Travel News and Stories for 10/12/2009 : Kathika Travel Website

By newsdesk on October 12th, 2009

Below is a list of travel news and stories for 10/12/2009

Quake Preps Paid Off for Indonesian Village
Indonesian village Mangopo had no fatalities, unlike other nearby villages
http://abcnews.go.com

Astronaut Needed for Trip to Titan. Bad news: it’s one-way.
Astronaut Needed: Craigslist ad wants someone for a trip to Titan, $25K cash. Only drawback – it’s a one-way trip.
http://imgur.com

Why does one day less cost three times more?
Alexandra Seldin prepays for a rental car through Alamo’s Web site. But when her flight is canceled, and she arrives a day late, the company charges her three times more than it originally said it would. Is it allowed to do that? And is there any hope for a refund?
http://www.elliott.org

Government to airlines: limiting lost-luggage compensation “a violation” of regulations
The Transportation Department has warned airlines against limiting compensation for passengers who purchase necessities because their baggage is lost or delayed.
http://www.elliott.org

Top Ten Photogenic Parks This Fall
We’ve got leaves on the brain today, and frankly, that’s not such a terrible thing, particularly when the National Park Foundation and Olympus just announced the ten most photogenic parks for fall foliage this season.
http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com

Alternative Methods of Travel: A Short Primer on Brachiation
Think about all the different ways there are to travel. There’s flying, driving, and sailing, of course, but let’s focus on the low-tech methods of locomotion, like walking, running, crawling, swimming, and brachiation. Not familiar with that last one?
http://www.jaunted.com

From haunted houses to ‘Hell on Earth’: Where to get scared in the U.S. this Halloween
For you lovers of gory lore, creeps and costumes, and the ghostly paranormal, this is your season. In this day and age, it takes a lot to tingle the spines and curdle the blood of the public, but these Halloween attractions in the U.S. seem set to spook, and entertain, even those with the thickest [...]
http://travel.latimes.com

Norway is the Most Desirable Place to Live, According to UN
Norway, the land of fjords, Vikings, vodka, and blonde hair, is now also the most desirable place to live, according to the United Nations.
http://ngadventure.typepad.com

100 Hotels Under $150
A list of 100 hotels, culled from readers’ suggestions, that represent some of the best bargains for travelers headed to one of 14 European cities in the next few months.
http://www.nytimes.com

Underground Rooms: Waiting for the End of the World
Call it paranoia or call it wise planning: it’s a favorite hobby of humankind to try to predict when it will all end. We expend a great deal of energy preparing ourselves for doomsday, Armageddon, the day of reckoning – the end of the world.
http://weburbanist.com

Where to take your final vacation
Most people focus on their next vacations – not their final ones. And who could blame them? Nothing is quite so ghoulish as planning anything based on your demise. It’s a bit different, however, if you can work from a specific point in time. If you know the world is coming to an end, making arrangements for your last trip may not be a bad idea
http://www.gadling.com

EU to end airline ban on liquids in carry-on bags
The European Union has similar rules currently in place to those in the U.S. when it comes to carrying liquids on board. But that will be changing.
http://www.usatoday.com

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