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TravelMuse: Beyond the Good Looks...A Plethora of Ideas
What struck me first when I landed on TravelMuse was the site good looks.As their name hints, they want to give you some travel inspiration.Beyond the good looks, there is a plethora of ideas... Since the Beijing Olympics are about to start, they currently offer a number a...
Tomatoes lead me to the European Prehistoric Center and Tautavel
How did it happen?A couple of days ago, Grillman and Luna went to the market in their corner of France near Perpignan (in the Agly River area) and picked some Tomatoes and peppers, green beans and aubergines, made a meal out of it and happened to quote my Beefheart Tomatoes... Travel, Don't Tour and Please, Slow Down: Eco Friendly Vacation Tips
A new magazine on the racks, Green Guide has a very timely story in its second issue Going for Green: Eco-Friendly Family Vacations by Kathy Shorr.Her most sensible tip is Travel, don't tour as she reminds us "Vacations give us a chance to do something our daily lives don't:... Do the Mussolini in Sabaudia...Beaches and Architecture from the Fascist Era
I do not recall being taught in my history classes about the new towns built in Italy during the fascist era. One of them was Sabaudia which I discovered thanks to Sun, Sand and Mussolini (by Elizabeth Rosenthal) on Globespotters.The city was inaugurated in April 1934.As for... 4 Bucks for a Wine Flight, In South Africa (Where Dollar Rules)
London might be the place where a Martini equals $25 (if you eat in a high end place)...Don't lose hope if the greenback is your currency.Stan Sesser (Wall Street Journal) comforts us with the thought that 4 bucks gets you a wine flight in Wijnhuis Restaurant in Stellenbosch,...Crisis hits the Beach, $200,000 Hamptons Summer Rental still available!
Investment bankers and Hedge Funds honchos are suffering.Some of them are ditching their beach properties in The Hamptons, prices on trophy homes are coming down and many 'new poor' are rethinking their plans for the summer.A six bedroom ocean front home offered for the...Europe for Less...No Summertime Blues...From Consumed to Thrifty #2
We are not talking about being cheap for the sake of being cheap here, more like stretching your dollar over Europe without leaving ugly marks all over the scene.Call it down shifting if you will.Tim Leffel comes up with money saving strategies that can work in Germany, Italy...Recession Proofing! From Consumed to Thrifty? European Vacations
As the word 'recession' is in the air, are we gonna be recessed and depressed or will it call us to act.By acting, I mean rethinking the way we live.Our lives revolve (in the US at least) around consumption...you are what you buy...I can commiserate about the value of the... Vietnam Traveler's tips
TRAVELERS' TIPS1. GENERAL NOTE 1.1. Weather Expected temperature and weather in locations in your itinerary Hanoi – Halong: Sunny and hot: 22 -30oC Hue – Hoian: Sunny and hot: 24 -35oC Saigon -Mekong: Sunny and hot: 23- 34oC Seam Reap – Phnom Penh: Sunny and hot: 23-... Walk the walk...Tea Ceremony Maybe? Tokyo Sighseeing Tours by Foot
Rather than hop on a bus and zap through a city in an hour and hanging out only with tourists, a walking tour of any place beats it.You get the feel of the city, its smells, aromas, colors, sounds all at once. You might go into sensory overload but it is better than an...Propose in Paris...On Valentine's Day
Since I moved to the US, I don't how many times people wondered aloud what I was doing in New Jersey of all places when France and Paris above all are so romantic. So if you are about to ask her to marry you why not Propose in Paris and do it on Valentine's Day (in...Find Price Drops on the Slopes via 'Liftopia'
They are not quite new kids on the block as Liftopia launched in November 2006. I just read about them on Springwise. They provide fans of winter sports a window on discounts on lifts tickets at various resorts in the US. For a test drive I did a search for Deals...Cuddling, Kissing & Chocolate Souffles, Chalet Life in Val d'Isere
The sky might be gray wherever you are, here in New Jersey too. An escape to the snow capped Alps might sound good in that case. As a placebo, If you cannot make it there, I offer you this online escapist bit. The Independent (UK) offers their version of reality TV with...The Clarence, Bono and The Edge Hotel Gig...in Dublin
I often wonder how some people juggle all their apples. I found out recently that one of Bono and The Edge other gigs includes Dublin hotel, The Clarence. Right in the city center, on Wellington Quay...
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