played... Samsung Galaxy S i9000 price, 1st impressions When the
handset was shown to me by one of... Samsung S8500 Wave First
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with... Acer Liquid First Impressions I was also able to play with
a demo unit...
The Canon Ixus 300 HS is one pretty interesting point-and-shoot
camera. It slightly departs from the usual Ixus look and combines
both form and function in such a relatively small compact camera.
Full review of the Ixus 300 HS after the jump. The Ixus 300 HS
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At first I thought this photo and video sent to me was for an
upcoming iPhone App and Android App for Jollibee Online Delivery
but close inspection revealed it’s something simpler. The
leaked video shows the alpha version of JollibeeDelivery mobile
website (I reckon it’s going to be a dot.mobi site) The
mobile site allows [...] Related posts:Jollibee WAP Delivery You
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month, IconBuffet will deliver... Schedule you Email Subscription
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The first StarCraft was released by Blizzard in 1998. More than 12
years later, “StarCraft 2: Wings of Liberty” is here,
selling over 1.5 million copies and making it one of the most
popular online games in the world. So I grabbed a copy last week
and scheduled a game night. I’ve been trying to [...] Related
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published a year-ender recap of... Yahoo! Chairman takes home $1
per year Yahoo’s Chairman, Terry Semel, will be taking home
an annual... Master Link Baiter of the Year Who could have thought
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. . . after a wonderfully romantic lunch date by a waterfall this
afternoon and a little time lounging poolside, officially
considering taking the month of august off like the french and
strolling about, lost in daydreams and looking impossibly cool
despite the heat in elegantly tailored silk city shorts and
oversized pearls and tortoise-shell cuffs, or perhaps, browsing the
shops and flower markets in stylish ruched trenches and perfectly
ruffled little white summer dresses . . .{images: marina Linchu by
patrick demarchelier for allure usa, august 2010; fashion editor:
siobhan bonnouvrier, hair: damien boissinot, make-up: wendy
rowe}{this is glamorous} on facebook & follow on twitter
copyright © 2007-2010 {this is glamorous} all rights
reserved
. . . a kelly green cashmere cardigan from a lifetime ago aside,
not often drawn to shades of green -- that is -- until happening
upon these serenely elegant rooms overflowing with prettily
patterned chaises and ruffled bed linens, elegant topiaries and
cascading bouquets -- and suddenly -- the shade is as a fresh the
summer air just before an early august thundershower, and believe
am now quite enamoured with this perfect shade that hangs somewhere
just between chartreuse and the leaves of gardenias . . .{p.s.}
more inspiration:* spring greens* chartreuse & velvet* green
& white stripes{images: photography by casey sills for veranda,
july/august 2001 via mrs. blandings -- thanks ever so much,
felicity!}{this is glamorous} on facebook & follow on twitter
copyright © 2007-20...
. . . much like cranberry milk, tokyo-based cinq design not only
has beautiful photography & styling, but also happens to be
positively filled with charmingly rustic things fit for long summer
days in provence: lace tablecloths and straw hats, cheese boards,
enamel teapots, cookie cutters and wooden spoons, and wicker
baskets perfect for those sunlit afternoons among fields of
lavender . . .{p.s.} more at the shops:* the society inc.* crucial
trading{also:} more wicker:* summertime* paint-dipped baskets*
afternoons in the park & here & here* breakfast in
paris{images: cinq design via the style files}{this is glamorous}
on facebook & follow on twitter copyright ©
2007-2010 {this is glamorous} all rights reserved
Razorpit: Razor blade sharpening. I love this. I hate how wasteful
(and expensive) razorblades are– but it’s
the only way to go. Â Electronic razors don’t work
for me. Â And neither does a big beard. I hear this
thing works great. Via Coolhunting
Congrats to the team at Nooka for the newly launched website.
Looking very good! Check it out…
We’ve all chewed the cap of a Bic pen at least once in our
lives. If you haven’t, you’re totally lying (or missing
out). This necklace from Chewed By Tuesday is for you. All of you.
(And for Penlid chewing virgins, there is also an un-chewed
version). Both are made from solid sterling silver [...]
My kids have a healthy dose of curiosity and love to explore their
natural surroundings. They find the most tiniest objects and
creatures fascinating and always want to know more about them.
However, when it comes to bugs I try to stay as far away as
possible. That’s why I’m so thankful for Backyard
Safari [...]
Sprout, the first 24-hour preschool destination on TV, on demand
and online for kids ages 2-5 and their parents and caregivers,
premieres two new exclusive nightly shows,
Nina’s Little Fables at 7:15 p.m. and 8:30 p.m.
ET and Chloe’s Closet 5:45 p.m. ET, providing
children classic bedtime storytelling and preschool adventures
throughout the summer. In association [...]
My family has always loved the characters of Sesame Street. Kacie
liked Zoe, Kiana likes Abby Caddaby and Kaila is fascinated by
Elmo. I don’t know if it’s the songs, the bright
colors, or the stories but Sesame Street has been a part of our
family from the very beginning. We recently had the opportunity to
[...]
Often times when I get a craving for something chocolaty, creamy,
and cool, I’ll buy a multi-pack of Jell-O pudding snacks.
However, now I have something more indulgent to satisfy such a
craving thanks to Jell-O Mousse Temptations. I was fortunate to
receive a pack of Jell-O Mousse Temptations in the Chocolate Mint
Sensation flavor. [...]
Math problem: When you add four music teachers and four
entertainers, how many members of the Dream Jam Band do you have?
The answer is 4, because Francine, Barry G, Maestro C, and Erin the
Red are all music teachers AND entertainers who infuse the
invigorating kid and family-friendly songs on ‘Leave It In
The [...]
Why is it that I haven’t gotten sick in over 6 months but
then catch a cold 2 days before I’m supposed to hop on plane
headed to BlogHer10? I’ve been pretty much living on Zicam,
EmergenC, Air Borne and lots of fluids and I am feeling better now.
However, it would be a lot [...]
Can you believe that Halloween is just around the corner? My kids
love to dress-up and start making their costume plans from the
beginning of the year. Of course, they usually have a whole list of
people they’d like to be and narrowing it down can be very
difficult. For me, the easiest thing to [...]
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 [...]
It may have taken me almost 24 hours to get to NYC but it has
definitely been worth it. The friends I’ve made, the valuable
information I’ve learned, the great sponsors and their
generous swag have all made such a tremendous impression on me and
I will definitely remember this experience of a lifetime. Over the
[...]
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 posting, too. Therefore, [...]
Small and scrappy, Nailer works as a ship breaker on
“light crew†in a post-apocalyptic
version of America’s Gulf Coast.
It’s a dangerous job, and everyone is looking
for that one “lucky strike†that
could take them away from all the poverty and struggle and set them
up for life. Nailer proves lucky, not once, but twice and has to
decide the best way to parlay his luck into a better future for
himself and those he cares about.SHIP BREAKER pulsates with energy
from page 1 as we follow Nailer into the narrow, claustrophobic
passages of a dead freighter on the search for copper wire to make
his quota and justify his place on his work team. As Nailer
confronts challenge after challenge in a series of escalating
cinematic action sequences, we also really get inside his head and
root...
I reviewed SHIP BREAKER earlier today, and now I'd like to
introduce Author Paolo Bacigalupi and welcome him to Presenting
Lenore for a Dystopian August interview.On the surface, SHIP
BREAKER is a kick-a$$ adventure story, but there are a lot of
weighty topics explored as well – the
importance of loyalty, corporate responsibility and breaking the
cycle of violence. Which came to you first –
the ideas you wanted to explore or the storyline/characters?With
this book, the ideas came first, but not the ones you name,
actually. I was initially interested in writing about the
environment and cool sustainable technologies. That was the real
seed for the story. But as I crafted Bright Sands Beach and the
world of the ship breakers, another set of themes emerged--the need
to rely on one another...
16 year old Ann thinks she may be the last person on Earth after a
nuclear bomb destroys all the surrounding areas around her
self-sustaining valley. But then, Mr. Loomis shows up in his
anti-radiation suit with his anti-radiation gear and Ann starts to
realize there may be worse things than being alone.In this diary
format novel from the early 1970s, Ann details her daily life on
her farm in post-apocalyptic America, made more exciting, scary,
and worth writing (and reading) about by Mr.
Loomis’ arrival. “Most of
the time I didn’t write, because one day was
just like the day before, and sometimes I thought
– what’s the use of writing
anyway, when nobody is ever going to read it? Then I would remind
myself: sometime, years from now, you’re going
to read it.†(p 5)At first, An...
THE DEAD-TOSSED WAVES has the feel of a dirge, beautifully poetic,
but so relentlessly depressing, it’s draining.
This is a dead world where the masses of infected
“zombies†vastly outnumber the few
pockets of humans still fighting against the tide.
It’s a world where one slip-up means infection,
isolation, or death. At the center of all this is Gabry, a
sheltered, timid teen who is thrust into the fray after heeding the
call of her raging hormones. After one perfect moment of freedom
and bliss with her childhood crush Catcher at the forbidden
amusement park outside their beach front settlement of Vista,
everything goes wrong in Gabry’s world. Some of
her friends are infected and turned, some are captured, and some,
like Catcher, have disappeared. And after an act of desperation ...
Keller lives in a future society closed off from men and deformed
deviants. Where girls growing up are told that it was men who
caused the destruction of the planet and are therefore the enemy.
And where friendships are discouraged and strict adherence to rules
is the only way to survive. Keller is being trained as a tracker
– a defender of the society.
It’s one of the most prestigious assignments
because it means likely avoiding the burden of being impregnated
and used as a breeder. Every day is the same monotonous
brainwashing and chores, until one day, a fellow tracker trainee,
Laing, takes Keller to a hidden stash of objects from
“beforeâ€.
Laing’s growing obsession with the fashion
magazines and make-up she finds there causes her to become
increasingly rebellious. And Keller ...
I reviewed Nomansland earlier today, and now I am pleased
to welcome the author, Lesley Hauge, to Dystopian
August.What five objects from your life would you put in a time
capsule to help a future society form a picture of who you are?1) A
large mug of tea (it's a very sophisticated state-of-the-art time
capsule that can preserve such things). That first, early morning
mug of English Breakfast tea or if I can get it, Kenyan tea, with
milk and sugar, defines the start of the day and in some way
defines me. Tea is a legacy of the colonies, as am I.2) A chipped
but very beautiful crystal glass of very cold, very dry white wine
at 6 pm. I am a creature of habit. This is my reward at the end of
the day, in the same way as the tea helps negotiate my passage into
the day. I collect odd ...
A major part of the community aspect of Dystopian August is finding
out what fellow dystopian readers - whether they be newbies,
junkies or somewhere in between - think about the genre. When
I sent out a call for help with the project, I got such a great
response, I realized that Dystopian Reader Views could be a
series. Today I want to talk about why we read dystopian and
post-apocalyptic lit. Personally, I love the genre because I
love high concept premises. The more a novel makes
me ask the question "How the heck is the author going to pull
THIS off?", the more excited about it I am. And the best ones
in the genre, in my opinion, are the ones that did pull off a high
concept premise because they backed it up with not only what every
good novel...
Vegas visitors will be able to dine in style —
for considerably less money than
usual — during Las Vegas Restaurant
Week, a benefit that runs Aug. 30-Sept. 5. More than 80
restaurants, including such prestigious names as Stratta at the
Wynn and MOzen Bistro at the Mandarin Oriental, will
offer three-course prix-fixe menus with lunches starting at [...]
Chile-based LAN Airlines has a sale on airfares from Los Angeles to
key cities in South America for travel through the end of
September. Seats for this promotion are limited, and tickets must
be purchased by Aug. 11. The deal: LAN’s South
America on Sale round-trip airfares from Los Angeles start at $599
per person to [...]
The Go San Francisco card means getting free access to museums
— the De Young, Zeum, the Exploratorium and
others — as well as Six Flags Discovery
Kingdom, wine tours of Napa and Sonoma and about 45 other
attractions. But who has time to do all that? The landmark Westin
St. Francis makes it easier [...]
Death, taxes, vampire movies, lower back pain, and folk music:
These things endure. And in folk music’s case, I’d
argue that’s a good thing. Especially if you’re on the
road in North America, looking for local flavor. Like a smart
independent bookshop or a humming breakfast café, a
lively acoustic venue with local performers can instantly deepen
[...]
What’s new under the sun? If you’re vacationing on
California’s Central Coast, plenty. Now you can set yourself
up on the beach without lifting a finger by hiring a company called
Beach Butlerz that caters to your every on-the-sand whim. Cecile
DeMartini, CBO (chief beach operator) of the company that started
in March, says she provides [...]
If you missed out on Paris this summer (or are just missing Paris),
head to the San Diego Museum of Art where 100 of the most
celebrated works of Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec are on display
through mid-December. Lithographs of “Moulin Rouge” and
“Aristide Bruant,” some of the artist’s most
recognizable works, are part of the [...]
American Airlines expects an investigation that includes autopsies
of seven puppies that died after flying in the
airline’s cargo hold to take about a week, a
spokesman said. Fourteen puppies were being shipped on a 6:30 a.m.
flight Tuesday from Tulsa, Okla., to Chicago that was
delayed about an hour by storms, according to the Associated [...]
Sick to death of free Shakespeare in the park (roll your eyes here)
wherever you go on vacation? Consider instead catching some of
these events that stray from the true course of the Elizabethan
plays in a coloring-outside-the-lines kind of way.
•London: If Shakespeare were alive, would he be
a rapper? That’s the question posed and [...]
A nighttime street party debuting this fall at Disney California
Adventure will be tied to the upcoming “Tron: Legacy“
film and will feature sci-fi themed music, dancers and cocktails.
An open call by Disney Auditions looking for hip-hop dancers with
martial arts experience, said rehearsals would begin in early
September for the new “Tron” nighttime event [...]
Topguest.com turns your geolocation check-ins through Foursquare,
Twitter, Yelp and other social networks into hotel rewards points.
What’s hot: A brilliant idea. Get extra rewards
points when you “check in†with
your location at hotels (or their restaurants) that participate in
loyalty programs. You can use social networks such as Foursquare,
Gowalla, Yelp, Twitter and Loopt [...]
Hotel owners in Los Angeles are pushing a plan to add a new fee to
hotel bills that would generate more money to promote the city as a
worldwide tourist destination. read more
FUZHOU, China - The World Heritage Committee meeting in Brasilia on
August 1, 2010 resulted in "China Danxia" being named to the World
Heritage List. read more
BEIJING - With some 150,000 overseas and 500,000 domestic tourists
expected in Guangzhou during the Asian Games, its global image is
in for a boost, along with its coffers. read more
Three people were treated for minor injuries after passengers were
evacuated from a United Airlines jet at O'Hare International
Airport on Wednesday afternoon as crews put out a small fire in the
airc read more
Even when the weather’s stiflingly hot, the
interior of the Red Location Museum in Port Elizabeth on South
Africa’s south coast is cool. read more
HARARE, Zimbabwe – Around the world, the news
went out: Plane accident in Zimbabwe, black smoke on runway,
ambulances screaming in. Except the disaster never happened. read
more
Delta Air Lines Inc. plans to renovate one terminal at New
York’s John F. read more
SHELTON, Connecticut - More than 60 percent of consumers around the
world are planning to spend as much or more on their vacations this
year as they did on their last getaways, according to new resear
read more
Southern France is one of the most spectacular beauties in the
world. Not only because it is home to stunning tourists
attractions, but because it also offers the best yachting
experience. read more
At the ripe age of 90 did former Ugandan president Godfrey Binaisa
pass away yesterday, 05th of August 2010. read more
BANGKOK, 5 August 2010 – Dropping rates to
fight Bangkok's low hotel occupancies and airline load factors is a
failed strategy. read more
The U.S. Embassy just issued an alert to U.S. citizens traveling to
or residing in Thailand that media reports indicate there is a
possibility of bomb attacks read more
BANGKOK- The announcement early this week that Thai Airways
International will go along with Singapore-based Tiger Airways to
launch a new low cost carrier. read more
Since the turn of the century the colour green has taken on a whole
new meaning. read more
For some Irish students, a summer of partying, surfing, and
occasionally working, in California is considered a rite of
passage. read more
We had heard about one of the relief workers at the Dalian oil
spill being drowned underneath the crust, but it felt like just
another unfortunate China statistic until we saw photos of it. One
Chinese photographer captured the whole event (Zhang Liang's
drowning, and the rescue of his coworker) in harrowing detail - and
as shocking and frustrating and anger-inducing as it was to see
animals drenched in oil from BP's recent gulf spill, to look at a
human struggling in the slick is even more so. From the translation
at Chinasmack, it seems that two firefighters, Zhang Liang and Han
Xiaoxiong were busy cleaning a water pump in the ocean. As they're
pushing the floating pump into deeper waters, Zhang Liang is
separated from the floating pump and sinks under the oil as a third
man attempts ...
With traffic only getting worse in Shanghai, it's time for us to
look for solutions! And one company in Guangzhou has quite a quirky
one - a "3D fast bus" that lets private cars pass underneath it as
it continues in a virtually traffic free zone overhead. From China
Hush (who calls it, in my opinion, the much more aptly named
"straddling bus"): Proposed by Shenzhen Hashi Future Parking
Equipment Co., Ltd, the model looks like a subway or light-rail
train bestriding the road. It is 4-4.5 m high with two levels:
passengers board on the upper level while other vehicles lower than
2 m can go through under. Powered by electricity and solar energy,
the bus can speed up to 60 km/h carrying 1200-1400 passengers at a
time without blocking other vehicles’ way. Also it costs
about 500 milli...
As if the 38C all-around Shanghai temperature mark wasn't high
enough, apparently it's actually much, much hotter than that.
Thanks to the heat island effect of all that concrete, temperatures
at areas like the Bund (or heck, probably right outside your
apartment) are really registering at around 45C (113F!!)! So for
those of you unfortunate enough to walk around in areas with little
shade this week, remember to always bring water with you and watch
out for heatstroke.
What. a. week. for. live. music! Seriously, I don't think it's
looked this good for a long time. Some of the best live acts in
North America are coming from today until Sunday, and trust me:
they are all worth bearing the heat for. Coco Rosie, PaperDoll,
Handsome Furs... just some of the awesome stuff you can look
forward to this week. WEDNESDAY One of the most influential artists
of the decade, it's kind of hard to pin down what sisters Bianca
(Coco) and Sierra (Rose) Casady actually play - they call it freak
folk, but it's a combo of folk music with pop, blues, opera,
electronica, hip hop and whatever else they decide to throw in.
Either way, CocoRosie is worth a listen both online and live today
at Mao Livehouse. 230RMB at the door. 9:30pm, Mao Livehouse, 570
Huaihai Xi Lu near H...
Awesome film news! Inception, one of the most highly anticipated
(and then most highly rated) movies of the year, will be getting
one of the coveted 20 spots reserved for foreign films here in
China. That means it'll be coming to a theater near you! China Film
Group announced that the film had already cleared Chinese censors
and will be heading to IMAX theaters around the country soon,
though the exact date has yet to be announced. The movie came out
on July 16 in the States and last week in Hong Kong. The lack of a
release date here has set off a lot of speculation online. From
CNNGo: A post on Sina.com, one of China’s largest web
portals, speculates it would be released by September 21, while a
post on another website, Sohu.com, guessed the date would be
September 2. A report...
Here's a reason not to shut down those health websites: a recent
survey from the Social Investigation Center of China Youth Daily
found that 79% of Chinese youth find out their "sexual knowledge"
from the Internet, compared to only 32% from school and 31% from
parents. "There is a severe lack of formal sex education in China,
so many teenagers turn to the Internet," one moderator of an online
sex-ed forum said. Of note though: the survey was conducted online.
Photo from Global Voices Online In what's thought to be the first
of its kind in the country, a small group of women have asked
onlookers in Wuhan to end discrimination against sex workers by
scrapping anti-prostitution laws and stopping the current sex
industry crackdown. According to The Guardian, Ye Haiyan, the women
at the forefront of the protest, had decided to speak out after
seeing women publicly humiliated following police raids - a police
act that was only recently made illegal by the Ministry of
Security. Ye Haiyan, who blogs and tweets under the name Hooligan
Sparrow, is an activist who once raised controversy for posting
nude pictures of herself online. More recently, she launched the
Chinese Women's Rights Workshop, which distributes condoms and
AIDS-prevention pamphle...
While they're still avoiding the three Ts, one X and one D,
journalists in China are becoming increasingly feisty, willing to
report on corruption and misdeeds despite threats and oftentimes
actual bodily harm, according to Mark MacKinnon at The Globe and
Mail. The most recent case is Qiu Ziming, a Shanghai-based reporter
whose expose of a Zhejiang company got him issued a nationwide
arrest warrant. He and his newspaper fought it every way they could
and, in the end, the police actually apologized.
The National Holiday Schedule for 2010 actually came out a while
ago, but with September and October holidays approaching, it seems
that Chinese citizens are beginning to sit up and take notice...
and they are NOT happy with what they're seeing. White collar
workers have found it so illogical that it's being called the "the
most chaotic holiday schedule in history." The biggest complaints
are reserved for the Mid-Autumn Festival in September and the
National Day holidays. This year, people will get one day off on
Saturday, September 18, before having to go back to work for three
more days starting Sunday, Septmber 19. After three days of
mid-week holidays, they're back to work yet again over the
September 25th weekend and until Friday, October 1. THEN on October
8, you get to start w...
While dates for a China release are still up in the air, the iPhone
4 was recently launched just a short flight away in Hong Kong...
and it turns out that, count our lucky stars, that may actually be
the cheapest place to go to to get one! This interesting
infographic of iPhone 4 prices around the world (here's a bigger
version) clearly shows that Hong Kong has some of the cheapest
around. Note: the graphic only shows iPhones that are unlocked -
that's why U.S. prices (much less than 400 euros) aren't appearing.
A Hong Kong unlocked 16GB iPhone 4 will cost you 4,424RMB, while a
32GB one will just cost 5,217RMB. That's much less than the
12,000RMB prices we were previously seeing. Plus, the jailbreak was
released just three days ago! Then again, word has it that our
neighboring city...
Continuing its love
affair with our city, Dior has released "Shanghai Dreamers," a
series of haute couture prints photographed by local talent,
Quentin Shih. But the campaign has triggered accusations that it's
images of cloned Chinese people behind - usually - a white model
dressed to the nines are pretty racist. The prints are meant to
adorn the new Dior flagship store opening here in Shanghai. Named
"Shanghai Dreamers," the shoot was inspired by Shanghai in the
1970s, and was inspired by a "certain style of group photography."
From the description on Shih's site: "they replicate themselves,
wearing plastic clothes, they stand on display in vast spaces or
upon a stage - because they were, and still are dreamers. As China
enters a new era, they b...
Contestants on 'If You Are The One'. Photo from jsdushi.com
Speaking of racism, here's something from the other side which
highlights where I believe China in general wants to keep its
foreigners: as showpieces that interact with the Chinese, but never
to the point of becoming part OF the Chinese. Benjamin Hess
actually won a round of the now infamous dating reality show If You
Are the One
(éžè¯šå‹¿æ‰°),
but he was censored out of the final episode. He recounts his
experience on Foreign Policy: the things he wasn't allowed to talk
about (religion), how he took to being called Harry Potter
(apparently he gets that a lot), and a couple of racy jokes he said
(which the Chinese girl didn't get at first). In the end, he left
the stage hand-in-hand with a young Shanghainese party member ca...
There's not much I can
add to these pictures except... Holy hell! So I guess turning any
celebrity black means widening their nose and lips and giving them
a spray on tan? Is this part of your strategy to get legitimized in
the eyes of Western media, Xinhua? Stay classy.
Every year, college students all over the States go off to become
au pairs in London or France... but it looks like China is becoming
a hot destination for these student-nannies as well. China Daily
features one Texan senior who went to Beijing to au pair with a
family there, teachinng their two kids English while learning
Chinese himself. And apparently it's not bad work as long as you
like kids and... can stand Chinese parents.
Who is more nervous at their début than the debutante,
herself? So it seems that China’s rulers place extraordinary
weight up on the way that China is perceived both by domestic and
foreign audiences. For the next phase of its national "charm
offensive," China is planning on featuring up to 50 of it's most
recognizable celebrities such as in 30-second ads and short films
that promote China's economic, cultural, sports and other
achievements to the world at large. Recently, it has made massive
investments in international media to promote a "Chinese point of
view" abroad, it successfully leveraged the Olympics and now the
Expo as instruments of global PR, and now directly engages foreign
audiences by placing pro-China statements from party cadres in
major international publicati...
While looking for stuff on Youku, I stumbled on this trailer for a
movie called
世åšæ€»åŠ¨å‘˜.
It translates to Expo Story, but it seems that the English name is
Legend of Silk Boy. It's a CG kid's cartoon that seems to be based
on the Expo. The description of the movie goes thusly: In 1851,
Chinese businessman Xu Rong brings
"è£è®°æ¹–ä¸
(Rong Ji Lake Silk) to the first London Expo. The pure natural silk
in one fell swoop won China one gold and two silver medals, as well
as fame overseas. 100 years later, during the 2010 Shanghai World
Expo, Xu Rong, a descendent of the village that made the silk,
thumbs his nose at the family's silk business and prefers robots
instead. During a contest, he didn't understand the importance of
friendship and team building, and lost the chance to go to...
Here's another thing to add to the list of products you should be
scared to touch in China: not only may the toys contain lead, the
shampoos contain carcinogens and the food contain melamine... the
receipts that came with those things could also be poisonous!
According to the Global Times, receipts in Shanghai contain
Biphenol A (BPA), a chemical that could cause cancer, erectile
dysfunction and deformity of fetuses! Not only that, it may help
make you fat too. From its Wikipedia Page: In 2007, a consensus
statement by 38 experts on bisphenol A concluded that average
levels in people are above those that cause harm to many animals in
laboratory experiments. A panel convened by the U.S. National
Institutes of Health determined that there was "some concern" about
BPA's effects on fetal a...
Every Friday, we try to make things easier for you by bringing you
a roundup of events going on this weekend. If you're in the mood
for a little night music this weekend, have a look at our Midweek
Music Preview. FRIDAY La Boheme, one of the most famous operas in
the world, has its second showing tonight at Shanghai Grand
Theater. If you missed in on Wednesday, you should try for it
tonight! 7:30pm, Shanghai Grand Theater, 300 People's Square,
人民大é“300å·
As we've mentioned before, FREXH hosts its first night of the two
part charity series. Homegrown and international styles rock the
catwalk to New York beats as DJs, bands, and fashion brands stage
the ultimate takeover of the Mao Livehouse. A portion of the
event's proceeds goes to the Wokai Charity. 200RMB at the door.
8pm, M...
Hi Has anyone travelled with a different gender and did it work
out? By that I mean can you maintain a friendly type of
relationship. Cheers Lee
I'm a newbie to this branch and was wondering if y'all have an age
barrier to post here. I feel old sometimes, especially my back and
legs after climbing a ladder all day, but my mind is still fairly
sharp. Edited by: Niner
I am currently in the process of planning a backpacking holiday in
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May to August 2011....
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very much like to work in Australia. I am a qualified chef from NZ
culinary college. I will need to obtain a work visa for Australia I
know this for sure.. can anyone give advice?? Thanks
I've just had a quick look at the poll and ...
Jeffrey Tayler offers a lesson on life, travel and writing
That line comes from a great story by David Segal that explores the
pluses and minuses for Italy as it maintains tradition amid the
rush of progress and globalization. In the eternal contest between
the meticulously honed and the nationally franchised, Italy knows
where it stands. As a matter of profit and loss, it doesn’t
make sense to store wool in a spa and let it convalesce for six
months, but the methods of Luciano Barbera were never destined for
a get-rich-quick guide to manufacturing. His business will make
sense only to customers, and for them, quality has a logic of its
own. And of course, the worship of growth has its limitations. The
American economy is vastly more robust, but instead of family-owned
bakeries, which seem to dot every hectare of Italy, we’ve got
Qu...
Christopher Hitchens’ touching piece about his battle with
cancer in the latest Vanity Fair notes that he learned of the
cancer after he reached a couple of milestones, including one on
United Airlines: Of course my book hit the best-seller list on the
day that I received the grimmest of news bulletins, and for that
matter the last flight I took as a healthy-feeling person (to a
fine, big audience at the Chicago Book Fair) was the one that made
me a million-miler on United Airlines, with a lifetime of free
upgrades to look forward to. But irony is my business and I just
can’t see any ironies here: would it be less poignant to get
cancer on the day that my memoirs were remaindered as a box-office
turkey, or that I was bounced from a coach-class flight and left on
the tarmac? To...
Intelligent Travel’s Aimee Brown, currently traveling on the
Gulf Coast, has an open letter to the Louisiana stand-by.
Here’s a sample: I find you rich with a depth that speaks to
an unknown source. You haunt me. I taste in you hope and fear.
There is darkness in your roux, and your scent suggests all that
Louisiana is. Lust, love, dark alleys, open arms, bayous that hold
within them hidden threats of danger and beauty. Made of simple
ingredients—shrimp, crab, crawfish, and spices—you are
more than the sum of your parts. You are formed by the hands of
people who belong to this place. Because of that so do you.
Peanut stacking! A remote with a delete neighbor button! Clouds
that look like a Henry Moore sculpture! Yup, more travel-related
brilliance from Christoph Niemann. Niemann previously mapped the
hokey pokey, an omelet and Rumsfeld’s Iraq.
Foodie traveler Daniel Noll dishes on the overseas meals he
wouldn’t like to repeat. Fair warning: The accompanying
photos are harrowing. I’m not sure which is scarier, the
Laotian blood bouillon or Argentina’s
“anti-pizza.”
Food writer Sarah Elton went looking for local seafood and fresh
seasonal produce in the Spanish city—and, as she writes in
The Atlantic, she came up blank: I traveled to Spain with my
parents when I was 12 years old, and I had vivid memories of some
of our meals. I ate green beans with olive oil for the first time
on that trip, and I still remember the flavor of the warm oil with
the just-picked beans. These days when I travel, I am interested in
getting to know places through what I eat, which means choosing
foods that capture the terroir and offer a taste of place. But on
this holiday, when I searched for local food, I found long-distance
industrial instead. From the hole-in-the-wall joints to swish tapas
bars near the Passeig de Gracia, imports ruled.
Travel writers and aspiring travel writers, take note: The four-day
Book Passage Travel, Food & Photography Conference kicks off a
week from today in Corte Madera, California, just a short drive
from San Francisco. It’s a great chance to learn the tricks
of the trades from some of the best in the business, including
legendary adventure writer Tim Cahill. I’ll be teaching a
class on digital travel writing and blogging with Jen Leo.
We’ll cover audio slideshow production, writing travel
essays, how to create and maintain a compelling travel blog, and
travel-writing ethics in the digital age. Among other highlights on
the schedule, World Hum contributor David Farley will teach a class
on writing personal travel essays, and columnist Jeff Pflueger will
be among those t...
World Hum contributor Jeffrey Tayler recently returned from Paris
to his Moscow home, where soaring temperatures and wildfires have
crippled the city and other parts of the country. Tayler reports
from the brutal—and alcohol-soaked—scene for the
Atlantic: Another Russian saying has it that, “Heat
isn’t vodka, but we feel drunk from it all the same.”
Which hasn’t stopped a good number of metaphorically
heat-wasted Muscovites from turning literal and tippling their way
through this interminable zharishcha. I walked outside this morning
to find a gang of bare-chested fellows, with shaved heads, sweaty
snouts, and stretchmarked potbellies, sitting on the guardrail near
our doorway, guzzling beer and smoking, and for good measure,
belching and swearing abou...
Another great piece by Peter Jon Lindberg, who returns to London
and a pub he called home 20 years ago. He finds “not the
workaday tavern of memory but a roomful of attractive people
sipping Pinot Grigio” and lingers for “12 uncomfortable
minutes.” Among his findings: Good Lord, listen to me.
I’ve become a bad novel: Aging crank revisits lost youth; cue
strings, bittersweet regret. Forgive my maudlin self-indulgence.
(If it’s any excuse, I just turned 40.) But really, what on
earth did I expect? Only a child—a 20-year-old—could
have wished London not to evolve, not to grow up. Of course, this
isn’t just about London, is it? It’s about the feeling
any traveler has returning to a place he once knew as well as any:
A city that see...
In her latest column in National Geographic Traveler, the World Hum
contributor spills on a secret travel habit of hers: lying.
Here’s McLane: I wasn’t always so footloose with the
facts. For a very long time, the only travel lie that crossed my
lips was the one that is necessary in every traveling woman’s
toolkit: “I’m married.” However, when I began to
travel to more off-the-map destinations, I started prevaricating
about my profession for security reasons: In many nations,
identifying yourself as a journalist, even when not working as one,
is tantamount to putting a big sign on your back that says,
“Take me to the nearest police station now.” One lie,
two lies, and soon I was tumbling down the rabbit hole. The next
thing I knew, I was in...
Frank Bures I loved this story about Steve McCurry (of
green-eyed-Afghan-refugee-girl fame) going around the world with
the very last-ever produced roll of Kodachrome film, shooting
pictures on it in Italy, Turkey, India and other places. The end of
an era. Jeffrey Tayler I’m afraid I’ve had a very
negative week, with Czech Airlines fouling up my return reservation
to Moscow from Paris, and then arriving in Moscow itself.
It’s now so smoky we’ve closed our windows, and
it’s almost 100 degrees inside….So there isn’t
anything I’ve loved in travel this week. Jim Benning
I’ve been reading Joan Didion’s heartbreaking memoir,
The Year of Magical Thinking. I loved this anecdote she included
about her daughter, Quintana: “All PSA ...
Adam reports from Oklahoma City, OK, before his challenge begins.
Adam asks the crew about how to approach the fried catfish
challenge.
Adam Richman talks catfish at the Steak & Catfish Barn.
Bert dribbles over the interactive games at the Basketball Hall of
Fame.
Bert barrels down Bizarro, one of the world's fastest steel
coasters.
Visit Iceland and Norway to experience Europe’s
natural wonders with glaciers, volcanoes and fjords galore.
Bring a big appetite, and set off on a barbecue showdown, sampling
the decadent smoky dishes at these top Kansas City barbecue
restaurants.
Check out unique honeymoon destinations from around the globe,
including a South African safari and a jungle escape in Belize.
Dubai’s luxury hotels pamper guests with tony
rooms, refined international food and extra-special amenities.
We’ve pulled together 4 popular road trips
through Napa and Sonoma counties that touch upon the
region’s greatest offerings.
Palm Springs is a must-visit for cinephiles, history buffs,
architecture enthusiasts, those with an appetite for tasty treats
and more.
A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is
nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
— Antoine de Saint Exupéry I love
seeing creative logo designs. There’s something sublime about
a logo that manages to find just the right intersection of
creativity and simplicity. Culled from Intantshift’s 101
logos [...] Related posts:Awesomest Web 2.0 Logo EverLaunching a
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In attempt to stall the probable strike before it begins, British
Airways and union leaders are in talks to avert the three-day
strike, which is planned to start on Saturday. Both cabin crew and
BA officials are trying to find a resolution for a dispute
concerning pay and working conditions.
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Active travel, or adventure travel as it was known a decade back,
is always available, but now it is more accessible.Maybe it's the
endorphins. Maybe it's the sense of achievement. Or maybe it's that
roly-poly stupor brought on by scarfing that third slice of pecan
pie. Whatever the reason, we think a trip packed with
calorie-burning action sounds pretty good right about now.
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Whale watching takes place almost year-round on the Oregon Coast.
Oregon's Whale Watching Spoken Here program focuses on the peak
times for gray whales migrating past our coastline, which happen
during winter and spring breaks. Many so called resident gray
whales also spend months near the Oregon Coast, especially in
summer and fall!
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.. and getting out of them. How?...
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My friend Turtle's girlfriend just moved in with him. She's French
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A five star luxury resort with a fabulous pool situated in Pissouri
Bay near Paphos, Cyprus, reviewed by UK travel editor and
journalist, David Powell
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Please welcome guest blogger, Stacia, from Stacia Slept Here &
There… If I could live (and die) in a department store, it
would be Galleries Lafayette in Paris. The terrace offers a 360
view of the City of Lights. Each of the stores’
three buildings – mens, womens and home decor – are
filled with tantalizing [...]
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Among the artifacts displayed at The Gordon Highlanders Museum in
Aberdeen, Scotland is a flag from Hitler's staff car. (Don't ask
how they got it.)
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I suppose I've touched on every subject there is, everything from
sharks to uncomfortable situations - water, falling off horses.
Needless to say it's been an exciting adventure and I can't wait to
get started again. The range of places, the people...
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Travel to Europe this spring and beat the summer crowds with
Alitalia's Europe sale. Departures are available from Boston,
Chicago, New York, and Miami to destinations such as Amsterdam,
Athens, Madrid, Rome, and Venice.
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It's Reigning Cats & Dogs at our Portland Pet Friendly Hotel
Every Kimpton Hotel is pet friendly. At Hotel Vintage Plaza, cats
and dogs reign supreme. People and pets enjoy special complimentary
amenities, such as tasty treats, food bowls, mat, bed, and pickup
bags. We accept any number of pets without size or weight
restrictions and for no extra charge. Also, our concierge and
Director of Pet Relations - Georgie - can assist with the
following: * Dog walking * Pet playtime * Pet-sitting services
offered in the area * Grooming services * Pet massage * Local
dog-friendly parks * Local places that welcome your pet *
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What would happen to you if you were caught smoking weed in the
parking lot of your work place?
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The night before Nyepi when Candika and I walked down to Jalan
Melasti to see the Ogoh-ogoh was indeed a strange night. Close to
6pm most of the shops had closed as did several of the restorans we
passed. In fact, there were a lot of people wandering around to
find a place for an [...]
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From Baddeck, Nova Scotia, (where Alexander Graham Bell stayed) we
traveled clockwise around the famous Cabot Trail.
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Most cities have one major landmark - the thing that, if you had
your way, you’d open your hotel window and see every single
morning. It’s the kind of iconic view that reminds you that
you’re not in Kansas anymore, Toto. It’s the view every
traveler craves when they check into a hotel and throw [...]
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Burma is so tightly packed with Buddhist sites – brand
new ones as well as the ancient ones – and visitor
numbers are still so comparatively low that it’s easy to
stumble upon something new every time you visit. This...
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I've been to what? Eighty, ninety countries?I've seen a lot of
things.But no place has so utterly confounded me, intimidated,
horrified, amazed, sickened, depressed, inspired, exhausted and
shown me--with every passing hour--how wrong I was about...
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I remember getting the call from my executive producer at the
Travel Channel that the network wanted to celebrate my ten years on
the network. TEN YEARS?! I honestly hadn't been counting or if I
had it wasn't that high. My own mind told me...
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The New York Times has this one: A terminal at Kennedy
International Airport was evacuated on Saturday afternoon after a
man apparently used a restricted doorway, a breach that delayed
dozens of flights and threw the airport into disarray as hundreds
of people were rescreened, the authorities said.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/17/nyregion/17JFK.html Via
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The Annapurna Circuit is one of the world’s
great treks. But a road is coming in, and
vehicles’ dust may cloud the experience.
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Think "cheap Mexico vacation" and what comes to mind? White sand
beach. Margaritas. 4-star hotel. It's true -- you can stay at a
4-star hotel on a cheap Mexico vacation.Just check out these
special offers on cheap hotels in Cancun, and you'll be convinced.
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A luggage weight limit of 11.3 kilograms or 25 pounds is almost
always enforced on the tiny domestic planes.
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It’s shaping up to be a delightful springtime
season for keeping tabs on the giant migration along
Oregon’s coast. Some people go the extra mile
to teach you more about Oregon’s wildlife
legacy. Gloria and Alan Koch ...
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Cleveland is a city that’s been the butt of jokes for
decades, but the reality is that Cleveland is a thriving city with
a population that makes up the 33rd largest city in the United
States and contains some unique attractions including the Rock
‘n Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Cleveland, which sits on
Lake [...]
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I remembered exploring the Royal Botanical Garden of Edinburgh
several years ago and talked about it to Mark. He agreed to visit
there on 18 May. The weather forecast sounded unsettled so we
carried umbrellas. The extensive roadworks for tram lines caused a
lot of chaos to traffic and public transport. We walked further on
Hanover Street to catch the bus for the Botanical Garden. Mark
found the s
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Miami Florida is a large and populous city that has always drawn a
diverse crowd, whether its Cubans trying to escape Castro or the
wealthy looking to experience the good life in the mild tropical
climate. The most recent boom came to Miami from the South Beach
region as the Art Deco…
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What's this mandatory resort fee for on our reader's hotel bill.
Didn't the rate she booked through Hotwire include everything? No,
it didn't. But that doesn't mean she's out of luck.
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A Danube River cruise is a great way to experience Europe at a
leisurely pace with stops at charming historic towns and cities in
Hungary, Slovakia, Austria and Germany.
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Looking to head to Hawaii this spring? Then look to Alaska,
American, Delta, United, and US Airways. The competition has fares
starting at more than $100 less than Hawaiian's sale fares.
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In Saudi Arabia, you can try authentic apple-flavored Budweiser.
(Non-alcoholic, of course.)
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Based on the novel of the same title, BOOGIE WOOGIE is a wicked
satire set against the backdrop of the contemporary London art
scene where lust, ambition and power prevail while success and
failure precariously balance on a knife edge. The film has an
amazing emsemble cast featuring established stars such as Danny
Huston, Stellan Skarsgård, and hot up and comers like
Amanda Seyfried, Jaime Winstone and Jack Huston. The story centres
around the acquisition of Piet Mondrians abstract painting titled
Broadway Boogie Woogie. The film charts the schemings of the art
dealers, collectors, artists and wannabees who are all willing to
use any means necessary to achieve their own personal ambitions.
Each parallel story plummets towards its own depraved and
egotistical conclusion until the stories ...
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How can a collection of underwater man-made sculptures help protect
habitats for sealife? One artificial reef expert thinks he knows
how.
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We all know about the Great Firewall of China, how about the lesser
known Firewall of Burma? We’ve taken a lot of criticism
at Lonely Planet for publishing a guidebook to the country,
officially known as Myanmar today. We published...
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For an entirely unique cultural experience, a trip to Berlin is jam
packed with fun and excitement and sites you’ll
never see anywhere else in the world. There is so much to see and
do there is no way to experience it all in just one visit, but by
selecting the…
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They'll be appreciated in the province of Québec or in
French-Canadian communities elsewhere. And bring along a
French-English dictionary.
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The boys go to a small street stall to learn to cook the popular
Shanghai fried noodles! See how it's made and see how they live it
up in Shanghai!
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Day Eighteen2 March 2010Location Rome London Miami and OrlandoHotel
Hotel Apollo Pop Century Resort Walt Disney WorldNote No Photo's
this day as we were just stuck on flights all day long. Sorry Folks
I would like to start this blog by saying that I awoke early in
order to prepare for our departure but unfortunately I cannot. I
was unable to get more than an hourrsquos sleep during the
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JetBlue's latest Web Fares are valid for travel through this
spring. Look further into this offer, but keep in mind that
American, Continental, Delta, US Airways, and a couple of other
carriers also have low fares.
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Many people love their shampoo, toothpaste, lotions,
etc. Now you can take them when you travel with this
service:You create your personal travel kit and we send it to your
hotel. Choose your favorite shampoo, body wash and leave the hassle
behind.
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Take advantage of cheap flights with the United sale on spring
flights now through March 22. Here are some of the cheap flights
that may inspire you:
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Spring flights between Chicago and domestic and international
destinations are on sale with American's latest offer. The airline
sees competition from many airlines including United, Delta,
JetBlue, and others.
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I’ve always thought “The Old Patagonian Express,”
Paul Theroux’s book about his trip from the U.S. down to
South America by train, was one of his best. I’ve sometimes
wondered what became of the old train he writes about near the
book’s end—the one he seized on for the title. It turns
out, it’s still operating. The same starkness of place that
struck Theroux in the high Patagonian desert remains. Like a
photograph from an earlier era, the train and the landscape remain
unchanged.
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Flying into Vancouver takes your breath away. It is a utopia
inspired view, a stunning mix of perfect pine tree islands,
shimmering blue water and mountains whose peaks are so perfectly
snow capped that it truly borders on fantasy. Why is it that I...
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In the south of France, a visit inside Lerab Ling....
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The Annapurna Circuit in Nepal is one of the world's great treks.
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Hi there. Notice a recent change in the number of airport security
issues? Yup, either the TSA is feeling starved for attention or
they’ve instituted a quota system. Or the terrorists are
winning. Or, or, well, yeah. Here at Flight Blog action has been
taken: A new category for blog posts. That’s what you do
[...]
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Hysteria, tears in Berlusconi book on Italy’s love Ah, yes.
Just in time for Italian elections, Berlusconi's party releases a
book filled with messages he apparently received from Italians
telling him to "persevere after being attacked last year." I think
I'm going to throw up. Italy: Fines for rental-car drivers on the
rise Good to know if you're [...]
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Please welcome guest blogger, Rosie, from
rosieunknown.blogspot.com… So you’ve
finally scraped together enough money for your ideal vacation: two
months spent backpacking through Europe. You’ve
already bought the tickets, planned a route, learned a few
sentences in multiple languages, and brought out your suitcase.
Wait! Suitcase? If you are anything like me, it may seem like a
[...]
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France’s beach towns spoil visitors with
endless days of sunshine, welcoming stretches of beach and stunning
women in teeny bikinis along the Côte
D’Azur.
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Aside from the potential American Airlines strike, the carrier is
facing other grim news this week. The Federal Aviation
Administration has fined AA $300,000 for alleged maintenance
violations. This is the airline’s second fine
in one week.
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What do you do when the Central Oregon weather forecast calls for
60 degrees in February? Well, just about anything, actually, as
long as it’s outside. But for a
sunshine-and-hiking junkie who just happens to ...
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The day following Nyepi is a Balinese holiday known as Ngembak
Geni. On this day all shops that are Balinese owned are closed with
the only shops being open are those owned by traders from other
islands. The majority of warungs and restorans are open and so are
the Malls of Matahari and Centro Discovery. What [...]
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Hopefully, you had a skiing location where there's someone at the
top will help you get off, but that's not...
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Last week we got hit by the Google slap on one of our Adwords
campaigns that we’ve been running for a long time. Overnight,
traffic went to zero – the domain was nuked – even the
content ads stopped running. The irony is that we had just shored
up the site to be better quality for [...] Related posts:Google
AdWords: PPC Ad Network Reviews Part 1Google Adwords LoginHow to
get over $230 in FREE Google Adwords
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Inside the medina of Marrakech, a visit for your holidays during a
Morocco travel, and one night in the Lila's Ryad, a famous
residence for travellers....
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It wasn't like I knew what I wanted to do. I mean, who's born into
the world, cries and subsequently says, "I want to be in the water
all the time," or do they? You see, I believe that some things are
just innate to your being and other things are...
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Il Coperto, The Italian Cover Charge Nice bit of
history on the "cover charge" in Italian restaurants from James at
Wandering Italy. The Best Pizza Restaurants in Italy This is one
notable Italian food writer's list of the best 5 pizza places in
Italy - 4 of them are (unsurprisingly) in Naples, but you may be
surprised about the [...]
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I was in Haiti in 2007, less than two years before the disastrous
earthquake hit the Caribbean Island. Back in 1998 I was on another
island that’s recently suffered earthquake damage,
Chile’s Robinson Crusoe Island. Eight people on the
island...
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Ever wondered which saint day kicks all the other ones into touch?
It’s St Patrick’s Day of
course – and it’s the one
saint day that is celebrated globally– giving
Irish citizens the world over the chance to celebrate their
homeland and traditions. On Wednesday 17 March, landmarks across
the world will turn green, to celebrate St
Patrick’s Day, from the Empire State Building
and Sydney Opera House, to Munich Victory Gate and the CN Tower.
This video show's the London Eye going green and features
Boyzone’s Mikey Graham talking about what St
Paddy’s Day means to him.
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The excellent service, delicious prime meats and extensive wine
list makes Ringside the BEST steakhouse in Portland. You also can't
beat their happy hour. $3 Steak bites? Yummmmm!
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Travel to London, Madrid, Paris, Rome, and other European locations
this spring with American's latest sale. Fares are valid on flights
departing from several U.S. cities. Book fares by March 25, for
travel through mid-May.
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I've talked before about how some of the best stuff happens once
the cameras stop rolling and I'd have to say that once we were done
shooting the meal scene with Bill Murray for Monday's Hudson Valley
show, what happened next was one of those times: ...
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There are cheap cruises to just about any destination you'd like to
travel -- the Caribbean, Mexico, Alaska, Mediterranean and more.
And during CheapTickets' Spring Cruise Blowout, it's easier than
ever to plan a cheap vacation at sea. Just look at some of these
special offers and deals on cheap cruises.
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Taking the family to Orlando is so exciting for everyone, there
incredible amount of things to do and see. But every vacation
includes some necessities and one of them is where to eat. Not
every restaurant is accepting of families and not every family
wants to spend all of their meals…
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After an eight-year renovation, the 19th-century Chinese-style
Mandarin’s House is welcoming its first
tourists.
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I was in Bali from 15 to 20 February, Maureen was having an
important birthday and we’d convened a family get
together in Ubud to celebrate. We were paying for it so during our
visit there were assorted ATM withdrawals,...
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The early, pre-production stage of No Reservations, where we decide
what our next locations will be, is a complex and deliberate
process. Actually...no. It's not. I got the idea for the shoot
we're currently on while drinking a tall boy,...
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Their cars are mechanically sound, and prices are competitive. It's
not crucial to reserve a rental car prior to your arrival.
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The city of Los Angeles and the surrounding area conjures up images
of movie stars and rock and rollers up all night partying or
surfers bumming around on the beach all day, but the city can also
be a great place to take your family and let your kids have
an…
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We live in a DIY culture and Oregon is at the
forefront—this is no more evident than with the
bicycle. It’s no secret that this
state’s got a prevalent biking community
(Portland’s reputation alone puts ...
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Great place to stay Friendly & Warm Welcome... Service
throughout was great. Great workout room & pool
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One of the more interesting things about an Alaskan cruise is that
you will probably always see land or ice of some sort. It brings a
lot of comfort to those people who might...
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James Parker makes the argument for basking in its uselessness.
Because really, if you’re not lagged to a standstill, how can
you tell that you’ve gone somewhere? This is, in a phrase I
intend to copyright, “the wisdom of jet lag.” Let us
not back away from it, superstitiously warding it off with rituals
and hygiene. Let us rather embrace jet lag. As a positive: a rich
and naturally achieved state of philosophical disarray. And as a
negative: a refusal, by the ever-sensible organism, to keep pace
with inhuman modernity.
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This is a guest post by Nick Reese. Nick is a fellow internet
marketer and blogger. Follow Nick on Twitter. Following
Markus’ post on Top 5 Online Data Backup Services, he asked
me to do a review of both SugarSync and Dropbox knowing that I have
used both for over 9 months now. Markus’ request
couldn’t [...] Related posts:Top 5 Online Data Backup
ServicesOnline Data Backup. What's the Best System?Mozy Review: Is
Mozy Online Backup Worth it? My Experience…
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First order of business, Happy St. Patrick's day! Hope you're
enjoying a cold, green brew wherever you are today. St. Patrick's
Day means spring starts for the Northern Hemisphere in a couple
days, March 20th to be precise. Woo, hoo! What a
winter. San Francisco is warm and sunny today and we're in the mood
to start planning some travel. How about you folks?Â
This week MobiNews brings you deals on travel to the Caribbean,
Asia, and Europe, as per usual. But check out the
deals. We have another fantastic deal to the Bahamas
starting at $299 (not incl. taxes and fees) for 4 nights with air.
Difficult to find a better deal than that. So act
quickly, tickets are limited.$531+: Western Caribbean 7-Nt Cruise
on Royal Caribbean$747+: 9-Nt Eastern Caribbean Cruise w/Dom.
Republic...
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Virgin America certainly cut it close in escaping the new tarmac
rule that the Department of Transportation will instate next month.
The airline, which was forced to keep its passengers on board for a
long extended period of time due to bad weather, recently
apologized for the debacle and compensated the affected travelers.
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Yesterday was absolutely serene with no sounds of honking horns or
mad motor-bike riders screaming down Jalan Legian; just sheer peace
and quiet. The day was spent mostly relaxing around the pool,
having drinks and talking with friends. Wherever you went inside
the Prawita Cottages it was eerily quiet. Everybody was whispering!
I managed to get [...]
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Cheap Air reports an early-January airline fare war happening
— a fare war that ends in about 28 hours, so if you’re
interested you had better act soon: “It’s been a
see-saw start to the year fare-wise. Last week, the airlines
launched a three day Air Fare Sale. Once it ended, United led [...]
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This is a stop on my perfect itinerary for Italy - if you’ve
been following along, you’ve already spend 2 days in Venice
and 2 days in the Cinque Terre. Now, it’s time for Florence!
For many people, especially first-time visitors to Italy, an Italy
trip isn’t complete without a few days in that cradle of
[...]
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Bare-bones carriers were once considered les enfants terribles of
the European airline industry. Now in their second decade, these
outfits are still controversial (the brouhaha that recently erupted
when Ryanair suggested passengers pay for using the bathroom proved
that!). But they still deliver incredible deals, too—assuming
you know how to get them.
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Qantas' new Australia sale features flights to Brisbane, Melbourne,
and Sydney from both coasts and cities in between. Book tickets by
Wednesday, March 31, for travel through late September.
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At Naulakha, Kipling’s retreat, guests have a
chance to lie in his bed, read at his desk, turn his faucets and,
yes, even bathe in his tub.
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Palm trees and tropical breezes are closer than you think with
cheap flights to Hawaii. It's Hawaiian Airlines exclusive Hawaii
sale on CheapTickets. Now is the time to plan a cheap Hawaii
vacation to Maui, Honolulu, Kauai or the Big Island. Cheap flights
like these make it easy.
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Qantas' New Zealand sale features flights to Auckland from several
departure cities including Los Angeles, New York, Seattle, and
Washington, D.C. Travel from May through early June and again from
late July through late September.
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We actually shot the first half of this last year in December
thinking it would just be a ½ hour episode. After the
editors put it together we all realized that it would be great to
do a full hour and turn it from a Great Weekend shoot to my...
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Someone had to do it
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Article provided by Tom Mcloughlin, author of Top Backpacking
Destinations; a guide to the best places to visit when travelling
around the world. The Ultimate Traveller series on Channel 4 in the
UK has put backpacking in the spotlight recently and it
wouldn’t surprise me if there was boost in the
amount of people looking to [...]
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Candika and I decided to head over to Lombok for a few days after
the three day Nyepi holiday in Bali. It has been several years
since I was there last and for Candika, her first time. First
things first, I had to renew my visa. As always, I go to Bali Mode
on Jalan [...]
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Chris Epting explores the sights, from the Hollywood bathroom where
The Doors recorded "L.A. Woman" to the place the music died
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Japanese taxis have automatic door-opening systems.
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