Filed Under (Travel Babel) by Admin on 31-01-2010
Magnificent alpine lake with concentration of ski areas unsurpassed in North America
Here’s the census of ski areas in an arc on the north end of Lake Tahoe and also along Interstate 70: Alpine Meadows, Boreal, Diamond Peak, Donner Ski Ranch, Granlibakken, Homewood, Mt. Rose (within sight of Reno), Northstar-at-Tahoe, Royal Gorge (cross-country), Sugar Bowl and Squaw Valley (host of the 1960 Olympic Winter Games). At and near the south end of the lake: Heavenly, Kirkwood and Sierra-at-Tahoe. Seven of the largest ski/snowboard areas (Alpine, Heavenly, Kirkwood, Mt. Rose, Northstar, Sierra-at-Tahoe and Squaw) market themselves as Ski Lake Tahoe and offer an interchangeable multi-day lift ticket.
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Filed Under (World Travel) by Admin on 29-01-2010
Filed Under (World Travel) by Admin on 27-01-2010
Politics aside, I don’t understand why someone would jeopardize safety by impeding his van’s rear-view vision with this many angry anti-Obama “bumper” stickers. But, it appears this white motorist had taken time to chip away at the one expressing his distaste with immigration laws in order to see behind some of his hatred and blind spots. (Scott Beveridge photo) Read the rest of this entry »
Filed Under (Travel Babel) by Admin on 27-01-2010
Heavy rains triggered mudslides that cut off Cuzco-Machu Picchu land connections
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Filed Under (World Travel) by Admin on 27-01-2010
Filed Under (Travel Babel) by Admin on 26-01-2010
Remota’s 4-for-3 and 7-for-4 packages offered during the Southern Hemisphere summer
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Filed Under (World Travel) by Admin on 25-01-2010
Sometimes wonderful light sculptures develop on their own when such struggling towns as Donora, Pa., wait too long to take down their Christmas decorations. (Scott Beveridge photo) Read the rest of this entry »
Filed Under (Travel Babel) by Admin on 25-01-2010
Tour the retro resort at Lake Tahoe was Rat Pack haunt
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