Wandering Through Amsterdam's Canal District Lies Ouwerkerk returns to her native city and searches for the 5 best canal hotels, restaurants, brown cafe's, specialty shops, local markets, museums, and bike rental shops in the downtown canal ... Read More >>
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Incognito Contest January-February 2009 I am standing in the middle of a desert barren of plant life except for a solitary mesquite tree. This 400-year-old tree flourishes despite the lack of a water source, and the mystery behind its survi... Read More >>
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The Warm Heart of Borneo: Sarawak Dense jungles, bats and blow-pipes. As our accidental party of four cheerfully unkempt backpackers and a quietly intrepid, forty-something Canadian couple travelled further up the Betang Rejang river ... Read More >>
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Turkish Blue Cruises Many have lamented the loss of the Windjammer Barefoot Cruises. Catering to a much younger crowd than the big ships, their small wooden vessels would ply the azure waters of the Caribbean with only 60... Read More >>
Paddling in Pahia, New Zealand There I was, flipping through a guide book in my hostel bunk, while crunching noisily on vitamin C drops and sniffing back the head cold that I had picked up somewhere in the rainy streets of Auckland... Read More >>
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South African Culture at Eye Level While trips to tropical islands or tourist-studded hot spots have their appeal, some travelers opt to go the non-traditional route to quench their travel thirsts. For one Boston resident, a trip... Read More >>
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Agape Love to Mykonos Ancient Greek philosophers in the era of Plato, Aristotle and other timeless scholars have used the term “agape” to depict a deep emotion of genuine love, endearing affection, and warmth t... Read More >>
Una bella ricetta A pinch of culture, a spoonful of friends, and a dash of great memories Fresh scents of tomatoes, basil, pasta, and an array of herbs and spices lured us into the house as soon as the front door op... Read More >>
Alaska’s Denali Princess Wilderness Lodge Alaska is known for a variety of attractions that lure in tourists year after year. Highlighted among those are the ever-popular Mt. McKinley, Denali National Park, an array of wildlife, fresh salmon,... Read More >>
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Party in my Shoes: Thailand’s Jungle Leeches My birthday found me mid-jungle at the border of Burma and Thailand. I had a bit of a party, with native monkeys and various vermin celebrating with me. I was just a girl and a backpack, trying ... Read More >>
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Lingvosoft Translator One of the biggest problems travelers face is communication. Sure, we’re cosmopolitan people of the world. We’ve been around. We’ve learned bits and pieces of other languages. Maybe ... Read More >>
Travel Writing Contest Submit your travel articles and travel photography to inTravel Magazine™. The article (or photography showcase) in each issue with the most votes wins $100. All authors/photographers will receiv... Read More >>
As we move through September, thoughts of the next couple months spring to mind: foliage season melts into delicious Thanksgiving food, which leads to gifts in December and champagne on the New Year. It also means traveling to be with family. And unfortunately, flight tickets are not looking inexpensive.
It seems as if Hurricane Earl couldn’t have worse timing. As the hurricane roars up the east coast, the rain, high waters and cooling temperatures will most likely cause wrinkles in many travelers’ plans for Labor Day weekend.
It looks like the tourism tide has shifted in the Gulf of Mexico, and it might be the smart traveler who takes advantage of the deals. After the world’s worst oil spill and the largest environmental cleanup efforts in U.S. history, Gulf states are doing their best to re-claim their image of sunny vacation lands. And these states are getting a big boost from BP.
JetBlue once again made a big splash in the travel community with its All-You-Can-Jet pass that lets a passenger fly an unlimited number of times during one month for a set price. JetBlue provided two passes: one for seven days a week for $699, and one that excluded traveling on Fridays or Sundays for $499. The pass sounds fabulous, with 60 cities to choose from, all taxes included for domestic flights, and, yes, unlimited flights for a whole month (although you have last pick of seats).
Florida Tourism is being hit hard by the April 24th oil spill when less than 10% of the beaches are actually affected in the northwest region. Currently, during high tourism season, bookings are down by almost 50% in parts of the Panhandle State. Economists fear that if tourism does not lift, 195,000 jobs and billions of dollars could be lost.
