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Destinations
A First-Timer's Guide to Cairo
After almost a decade of political turmoil, visitors are finally returning to Egypt. Hotels are full, boat trips along the Nile require a waitlist to book once again, and the highly anticipated Grand Egyptian Museum promises to draw even more tourists when it opens its doors within the next year or so. I was able to travel to Cairo for nearly a week last…
— Conde Nast Traveler
The Most Breathtaking Trips Every Traveler Should Experience Alone
For many people, the idea of traveling alone can feel intimidating and overwhelming. How will you find your way around? Will you have anyone to talk to? What if you get lost? Solo travel can feel, well, very foreign—especially because you have to go out of your way to talk to strangers and solve problems on your own. But solo vacations are also some of…
— Prevention
Tours and Activities
How to Throw an Unforgettable New Orleans Bachelor Party
There's no denying that New Orleans is the perfect city for a bachelor party. With an incredible bar scene, some of the best food in the country, plenty of history, and of course, Bourbon Street, why not take the boys to the Big Easy? If you find yourself planning a bachelor party in New Orleans here's our guide to the best restaurants, hotels, bars and…
— Travel+Leisure
The curious case of Lombard Street, San Francisco's overcrowded oddity
Some four and a half years ago, I climbed into rental a car on a warm afternoon. I pulled a seatbelt - scorching to the touch, because the vehicle had been parked in direct sunlight - across my chest. And then I headed off through the petrol fumes, tyre squeal and general commotion of a major American metropolis, in search of a traffic…
— Telegraph (London)
Cruise
MSC Cruises Teams Up With Martha Stewart on New Shore Excursions, Menus and Gift Packages
Through a new partnership with acclaimed home and lifestyle expert Martha Stewart, MSC Cruises has developed new shore excursions, surprise gift packages and holiday dinner menus that will debut on select ships beginning in summer 2019. Miami-based MSC Seaside and MSC Armonia will be the first to debut the line's new Martha Stewart…
— CruiseCritic.com
Viking Sun last cruise of the season
The cruise season has drawn to a close. The last cruise to dock in both the Eastern and Western Capes was the state-of-the-art Viking Sun, calling at the ports of East London, Port Elizabeth and Cape Town. This was the vessel’s maiden voyage to the country and also the very first time her Switzerland-based owner Viking Ocean Cruises had ever…
— Independent Online
Seaway to heaven: A meandering cruise through the Great Lakes and the Thousand Islands
The muffins gave it away. The walls of the lock were soaring as our ship descended, but so smoothly were we moving that there was no real sense of how swiftly it was happening – except in the size of the muffins. When we’d arrived, one of our Canadian crew had handed over a batch, freshly baked in the galley, to the Americans operating the lock. That…
— Telegraph (London)
Transportation
Is ultra-low-cost air travel really worth it?
It's a seven-hour flight across the Atlantic at a bargain price: Low-cost airline Norwegian will jet you from New York to Madrid for $154 one way, taxes included. And the fare isn't a travel anomaly -- the likes of American Airlines and Lufthansa are all fighting for passenger pennies, offering round trip fares between various US cities and Europe for…
— CNN
Travel Navigator: Emergency row seat means extra legroom – and great responsibility
As personal space on planes continues to shrink, one place where you can still enjoy a small amount of dignity are the “overwing” emergency exit rows. Those rows usually still have the humane 36 inches of space necessary for quick egress during an evacuation. They also are often occupied by experienced air travelers who mind their own business. If…
— Philadelphia Enquirer
Lodging
The Airbnb Invasion of Barcelona
In 1904, the city of Barcelona received a petition for development from Eusebi Güell, an industrialist and a patron of the arts. Güell had bought a tract of land on the flank of Muntanya Pelada, or Bald Mountain, which rises above the plain that extends to the city’s port. Güell had ambitious plans for his hillside property: it was to be designed by Antoni Gaudí,…
— The New Yorker
'A palace built for pleasure in a fairy-tale principality' – inside the newly refurbished Hôtel de Paris, the enchanting grande dame of Monaco
Among the great 19th-century grande dame hotels that are sprinkled across the capitals and resorts of Europe, the Hôtel de Paris has a special place: the sugar plum in a frothy Belle Époque confection. It feels enchanted – a palace built for pleasure in a fairy-tale principality that decided to dedicate itself to hosting and entertaining the elite of the day. Just…
— Telegraph (London)
Other and Odd
Flexibility vs. brand loyalty: How to choose a travel credit card
First, there were Green Stamps – little adhesive stickers shoppers earned for grocery store purchases then redeemed for merchandise. Then came frequent flyer programs, with American Airlines and United Airlines among the first to reward traveler loyalty in the early 1980s. Then airlines and hotels partnered with issuers to roll out branded credit cards,…
— USA Today
Queer Eye’s Bobby Berk on the Fab Five’s Travel Habits and Date Nights at LAX
As soon as Bobby Berk had disposable income, he says, he made it a priority to see as much of the world as possible—so much so, that he now clocks up around 200,000 miles a year on the road. Of course, that has a lot to do with being one fifth of Netflix’s beloved show Queer Eye, which has taken the show’s resident design expert as far as…
— Conde Nast Traveler
Today in History
Founding of the Library of Congress
President John Adams signed into law an act establishing the Library of Congress on April 24, 1800. The same act transferred of the seat of government of the United States from Philadelphia to the District of Columbia. The law made available the sum of $5,000 "for…
— Travel Research Online
Press Releases of Interest
CELESTYAL CRUISES SETS SAIL WEST IN 2020; LAUNCHES NEW ADRIATIC ITINERARIES
Celestyal Cruises, the regional leader for the Greek Islands and Eastern Mediterranean has announced it is taking its award-wining program west in the fall of 2020 for six departures into the Adriatic visiting seven new destinations in Italy, Montenegro, Croatia and Greece. The…
— Travel Research Online
Mike's Morning Missives
I Love These Stories
 My wife called my attention to this article, as she is aware of the type of information I enjoy sharing with you.
This lesson once again falls under the topic of "asking" and then seeing what comes from it. Sometimes, you just might hit that "home run."
Once upon a time, a virtual nobody read that Michael Jordan (NBA Basketball Super Guy) was scared to weight lift in fear of it ruining his agility and shot-making…
— Travel Research Online
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