Travel Stories and News for 5/27/2009 : Kathika Travel Website

Below is a list of travel stories and news for 5/27/2009

The Making of the Plastiki: The New Yorker Blog: Online Only: The New Yorker
This week in the magazine, John Colapinto writes about the Plastiki, a boat made entirely of recyclable plastics, that David de Rothschild plans to sail across the Pacific Ocean.

America’s 15 Best Bargain Cities – ABC News
Nearly a decade ago, after making a donation to a volunteer-run radio station in Austin, Texas, local librarian Red Wassenich was asked why he chose to support a broadcaster with a penchant for playing strange crooner music. “Because it keeps Austin weird,” he said.

Portland Has America’s Craziest Doughnuts || Jaunted
In Portland, Oregon, that option is doughnuts. Specifically, VooDoo Doughnut, a tiny, 24-7 downtown bakery outfitted with a disco ball and quirky duct tape mural, where a rowdy line inevitably starts forming once the bars start closing.

Honeybees, Please! – Intelligent Travel Blog
Environmentally conscious group Fairmont Hotels has a swarm of new guests staying at the hotel chain’s D.C. property. The hotel has installed three beehives on its roof, which house over 100,000 Italian honeybees. The bees are part of the hotel’s culinary program, and sous chef-turned-beekeeper Ian Bens expects the bees to produce some 300 pounds of honey in the first year. The honey will be used in soups, salad dressings, ice cream, and pastries at restaurant Juniper, and eventually Fairmont hopes to turn the honeycomb into candles and soap. Canadian-based Fairmont has beehives at its Vancouver, Toronto, and New Brunswick properties as well.

The Perrin Post Travel Blog: Travel Advice and Vacation Tips From Condé Nast Traveler on Concierge.com
Hotels with pools aren’t very common in Italian cities, but here are a few that might suit your needs
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