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TRAVEL

 Find a Second Home 
 Afloat—for Less 

Barges or an ocean condo offer less cost, commitment than owning a yacht

Jul 31, 09 3:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - A boat makes a great getaway home, but mooring and maintenance can turn ownership into an expensive hassle. A few alternatives have cropped up that offer the pleasures of sea living without requiring the vacationer to buy in hook, line, and sinker, USA Today reports:
  • The World. The
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travel • France • boat • luxury • yachts • Jay-ZTV • barges

TRAVEL

 How to Tip Like a Local 

Rules vary by country, region, scenario

Jul 30, 09 1:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sure, you’ve mastered tipping etiquette in the good old US of A. But what happens when you go abroad? Not only do tipping rules vary by country, they also vary by region and scenario. Condé Nast Traveler has you covered with a new tipping guide. Highlights:
  • Dubai:
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travel • tipping • service industry • etiquette • Jay-ZTV

TRAVEL

 America's Best National Parks 


Jul 29, 09 6:20 PM CDT
(Newser) - In the recession, international air travel is down and national park attendance is way up. Forbes runs down the crème de la crème of America’s national treasures, but be warned: “It's been incredibly hard to get camping space at most national parks,” one travel... More »

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travel • Alaska • Washington DC • North Carolina • National Mall • Utah • Maine • Tennessee • Hawaii • national park • Acadia National Park • Jay-ZTV • Volcanoes National Park • Denali National Park • Zion National Park • Great Smoky Mountain National Park

TRAVEL

 Get a Thumbs-Up in Hitchhiking 

Expert hitcher talks safety

Jul 29, 09 11:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hitchhiking, though controversial, remains the epitome of frugal traveling. Ben Bachelder, who has thumbed his way through 35 countries and six continents—including Antarctica—gives the New York Times tips on how to do it right:
  • Start slow: “First-time hitchhikers should go with a friend, just for a
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travel • recession • frugality • Jay-ZTV • hitchhiking • Ben Bachelder

 Need a Vacation? 
 World's Top 5 
 Nude Events 

Nude Recreation Week is celebrated this month

Jul 26, 09 3:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - To mark the 32nd year of Nude Recreation Week, TripAdvisor has put together a list of the top five nude events worldwide, Reuters reports:
  1. World Naked Bike Ride, worldwide, June and July: Riders, advocating cycling over driving, often paint messages on their bodies.
  2. World Record Skinny Dip, across
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travel • nudity • public nudity • skinny dipping • nude • nudist • nudism • naked • nude beach

TRAVEL


 Newark Tops 
 Worst Airport List 






Jul 25, 09 8:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - With summer vacations increasing your chances of an extended stay at an airport, Travel + Leisure offers its annual list of airports likely to leave you grounded. The good news? Airports are getting better; even this year’s “winner” improved its delays by 3%. The list:
  1. Newark:
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travel • JFK Airport • list • airport • LaGuardia Airport • Newark airport • O'Hare International Airport • Miami International Airport • Dallas Fort Worth International Airport • San Francisco International Airport

analysis

 New O'Hare Runway 
 Eases Travel Nationwide 

Delays at second-busiest airport can hold up flights all over

Jul 23, 09 10:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - The 8-month-old runway at the nation’s second-busiest airport has helped Chicago’s O’Hare escape its status as the “tar pit” of US air travel, writes Scott McCartney in the Wall Street Journal. With three runways now available, the airport’s on-time arrival rate increased 27% this year... More »

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travel • Chicago • runway • transport • O'Hare International Airport

TRAVEL

 Best and Worst 
 Airports for Sleeping 

The budget traveler can save money, but should avoid certain airports

Jul 20, 09 6:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Looking to save a buck or two on your next vacation? Consider sleeping in the airport: It’s not “just for the young budget traveler” anymore, says the Guide to Sleeping in Airports. The website ranks the best—and worst—to sleep in, Reuters reports. Best:
  1. Changi, Singapore
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travel • airport • travel tips • cheap travel • Jay-ZTV

Brit Flights Will Bar 'Flu-ish' Passengers

Docs blast 'nonsense' plan to keep ill
off airplanes

Jul 20, 09 4:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - British Airways and Virgin Atlantic will refuse to check in passengers with symptoms of swine flu unless they have doctors' notes saying they're healthy, reports the Times of London. Passengers with runny noses, headaches, or sore throats will be told not to board their flights. The new policy has outraged... More »

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travel • airline industry • British Airways • Virgin Atlantic • air travel • influenza • swine flu • H1N1 virus

US May Lift Ban on HIV-Positive Travelers

CDC wants to end 'stigma,' but 22-year-old rule has some support

Jul 17, 09 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - The CDC is considering ending the rule forbidding HIV-positive foreigners from entering the US, MSNBC reports. Congress voted last year to dump 1987 restrictions on entry to those with the condition, but the exclusion policy will remain in place until the department of health and human services lifts it. “... More »

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immigration • Congress • travel • Health and Human Services • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • public health • Department of Health • HIV/AIDS

TRAVEL

 Beat the Crowds to Ghana 


Jul 16, 09 7:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama's visit has put Ghana in the spotlight and anybody planning to follow in his footsteps should aim to visit while it's still off the beaten track, travel consultants tell Forbes. The West African country surrounded by volatile neighbors has long been considered a peaceful "diamond in the... More »

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Barack Obama • Africa • travel • tourism • Ghana

(Newser) - If you’re planning to take your laptop on the road this summer, pay careful attention to which wireless network you sign on to. Scammers are setting up fake wi-fi hot spots in tourist-friendly places like airports and hotels, or simply using official, but unsecured networks, Fox News reports. Once... More »

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travel • WiFi • hackers

(Newser) - It’s quaint, relatively cheap, breakfast is included in the price, and oh yes, everyone’s naked. Welcome to Hylteberga gård, one of the first naturist bed and breakfasts in Europe. Helena Frith Powell of the UK Times took a holiday there, and found it a tad …... More »

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travel • Sweden • public nudity • nudist • naturism • nudism

ANALYSIS

Congress Hands Taxpayers Hefty Travel Tab

Jaunts to Paris, Kabul cost $13M last year, 10 times 1995 figure

Jul 2, 09 7:10 AM CDT
(Newser) - Spending by Congress on taxpayer-funded trips overseas is nearly ten times what it was in 1995 and triple the amount spent in 2001, the Wall Street Journal finds in an analysis of some 60,000 travel records. Last year, hundreds of members of Congress went abroad at a cost of... More »

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Congress • travel • spending • overseas

 Step Up to New 'Ledge' 
 at Sears Tower 

Glass balconies jut 4 feet into the air

Jul 1, 09 4:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - The view from Chicago’s Sears Tower just got more vivid. Starting tomorrow, visitors can step into glass enclosures that extend 4 feet out from the building’s 103rd floor and see all 1,353 feet straight down, the Tribune reports. Designed by the original architects of the soon-to-be-renamed Willis... More »

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travel • Chicago • tourism • Sears Tower • Willis Tower

TRAVEL

 World's Most Legendary Bars 


Jun 27, 09 1:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Even the most enjoyable vacation can leave you in need of a drink, and bars make great, offbeat places to learn about the history of your destination. The staff of VirtualTourist.com shares its favorite legendary watering holes with Reuters:
  • Harry’s Bar, Venice: Famed Hemingway haunt claims
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travel • London • New York • Rio de Janeiro • Oakland • bars • Salvation Army • whiskey • Malta • Venice • 1906 San Francisco earthquake • Ernest Hemingway • Harry's Bar • Bellini • Jay-ZTV • carpaccio • Blind Beggar • White Horse Tavern • Dylan Thomas • Garota de Ipanema • Oliver Reed • The Pub • Heinold%u2019s First and Last Chance Bar • Jack London

(Newser) - If you’re planning on flying this summer, book your tickets now. After a long period of dropping fares and constant sales, prices went up earlier this month and appear likely to keep rising throughout the summer, the Wall Street Journal reports. “I think for the consumer, it’... More »

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travel • airline industry • air travel • airfare • FareCompare.com

TRAVEL

 Gauguin's Echoes 
 Haunt Pacific Island 

Serene Polynesian land draws modern Gauguins, artist's fans

Jun 11, 09 1:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tucked into French Polynesia is Hiva Oa, the Marquesan island that French painter Paul Gauguin made his home 100 years ago. Remnants of Gauguin litter the remote settlement of 2,000 people, as do heaps of skulls left from its violent past. But today, Hiva Oa serves as a serene... More »

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entertainment • travel • art • Polynesia • Paul Gauguin • Jay-ZTV • Hiva Oa • Marquesas

Conflicts of Interest Rampant in Pentagon Travel: Study

Foreign governments, private firms back officials' trips

Jun 11, 09 10:39 AM CDT
(Newser) - Pentagon officials have taken some 22,000 trips whose $26 million tab was picked up by non-governmental sources like private firms and foreign governments, a study finds. The travel is “riddled with conflicts of interest,” said the head of a group behind the study. The medical industry was... More »

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travel • Pentagon • Department of Defense • conflict of interest

 America's Top 10 Beaches 

Hawaii's Hanalei Bay comes out on top in 'Dr. Beach's' annual list

Jun 4, 09 1:24 PM CDT
(Newser) - The magnificent setting of Hawaii's Hanalei Bay helps make its beach this year's best in the US, according to Florida-based expert Steven "Dr. Beach" Leatherman. The runners-up, judged on 50 criteria including water quality and facilities:
  • Siesta Beach in Sarasota, Fla.
  • Coopers Beach in Southampton, NY
  • Coronado
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travel • beach • list • Hawaii

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