From the monthly archives:

August 2009

Travel Photo of the Day 8/31/2009 Children’s Pool at La Jolla Cove

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The Travel Photo of the Day for 8/31/2009 is of La Jolla Cove Childrens Pool and was taken by SD Dirk

Photo credit: SD Dirk
La Jolla Cove is a relatively small beach located in La Jolla, California, but it is widely considered to be one of the most beautiful beaches in Southern California. It is [...]

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Museums in Cleveland

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Cleveland is an incredible city with a storied past so it’s no wonder that Cleveland and the surrounding area is rife with museums for just about everything you could ever want to explore and some things you may have not known you wanted to explore until you visited.

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Travel Photo of the Day 8/30/2009 The Balboa Peninsula

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The Travel Photo of the Day for 8/30/2009 is of Balboa Peninsula and was taken by billaday

Photo credit: billaday
The Balboa Peninsula, commonly known as just “Balboa,” is located in Newport Beach, California. Its name comes from the Spanish explorer, Vasco Nunez de Balboa, and has become popular as a residential area. Balboa is home [...]

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Travel Photo of the Day 8/29/2009 Astroland

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The Travel Photo of the Day for 8/29/2009 is of  Astroland Park Missy!493

Photo credit: Listen Missy!
Astroland shut its doors on September 7, 2008, marking the end of more than 40 years of providing amusement for visitors to Coney Island. Although Astroland started as a space-age theme park in 1962, it became known for providing [...]

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Travel Photo of the Day 8/28/2009 Club de Pescadores Buenos Aires

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The Travel Photo of the Day for 8/6/2009 is of Club de Pescadores and was taken by ‘J’

Photo credit: ‘J’
The Club de Pescadores, located on the banks of the Rio de la Plata in Buenos Aires, Argentina, was constructed in 1930 on an old pier that was built by a French company in 1903. [...]

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Visit South Australia’s Kangaroo Island

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With a name like Kangaroo Island, you’d expect this place to be home to a decent number of those cute Australian hopping animals, and it is – in fact it has its own variety, aptly named the Kangaroo Island kangaroo!

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Travel Photo of the Day 8/27/2009 Pine Creek Gorge Pennsylvania

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The Travel Photo of the Day for 8/27/2009 is of  Pine Creek Gorge Pennsylvania and was taken by Winding-Nicholas

Photo credit: Nicholas_T
Pine Creek Gorge is known as the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania and it is located in the Tioga State Forest along Pine Creek. The canyon stretches 47 miles, starting south of Ansonia, Pennsylvania and ends [...]

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Weekend Getaways in Boston

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Boston is a noted city for many reasons from the famed Red Sox to the historical Paul Revere so it’s the perfect city to plan a themed weekend getaway around. No matter what your interests are you can find a weekend full of fun and excitement in Boston.

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Travel Photo of the Day 8/26/2009 Alamo Square San Francisco

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The Travel Photo of the Day for 8/26/2009 is of Alamo Square in San Francisco and was taken by David Paul Ohmer505

Photo credit: David Paul Ohmer
A residential neighborhood and park located in San Francisco, California, Alamo Square consists of four city blocks at the top of a hill. Its location gives it dramatic views [...]

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Sports Teams and Stadiums in Cleveland

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Cleveland is known for its sports teams but for perhaps the wrong reasons, their losing streaks. In fact between their football team, basketball team and baseball team the last title was earned in 1964 when the Cleveland Browns defeated the Baltimore Colts. Since then Cleveland sports fans have been poised at the edge of their [...]

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Travel Photo of the Day 8/25/2009 Antwerp Central Railway Station

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The Travel Photo of the Day for 8/25/2009 is of Antwerp Railway station -e³°°°

Photo credit: e³°°°
the Antwerpen-Centraal, otherwise known as Antwerp Central, is the main railway station in Antwerp, one of Belgium’s most important cities. It was built as a replacement for another railway station in 1895 to 1905 and is now regarded as [...]

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Weekend Getaways in Atlantic City

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Atlantic City in New Jersey is one of those strange places that is not known for one thing but several things and all of these things coexist in a harmony that most people would expect, and most places wouldn’t tolerate. If you’re headed to Atlantic City for a Weekend Getaway you’re in for a real [...]

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Travel Photo of the Day 8/24/2009 Chateau de Chambord

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The Travel Photo of the Day for 8/24/2009 is of Château de Chambord and was taken by Panoramas

Photo credit: Panoramas
The Chateau de Chambord is a French landmark and one of the most recognizable examples of French Renaissance architecture in the world. King Francois I built the Chateau de Chambord to his mistress, Comtesse de [...]

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Top Landmarks in Chicago

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Chicago is such an historic city that even if you live in the city it’s difficult to view all of the landmarks. Your best bet is to select the landmarks that most interest you from our list of the most popular locations.

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Travel Photo of the Day 8/23/2009 Sunset in Amsterdam

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The Travel Photo of the Day for 8/23/2009 is of  a sunset in Amsterdam Oost-Daveness

Photo credit: Daveness_98
Amsterdam is the capital and largest city in the Netherlands and is home to about 1 million people. Its name spells out its origin: originally called “amstel dam,” the city is built around a dam on the Amstel [...]

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Travel Photo of the Day 8/22/2009 Mongolian Plains

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The Travel Photo of the Day for 8/22/2009 is of  Mongolian Plains and was taken by West Zest

Photo credit: West Zest
Mongolia is an Asian country located between China and Russia, with China to the south and Russia to the north. While Mongolia is the nineteenth-largest country in the world, it is only home to [...]

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Travel Photo of the Day 8/21/2009 Jurong Gardens Singapore

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The Travel Photo of the Day for 8/21/2009 is of   Jurong Gardens Singapore and was taken by Tony George

Photo credit: Tony George
Chinese Garden, also commonly known as Jurong Gardens, is a park located in Singapore. Modeled after ancient Chinese architectural and gardening techniques, Chinese Garden features a variety of fascinating installations. Among the most [...]

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Family Attractions in Atlanta

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A trip to Atlanta is an excellent way to bond with your family and take in all that this magnificent city has to offer. Atlanta can be an expensive city to visit, so we’ve included a few free attractions on our list just to make your family trip to Atlanta more budget friendly.
Georgia Aquarium
The Georgia [...]

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Travel Photo of the Day 8/20/2009 Flydalsjuvet Norway

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The Travel Photo of the Day for 8/20/2009 is of  Flydalsjuvet Norway and was taken by saipal

Photo credit: *saipal
Flydalsjuvet is one of Norway’s most popular natural attractions, offering stunning views of Geiranger and Geirangerfjorden. A Norway initiative recently modernized what the country calls “National Tourist Routes,” making it even easier to get to Flydalsjuvet to [...]

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Top Landmarks in Seattle

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Seattle is a city of landmarks with its storied history and incredible beauty. The landmarks range from the amazing Space Needle to a Denny’s Restaurant. We’ve listed a few of the highlights and more interesting landmarks so you get a real feel for the history of Seattle and its remaining structures.
The Space Needle
The Space Needle [...]

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Travel Photo of the Day 8/19/2009 Victoria Harbour Hong Kong

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he Travel Photo of the Day for 8/19/2009 is of  Victoria Harbour Hong Kong and was taken by ppz

Photo credit: ppz
Victoria Harbour is a natural harbor that separates Hong Kong Island from the Kowloon Peninsula in Hong Kong. The harbor has become an extremely popular tourist attraction because of the gorgeous views, as well as [...]

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Romantic Destinations in New York City

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Show the apple of your eye that you love them all over again with a romantic trip to New York City. The city simply oozes love and romance for all sorts of personality types and interests. Collect a handful of romantic destinations in New York City and plan the perfect weekend away to rekindle an [...]

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Travel Photo of the Day 8/18/2009 Monument Valley

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The Travel Photo of the Day for 8/18/2009 is of  Monument Valley and was taken by Wolfgang Staudt

Photo credit: Wolfgang Staudt
Monument Valley is home to many distinctive and iconic sandstone buttes, some of which can reach up to 1,000 feet in height. Located on Utah’s border with Arizona, near the Four Corners area, Monument Valley [...]

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Book Review: The Hidden Magic of Walt Disney World

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Susan Veness, author of The Hidden Magic of Walt Disney World, has something in common with the author of another recent review, Mousejunkies. She also first visited Walt Disney World as a child, and also wasn’t properly captured by the magic until she returned as an adult.

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Travel Photo of the Day 8/17/2009 The Similan Islands

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The Travel Photo of the Day for 8/17/2009 is of  Snorkeling in Similan Island and was taken by René Ehrhardt

Photo credit: René Ehrhardt
The Similan Islands are located in the Andaman Sea off the southern coast of Thailand. The area is also a national park, which was established in 1982. There are many tourist attractions [...]

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Casual Dining in Houston

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Find casual dining options in Houston without scouring local reviews or magazines. Visitors may be surprised to find that some of the best dining options in Houston are actually casual dining establishments as this Texas city is long on hospitality and runs a little short on pomp and circumstance. 

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Travel Photo of the Day 8/16/2009 Cathedral Cove New Zealand

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The Travel Photo of the Day for 8/16/2009 is of Cathedral Cove in New Zealand and was taken by estherjane13364

Photo credit: estherjane13
Cathedral Cove, also known by its Maori name, Te Whanganui-A-Hei, is a marine reserve in New Zealand. The reserve gets its name from the cave that links Mare’s Leg Cove to Cathedral Cove and [...]

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Travel Photo of the Day 8/15/2009 Yosemite Falls

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The Travel Photo of the Day for 8/15/2009 is of Yosemite Falls & The Diving Board and was taken by glennwilliamspdx

Photo credit: glennwilliamspdx
Yosemite Falls is the highest waterfall in North America and one of the most popular attractions in world-famous Yosemite Park. Most visitors come to see Yosemite Falls in late spring, once the [...]

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Travel Photo of the Day 8/14/2009 Preikestolen Norway

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The Travel Photo of the Day for 8/14/2009 is of Preikestolen Norway and was taken by Anna Bialkowska

Photo credit: Anna Bialkowska
Preikestolen, also known in English as Preacher’s Pulpit or Preacher’s Rock, stands almost 2,000 feet over Lysefjord. It is one of Norway’s most famous tourist attractions, as the top of the cliff is almost flat [...]

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Family Attractions in Dallas

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Dallas is a great city for a family vacation as it’s loaded with things to do for every age. As they say, everything is bigger in Texas and this definitely applies to the list of Family Attractions in Dallas.
Dallas World Aquarium
The Dallas World Aquarium is pretty amazing for a landlocked city. The building was a [...]

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