Travel Stories and News for 7/7/2009 : Kathika Travel Website

Below is a list of travel stories and news for 7/7/2009

Introducing: Here is Where – Intelligent Travel Blog Although today marks the official launch of my 50-state trip to find forgotten history sites throughout the U.S., I’ve been seeking out these unmarked spots for 15 years now. This began essentially as a hobby. Whenever I traveled to a new city I tried, time permitting, to hunt down unmarked places associated with little-known events and people.

We Are Genuinely Afraid for Downtown Los Angeles Tomorrow || Jaunted
But with at least a 100,000 people expected to flood the area surrounding the Staples Center and the Nokia Theater tomorrow, we’re simply afraid of the one-gloved, fedora-wearing, Thriller-album holding masses that will descend on downtown. Not to mention the celebrity performers and their entourages.

How to leverage social media for a better vacation – Christopher Elliott- msnbc.com
Before the latest social media revolution, Jessica Gottlieb would have probably watched helplessly when her kids, Jane and Alexander, were trapped on the tarmac, waiting for their Virgin America flight to take off.

Statue of Liberty’s crown reopens for visitors – CNN.com
Thirty people joined National Park Service rangers Saturday in climbing to the crown of the Statue of Liberty, the first tourists to go into the landmark’s crown since the 9/11 attacks.
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