Tag: vacation
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Travel Tidbits – Best Life-Changing trips
Best Life-Changing trips From Africa to Antarctica, these amazing trips promise to be life-changing… Travel and Leisure 10 great places to experience the simple life If you need to get away from it all this holiday season, take your stressed-out self to a place where life is a bit less…
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Travel Tidbits – 36 Hours: Penang, Malaysia and other destinations
36 Hours: Bruges, Belgium The charming capital of West Flanders in northwestern Belgium is indeed tranquil, as it has always been, but Bruges now has much more to offer…. LA Times 48 Hours: Hollywood Make this iconic district your base for a weekend of celebrity-spotting in glamorous LA… The Independent …
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Travel Tidbits – Cunard rolls out new weddings at sea program
Cunard rolls out new weddings at sea program That’s the word this week from U.K.-based Cunard, which as previously announced, is rolling out a weddings at sea program this year for the first time in its 172-year history…USA Today Top five bargain destinations for spring 2012 Everything is greener in spring,…
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Travel Tidbits – The world’s most amazing natural phenomena
10 great sculpture gardens across the USA You don’t have to stay inside to view art. Sculpture parks and gardens combine natural and man-made elements, making fall a perfect time to visit… USA Today The world’s most amazing natural phenomena Nature is always amazing, but sometimes it pulls a freakish rabbit…
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Gallivanting Around Gramercy in NYC
Originally posted on Marina Chetner: Gramercy has a distinctive appeal: the neighbourhood feels so European, reminiscent even, of Barcelona with its wrought-iron balconies, greenery, Gothic architecture and relaxed vibe. Located only a blocks away from the hustle of Park Avenue and the bustle of Union Square, Gramercy makes for a peaceful enclave in an otherwise…
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Mexico for the wary: A guide to safe, popular travel spots
Scared of narco-terrorists? So are we. But that doesn’t mean we’ve written off all of Mexico, where the ramped-up war against and between violent drug cartels has spooked many would-be visitors. Border areas notwithstanding, “most of the country has a pretty low crime rate,” and tourists usually aren’t targets, notes international security expert Bruce McIndoe…
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Travel Tidbits – More Help May Be Coming For Travelers With Disabilities
Accessibility Guide for Travelers with disabilities London’s accessibility to people with disabilities has improved by leaps and bounds in the last five years ago. Five years ago, there were few accessible bathrooms, much less trains, buses, or hotels…. travelinwheels.com More Help May Be Coming For Travelers With Disabilities Special “passenger advocates”…
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Travel Tidbits – New museums to marvel over in Amsterdam, Rome and Paris
Fly away: 5 lodges reached only by plane Say goodbye to civilization and hello to a remote pocket of the world at these five resorts… CNN From City (Munich) to Forest (Bavarian) Germany’s other major forest region offers tree-top walks, unusual liqueurs and plenty of fresh air… New York Times…
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Travel Tidbits – When in Paris, do as the Parisians do – eat pastries
Surfing the user-friendly waves of El Salvador El Salvador has suffered from a civil war, natural disasters and continuing violent crime, but foreign surfers are lured by its world-class and forgiving waves… Seattle Times World’s top revolving restaurants Over the past 50 years, revolving restaurants have opened in more than 50 countries on…
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