Travel Journal

I’m not a big fan of smoking at all (never tried it, and never will!) but an article in the International Herald Tribune?entitled ‘Frequent Traveler: Lighting up in luxury may soon be latest in niche flying’ recently caught my eye.? It provides information on SMINTair, an airline for those that can’t kick the habit, which is anticipated to launch in March 2008. From the article:

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Tags: able, Being, feet, Luxury, smoke

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The most visited music and arts festival in Finland will return to Helsinki at the end of August, turning the Finnish capital into an enormous cultural centre. From August 20th to September 5th, every visitor will be able to find a show that satisfies their musical palate with an exciting programme offering concerts, art exhibitions, circus acts and other entertainment throughout the city, all day long.

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Tags: Festival, Helsinki

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On this day, New Year’s Day in the 260-day Mayan calendar, Mayans celebrate the cycle of life coming full circle. Followers of Mayan ritual practice celebrate in sacred sites around the country. New priests are initiated into community service for a full cycle, a solemn honor. The uninitiated may observe some rituals, and should be respectful at all times. Dates and locations of ceremonies in Guatemala City TBA

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Tags: Botanic, Gardens

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This is Part III of a four part series on laptop travel.

When traveling with a laptop, there’s a significant risk that it could fall victim to one of three potential disasters - lost, stolen or broken.

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Tags: Damage, From, Laptop, Loss, Practical, Protect, Theft

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Given my love of European travel, I fortunately had the chance of spending the last school year working and earning my salary in euros.

For several months I had the luxury of forgetting about the stress of traveling in Europe with a weak dollar.

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Tags: Again, Budget, Cheap, Make

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Tourism is the world’s largest export, yet it is ephemeral, produced within an encounter, usually fleeting, between host and guest. It has enormous growth potential; almost every country desires an expansion in this sector.

Yet whether and how to grow is not nearly as straightforward as one might hope.

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Tags: Modern, Paradoxes, Tourism

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Road Major privatization programs have resulted in many trunk roads being upgraded, and roads are generally in good condition. Expect tolls on motorways.
Rural roads, composed of packed dirt, become impassable after rain. Nonetheless, buses are considered to be a more reliable form of long-distance transport than trains.
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JetBlue flies non-stop from JFK to Burlington VT Intl. airport (BTV) four times a day. All our guests flying JetBlue have told us that their flight went well, the planes were well kept, and the personnel excellent.

Here is a link to a blog by travel writer Christopher Elliott about his recent experience on a JetBlue flight.

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Tags: Burlington, Flying, JetBlue

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This month, Warsaw hosts the annual Jazz Jamboree. One of Europe’s leading jazz festivals, the event features three nights of performances at the city’s Palace of Culture & Science.

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Tags: Jamboree, Jazz

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The land is the star attraction in Central Oregon and Bend is smack in the center of it all. Bend, Oregon sits in one of those improbable whorls on the earth where geographies collide. Here, mountains meet high desert. Rivers lace dry plains and lakes and lava lurk in the forests. About 2.5 million acres of Central Oregon is public land and includes the Deschutes and Ochoco National Forests and the Crooked River National Grassland.

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Tags: Bend, Family, Oregon

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