Filed Under (Travel Babel) by Admin on 03-09-2010
Graduate-degreed people dis world sites that I still want to see
I live in Boulder, Colorado, which has again been named the “smartest city in America” — most recently by The DailyBeast and previously by Forbes. I sometimes think that I am virtually only person in town over the age of 25 without a master’s degree — or more. Now a website called OnlineMasters has come up with the six most overrated historical sites in the world.
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Filed Under (Travel Babel) by Admin on 02-09-2010
Southwest adds EWR Its schedule as Continental and United prepare to merge
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Filed Under (Travel Babel) by Admin on 30-08-2010
Passengers ferried to land, but ship is still stuck
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Filed Under (Travel Babel) by Admin on 29-08-2010
Another nightmare for the Dreamliner, Boeing’s latest airliner
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Filed Under (Travel Babel) by Admin on 26-08-2010
At last, the first shovel of earth to turn for future rail link between Denver to its great airport
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Filed Under (Travel Babel) by Admin on 23-08-2010
Mexican flag carrier has new investors but its flight remains bumpy
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Filed Under (Travel Babel) by Admin on 22-08-2010
Travel consumer advocate Chris Elliott provides answers and cautions
If I had to make a list of the most trustworthy people I know or have witnessed in public life, Christopher Elliott would be high on it. I’ve followed his published articles advocating on behalf of travelers and online consumer travel site for a long time, I admire his willingness to go to bat for aggrieved travelers and, as an ombudsman, get results or at least replies from travel providers in resolving problems. So I read with great interest his latest post, “Travel complaints that fail: 5 kinds of emails you should never write.”
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Filed Under (Travel Babel) by Admin on 20-08-2010
Four yurts now with more to come provide affordable comfort
Snow Mountain Ranch/YMCA of the Rockies between Winter Park and Granby provides some of the best lodging and recreation values around. With accommodations ins large lodges, cabins and campgrounds. it has long provided affordable options in various types of lodging. Another was added this year: four yurts, one handicap-accessible and all available year-round. The yurts have few windows, so you have to go outside and around the back for the fabulous view.
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Filed Under (Travel Babel) by Admin on 18-08-2010
Fly as much as you like for a month for one fee
People with large appetites love all-you-can eat restaurants. People who want to ski their legs off buy season passes for unlimited skiing at their favorite mountain(s). And two airlines are selling passes for unlimited flights for a month. I can understand gluttony at the table and an insatiable hunger for sliding on snow as much as possible during the short winter season. But personally, the only gluttony I see in the passes is being a glutton for punishment these days.
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Filed Under (Travel Babel) by Admin on 13-08-2010
Go direct to the hotel if booking sites claim there’s no room at the inn
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