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Friday April 10, 2015

 

Destinations

In Maastricht, a Taste of Joie de Vivre
The small Dutch city is more worldly and festive than its size would…

Destination: Montevideo
Residents of Montevideo travel to nearby Buenos Aires or Sao Paulo when they crave big-city…

Naples: Passion and death in Italy's underrated gem
Vibrant, chaotic and gloriously dilapidated, Naples is a place where life, romance and death are passionately…


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Tours and Activities

Fine Foods Match Vancouver Island’s Spectacular Setting
The Tofino district is home to both high-end and roadside dining options, many featuring fresh…

Queensland's interior: The art of Australian bushcraft
There are thrills to be had away from the Gold Coast. Adrian Phillips ventures inland to the Scenic…


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Cruise

Carnival testing extra charges for room service
Et tu, Carnival? The mass-market cruise line is joining rival Norwegian in testing new fees for room…

Evergreen Tours Adds Arctic-River and Ocean-River Combo Cruises
Australia's Evergreen Tours (known as Emerald Waterways in the United States) has released the industry's first combination of a European river cruise and Arctic Circle expedition…


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Transportation

Will this bizarre device make it easier to sleep on a plane?
Boeing has filed a patent for a backpack-like contraption that promises to make air travel considerably more…

The world's most extreme runways
Some landings inspire awe - others bring about terror…


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Lodging

European villa holidays: Live like a local
Browsing local markets, sitting on a piazza sipping treacle-thick espresso or heading to the nearest beach: whichever kind of holiday appeals, summer villa rentals are your chance to check out of the daily…

Villa La Massa, Florence: Live like the Medici or just loaf about
Villa la Massa is as classy a hotel as you could expect to find anywhere. Situated on the river Arno, a short drive upstream from Florence in classic Tuscan countryside, it offers the sort of discreet, understated excellence that many expensive hotels strive for but fail to…

6 ways hotels are keeping guests fit beyond the gym
Sometimes you don't need to bring extra fitness gear, at least when hotels weave fitness into the…


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Other and Odd

Restoring the Everglades
After a century of development, half the Everglades is dead and the other half is on life…

April snow extends ski season for Tahoe resorts, Mammoth Mountain
Just when you thought it might be time to put away the skis and take your mountain bike to the slopes, a spring storm has brought fresh powder to the Sierra…


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Today in History

The Titanic's Maiden Voyage
On April 10, 1912 the RMS Titanic set sail on its maiden voyage. The ship departed Southampton, England, bound for New York City, New York, with Captain Edward J. Smith in command and 2,223 people…

The 365 Guide

Is Your Net Working?

I was recently asked my opinion on the timing of follow-up at a networking event.

“What was the proper protocol? Should the person seek personal information if only given a business card, and how soon after the meeting can a phone call be placed?”

These are excellent questions and come with answers you may not be comfortable with.

  — Travel Research Online
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