Tag: vacation
-
Travel Tidbits – Exploring Florida’s newest theme parks
Lure of the bleak city It’s impossible not to warm to Berlin — even when there’s a chill in the air… Sydney Morning Herald Miracles set in stone The wonders of Ethiopia… Sydney Morning Herald Laid-back fantasy towns for every style 20…
-
Travel Tidbits – Groupon deal leaves bus passengers stranded
Best Western launches Facebook hotel booking As of today, travelers can now book a room at any of Best Western’s 4,000 hotels in 100 countries without ever leaving Facebook… USA Today 10 great places to see spring wildflowers When winter subsides, Mother Nature celebrates with wildflowers. And often the blooms appear…
-
American Cruise Lines’ Queen of the Mississippi debut in New Orleans
On Wednesday, March 7th, American Cruise Lines announced its brand new 150-passenger paddlewheeler, the Queen of the Mississippi, as it nears completion 10-weeks ahead of schedule. Last week, at Chesapeake Shipbuilding in Maryland the 23-ton, 28 foot-wide paddlewheel that was built special for the new riverboat was lifted and installed. “This marks an important step…
-
Travel Tidbits – All About Cambodia
Cambodia’s Sweet Spot Coastal Cambodia is ripe for travel right now, still mostly itself, with roads and a few nice hotels. But the clock is ticking until the concrete and crowds arrive… New York Times Phnom Penh’s New Expat Hot Spot Phnom Penh has become a trendy expat hub, and the best new…
-
30 funny travel quotes to make you smile
1. “When you come to a fork in the road….take it” – Yogi Berra 2. “Kilometers are shorter than miles. Save gas, take your next trip in kilometers.” – George Carlin 3. “If you’ve seen one redwood tree, you’ve seen them all.” – Ronald Reagan 4. “I’ve been to Paris. And it ain’t…
-
The 50 most inspiring travel quotes of all time
1. “Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry, and narrow-mindedness.” – Mark Twain 2. “The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” – St. Augustine 3. “There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.” – Robert Louis Stevenson 4. “The use of traveling is…
-
Travel Tidbits – Cambodia after the killing fields
A New Way to See Sicily In the hilltop city of Corleone, the sacred meets the extremely profane… New York Times 10 great places for a rural ‘haycation’ U.S. farm vacations around … USA Today The best of Las Vegas: Daytime Vegas visitors have…
-
Travel Tidbits – 36 Hours in San Francisco and other destinations
36 Hours in San Francisco San Francisco typically wows visitors with its heights or its sights… New York Times 36 Hours in Milan With new museums and restaurants, and an ambitious center-city development nearing completion, the future is already on display in Milan… New York Times 36 Hours in…
-
KISS hopes for new hit in Las Vegas miniature golf course
Few rock bands have marketed themselves like KISS. These guys have taken things way beyond posters and T-shirts. We’re talking KISS wine. A KISS Mr. Potato Head set. Even KISS urns and caskets. Now, for those who can’t get enough of their favorite rockers, a KISS-themed miniature golf course and amusement park will open across…
All About Travel 