Archive for February, 2010

Sydney: Side Trips

Taste Your Way Through Hunter Valley Wines TIME.com: Top Travel Stories Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

Heli adventure offers hikers a Rocky Mountain high

Heli-skiing company Canadian Mountain Holidays is taking hikers to new heights this summer with its "High-Flying Heli Adventure" in British Columbia. Adventure Travel Top Stories Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

Amp Up in Amsterdam

Civic buildings, boats, and even a windmill have been repurposed as hip dining and drinking destinations in the Dutch capital. nymag.com: Travel Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

Expedia ups the ante with American Airlines

Expedia made American Airline’s flights more difficult to find on its fare comparison website in an effort to dissuade the company from taking further steps to undermine online travel agencies FT.com – Travel & Leisure Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to [...]

Impromptu Vacations Vex Filipinos

Manila this year extended its tradition of awarding long weekends at the last minute, but President Aquino and businesses are beginning to challenge whether so-called “Holiday Economics” pencils out. WSJ.com: Travel Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this [...]

Airplane Etiquette: Armrest Up or Down?

Airplane etiquette: armrest up or down? Airplane seats are, quite simply, ridiculous. They were designed ages ago, when people were shorter and thinner, and they are simply not suitable for the way many people are built today. ABC News: Travel Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers [...]

L’Ontario attirera plus d’étudiantes et étudiants internationaux

Dalton McGuinty, premier ministre de l’Ontario, a aujourd’hui mis fin à la mission commerciale de l’Ontario en Chine en annonçant la création d’un nouveau Programme ontarien de bourses d’études Trillium à l’intention des étudiantes et étudiants internationaux. Il a fait cette annonce alors qu’il prenait la parole devant les professeurs et les étudiants de l’Université [...]

World’s best Christmas destination

It’s mid-November in Los Angeles. Not exactly the sort of time or place you’d associate with Christmas. Stuff.co.nz – Travel Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

Hang With Hipsters in Paris

Skip the touristy, overpriced central districts for the upper arrondissements, where the cool kids eat, shop, and party on the cheap. nymag.com: Travel Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post

Te Henga (Bethells Beach) New Zealand

Te Henga (Bethells Beach) Travel Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post