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  • September 2008

    • Hotel Bristols Abound World Over, but Nobody's Sure Why

      Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 27, 08 12:50 PM CDT

      Hotel Bristols Abound World Over, but Nobody's Sure Why

      (Newser) - From Panama to Paris to Poland, there are more than 200 hotels in the world called Bristol, and nobody's quite sure why, the Wall Street Journal reports. Some trace the name back to the traveling 17th-century Earl of Bristol, but a native of Bristol, England—itself bereft of a Hotel Bristol—has been probing the question for years without success. More »

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      travel  • luxury hotels  • Britain  • hotels  • Bristol

    • Dig Up Dinos, Rare Relics on DIY Tours

      Travel Leisure  |  Sep 9, 08 3:06 PM CDT

      Dig Up Dinos, Rare Relics on DIY Tours

      (Newser) - Travelers seeking more than a beach and a Daiquiri on their next trip can try digging up ancient civilizations. Travel + Leisure lists the trips that let you uncover lost worlds: Ica Desert of Peru: Hikers can discover preserved shark teeth, fossilized whales, and even extinct creatures on this ancient former seafloor. Costs no more than the price of a local guide. More »

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      travel  • archaeology  • tour  • dinosaur

  • August 2008

    • Saigon Buries War Past

      Travel Leisure  |  Aug 19, 08 12:21 PM CDT

      Saigon Buries War Past

      (Newser) - It looks like Saigon, “the Paris of the East,” can't wait to ditch its colorful culture and tumultuous history for a shining capitalist future, Peter Jon Lindberg writes in Travel + Leisure . Officially Ho Chi Minh City, the Vietnamese “cosmopolis,” 8 million strong, boasts the world's fastest-growing retail market, with high-rises and reclamation projects replacing its once "singular sense of place." More »

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      travel  • Vietnam  • globalization  • Vietnam War  • boom economy  • expatriates

    • Gnome Tours World, Returns

      Gloucestershire Echo  |  Aug 11, 08 12:55 PM CDT

      Gnome Tours World, Returns

      (Newser) - Months after her lawn gnome went missing, a woman in England got a huge surprise when it returned, accompanied by a photo album and immigration stamps from all over the world, the Gloucestershire Echo reports. Accompanying the prodigal lawn ornament was a note describing his adventures "across three continents, twelve countries and more time zones than I can possibly remember." More »

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      travel  • vacation  • Britain  • adventure travel  • gnome

  • July 2008

    • Travel's a Drag for Pro-Tour Surfers

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 26, 08 4:41 PM CDT

      Travel's a Drag for Pro-Tour Surfers

      (Newser) - Traveling the world as a pro surfer may sound sweet, but surfers say there can be plenty of bummers too, the Los Angeles Times reports. The marathon flights are a drag, and on arrival the many hazards include malaria, stinging sea creatures, food poisoning—and, worst of all, lost surfboards. More »

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      travel  • surfing  • surfboard  • surfers

    • Hotel Porn Gets Spanking From Religious Right

      St. Petersburg Times (Russia)  |  Jul 23, 08 9:20 PM CDT

      Hotel Porn Gets Spanking From Religious Right

      (Newser) - Conservatives are pressuring Marriott to remove adult films from its pay-per-view programming, saying porn doesn't jibe with the hotel chain's commitment to families, the St. Petersburg Times reports . "It's corporate greed,'' said the head of a Christian group. Marriott contends nixing the flicks isn't so easy: It owns only a few of the 3,000 properties operating under the brand. More »

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      children  • travel  • movies  • conservative  • pornography  • hotel  • adult films  • Marriott

    • Tips for Frequent Fliers

      Travel Leisure  |  Jul 22, 08 8:45 PM CDT

      Tips for Frequent Fliers

      (Newser) - You sat in plenty of stuffy cabins to earn those frequent-flier miles: make sure you get a good trip out of them. Travel and Leisure runs down the best ways to earn miles and use them efficiently. Stick with one airline: The more you commit to a single airline, the better you'll be treated and the more miles you'll accumulate. Eat more, drive more: Rental car companies such as Hertz double the miles of some airline customers, and participating restaurants also offer such benefits. Ditch the mouse for the receiver: Booking a ticket by calling an airline agent can help you use your miles more efficiently than online booking. More »

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      list  • travel  • airline  • flights  • hotels  • frequent flier miles  • leisure  • car rental

    • How to Take a Solar Eclipse Road Trip

      Wired  |  Jul 12, 08 9:28 AM CDT

      How to Take a Solar Eclipse Road Trip

      (Newser) - Thousands of people will trek to the hinterlands on August 1 just to stand in the dark for three minutes. The reason: a total solar eclipse is set to sweep over a path spanning from China to Canada. Wired clues would-be eclipse chasers in on ways to maximize each sunless second. Maximum shadow time: This year the Russian city of Nadym will see the longest total eclipse, set to click in at 2 minutes, 27 seconds. Don't waste your time traveling to a partial eclipse. More »

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      travel  • tourism  • astronomy  • travel tips  • sun  • solar eclipse  • eclipse  • road trip ideas

    • US Tourists Shed 'Archie Bunker' Rep

      Time  |  Jul 7, 08 5:24 AM CDT

      US Tourists Shed 'Archie Bunker' Rep

      (Newser) - The pushy American traveler has met his match in the snooty, uncompromising Frenchman. The voyageur français ranks as one of the world’s most tactless tourists, bested only by Chinese and Indian travelers. Judging by their politeness, openness to foreign languages, and adversity to complaining, Japanese tourists were rated the most cosmopolitan in a recent international study reported in Time. Americans finished in 11th place. More »

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      France  • travel  • tourism  • Americans  • tourists

    • How to Vacation on a Dime

      Travel Leisure  |  Jul 6, 08 5:19 PM CDT

      How to Vacation on a Dime

      (Newser) - With airline and entertainment prices rising, “free stuff isn’t just a bonus, it can be a vacation-saver,” writes Jeryl Brunner in Travel + Leisure , which offers 11 ways to beef up your trip on a budget. House-swapping: Cancel the hotel, and vacation in someone else’s home for free while they reside in yours. More »

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      London  • travel  • air travel  • Paris  • tourism  • public transportation  • budget lifestyle

    • Grand Canyon Is No Disneyland

      NPR  |  Jul 1, 08 6:15 PM CDT

      Grand Canyon Is No Disneyland

      (Newser) - Every day from before dawn until around midnight, a staff of thousands unites to keep the Grand Canyon in good condition and its 4.4 million annual visitors safe. NPR travels to the iconic destination to see how it works. "I hope that you are not imagining a pony ride at Disneyland," warns a mule manager about the steep trip down the canyon. More »

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      travel  • Arizona  • tourists  • national park  • adventure travel  • Grand Canyon  • National Park Service  • West  • visitors  • Wild West

  • June 2008

    • Bizarro Travel-Industry Jobs

      Travel Leisure  |  Jun 25, 08 2:03 PM CDT

      Bizarro Travel-Industry Jobs

      (Newser) - From Parisian sewer guides to a coconut safety engineer in St. Thomas, some travel industry jobs straddle the line between necessary and absurd. Travel and Leisure highlights some of the strangest. Tourism ambassador, Japan. Diplomacy never looked so soft and cuddly after Japan appointed elder statesfeline Hello Kitty for PR duty in Hong Kong and China. More »

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      list  • Japan  • travel  • tourism  • job  • Venice  • Hello Kitty  • Lego  • karaoke

    • 11 Travel Faux Pas to Avoid

      Travel Leisure  |  Jun 21, 08 1:39 PM CDT

      11 Travel Faux Pas to Avoid

      (Newser) - A great pleasure of this wide world of ours is the multiplicity of cultures and customs. That diversity ca