Thousands of Buddhas in the Pak Ou Caves, Laos

Thousands of Buddhas in...

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Luxury Hotel App: The M...

Filed under: Hotels and Accommodations , Internet Tools , Luxury Travel Have you ever wished you could choose your hotel based on the view from the guestroom window? Now you can, with the The Most Perfect View . Launched last October, the booking site allows travelers to browse over 250...
Experiencing The Beautiful Game In Italy

Experiencing The Beauti...

Filed under: Europe , Italy I’d just been hit with a plastic bottle of water square on the back, but I was pretty sure it was nothing personal. But moments later, when I was pelted again, I started to wonder. Another minute passed and two thugs with tattoos on their thick necks...
Laos – Why I Went and What I Thought

Laos – Why I Went and...

When I put together the itinerary for our vacation in Asia, I had some difficult decisions to make. We knew we wanted to return to Bangkok; it’s one of our favorite cities and a few days in the Thai capital sounded perfect. But we also wanted to visit some new places and after a lot of...
Martian Landscape of the Garden of the Gods, Lanai, Hawaii

Martian Landscape of th...

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When Cruise Ships Plug ...

Filed under: North America , Canada , Transportation , Cruises Having the ability to ” plug in ” to cleaner shore-based electric power , rather than burning diesel fuel when in port, allows cruise ships to eliminate a jumbo-sized carbon footprint . At a number of ports in the...
News and Deals: May 2, 2012 – Caribbean to get first JW Marriott location in 2014, America launches its first ever tourism campaign, London named ‘best place in world’ by and Ritz-Carlton debuts mobile app packed with…

News and Deals: May 2, ...

Caribbean to get first JW Marriott location in 2014 USA Today A high-end JW Marriott hotel is slated to open in 2014 in Santo Domingo, the capital of the Dominican Republic. The 131-room hotel is located in the city’s Paintini district, according to Marriott. It will feature a...
It’s a McDonald’s World – Why They Matter When You Travel

It’s a McDonald’s W...

Some people get very fussy and pretentious when they travel, particularly when food is involved. I agree that discovering new and interesting experiences, including food, is a huge part of the adventure, but there’s also the very important pop culture element. I love exploring grocery...
Sailboats in the Distance – Sunset in St. Kilda, Melbourne

Sailboats in the Distan...

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News and Deals: May 1, 2012 – Dutch roll out ‘cannabis card’ to stop pot tourists, London 2012 Businesses Promise Not to Gouge Tourists During Olympics, Unionists pan ‘leprechauns and donkeys’ all-Ireland tourism drive and Airlines ready to pay to end Heathrow delays

News and Deals: May 1, ...

Dutch roll out ‘cannabis card’ to stop pot tourists ‎AFP Keen to stub out an era of dope tourism, the Netherlands on Tuesday starts restricting cannabis sales in the country’s south to residents only, despite opposition from pro-pot lobby groups. Famous for decades...

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