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Wednesday May 27, 2015

 

Destinations

Thailand's best unspoilt islands
Tom Vater explores Thailand's lesser-known outposts, where bar crawls are replaced by traditional island…

Var, France: It's Provence, but where are the crowds?
In Provence, they like to keep secrets. Some things you only tell your family, handing down through the generations. Like where your private beach is, where to gather mushrooms or find a haul of sea…


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Tours and Activities

The world's highest observation decks
Ahead of the opening of the One World Observatory in New York, we round up 15 of the world's loftiest…

Foodie revolution meets small-town charm in Nova Scotia
A push by entrepreneurs in the North End has transformed…


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Cruise

Canal cruises: Glide through Europe and its tales of the riverbank
Were you one of the half-million viewers glued to the surprise hit television programme, All Aboard: The Canal Trip? Filmed in real time, the two-hour programme followed the Kennet and Avon Canal from a camera fixed to the prow of a…

Norwegian Cruise Line reverses controversial food ban
That sure didn't last long. Norwegian Cruise Line has ended a controversial ban on passengers taking food out of its ships' buffets and other eateries to consume in other areas of the…


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Transportation

Four Ways to Earn Airline Miles Quickly With a Hotel Stay
These are factors to consider before booking a hotel room on PointsHound or Rocketmiles that can earn you thousands of frequent-flier…

Busiest airports: Seattle pushes past Newark amid Delta-Alaska turf war
Passenger traffic is booming at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The News Tribune of Tacoma, Washington, reports that traffic could reach 42 million…


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Lodging

Safestay, York: A very spirited place to stay
The purple front door on Safestay's grand Georgian exterior offers a hint of what to expect…

5 over-the-top concierge services in Las Vegas
Make your next Vegas vacation a little more luxurious with these cool concierge…


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Other and Odd

Travel technology opens doors, but human contact is key
Travel is becoming increasingly impersonal. Railway station ticket offices are being chomped up by machines, while the airport experience is rapidly being swallowed up by technology as we're encouraged to download and self-serve rather than interact with another human…

Paris officials go on door-to-door raid of illegal Airbnb rentals
Airbnb may be generating major economic wins in some cities, like the $1 billion in revenue it says it was responsible for last year in New York, but the City of Love is not showing much love to the home-sharing service…


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Today in History

The Opening of the Golden Gate Bridge
The Golden Gate Bridge opened on this date in 1937. The bridge is the link between San Francisco and points north, joining U.S. Route 101 and State Route…

Point-to-Point

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The 365 Guide

Another Long Shot Beats The Odds

Today’s message was borrowed from my archive of lessons. The story is not current, but the lesson still holds water. It involves the sport of horse racing.

“Mine-That-Bird” was the name of the nag who left the gates at 50-1 odds, and won The Kentucky Derby.

Apparently nobody told him or his jockey that 50-1 was just another way of labeling the duo as a “loser.” Winning The Kentucky Derby being a 50-1 long shot was just a tad short of…

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