Travel News and Stories for 09/21/2009 : Kathika Travel Website

By newsdesk on September 21st, 2009

Below is a list of travel news and stories for 09/21/2009

10 Best Bars and Bites in Barcelona
Located on Spain’s Mediterranean shore, Barcelona combines the history and culture of Catalonia with the modernity of a capital city. Gothic and Gaudi architecture line the streets, sunbathers bask on beaches only a short walk away from the city, and tapas and drinks are aplenty.
http://abcnews.go.com

12 Rugged Adventures Through Exquisite National Parks Some of America’s greatest treasures are the National Parks which are as varied as the people who live in this nation. There are hardcore hiking trails and wilderness parks of unparalleled beauty. Here are 12 rugged and untamed, not overly crowded but not unknown either, unique National Parks for travelers to explore and to enjoy.
http://webecoist.com

Princess loses passenger’s bag, charges her to return it
Should you have to pay the freight for a bag your cruise line loses? That’s the question Winnie Salyer asked me after her Princess Cruise.
http://www.elliott.org

United’s final 737 flight set for Oct. 28
United Airlines will retire the last Boeing 737 jet from its fleet on Oct. 28. In a message issued to employees this morning, United says its ”last Boeing 737 — the beloved ‘guppy’ that served our airline and millions of customers well for more than 41 years — will retire from revenue service at the end of October, in line with the fleet retirement plans announced in the fall of 2008.”
http://www.usatoday.com

Report: Cruise industry going forward with lawsuit against Alaska
One of Alaska’s largest news outlets is reporting the cruise industry is moving forward with a long-threatened lawsuit against the state over what it says are illegal taxes.
http://www.usatoday.com

Boston Logan airport going green – runways included Usually, when people think about “green initiatives”, they think recycled toilet paper and dimmed lighting. At Boston Logan, they are taking an entirely new approach – starting with their newest runway repaving.
http://www.gadling.com

Tours of polygamist cities now available If you were in Hildale, Utah or Colorado City, Arizona yesterday, it was either because (a) you live there or (b) you were taking the first tour of polygamist country. Former Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints members Richard and Heber Holm, brothers, have launched four-hour tours of the two towns that are controlled by the largest FLDS community in the United States.
http://www.gadling.com

7 More Amazing Engineering Wonders of Today & Tomorrow As technology evolves to meet the demands of our dreams, more and more wondrous feats of engineering will transform our world; and us with it. These 7 amazing engineering wonders push the envelope of what can be accomplished on Earth – and someday, beyond.
http://weburbanist.com

Adventure Friend, Photographer Bobby Model Dies
We are terribly saddened to deliver the news that our dear Bobby Model passed away yesterday. We do not have any details yet from the family.
http://ngadventure.typepad.com

No Squishing: Biking a Tokyo Rail Line
The Yamanote rolls through a number of Shitamachi neighborhoods. We decided to turn off a main avenue and glide eastward through a tangle of narrow roads. Soon we were enveloped by the rich aroma of roasting green tea. We pulled our bikes over.
http://travel.nytimes.com

Are You “Hyperforeign”? Stop It. Seriously.
Hyperforeignism is the mispronunciation of words borrowed from foreign languages… but it’s actually a sort of an over-pronunciation, so correct that it’s circled back around to incorrect again… An eas[y] example of this is prix fixe. The common mispronunciation is something like “pricks ficks” but the hyperforeign version is “pree fee”, which is how one might presume the French would pronounce it. The correct pronunciation is actually “pree ficks”. See also gyros.
http://www.vagabondish.com

My ticket price fell — how about a refund?
A few weeks later, I received a notification that the price of my flight had fallen by $733. That amount of money is significant to me. I called United Vacations, but was told I couldn’t get a refund. Had I booked through United Airlines, I would have received a voucher
http://www.elliott.org

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