Catchy Choice Hotels Commercial from Half a World Away

Filed Under (Travel Babel) by Admin on 28-02-2010

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That fishy smell

Filed Under (World Travel) by Admin on 27-02-2010

Stas Horency, right, and Jeff Karolski man the kitchen Friday at the fish fry at Holy Trinity Polish National Catholic Church in Canton Township, Pa. (Scott Beveridge photo)

A coworker walked past my desk this afternoon and said, “Whatever you are eating smells good. It’s making me hungry.”

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New National Monument Designations on the Horizon — Maybe

Filed Under (Travel Babel) by Admin on 27-02-2010

Western towns will benefit if sites are federally protected

An internal memo about more than a dozen natural areas considered for possible National Monument designation has surfaced. The areas that the Department of Interior is studying for management and protection by the National Park Service or other federal agency reported are:

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Never mind the cat

Filed Under (World Travel) by Admin on 26-02-2010

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Sapphire – quizzed by Cal U. students

Filed Under (World Travel) by Admin on 24-02-2010

The author known as Sapphire, center, poses with members of the Black Student Union at California University of Pennsylvania, from left, Ronald Taylor, Ashley Munoz-Briggs, Marquia Parnell and Melinda Quinerly. (Scott Beveridge photo/Cal U. backdrop)

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Venus and Mars Discuss Ladies-Only Airplane Lavatories

Filed Under (Travel Babel) by Admin on 24-02-2010

Japan’s ANA is introducing them on long flights. A good idea or not?

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The old college try aboard a Harley

Filed Under (World Travel) by Admin on 22-02-2010

California University of Pennsylvania President Angelo Armenti Jr. and his wife, Barbara, pose in this publicity stunt to help sell raffle tickets for a 2010 Harley-Davidson Road King in the school’s colors of red and black. The fundraiser to benefit student scholarships is sponsored by the Industrial Arts and Technology Education Alumni Society, with the winner determined by the May 3, 2010, 4-digit Pennsylvania Lottery drawing. More info: www.cal-ia-te-alumni.org (Photo: Cal U.) Read the rest of this entry »

Reunion series

Filed Under (The Traveler) by Admin on 22-02-2010

Downed trees add to flooding concerns

Filed Under (World Travel) by Admin on 22-02-2010

A downed tree at the foot of Power Street in Webster, Pa., after a storm two weeks ago dropped as much as 2 feet of snow on southwestern Pennsylvania. (Scott Beveridge photo)

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Travel Thumbnail: Heart Mountain Relocation Center

Filed Under (Travel Babel) by Admin on 21-02-2010

World War II Heart Mountain internment camp historic site saddens the contemporary heart

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