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  • Cheap Travel: Saving Money on the 10 Best Winter Travel Spots

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    1. DEN – Denver Aspen and Vail are the cities that come to mind most often when considering Colorado ski destinations. However, Dortha Vela of All About Travel told me these Colorado cities “are two of the most expensive ski destinations.” Plus, it turns out they’re not even that popular when compared to the capital…

  • Grateful Dead: The Long, Strange Trip

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    The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is proud to present a major exhibition devoted to a truly unique American rock and roll band, Grateful Dead: The Long, Strange Trip. The exhibit opened on  Thursday, April 12, as a part of the 2012 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Week events and…

  • Charlie Dowd search continues between Fort Morgan, Colorado and McCook, Nebraska

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    Retired San Francisco firefighter, Charlie Dowd is still missing. Dowd was on a travel adventure from the SF Bay Area to Montreal to visit family. He did get off the train for smoke breaks and a fellow Amtrak passenger caught a image of Charlie (below).  He was wearing a Brown Princess Cruises Brisbane Australia t-shirt,…

  • Lincoln, Nebraska residents your help is needed

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    Retired San Francisco firefighter, Charlie Dowd was in route on Amtrak to visit family. He has been missing since Thursday, 9/13/12. Missing Person: Charlie Dowd on a travel adventure. TODAY 3pm we are asking Lincoln residents to come and help us search and post fliers at the Amtrak station and in the surrounding neighborhood here in…

  • Missing Person: Charlie Dowd on a travel adventure

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    Good friend’s and client’s of All About Travel are in search of a family friend. Charlie Dowd was making a trip via Amtrak from the SF Bay Area to Chicago. Please help us spread the word and find Charlie. You can see updates and search parties are happening here: Missing Person: Charlie Dowd – Please…

  • San Francisco’s top cheap eats

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    Last year when GQ Magazine said that San Francisco was experiencing the US’s most exciting food movement, it just solidified what most people already knew: San Francisco is a food lover’s paradise. In a city that some claim has more restaurants per capita than any other major city in the US, it’s no surprise that…

  • Golden Gate Bridge 75th Anniversary Fireworks Celebration

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    by KFOG Radio 104.5/97.7 The Golden Gate Bridge’s 75th anniversary was a spectacular waterfront festival! Thank you to everyone who joined us on Sunday, May 27, and to all our partners who helped make the day a memorable one! Event Production by Foghorn Creative – foghorncreative.com Video Produced by Michael Coleman – colemanfilm.com Golden Gate…

  • Weekly Photo Challenge: Unfocused – Golden Gate Park

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    A walk through Golden Gate Park, its length is about 4.5 miles and before it was transformed it use to be sandy, shore dunes. While there you can visit a few attractions, such as the Golden Gate Park Carousel, de Young Museum, Japanese Tea Garden, California Academy of Sciences, Conservatory of Flowers, Strawberry Hill, Strybing…

  • Travel Tidbits – The world’s weirdest festivals

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    The world’s weirdest festivals Some of the world’s most bizarre festivals, from tomato throwing to baby jumping… Telegraph (London)               Where to Find Perfect Pork Dumplings in San Francisco One thing that is an absolute can’t-leave-until-you-do-it priority–find an awesome Chinese restaurant… Conde Nast Traveler       Top five…

  • Streets of San Francisco

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    Originally posted on From Barcelona to Bali: Hands-down, one of my favourite American cities is San Francisco. Although the whole state of California is pretty freakin’ rad, SFO really does stand out. It’s not a beach city, but what it offers in cuisine, attractions, shopping (!), general friendliness and yes, lots of weirdness, more than…