Archive for March, 2009

Rooms for 50 cents at The Hotel Windsor, Melbourne

Friday, March 20th, 2009

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I read in a press release that The Hotel Windsor is offering rooms at 1883 prices, that's an amazing 50 Australian cents for a double room and 25 cents for a traditional single room, inc…
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Invitation to “The Future of the Travel Blog”

Friday, March 20th, 2009

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I'd like to invite you to a live blog on “The Future of the Travel Blog” at 20:00 British Summer Time this evening, 22 October 2008. The live blog is to celebrate the 2nd bi…
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Health Tourism Show, London 25 – 26 October 2008

Friday, March 20th, 2009

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If you're considering travelling abroad for cheaper health treatment a visit to the Health Tourism Show at London Olympia could be a useful fact finding expedition. It's a big dec…
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Six London hotels featured in Forbes Traveler Europe’s 50 Best Hotels

Friday, March 20th, 2009

© Ewan-MSix London hotels have been included in Europe's 50 Best Hotels as voted for by the Forbes Traveler 400 panel of travel experts. This is a list for the discerning traveller with deep pocke…
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Climbing Kilimanjaro

Friday, March 20th, 2009

How adventurous are you? I used to be adventurous; now I'm mostly old and out of shape…
A blogger going by the name thecrashpacker has a great description of his trip up the mountain.The orange…
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Kung Hei Fat Choy – Chinese New Year in HK

Friday, March 20th, 2009

If I had the money and the time I'd probably be in Hong Kong at the moment, waiting for the Year of the Ox to roll around on Monday night. Alas, I have neither the time or the money this year for …
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Write This Down: While in Thailand, Don’t Insult the King…

Friday, March 20th, 2009

A number of news sources (Channel News Asia, The Chronicle of Higher Ed, The Huffington Post) are reporting on a case in Thailand in which an Australian citizen has been sentenced to three years in pr…
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Water Taxi Service on US Inauguration Day

Friday, March 20th, 2009

If you live in Alexandria, Virginia you may want to avoid the traffic on US Inauguration Day on January 20 by taking the water taxi service from Alexandria to Washington DC.
Round trip tickets cost …
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Six Weeks Til Fat Tuesday: Are You Going to Mardi Gras?

Friday, March 20th, 2009

Fat Tuesday is February 24th this year. So you've got six weeks left to prepare if you plan for be in New Orleans for the coming Madri Gras.
There will be plenty of activity in 2009. A schedule …
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Where to Be on New Year’s Eve…

Friday, March 20th, 2009

Terri Mapes has some tips for where to spend New Year's Eve. Unless you're filthy rich, it's probably too late to book a flight and get there. But half the fun of reading travel stuff is t…
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