Bhutan's Monasteries and Festivals Bhutan really is unique in the world – its culture is one of the most well preserved in the world. As a tourist, I felt I was almost stepping back in time. Some of this may be due to... Read More >>
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Incognito Contest Nov-Dec 2009 I’m in one of those weird dreams that you won’t be able to help obsessing about the following day. Surreal characters of all shapes and sizes are frozen in time, but I am moving.&nbs... Read More >>
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Into the Sahara: Timbuktu The blowing sand rocks our Land Rover as we reach the outskirts of Timbuktu. Mahkmoud leans over the steering wheel and peers into the hazy lemon yellow that fills our windshield. There is no ... Read More >>
“Brunei; that’s somewhere near Dubai, isn’t it?” An international career change I think it was the moment I heard the announcement aboard Royal Brunei Airlines flight BI0098 telling us that our plane was about to be blessed before take off that I be... Read More >>
Public Transport and You The five basic rules for bus travel in South East Asia There are many ways to get underneath the skin of the country you're traveling in, but one of the most effective ways is to spend your time ... Read More >>
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Vilnius: The City of Dark Humor After a difficult overnight journey across the Baltic Sea, my traveling companion and I finally arrived in Lithuania. The ferry we took got us to our destination in one piece, but it was far from comf... Read More >>
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Switzerland: The Land That Time Forgot Until the early 1950’s, the remote valleys, alps, and mountain villages of Switzerland were cut off from the rest of the country. An influx of unprecedented post-war capital, fed by fright... Read More >>
Desert Romance In an ocean of sand known as the Mojave Desert, lies a city that bills itself as 'The Entertainment Capital of the World' and when describing Las Vegas, that's not too far from the truth.... Read More >>
Sony Reader Touch Edition When traveling, one challenge is keeping reading and reference materials at hand without weighing oneself down with books. Still, I never like to be without my guides, references, or things to r... Read More >>
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Planet Backpacker While the majority of Americans wither away their vacation days on Arizona golf courses or in Florida theme parks, seasoned journalist and adventurer Robert Downes’ new book, Planet Backpacker, ... Read More >>
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Getting Misty-Eyed at Niagara Falls “I don’t see it. Where is it — down there?” I pressed my face to the car window as we passed over the bridge taking us across the border into Canada. It was close to midn... Read More >>
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Flames: Little Italia, Atlantic City My fiancé and I had grown tired of the familiar attractions in Atlantic City that we’d seen before. Upon coming across “Flames,” which suits its name, we immediately fell in... Read More >>
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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.
This past weekend, a 72-year-old Australian man was extradited from Portugal to face a court in Sydney, Australia on child sex charges that date back more than a decade. The Australian government has a strong commitment against the sexual exploitation of children and is now welcoming an even tougher stance against child-sex offenders.