Travel News and Stories 3/17/2009 : Kathika Travel Website

Here’s a few interesting travel news stories we found across the web for 3/17/2009
10 Great Places to Raise a Toast to St. Patrick – via ABCNews
Belly up. This St. Patrick’s Day also marks the 250th anniversary of the beer most famously associated with Ireland, Guinness.

Granlibakken Ski Resort Seeks Modern Day Vikings – via USAToday
A ski resort at Lake Tahoe with Norwegian roots has issued a video
casting call for three men and/or women to play the role of Vikings who
will be featured in a national print and Web-based ad campaign. The
three winners also get a prize worth more than $1,000.

New England’s best Irish pubs – via Boston.com
Stay away long enough and you might think that Irish pubs are all the same. But go more than once a year, and you’ll remember that the delight lives in the details, whether the taste of a perfectly poured pint, or the quip of another patron.

As we stop flying, the boneyard becomes more crowded – via Gadling
when air traffic drops, so does the demand for many of the planes
operated by the airlines. When a route could once be served by a 747,
low traffic may now demand a smaller plane, and when a 747 is idle, you
can’t just pull into a parking spot at the local airport and throw some
quarters in the meter.

Whale Sharks Show Up Early on Great Barrier Reef – via Jaunted
Most years they turn up sometime in April, but there have been
sightings since last week already. Since the Ningaloo Reef is one of
the few places in the world where you can reliably spot whale sharks so
close to shore, we figure it’s a place worth getting to, any time from
now until July when the creatures usually get on their way again.

Australia considers subsidizing tourists’ airfare via UpgradeTravelBetter
visitors who take up the offer will be required to spend a specified amount of money, say $5000, within Australia, which would bolster local shops, hotels and restaurants.

photo credit: Drew And Merissa