Travel News and Stories for 09/10/2009 : Kathika Travel Website

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Afghanistan has its first national parkBand-e-Amir’s Vibrant Blue Lakes Dot Embattled Nation’s First National Park
http://abcnews.go.com

Study: Terrorists Shifting Focus to ‘Soft’ TargetsHotel Attacks Rise Due to Increased Security at Government Sites
http://abcnews.go.com

Why I don’t support a Passengers Bill of RightsI’m on record as supporting a Passengers Bill of Rights. But today I’m changing my vote.
http://www.elliott.org

A losing fight? Airlines earned $10 billion from fees last year, up 345 percentMy friend Addison Schonland said it best: Anyone who thinks baggage fees are going away is living on another planet. And as if to underscore that point, IdeaWorks has released a survey that shows ancillary revenue is up 345 percent from 2006, to an eye-popping $10 billion last year.
http://www.elliott.org

Another unexplainable act of compassion: United bends rules for bereaved family
What’s with the sudden airline niceness? Yesterday, I reported that American Airlines did right by one of its customers after his ticket credit expired. Today, it’s United’s turn.
http://www.elliott.org

America’s Prettiest Fall DrivesWith good timing, these excursions offer some of the most vivid autumn colors in the country.
http://www.forbes.com

Walking among the dead at Sedlec Ossuary, Bohemia’s morbidly fascinating “Bone Church”I’ll admit that when I’m not traveling, the closest I get to going to church is accidentally stumbling across a rerun of 7th Heaven. Yet when I’m on the road, there’s nothing more relaxing than hopping into a church for a brief respite or to check out some of the local art and architecture.
http://www.gadling.com

Dim Sum Dialogues in Thailand: The Khao SanAll this month, Dim Sum Dialogues will be bringing you stories from the road. The first destination: Thailand – from Bangkok to Ko Phan Ngan…to discover the hype behind the legendary Full Moon Parties.
http://www.gadling.com

79 Unique and Awesome Underwater SculpturesSculptures decorate landscapes, museums, and buildings, but water covers the majority of the Earth’s surface thus making it the world’s largest art gallery
http://weburbanist.com

Walking tour in Bruges: the little Venice of the NorthI am running a plein air painting tour in Belgium with one art teacher, Sandy Delehanty, and 7 students: Bonnie, Catherine, Teresa, Linda, Margaret, Bill and Sylvia
http://traveltofranceandmore.com

Dueling Visions of the Old South
DRAYTON HALL, on the outskirts of Charleston, is a proudly spartan specimen of historic preservation.
http://travel.nytimes.com

Airline industry’s improvements ‘overshadowed by nightmarish flights’Even when there’s good news for the U.S. airline industry, it seems a dark cloud isn’t far behind.
http://blogs.usatoday.com

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