Travel Journal

There’s comes a time in every online publication’s life when they pause for a moment, take stock of all they’ve accomplished so far, and sets the bar for future goals.

In this case, a goal for us here at BNT is reaching that ever-elusive 1000 RSS subscriber mark, a milestone that says to other readers (and to the world at large) that, “Yes! Here is a publication worth reading!”

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Tags: Help, Reach, Subscribers

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Border crossings in dangerous countries can be a pain in the backside, and sometimes pretty scary.

With a few precautions one can travel around the globe without having to pay bribes - or spend time in some rat-infested jail in the middle of nowhere. There are countless travel guides and books that tell you the do’s and dont’s of safe border crossing, and explain how to deal with authorities in general.

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Tags: Border, Crossings, Dangerous, Survive

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The treasures of Tutankhamun are returning to London after an absence of more than 30 years.

From November 14th this year until August 30th 2008, the Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharoahs exhibition will be taking place at the London 02 (the former Millenium Dome), organised by the Supreme Council of Egyptian Antiquities.

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Tags: Golden, Pharoahs, Tutankhamun

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One of my favorite singers, Robbie Williams, complains in one of his songs that love is getting too cynical, while passion is just physical.

Each of us has a different experience related to both love and passion. If we look carefully at what is happening in the world around us at this moment, and especially in the Western hemisphere, one can conclude that the concept of love is undergoing serious changes.

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Tags: About, Grandparents, Love, Teach, Your

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Imagine Las Vegas and you have images of neon lights, casinos and maybe a spectacular show. But Vegas has much more to offer than the expected modern pleasures. Fewer than 20 miles from The Strip is a different kind of spectacular view: Red Rock Canyon.

With 1.2 million visitors per year it’s hardly an unknown option. But seeing this magnificent group of sandstone cliffs and canyons isn’t the sort of thing that immediately comes to mind when you picture a Vegas vacation. But it should. They’re amazing.

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Tags: Canyon, Rock, Vegas

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Sept 22 ? 24, 2006
Stowe Octoberfest
A family event sponsored by the Stowe Rotary Club. Parade, oompah bands, authentic German food, freshly brewed Vermont beers, plus pumpkin and face painting, fun house play area for the kids.

Sept 23 - 24, 2006
32nd Annual Vermont Antiques Dealers’ Association Antiques Show at Hunter Park Pavilion, Manchester Center, Rt.7A. Fine antiques in spacious room settings, displayed by 76 preeminent exhibitors. ?The premier showcase for antiquing in Vermont.?

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Tags: Events, Major, Sept, Vermont

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I’m typing in a cozy armchair in front of the fireplace in my Uncle’s house in Connecticut, recovering from Thanksgiving dinner and the traditional family football game.

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Tags: Argentina, Cameroon, France, From, Home, Road, Tales

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The last 16 months of my life have been spent wandering.

After graduating from college, like many of my peers I had no real clue as to what to do with my life. I did what anyone with an insatiable travel bug would do and took off to an exotic destination to teach English.

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Tags: From, Learned, Lessons, Life, Vagabond

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If you are looking for mud baths or even maybe bike routes, a castle or just a good meal, Travel + Leisure steers you in the right direction on this easy drive from San Francisco to Calistoga, California. The vineyards along Route 12, in Sonoma County, line the path between spas and Syrahs.

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Tags: side, spas, Syrah, With

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Reggae: from Iowa to Hawaii

Dave Bess is living the dream. The Hawai’i-born ‘Iolani ‘99 grad rents a house with six bandmates so they can save money for their cross-country tours. They spend summers playing at music festivals, travel together in a van, write most of their own music and enjoy the oddball notoriety of being an all-white reggae band from Iowa.

From where?!

Well, maybe that part is getting a little old.

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Tags: From, Hawaii, Iowa, Reggae

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