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  • Things to do in: Flagstaff, AZ

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      Lowell Observatory   Grand Canyon National Geographic Visitor Center   Grand Canyon Hiking Tours   Walnut Canyon National Monument   Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument   Out of Africa Wildlife Park   Top 5 Attractions, Flagstaff (Arizona) – Travel Guide     To plan your trip today: All About Travel 6104 Northwest 63 Oklahoma City,…

  • Top Cities for best street food

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    Probably the best way to decide which street vendors to approach for food are the ones with the long lines. In San Francisco the Tamale Lady is known for coming into bars with her wonderful Tamale’s.  I’ve had my fill of those amazing tamales. To top it off Virginia (Tamale Lady) is always a pleasure…

  • Kentucky Derby on the American Queen steamboat

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    Following the debut of the American Queen steamboat the Great American Steamboat Company is offering a 4-night Kentucky Derby voyage. Departing on May 4, 2012 from Cincinnati, OH – the 4-night voyage will steamboat it’s way to Louisville/Churchill Downs then to Madison, IN before returning to Cincinnati. Special Benefits: Pre-voyage luxury stay at the historic…

  • Where to go Whale watching

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    The Cetacea hold an important lesson for us. The lesson is not about whales and dolphins, but about ourselves. There is at least moderately convincing evidence that there is another class of intelligent beings on Earth beside ourselves. They have behaved benignly and in many cases affectionately towards us. We have systematically slaughtered them. Little…

  • Most scenic cruises

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    “As the traveler who has once been from home is wiser than he who has never left his own doorstep, so a knowledge of one other culture should sharpen our ability to scrutinize more steadily, to appreciate more lovingly, our own.”~Margaret Mead   Antarctica and the South Shetland Islands     Galapagos Islands    …

  • Airlines using biofuels to cut down on carbon emissions

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    Nearly 3 billion passengers carried by the world’s airlines will generate approximately 650 million tons of carbon emissions according to Bettina Wassener of the NY Times. Just in November of last year we had many airlines using biofuels as an alternative for the first time. Some of the fuels are being derived from cooking oil,…

  • Flea Market junky world travel

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    “At a flea market I always head for the junk jewelry table first ~ Ethel Merman Waterlooplein Flea Market in Amsterdam     127 Corridor in Jamestown, Tennessee     Brimfield Antique Show in Brimfield, Massachusetts     Brooklyn Flea in Brooklyn, New York     San Jose Flea Market in San Jose, California  …

  • Food Festivals around the world

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    “Tomatoes and oregano make it Italian; wine and tarragon make it French. Sour cream makes it Russian; lemon and cinnamon make it Greek. Soy sauce makes it Chinese; garlic makes it good” ~Alice May Brock   Gastrofestival in Madrid, Spain   Destin Seafood Festival in Destin, Florida   Galway Oyster Festival in Galway, Ireland  …

  • Top romantic destinations for Valentines

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    “Love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.” ~Ralph Waldo Emerson   Venice, Italy   Paris, France   The Greek Islands   California Wine Country   Cruises   “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” ~Henry Miller   To plan your trip today: All About Travel 6104…

  • Things to do in: Ft. Walton Beach, Destin, Florida (Emerald Coast)

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    Destin History & Fishing Museum located at 108 Stahlman Avenue, Destin, FL contact: 850.837.6611 Gator Beach contact: 850.837.4781 Heritage Museum of NW Florida Old Destin Post Office Museum contact: 850.837.8572 Air Force Armament Museum   Indian Temple Mound and Museum  contact: 850.833.9595   The Boardwalk on Okaloosa Island   Emerald Coast Science Center  contact: 850.664.1261…