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April 2009

Travel Stories and News for 4/30/2009

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Below is a list of travel stories and news for 4/30/2009
Revealed: the world’s most photographed landmarks – web – Technology
An academic analysis of more than 33 million images uploaded to the popular Flickr photo-sharing website reveals that the flagship Apple Store in midtown Manhattan is the 28th most photographed place on earth.

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Hotel Rooms Under $75

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Times are tough and everyone’s looking to save a little money whenever they can. Here’s our list of over 250 hotel rooms that are under $75 a night.

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Yosemite National Park Travel Photo of the Day 4/30/2009

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The Travel Photo of the Day for 4/30/2009 is of Yosemite National Park and was taken by Kevitivity

Photo credit: Kevitivity

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Sightseeing in Denver

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This “Mile High City” has 300 days of sunshine. That’s more good weather than Miami or San Diego. And how’s this for fun, Denver has spent $8 billion on new attractions in the last decade including three sports stadiums, a world class aquarium, a downtown amusement park, an opera house, three art museums and doubling [...]

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Travel Stories and News for 4/29/2009

Below is a list of travel stories and news for 4/29/2009
Tourism Hit by Swine Flu: U.S. Warns on Mexico Travel – ABC News
The U.S. is issuing an advisory urging Americans to avoid “unnecessary travel” to Mexico, where as many as 149 people have died of swine flu.

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Susquehanna River Valley Travel Photo of the Day 4/29/2009

The Travel Photo of the Day for 4/29/2009 is of Upriver and was taken by Nicholas_T

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Bryce Canyon National Park – Travel Photo of the Day 4/28/2009

The Travel Photo of the Day for 4/28/2009 is of Pink Cliffs and was taken by mandj98

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Bryce Canyon National Park is located in the southwest section of Utah. In the mid-1800s, Mormon settlers called this area home. This picture is taken close to the Queens Garden Trail shortly after sunrise.

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Travel Stories and News for 4/28/2009

Below is a list of travel stories and news for 4/28/2009
Destination – Tahiti Tourisme Unveils Consumer Video Contest
Tahiti Tourisme’s “Invest In Your Love” video contest will send six winning couples or families to the islands of Tahiti. Couples and families can now submit creative, entertaining and interesting videos to the Invest In Your Love contest [...]

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Book Review: Murderers in Mausoleums

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As Jeffrey Tayler points out in his new book Murderers in Mausoleums: Riding the Back Roads of Empire Between Moscow and Beijing, we hear a whole lot about Moscow and Beijing in the news these days – and thousands more tourists visit each city every month – but we don’t hear much at all about [...]

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Travel Stories and News for 4/27/2009

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Below is a list of travel stories and news for 4/27/2009
Adventure Travel – National Geographic Adventure Magazine
Thirty years of intermittent war have taken a toll on just about everything in Afghanistan, including its wildlife. Conflict and poaching have decimated a big cat population that once contained more species than Africa, including the now endangered snow [...]

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The Carpet of Flowers in Brussels – Travel Photo of the Day 4/27/2009

The Travel Photo of the Day for 4/27/2009 is of le tapis de fleurs_the carpet of flower and was taken by foad.

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The Carpet of Flowers is created using nearly a million glowers over a space of 1,000 square feet. It’s built each year in the city of Brussels and utilizes a [...]

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Davos in Switzerland – Travel Photo of the Day 4/26/2009

The Travel Photo of the Day for 4/26/2009 is of Davos in Switzerland and was taken by World Economic Forum

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he World Economic Forum is held each year in the breathtaking city of Davos in Switzerland. This picture shows an aerial view of the city during the 2008 WEF. It’s no [...]

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Streetsville Memorial Park Ontario – Travel Photo of the Day 4/25/2009

The Travel Photo of the Day for 4/25/2009 is of Streetsville Memorial Park Ontario and was taken by Joel Bedford

Photo credit: Joel Bedford

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Economic Crisis Means Travel Bargains

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If you Google the phrase “tourism downturn” these days, you’ll come up with a ton of newspaper articles from all around the world complaining that recently released figures show the tourism industry is slowing down in their country. Apart from a rare few spots that seem to be defying the downturn, these headlines are great [...]

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Travel Stories and News for 4/24/2009

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Below is a list of travel stories and news for 4/24/2009
Top 15 Free (or Nearly Free) Outdoor Experiences for Spring in NYC | Travel News from Fodor’s Travel Guides
Few places on earth are as full of bustling, ecstatic life as New York City in the spring and summer. Here’s how to capture a piece of [...]

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Barbados Sunset – Travel Photo of the Day 4/24/2009

The Travel Photo of the Day for 4/24/2009 is of Barbados Sunset and was taken by jenschapter3

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Barbados is a land of peace, quiet and beauty – as the photo can attest. With a population of around 300,000, the island’s population swells during the spring and summer months when vacationers from around the [...]

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Romantic Destinations & Getaways in Orlando

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Sure, Orlando is the home of the great mouse (or one of his homes) but Orlando and the surrounding area is not just for the kiddies, if you look carefully enough there are places for the adults to play as well.

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Travel Stories and News for 4/23/2009

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Below is a list of travel stories and news for 4/23/2009
Delta adds new bag fee in wake of $794M loss – via USAToday
Delta Air Lines reported a new loss of $794 million during the first quarter, saying that the weak economy and bad bets on fuel hedges weighed down its results. And, in the wake [...]

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Glarus Alps in Switzerland – Travel Photo of the Day 4/23/2009

The Travel Photo of the Day for 4/23/2009 is of Glarus Alps in Switzerland and was taken by Tambako the Jaguar

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In Switzerland within the Glarus Alps lies this mountain called Pizol. The elevation is estimated at 9,300 and has five lakes: Wildsee, Schwarzsee, Baschalvasee and Wangsersee. This picture shows Pizol [...]

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Hotel Alternatives in Australia

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Australia’s a country where many of the main tourist hot spots experience pleasant, sunny weather for much of the year, and that’s why considering alternatives to hotels is a great way to get to know the country better – as well as make your trip a whole lot cheaper.

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Travel Stories and News for 4/22/2009

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Below is a list of travel stories and news for 4/22/2009
Popular tourist attraction off the mark – via kqre.com
Tourists who want to put a hand or foot in each of the four states at the four corners area are apparently off the mark—by about 2.5 miles.The four corners marker showing the intersection of Arizona, Colorado, [...]

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Naestved, Denmark -Travel Photo of the Day 4/22/2009

The Travel Photo of the Day for 4/22/2009 is of Naestved Denmark and was taken by fmc.nikon.d40

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Taken in the city of Naestved, Denmark, this picture shows a tree hovering over a quiet pond. Naestved is located near the city of Copenhagen, which is both Denmark’s largest city and its capital.

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Museums in Atlanta

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Atlanta is steeped deep in American history. In fact, most of us think of the Civil War when the history of this large capital city of Georgia is brought to mind. It’s true that during that war Atlanta served as a crucial railway and military supply hub. In 1864, it was invaded by the Union [...]

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Travel Stories and News for 4/21/2009

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Below is a list of travel stories and news for 4/21/2009
Study says: hotel guests want high-tech amenities – via gadling
Times are changing for hotels – for years, hotels were judged for the quality of their toiletries, or how many stars their restaurant managed to score, but hotel guests are increasingly paying attention to the high [...]

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City Hall in Bamberg, Germany – Travel Photo of the Day 4/21/2009

The Travel Photo of the Day for 4/21/2009 is of Bamberg Altes Rathaus and was taken by Qole Pejorian

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This is a picture of the city hall of Bamberg, Germany. This building, which is called Altes Rathaus, is located over a river on a rock. The architecture utilized is that of the [...]

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Book Review: On The Scent Trail Around the World

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Celia Lyttelton has a new travel narrative book out that follows what’s becoming a fairly familiar route – travel writer gets something, then travels to where it came from. But the twist on this is that what Lyttelton “gets” is a scent: a special perfume created exclusively for her, using scents that originate from many [...]

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Travel Stories and News for 4/20/2009

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Below is a list of travel stories and news for 4/20/2009
10 Tips for Visiting the Capital – via Frommers
A tour of the U.S. Capitol should be obligatory for everyone coming to the nation’s capital. More than any other Washington landmark, it embodies the United State’s past, present, and future. To further enrich the goosebump-raising experience [...]

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Lake Louise Park in Alberta – Travel Photo of the Day 4/20/2009

The Travel Photo of the Day for 4/20/2009 is of The Mountain Exhaled and was taken by laszlo-photo

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Lake Louise Park, in Alberta, Canada, is the home of the Victoria Glacier. This area of Canada is famous for having some of the best ski areas in all of North America. In addition to [...]

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