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Stonehenge News

31. January 2007

Rarely do you get breaking news on a topic over 4,500 years old, so when it comes up, I feel like its worth sharing. Plus, I love Stonehenge. At the risk of sounding like a Time Life Mystic Places book, there’s some kind of freaky cosmic energy thing going on there. The big mystery of Stonehenge [...]

2007 Mardi Gras & Carnival Celebrations Around the World

31. January 2007

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Mardi Gras/Carnival, the biggest party on earth–all around earth–is just weeks away. So why is it I don’t have my bags packed or plane tickets yet? Because, sigh, I’m not traveling anywhere this party season. Unfortunately, the life of a freelance writer is driven by the ups and downs of one’s assignments. And right now [...]

Kauai Suggested Itineraries

30. January 2007

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There’s a reason that Kauai is known as the Garden Isle among the islands of Hawaii. Perhaps you’ve watched South Pacific, Blue Hawaii or even Jurassic Park with the craggy, dramatic, velvet-green mountains that meet with rolling ocean waves and swaying palm trees and wondered where Hollywood found such a lush tropical paradise, the answer [...]

Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne

29. January 2007

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You don’t have to be a total rev-head to get a buzz out of the Formula One Grand Prix in Melbourne (March 15 - 18, 2007). When you mix the roar of the engines, a bevy of scantily clad grid girls and a host of celebrities, you get an action packed three days at Albert [...]

An Ode to Trip Planning

26. January 2007

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“Viator, I need a recommendation” We’ve been playing around with trip planning tools on the internet. Some of them are… not so good. In fact most of them are ornery beasts that certainly do not deliver on the promise of Web 2.0. My mantra: If it doesn’t make my trip-planning life easier, then don’t waste my [...]

Suggested Itineraries in New Orleans

25. January 2007

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From the local’s laconic drawl to the pre-Lenten bacchanalia of Mardi Gras, New Orleans has something for any traveler, at any speed. Although the rebuilding continues, the Big Easy’s famous districts are all open for business, along with the watering holes, jazz joints, ghosts and gumbo. For tips on how to get the most out [...]

London to Paris Day Tour - My Best Side Trip from London

24. January 2007

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London to Paris Day Tour - My Best Side Trip from London

While I was planning my trip to England, I focused primarily on all kinds of local things to do in London. With only a week for sightseeing, I wanted to hit London’s highlights and take advantage of the expense of the long trip from San Francisco and hop the pond for a day trip to [...]

Free Opera at the Sydney Opera House!

23. January 2007

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Have plans this Saturday? I hope not because this is an event you don’t want to miss. Opera Australia’s annual Mazda Opera in the Domain is putting on a free performance this Saturday, January 27. Enjoy music under the starry skies of Sydney and enjoy the wonderful summer weather. This year’s performance is of Puccini’s epic [...]

Reflections on Delhi Belly, La Turista and the Cairo Curse

23. January 2007

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I was reading my new favorite travel blog (besides this one? yes yes, besides this one) about travel sickness, upset stomachs and all sorts of nasty things that can happen to you on the road. Thank you, Sydney Morning Herald, for introducing me to a panoply of exotic intestinal terminology: Aztec two-step, Bali (Bangkok or [...]

Resolve to experience more out of life and be in a traveler in 2007 with the help of Viator.

22. January 2007

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With Thousands of Activities Just a Few Clicks Away, Viator Makes it Easy to Experience More San Francisco, CA. – January 22, 2007 – The first few weeks of 2007 have come and gone, and while those resolutions all sounded great on December 31, many have already been broken. For people looking for a new resolution [...]