Destinations
Seven Weeks in India - Our Incredible Journey
As our absolutely incredible journey through India sadly comes to an end, I wanted to take the time to share with you a few final thoughts. Seven weeks is by far the most amount of time I’ve ever spent in a country other than my own. No words or photos can truly describe what we saw, how we felt or what we experienced along the way but I hope my stories have offered an in-depth look into what our day to day life has been like…
— The Huffington Post
Dangerous cities you should never tour alone
Many people are leaving their homes and embarking on new exciting adventures. Solo traveling seems to be the new big thing (Most Incredible Trips for Solo Travelers). While this sounds like fun, it’s important to take precaution and research your travel destination before you head there…
— Fox Travel News
Tours and Activities
Bringing a Destination Wedding Within a Family’s Reach
With an infant in tow, a thrifty couple learns that a beach fiesta and wedding in Mexico are exercises in budgetary gamesmanship…
— New York Times
Sunken cities you can visit
A new exhibition, Sunken Cities: Egypt's Lost World, opens at the British Museum today. It features objects ranging from "magnificent colossal statues to intricate gold jewellery" recovered from the two lost cities of Thonis-Heracleion and Canopus at the mouth of the Nile…
— Telegraph (London)
Weave room for some treasures
This is Nantucket Looms' weaving studio and, in an otherwise hypnotic aura of calm, there it is: clack, clack, clack. It's the sound of wood on wood, rhythmic and repetitive, and in short bursts…
— The Boston Globe
Cruise
Carnival Legend to be Based in Melbourne in Summer 2018
Carnival Cruise Line has officially confirmed its plans to base Carnival Legend in Melbourne for a record season of cruises in early 2018…
— CruiseCritic.com
Carnival Cruise Line turns attention to Carnival Vista II
Carnival Cruise Line has its first new ship in four years with Carnival Vista, but already has its sister ship taking shape in Italy. What the line is calling Carnival Vista II is due in March 2018, but its bow structure has already been completed and was launched at the Fincantieri shipyard near Naples on Thursday, May 18 to make its way to another of the company's shipyards up the coast near Venice where it will take its full form…
— Sun Sentinel
Transportation
First trip on a private jet? Here's what you need to know
With more first-time private plane fliers heading into the skies, it's important for travelers to know what to expect — and how to behave — on a private plane…
— USA Today
EgyptAir Jet Crashed After Vanishing Off Radar: French Leader
An EgyptAir flight with 66 people on board crashed while en route from Paris to Cairo on Thursday, the French president confirmed. Flight MS804 left Charles de Gaulle Airport at 11:09 p.m. Paris time (5:09 p.m. ET) and vanished over the Mediterranean Sea. French President Francois Hollande told a press conference that the plane had crashed, but said it was too soon to speculate as to the cause…
— NBC
Lodging
Get ready to zip-line down the mountain at Lake Tahoe ski resort
Heavenly Mountain Resort at the southern end of Lake Tahoe and Vail Mountain in Colorado are launching new summertime Epic Discovery adventure programs starting in June. Programs will feature zip-lines, canopy tours, alpine coasters, rock climbing walls, wildlife trail exploration and what Vail officials describe as interactive "learn-through-play" activities…
— LA Times
10 of Britain's best hotels for honeymoons
Weddings, so long in the planning, have a way of going by in a blur, but you should remember your honeymoon for ever. Whether you plan to take a long, far-flung break or not, a night or two in a special hotel close to home is as good a way to celebrate as any. Here, The Good Hotel Guide recommends 10 great honeymoon hotels, ranging from lavish and luxurious hideaways to cheaper options, in romantic, far-flung corners of the country…
— The Independent
Secret hotels you don't know exist
You just checked in at the front desk of your hotel and are making your way up the elevator to your room. Unbeknownst to you, there are people checking into their rooms in the very same building, but they're checking into an entirely different hotel. How can that be?…
— CNN
Other and Odd
How I crossed Britain with no money or phone
Can you travel the globe on goodwill alone? Inspired by new documentary Free Ride, our intrepid explorer took off across the UK armed with just a kazoo - then something amazing happened…
— The Guardian
Zika May Hit Europe This Summer, Warns WHO
In the past few months, the Zika virus has spread to more than 50 countries, been identified as a cause of microcephaly and other birth defects, and recognized as a disease that can be transmitted sexually. This summer, an estimated 50 U.S. cities are expected to be hit by the virus, and now, reports have emerged that Zika may also spread to Europe in late spring and early summer…
— Condé Nast Traveler
Today in History
Lawrence of Arabia Dies
Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Edward Lawrence, better known as "Lawrence of Arabia" died on this day in 1935 at the age of 46 from a motorcycle accident near Dorset, England…
— Travel Research Online
Reading Between the Lines
Launch: Belief
 “Another reason people don’t buy is that they don’t believe you.”
Launch: An Internet Millionaire's Secret Formula To Sell Almost Anything Online, Build a Business You Love, and Live the Life of Your Dreams — Jeff Walker, page 91
As terse as this may sound, the truth is that many travel agents are not sure of the role they play and they don’t believe that they are truly contributing to the buying…
— Travel Research Online
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