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Filed under: Food and Drink , Asia , Europe , North America , Austria , Ireland , Mexico , Hotels and Accommodations , Luxury Travel One of the best parts about a vacation? The food. We love trying local delicacies and adding to our recipe books with tips and techniques learned from our...Major Goya exhibition i...
Filed under: Arts and Culture , Europe , Spain The CaixaForum art gallery in Barcelona, Spain , has just opened a major exhibition on the famous Spanish artist Francisco de Goya. Best known for his dark paintings of witches and Napoleon’s brutal invasion of Spain, Goya actually...
Travel Smarter 2012: Ho...
Filed under: Arts and Culture , Learning , Photos , Talking Travel , Internet Tools One of the most often hyped facets of the upcoming tech industry is the concept of the Cloud. The term is often used to describe a set of services or functions that exist online and independent of a...Another European Fare D...
Air France is offering a 1-day sale (March 15th) on fares from the US to Europe, starting at $640 (taxes included) for flights from New York to Barcelona April 1 – May 17. (Note: that landing page says you can book by March 26th, but the email says you must book today. YMMV). Given...
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Filed under: Hotels and Accommodations , News Today marks the opening of the first TRYP by Wyndham brand hotel in New York City’s Times Square South . What exactly is TRYP, other than a clever play on words? The select-service, mid-priced brand has over 90 properties worldwide and...Animal mummies discover...
Filed under: Arts and Culture , History , Learning , Africa , Egypt , Middle East A cache of animal mummies is among the finds from a recent excavation in Egypt. The discovery was made by a University of Toronto team last summer at Abydos and was announced at a recent meeting. Abydos was...News and Deals: January...
Tourism Seen Adding $850 Billion With Obama’s New Visas Bloomberg Bloomingdale’s Chief Executive Officer Michael Gould is a fan of President Barack Obama’s efforts to speed up tourist visas for Chinese and Brazilian shoppers. Doing so would create an “immediate” surge in...Eco-friendly indoor ski...
Filed under: Skiing , Europe , Spain , Ecotourism , News When you think about great ski destinations, Barcelona is not one that comes to mind. After all, the Spanish city boasts an average year round temperature of 68ºF. But a Dutch company known as SnowWord is hoping to change that...Popular blind French ea...
Filed under: Business , Festivals and Events , Food and Drink , Europe , North America , United States The popular French eatery where patrons are served by blind waiters in complete darkness has been a complete success in Europe . On December 9, 2011, the restaurant will try its luck in...