Archive for May, 2010

The L.A. Noir Tour

Lurking behind a rainbow veneer, the City of Angels is still a magnificently dark place. Travel back to the days of hard-boiled bars, Old Hollywood haunts and all-night diners. 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 [...]

Heavy snow brings more travel chaos to Europe

Heavy snow has stranded thousands of Christmas travellers in Europe, with Belgium’s main airport closed for landing and icy roads in Sweden choked with traffic ta tvnz travel index feature group Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this [...]

Cathay Pacific Resumes London Flights

Cathay Pacific Airways said its four daily scheduled flights out of London had returned to normal operation after a weekend snowstorm. 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 post

X-Mas Travel: Keeping America’s Trains Safe

More than 28 million people each year ride on Amtrak trains and keeping them safe from terrorists or others who want to cause harm is no easy task. ABC News: 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 [...]

Aboard the Celebrity Century

The sun is setting rapidly over the famous Miami skyline as, one by one, a parade of ships pull out from their berths and move up the channel. Eventually, I feel Celebrity Century begin to move slowly, too, and as the car traffic ebbs and flows on the nearby causeway, we slip out in the [...]

Piha Beach, Lion Rock, Manukau Harbour

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888 shares soar on hopes for Ladbrokes deal

Britain’s leading bookmaker is in talks about a possible takeover with 888, boosting shares in the internet casino and gambling group FT.com – Travel & Leisure 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

Athens: Where to Stay

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Le premier ministre de l’Ontario part en mission commerciale en Chine

Le premier ministre McGuinty s’est aujourd’hui envolé pour la Chine afin d’y promouvoir les entreprises de l’Ontario et les investissements dans la province. Il s’agit de sa troisième mission en Chine, soit l’une des économies à la croissance la plus rapide au monde. Travel and Tourism – Nouvelles – Gouvernement de l’Ontario Bookmark on Delicious [...]

‘Ugly’ City Gets Its Due

For a different kind of tourist experience, a Belgian artist leads visitors around the city of Charleroi to see the city as he does: as a gloriously “ugly” series of odd and gritty industrial monuments. WSJ.com: Travel Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it [...]