Travel News and Stories for 09/29/2009 : Kathika Travel Website

By newsdesk on September 29th, 2009

Below is a list of travel news and stories from 09/29/2009

“Flabbergasted” airline passenger asked to pay $15 receipt fee
When it comes to airline fees, nothing is off-limits. Just ask Jason Fogelson. He needed a receipt for his latest American Airlines flight, but when he asked for one, the airline said it would cost him. “I was flabbergasted,” he says. So was I. Here’s what happened to Fogelson: I…
http://www.elliott.org

Selected Works at the National Gallery
National Gallery of Art in Washington: so-called “modern” art has ingeniously been made not just accessible, but practically participatory. We’re not talking about amateurs here, but the likes of Mark Rothko, Frank Stella, Claes Oldenburg, and Jasper Johns up close and personal, at least as far as inspiration and technique are concerned.
http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com

The Space Race Moves To The Rails As Russia Gets High-Speed Trains
When we talk about High-Speed Trains, it’s not exactly news that the United States is extremely tardy to the party. Especially now that Russia has their act together and have debuted some Siemens-built trains designed to zip, rather than chug-chug, on the route between Moscow and St. Petersburg.
http://www.jaunted.com

Hope You Aren’t Planning A Trip To The Philippines This Month
We hope not too many Jaunted readers were traveling through the Philippines over the weekend because it hasn’t been pretty: a tropical storm hit the north of the country and caused the worst flooding Manila has seen for more than 50 years.
http://www.jaunted.com

Lake Powell: ‘Bird on a Boat’ – Thanksgiving houseboat package
Doesn’t the sound of mixing vacation with a family-packed holiday like Thanksgiving sound like a win-win? Don’t get me wrong: Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays, but I also like the idea of spending a long weekend out on gorgeous Lake Powell with only my closest friends and family. And what’s even better than [...]
http://travel.latimes.com

The Amazing Race: A Previous Winner Tells All
Imagine a chance to travel all over the world with your best bud and share a million dollars—if you can handle the trials and tribulations that adventure travel throws at you. Well that’s The Amazing Race, which pits teams of two against each other as they race around the world for the pot of gold at the finish line.
http://ngadventure.typepad.com

Ten of the sexiest commercials in airline history
Last year, we compiled a list of vintage airline commercials, and since the Internet is full of some of the greatest commercials commissioned by airlines, we picked “sexiest airline commercials” as the topic of this top ten lineup.
http://www.gadling.com

10 great places for a bizarre night’s sleep
Fancy sleeping in an igloo — or inside a wooden dog? German writer, photographer and television producer Bettina Kowalewski scoured the world for unusual accommodations for her new book, Bed in a Tree and Other Amazing Hotels From Around the World
http://www.usatoday.com

Traveling with the Stars: Debi Mazar
Actress Debi Mazar of Entourage shows off her moves on the new season of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars, airing Mondays at 8 p.m. and Tuesdays at 9 p.m.
http://www.usatoday.com

Olympic National Park’s High Divide Trail is a Pacific Northwest classic
The 18.2-mile wilderness loop on the Olympic Mountains’ northwest side is a sampler of what the park has to offer: old-growth forest, river…
http://www.usatoday.com

Live from Finland: A sneak peek at Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas
What does a 5,400-passenger cruise ship look like? In a word, big.
http://www.usatoday.com

Message in a bottle thrown from cruise ship found … after five years at sea!
The Baltimore Sun today has the fascinating tale of a “message in a bottle” from a cruise ship that apparently survived more than five years at sea as it traveled thousands of miles across the globe.
http://www.usatoday.com

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