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Thursday August 15, 2019

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Destinations

Traveling to Hong Kong? Here's what you need to know
Over the past 10 weeks, shocking images have emerged from Hong Kong's pro-democracy protests: tear gas has been fired outside shops, protesters and police have clashed in dramatic face-offs, and thousands of demonstrators occupied the city's airport. While millions have…

The Top 10 Popular, Fastest-Growing Upscale Travel Destinations This Fall And Holiday Season
Where you choose to travel varies season to season. For upscale travelers, pleasant weather from September through the festive holidays in December, make for prime-time travel, when crowds are fewer, and cultural activities rev up. So what are the top-10 choice destinations…

Black Travel Vibes: This Couple's Tokyo Trip Was Out Of This World
There are few cities on the planet that combine the past and the future, Tokyo is one of them. Japan’s fast-paced capital is home to ancient shrines, giant buddhas, robot restaurants, and futuristic skyscrapers, all blending together seamlessly throughout the city. Tokyo is…

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Tours and Activities

The birthplace of modern nature healing
The azure, 144-hectare Lake Bled darted in and out of sight as I followed a narrow track leading up to the top of Mala Osojnica, a steep hill in the Julian Alps in north-west Slovenia. The sun was tucked away under the horizon just beyond the mountains and the outline of…

Sealife encounters around the world: readers’ travel tips
This May, my boyfriend and I took a boat trip to the Farne Islands, off the coast of Northumberland. We were hoping to see some sea birds and I was expecting to see a puffin or two, if we were lucky. But we saw guillemots, Arctic terns, fulmars, shags, razorbills,…

Visit the World’s Only Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum
In 2013, Milwaukee residents Phil Sklar and Brad Novak realized they had a problem. A 3,000-piece bobblehead collection problem, which was spilling out of their condo's kitchen. It started 10 years prior, when Novak was working for a minor league baseball team in Illinois,…

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Cruise

New Royal Caribbean Itineraries to Feature 2 Calls, Extended Hours on Perfect Day at CocoCay
Royal Caribbean has unveiled a series of new four-night itineraries on Navigator of the Seas and Mariner of the Seas, each featuring two separate days on Perfect Day at CocoCay, Royal Caribbean's upgraded private island experience in the Bahamas. Navigator of the Seas will…

Man plunges overboard from Symphony of the Seas cruise ship, body recovered by rescue boat
A rescue boat was dispatched to try to save an Australian man after he fell overboard during a cruise operated by Royal Caribbean. The man fell from the Symphony of the Seas while it was sailing between St. Kitts to St Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands between 3 a.m and 5 a.m…

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Transportation

Some MacBook Pro Users May Not Be Able to Fly With Their Laptops, FAA Warns
Some MacBook Pro lovers might have to leave their beloved laptop at home for the time being. According to USA Today, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has banned certain recalled MacBook Pro models due to potentially dangerous battery packs. Certain older generation,…

Woman suing American Airlines claims flight attendant threatened her, locked dog in bathroom
A Florida woman is suing American Airlines, claiming an airline flight attendant verbally abused her and locked her emotional support dog in an airplane bathroom. Avigail Diveroli was traveling with her husband, her 87-year-old grandfather and her emotional support…

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Lodging

10 Luxurious New Hotel Residences You Can Book Now
It's an ever-present dilemma: when traveling, do you opt for a hotel room or rent a home? There are pros and cons to each: Is it privacy you crave? 24-hour room service? Your own kitchen? A private pool? Thanks to competition from the luxury vacation rental…

Take a tour of Taco Bell's epic hotel in Palm Springs
Taco Bell opened it's very own hotel this summer complete with poolside tacos and hot sauce packet pillows. While it was only open for a limited time in August, reservations for the hot spot sold out in a mere 2 minutes back in June—so you know it was epic. The…

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Other and Odd

Here's How Much It Costs to Travel With Your Pet
It just doesn’t seem right to leave your pet at home while fly off to Hawaii or road trip down to Florida – especially if they’d love the destination as much as you do. And when it costs an average of $50 a day to board your pet, it makes even less sense. But as more and…

Do Not Travel Here With Your Dogs
Here’s what you need to know about protecting your dog from dangerous algal blooms. Several dog owners in three different U.S. states have gone from having what should have been idyllic summer outings with their canine companions to experiencing every animal…

Today in History

The Cologne Cathedral
On August 15, 1248, the cornerstone of the Cologne Cathedral was laid. Construction was completed in 1880, a period of over 600 years. Originally, the Cathedral was conceived as a home for religious relics…

Press Releases of Interest

Collette Offers Last Chance Savings for Oberammergau Passion Play
Pawtucket, RI (August 9, 2019) – Collette, global tour operator, offers last chance savings for the once-in-a-decade Oberammergau Passion Play. Guests can save $250 pp* on select tours & July dates using…

Spotlight

A Year-Round Paradise with Aerolineas Argentinas
by Joseph DeLoach
Thursday August 15, 2019

In the foothills of the Anders lies a city surrounded by majestic peaks and natural forests. A city known for skiing and hiking, as well as its mild and windy summers. This small and charming city is known as San Carlos de Bariloche, otherwise known as simply Bariloche. Thanks to Aerolineas Argentinas, one of only three airlines that fly to Bariloche, for sponsoring today’s article.

Bariloche sits along the western border of Argentina, with the stunning Andes the only land between it and Chile. The city is inside of the Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi, covering 2,720 sq. mi. This is the oldest national park in Argentina and is named from the lake which it surrounds. Bariloche seems…

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Mike's Morning Missives

What Was The Last Non-Fiction Book You Read?

I was 35 when I took up reading as a serious endeavor. After managing to “squeeze” a degree out of UMASS in 1971, I gave up reading for a few years. Many students do. Little did I know, I was retarding my growth exponentially at the time. But, having successfully juggled studies with two collegiate sports for four years, I figured I had read enough for a while.

Today I sing a different tune. As a matter of fact, I write a lot of my articles while sitting in Public Libraries. I remember in one instance hearing over the library PA system that the annual book sale was in full motion down in the basement.

Like a mouse attacking an unattended cheese pile, I found myself in…

  — Travel Research Online
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