Archive for August, 2009

NEW ORLEANS NAMED BEST CITY IN NORTH AMERICA FOR LIVE MUSIC – Designation determined by the Society of American Travel Writers

NEW ORLEANS-August, 2009-The Society of American Travel Writers (SATW), the world’s largest organization of professional travel journalists and photographers, recently polled its members to come up with the “Top 10″ best North American cities for live music. New Orleans ranked number one in the polls. “Travel should involve all five senses, and one of the [...]

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Posted in: United States South

Lufthansa Commences Flights from Munich to Tashkent – Lufthansa’s first direct connection from Munich to Central Asia

East Meadow, NY, August, 2009 — Lufthansa is starting its services from Munich to Tashkent as of March 28, 2010, with three weekly flights to the Uzbek capital. All flights depart at 8:15pm, which allows all US passengers arriving in Munich to easily connect to Tashkent.

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Posted in: Airlines & Railways

Marseille Provence Greeters

In preparation for Marseille’s new title as the European Cultural Capital in 2013, the citizens of Marseille want to give visitors an authentic experience of their city. The Marseille Provence Greeters (MP Greeters) program was recently started by a group of locals who love their city and their region and want to share their unique [...]

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Posted in: France

Make like a local in California

As Labor Day nears, go back-to-school California style with a California learning vacation. Get to know the authentic California with a unique hands-on learning experience while bonding with friends and family and creating lasting memories. Swap stationery for saddles and surf – herein the top five learning vacations from Sonoma to San Diego.

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Posted in: United States West

Anguilla gives and receives

By Dr. Elinor Garely, eTN Staff Writer | August, 2009 When you get two governments to agree on anything, it is an amazing act of diplomacy. When two governments agree on a program involving high school students, it is very more incredible.

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Posted in: Caribbean

Air Canada to launch non-stop service to Athens and Barcelona from Montréal and Toronto

MONTREAL, Aug. /CNW Telbec/ РAir Canada announced that it will introduce Montr̩al-Athens and Montr̩al-Barcelona as well as Toronto-Athens and Toronto-Barcelona non-stop seasonal services between June 3 and October 18, 2010 in time for planning vacations next summer.

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Posted in: Airlines & Railways

Camp out in Antarctica – Wildlife Aplenty, No Skimping on Creature Comforts on Adventure of a Lifetime

USHUAIA, ARGENTINA — Looking for an interesting way of “roughing it easy”? How about camping out in Antarctica? Overnighting outdoors at the bottom of the planet presents an adventure that may top all others on a 13-day journey dubbed the “South Orkney Antarctic Odyssey.” It is packed with once-in-a-lifetime experiences.

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Posted in: Uncategorized

Georgian Bay Ontario Offers Autumn Harvest Festivals, First Nations Pow Wow, Grandparents Getaways, Wildlife Carvers & Fall Colour Cruises

Southern Georgian Bay, Ontario Canada – September 2009. Visitors can mix a fall road trip and staycation with a Georgian Bay cruise, a harvest tour, a Georgian Bay First Nations Pow Wow, a harvest festival and a Canadian photo exhibit featuring the Shores of Georgian Bay.

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Posted in: Canada

Cook Islands Travel Guide Now Online

The Cook Islands chapter from Moon Handbooks South Pacific is now online at http://cookislands.southpacific.org/ I updated the information during a visit to Rarotonga after the 2004 edition was published, so what’s on the web is more up to date than what’s in the printed book.

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Posted in: Cook Islands

Tozeur Tunisia’s most attractive tourism region – Oung El Jemel in South Tunisia

The region of Tozeur is one of Tunisia’s most attractive destinations catering for the traveller’s sense of exoticism, as well as his/her curiosity when it comes to discovering new things about Tunisia’s desert customs and mores.

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Posted in: Africa