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Tuesday November 14, 2017

Destinations

How Snowdonia became the Adventure Capital of the UK
Once upon a time, sleepy Snowdonia lured visitors with hill walking, slate mine tours and steam railways. Nowadays it’s become the UK’s adrenaline junkie capital, offering a feast of ground-breaking and world-class extreme adventure pursuits…

Why You Should Visit Eugene
A harmonious symphony of dichotomies and diversity keeps "Track Town" running. In Eugenelandia, discover a diverse culture — counter/mainstream, team sports/outdoor adventures, vegan/carnivorous — that moves in mysteriously harmonious ways…

There Are Several Reasons Why Georgia Should Be on Your Mind
Georgia has long been a collision of cultures, as it borders Russia and Turkey, Armenia and Azerbaijan, and is fairly close neighbors with Iran. Mesmerizing architecture, relaxing sulphur baths, and a growing food and wine scene…

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Tours and Activities

These 'Star Wars' Bars Will Take You to the Dark Side
Set to open this month, the Star Wars-themed Dark Side bars will have locations in Los Angeles, Washington, D.C., and New York City…

Tours of Flood-Damaged Scotty's Castle in Death Valley National Park focus on Repairs
Starting Dec. 2, the attraction, which has been closed since October 2015, is set to reopen to weekly tours for visitors who want to see its renovations firsthand. The sprawling Spanish Colonial-style house with a turret that looks like a castle was built by Walter Scott, or Death Valley Scotty, starting in 1922…

A Whale of a Time: a Moby-Dick Marathon in Massachusetts
Fans gather in a non-stop reading of Herman Melville's entire masterpiece at an annual winter festival in New Bedford, where the idea for the novel was born…

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Cruise

Keel Laid for Another Giant Royal Caribbean Ship, Spectrum of the Seas
A shipyard in Germany on Thursday officially laid the keel for Spectrum of the Seas, one of six giant vessels on order for Royal Caribbean…

Traveling From England to New York . . . Via Ocean Liner
This isn't a cruise, it's a crossing: six days without any land, on a ship a lot like the Titanic…

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Transportation

Amtrak Updates Northeast Train Seating, with Some Improvements in Time for Holidays
Fresh carpeting and seat cushions have a new-car smell. LED lighting is brighter than its incandescent and fluorescent predecessors. And simulated-leather seats feel like the latest airline seats rather than the previous blue fabric…

The First Class Cabin War: Emirates unveils 'Zero Gravity' Flat Beds inspired by Nasa
Fully enclosed private suites with floor-to-ceiling sliding doors, "virtual windows" and Mercedes-Benz style interiors with seats offering a “zero gravity” position said to be inspired by Nasa technology are among the new “game-changing” cabin designs unveiled by Emirates as part of a multimillion dollar upgrade across all of its Boeing 777 cabins…

Skip Long Lines at the Airport — Without Spending a Dime
As federal officials continue to tweak passenger security screening at U.S. airports, more people could avoid hassle if they joined programs that let them use expedited lanes at checkpoints…

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Lodging

November Roundup: Here are the Latest Hotel Renovations to Check Out
The hotel industry is thriving, with new properties popping up all over the USA. As a result, existing properties are renovating to keep up. This month, USA TODAY takes a look at notable hotel renovations…

Real von Trapps Competing with Modern Vermont Hotels
Guests go to Trapp Family Lodge in Vermont for "Sound of Music" nostalgia. The family hopes they return for hiking, biking, skiing and more…

Conrad Chicago Hotel Offering Rooms for $11.14 a Night, starting Tuesday
Conrad Chicago turns 1 year old Tuesday, and the hotel is marking the occasion by giving customers a present: overnight stays for $11.14. (Get it? Nov. 14?)…

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Other and Odd

In Time for the Holidays, a Seasonal Primer on Luggage Etiquette
What better time to brush up on your luggage etiquette and learn a defensive manoeuvre or two? It starts with what you bring…

Why Airlines Won't Tell You How Long The Flight Is
The arrival and departure times airlines share with their customers often don’t match how long an aircraft actually needs to spend in the air. Airlines exaggerate how long a trip will take so that even when there’s a delay, the plane still arrives “on time," a strategy known as “schedule padding.”…

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Today in History

Claude Monet
The French Impressionist painter Claude Monet was born on this day in 1840. Monet's painting Impression, Sunrise, gave the Impressionist movement its name…

Mike's Morning Missives

Googling My Way To Today’s Article

When Googling one day I came across a BLOG POST from a woman who referenced an interesting topic. I found myself reading it...and soon enjoying it.

At first, I was going to critique the entire piece in today's article but I thought that it would prove to be too lengthy. Therefore, I am going to focus on just one of the seven…

  — Travel Research Online
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60-Second Geography

Beautiful Bangkok with ShoreTrips
by Simone Hasskew
Tuesday November 14, 2017

A trip to Thailand is nothing without a visit to Bangkok, one of Thailand's most interesting and visited cities. It has emerged as a regional centre for culture and the arts, but this is only one of the many exciting reasons Bangkok should be on your destination's list. Thanks to ShoreTrips, the supplier sponsor of this article, you can make living it up in Bangkok a reality.

  — Travel Research Online
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