Travel News and Stories for 10/20/2009 : Kathika Travel Website

By newsdesk on October 20th, 2009

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Below is a list of travel news and stories for 10/20/2009

Walk Away the Blues in the Emerald Isle
Ireland’s gorgeous landscape and mild year-round temperatures make it the perfect location for a hike or stroll. The quiet country roads of Ireland are perfect for casual walkers, while the mountains and forests provide great trails for extreme hikers.
http://abcnews.go.com

Heterosexual Couple Booked on a Gay Cruise Sues Cruise Line
"Yes, this happened. According to The Daily Mail, a heterosexual couple accidentally ended up on Italy’s first gay cruise, and they are suing the cruise line for not informing them."
http://www.gadling.com

Booking an airline ticket online for the holidays? Read this first
Here’s a cautionary tale for anyone buying an airline ticket for the holidays, and a little advice: Pay attention to the balance on your credit card. And be patient
http://www.elliott.org

‘I’m Like Ricky Bobby’
Chasing Racers is back, with a brand-new Amazing Race 15 mashup. This map will update the morning after every new episode. Send along tips, rumors, gossip, locations and spoilers to our map editors; become a member and comment on the stories below and add to the Jaunted-Flickr photo pool to get in on the fray.
http://www.jaunted.com

Lake George: Revolutionary War Drags On as British Soldiers Blast Dude With Cannon in Upstate New York
Most people think the American Revolutionary War ended with the surrender of General Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown in 1781, but there appear to be a handful of British holdouts still battling from a fort in in upstate New York. As msnbc.com points out, an American tourist and his wife were recently shot by a British cannon as they enjoyed a picnic lunch on the southern shore of Lake George.
http://www.jaunted.com

In a time warp over taking medication abroad
Question: I’m trying to develop a time schedule to take some medications every 12 hours. I will be traveling from Atlanta to Melbourne, Australia, by way of Los Angeles, for about 10 days. Do you take the medication according to the time where you came from or where you are going? Let me know, and [...]
http://travel.latimes.com

Mountaineering Takes Manhattan: Explorers Club Hosts Elite Climbers For "Mountain Stories"
On Saturday, October 17th, the Explorers Club in New York City will celebrate those individuals who have braved our planets highest peaks with "Mountain Stories,” a daylong special event featuring presentations by some of the most prominent individuals in mountaineering.
http://ngadventure.typepad.com

Surfacing: Old Jaffa Embraces the New
The ancient port city of Jaffa, at the edge of Tel Aviv, was once considered a dilapidated backwater, but now millions of dollars are being pumped into attracting locals and tourists.
http://travel.nytimes.com

Tilted In Your Favor: 13 More Famous Leaning Towers
Just as there’s more to food than pizza, there’s more to leaning towers than Pisa. These 13 slanted spires show that staying on the straight & narrow isn’t all it’s cracked up to be; though if gravity has anything to say about it, cracked up is destined to be their ultimate fate.
http://weburbanist.com

The international top five crappy pizzas
Bad pizza? Isn’t that an oxymoron? Nope – despite the simplicity of melted cheese on dough, there is indeed such a thing as horrible pizza. I know; I ate some in Kaili, China – a town that has maybe 3 Westerners living in it, in a country that generally doesn’t do bread or cheese.
http://www.gadling.com

Powerful Hurricane Rick scatters cruise ships heading to Mexico
A powerful Hurricane Rick is forcing cruise ships heading to Mexico to change course as it barrels northward toward Cabo San Lucas.
http://www.usatoday.com

Fee wars replace fare wars
"Forget fare wars, since ticket prices are rising. Now there are fee wars." That’s the word from The New York Times, where reporter Micheline Maynard assesses the new fee-filled aviation landscape. Of course, there are the relatively new checked-bag fees. Those fees have led to gripes from many travelers, especially from "non-elite" fliers who don’t travel often.
http://www.usatoday.com