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Intelligent Travel Blog: Daily Radar: 12.09.09

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 08:00:00 -0500

Through December 30, Omni Hotels is offering 50 percent off your second night's stay. During the "Spirits and Sprinkles" offer, Omni Hotels across the country (like Omni San Antonio at the Colonnade, which features a gingerbread Alamo, above) will also serve festive cocktails, like [...]

Lifecruiser: Unusual Hotel Post Escape

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:42:48 -0500

One of our own absolute favorite articles about the Långholmen Prison Hotel in Stockholm has escaped!

The escaped article was found at Unusual Travel Destinations where it was in good company with other quirky sleeps, travel tales, unusual castles, [...]

An Island Life: Lovely Baby Christmas CD Giveaway

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:01:43 -0500

Dutch composer, Raimond Lap, couldn’t find the kind of music he wanted his baby to listen to… so he created his own! Now this music is available to all of us who want high-quality, age appropriate music for our little ones to listen [...]

An Island Life: The Coupon Mom’s Guide to Cutting Your Grocery Bill In Half

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:01:36 -0500

By Stephanie Nelson

A book that pays for itself! The creator of CouponMom.com, with over 2 million members, shares her strategic money-saving techniques for saving big while living well.

Americans are hungry for bargains these days, but one woman has developed the ultimate strategy for [...]

An Island Life: Six Positive Steps to Release Holiday Stress

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:01:28 -0500

By Marlise Karlin

How can we ever forget that wonderful scene in Network when Peter Finch had people hanging out of multi-story buildings – shouting at the top of their lungs, “I’m mad as hell and I’m not going to take it anymore.“

What Peter discovered was not only [...]

Travel Blissful: Little Treasure: Exploring La Graciosa – The 8th Canary Island

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:00:48 -0500

TEXT: Nick Ball

View from Las Rosita towards the town of Caleta de Sebo © JM

The Canary Islands are the second most visited region in Spain. Second only to Catalonia in terms of popularity and comprising [...]

gas•tron•o•my: Sam Woo Barbecue Shop - Monterey Park

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 05:00:39 -0500

Number of comments: 2
Not last night but the night before, a group of friends and I dined at Newport Tan Cang Seafood Restaurant, a fancy pants Chinese banquet hall in the city of San Gabriel. Aware of Newport’s reputation for stellar seafood preparations, our party of twelve indulged in a pre fixe menu [...]

Texas RV Travel blog: Texas Treats for Holiday Cooking

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 04:08:21 -0500

Texas is blessed with a mild winter. We have fruits and vegetables available during the entire year. The fruits readily available in winter are oranges, grapefruits and pears. The winter vegetables are usually root vegetables, like potatoes, parsnips, beets, onions, carrots, turnips and radishes.

You will want to [...]

Michael J. Totten: How Crowded is Gaza?

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:29:00 -0500

Like almost everyone who has written about the Arab-Israeli conflict, I've described Gaza as one of the most densely populated places on earth. It's one of those "media facts" that get mindlessly repeated because it has been printed so many times it seems true, like it's the sort of thing [...]

DeliciousBaby.com: Family Adventure in London and Shopping in Notting Hill

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:00:01 -0500

This is a guest post by Nancy Solomon of Ciao Bambino. Nancy has generously shared her story about a dramatic trip to London with kids.

The Injury
Our trip to London had an ominous start. I ruptured my calf a week before we were due to leave. Although this was not [...]

An Island Life: WW: Big Surf Hits The North Shore of Oahu

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:21:11 -0500

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foXnoMad: Top 5 Cheap Thrills In New York City

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 01:00:32 -0500

Number of comments: 3

This is a guest post by Fiona, who writes the Glove Box Blog about cars and car rental. On a recent trip to the Big Apple, she was delighted to find that some of the city’s best attractions are free. Below Fiona shares some of her top 5 cheap [...]

Vacations Blog: Visit CERN Before CERN Visits You

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 23:49:26 -0500

The world as we know it is about to end. Immediately after we enter 2010, physicists at Switzerland’s CERN facility will use the Large Hadron Collider, a particle accelerator with awesome power, to smash protons at record energies in a bid to re-create conditions that existed right after the Big Bang.

If it works, tiny [...]

Viator Travel Blog: Florence by Bike

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:13:01 -0500

If your idea of a guided tour is being shown around, in a way that your mind can amble while you take everything in, not having to worry about where you are every four minutes when you are in a strange place and then how you will get back (or [...]

Michael J. Totten: The Calm Before the Storm?

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:34:00 -0500

The Middle East is quieter than usual right now, but I'm afraid it's not going to stay that way for much longer. Michael Young in Beirut is concerned, too, and his new piece in NOW Lebanon is a must-read.

Obama has always prided himself on being a realistic assessor [...]

Travel Babel: "Cat Cam" Reveals the Secret Life of Cats

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 16:32:00 -0500

When you're away, does your cat play?

What does your cat do when you're traveling or even just away for the day? Many people think that cats most of the time -- some would say the better to be lively at night. Jill Villarreal, an animal behavior scientist, [...]

Intelligent Travel Blog: My City Celebrates: Aysegul's Istanbul

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:40:13 -0500

This year, inspired by our ever-popular "I Heart My City" series on Intelligent Travel, we're reveling in the holiday season by asking our readers to share their favorite ways to celebrate in their cities. Today's city-lover is Aysegul Surenkok, who shows us what Christmas is like in Istanbul.[...]

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Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:40:13 -0500

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Killing Batteries: The Top 11 Top 10 lists that no one made in 2009

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:12:26 -0500

Number of comments: 7

This list was created in honor of my LP colleague Mark Baker, who has gotten the silly notion into his head that the trend of making lists for every conceivable mundane subject is somehow reducing writing/publishing/blogging to single-celled entertainment on par with monster truck rallies or anything [...]

Travel Gear Blog: Outdoor Research Alti Mittens

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 15:00:17 -0500

Outdoor Research Alti Mittens – Well worth the hefty price tag. I’ve always suffered from cold hands and feet, so having a good pair of mittens when I’m out on the ski slope is an absolute essential. And, while there may not be a huge difference between a pair of $30 [...]

Intelligent Travel Blog: What's In Bob Krist's Backpack?

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:00:23 -0500

Ever wonder what National Geographic photographers take with them when they travel? Our pals over at Matador Goods found out from Traveler photographer Bob Krist, who graciously offered a peek inside his camera bag. Bob's been wandering all [...]

Vacations Blog: St. Lucia Festival in Chicago

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:58:51 -0500

Girls sing during the Andersonville St. Lucia Festival of Lights

Skip the glitz of the Magnificent Mile and head to Chicago’s Andersonville neighborhood for the quaint, culturally rich yuletide excursion of the St. Lucia Festival of Lights. [...]

Around the World Travel Blog: Daily Travel Photo – Wadi Rum, Jordan

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:49:39 -0500

Number of comments: 1

Bedouin Camp at Sunset, Wadi Rum, Jordan

Originally posted on the Everything Everywhere Travel Blog. Follow me as I travel around the world.

Hawaii Vacation Advice - GoVisitHawaii.com: More Oahu Big Wave News & Views

Tue, 08 Dec 2009 12:46:43 -0500

Number of comments: 3

Eddie Aikau (via Wikipedia)

Has your local news been reporting about the massive waves in Hawaii like mine has? You know my ears always perk up whenever I hear Hawaii mentioned. My local news station, WRAL, has been sharing the news of these extra large waves [...]