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Tuesday November 12, 2019

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Destinations

Costa Rica's campaign to end animal selfies
Costa Rica is known for being home to some of the world's cutest animals, such as sloths and ocelots. But the country's national tourism body wants visitors to come to their country to look at animals, not to pick them up. The Costa Rican Tourism Institute is behind a campaign called #stopanimalselfies. It's a response to the increasing number of tourists who come to Costa Rica in pursuit…

Black Travel Vibes: Live Like Royalty In Marrakech
The eclectic city of Marrakech is a feast for the senses. The aroma of spices in the air, the sounds of sellers hawking their goods and the sight of locals scurrying through the maze of narrow streets, can all make you feel overwhelmed at first. But once you dig a little deeper you’ll see that there’s so much more than meets the eye. Marrakech is a city fit for royalty, where every market or riad…

Australia Wildfires Reach 'catastrophic' Level As Flames Become Fatal
Firefighters in Australia are currently battling hundreds of wildfires, with at least nine emergency-level fires, after a “catastrophic” day of no rain. At least three people have died and 100 injured in the fires. It is one of the worst wildfire seasons on record, prompting parliament to declare a state of emergency. "What we've burnt through so far this bushfire season, and we haven't even…

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Tours and Activities

10 Signature Cocktails From Around the World and the History Behind Them
Far be it from me to tell you what to do on vacation, but I promise that enjoying a caipirinha while listening to samba on a steamy summer night in Rio, or sipping a refreshing Aperol spritz while sunning yourself on the Amalfi Coast are must-dos in those destinations. Plus, in the age of social media, if you don’t capture a cocktail shot against a scenic backdrop on your travels, did…

Photos capture rare rhinos in tender moments
Imposing, dignified and alone, a great white rhino strides through the grassy surrounds of Kenya's Solio Lodge wildlife conservancy. In another intimate shot, a black rhino calf and its mother are spotted feeding together, at the Lewa Conservency. Further south in the country, in the Tsavo West National Park, a black rhino is seen grazing at night, framed by rippling hills and illuminated by…

Where is Malaysia's national dish?
It’s clear why nasi lemak is Malaysia’s (unofficial) national dish. Ask any Malaysian why they love nasi lemak (“rich rice”), and you’ll instantly get a variety of responses. Many associate it with the comforting tastes and smells of their childhood, while others point to its amalgam of flavours and textures that underscore a good Malaysian meal: spicy, savoury, creamy, sweet, soft and crunchy.…

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Cruise

The 2020 List Of The World’s Best Cruises Is Out Now
U.S. News & World Report has released its annual list of the world’s best cruises. The report evaluated 176 ships in 17 of the top cruise lines to determine the rankings in six categories including best cruise lines for the money and best luxury cruise lines. The findings factored in evaluations from cruise industry experts, health assessments conducted by the U.S. Centers for Disease…

St. Kitts' New Pier Can Welcome World's Largest Cruise Ships
A new $48 million pier capable of handling ships the size of Royal Caribbean's Oasis-class vessels and Carnival's new Excel Class (Mardi Gras) has just opened at Port Zante on the Caribbean island of St. Kitts. The addition of this second pier allows St. Kitts to accommodate up to three of the world's largest cruise ships at once. The island, which holds a population of 55,000, welcomed…

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Transportation

How ASMR Can Help With Travel Anxiety
If you’ve ever turned to YouTube on a sleepless night, it’s possible that you’ve encountered the wide-eyed, soft-spoken work of Emma Smith. Better known as Emma WhispersRed, of WhispersRed ASMR, the 40-year-old Brit has been producing calm-inducing videos since early 2013, after a bad car accident left her searching for ways to soothe her PTSD. Once considered an odd, even…

Uber of time travel? New service lets you take history tours in vintage cars
A brand-new car service is taking you back in time. Nowaday and its fleet of vintage cars transports you back to 1920s and 1930s New York City. The company was co-founded by entrepreneurs Heather Stupi and Jaime Getto, who both love to travel. "We built Nowaday to uncover and narrate every city’s most fascinating stories," Getto told "Good Morning America." Getto said the tours take visitors…

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Lodging

Hyatt is eliminating travel-sized plastic toiletries
Hyatt is the latest international hotel brand to ditch travel-sized toiletries from its rooms, following Holiday Inn-owner InterContinental Group and Marriott International. Portable tubes of shampoo, conditioner and bath gel will be replaced with bulk-sized toiletries across Hyatt's global chain of 220,000 rooms beginning in June 2021. The changes will affect Hyatt's (H) 900 hotels worldwide,…

8 Pros And Cons Of Staying In An Airbnb
Home rentals like those offered by Airbnb and Vrbo have been a thing for years now. In fact, we’ve gotten to the point where the brand name “Airbnb” is synonymous with the service it offers. Instead of staying in a hotel room, you stay "in an Airbnb." If you’re a little late to the trend, you might be wondering what all the hype is and if it’s really worth it signing up for an Airbnb (or another…

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Other and Odd

This Instagrammer Just Showed Everyone What Not to Do When Visiting Auschwitz
An Instagrammer has apologized to officials at the Auschwitz Memorial in Oswiecim, Poland after posting a photo of their rubber duck on social media in front of the former concentration camp’s "Gate of Death.” The unidentified travel blogger, who goes by the name of @Atuk.Apil on social media, has a small but not insignificant following on social media. There, he or she uses a rubber duck toy…

Record-breaking arctic chill moving across U.S.
A massive arctic chill is moving over much of the country Monday, bringing bone-chilling cold and snow. More than 67 million Americans are under winter weather alerts, and forecasters expect hundreds of cold temperature records to be broken. The cold and snow will have people shivering across the central, southern, and eastern U.S. through the middle of the week. The Plains…

Today in History

The Mayor Is Guillotined
Jean Sylvain Bailly was an astronomer, and only reluctantly a politician. During the French Revolution, he became the first Mayor of Paris. One of his first acts was to restore full citizenship and rights to the Jewish population of Paris, a move that not all agreed to be a priority, and which earned him the scorn…

60-Second Geography

The Temples of Abu Simbel
by Joseph DeLoach
Tuesday November 12, 2019

In southern Egypt, just above the border with Sudan, sits Abu Simbel. It is a small town that houses lesser-known temples that stand out as grand sites. Along the river considered to be the cradle of civilization, Abu Simbel rests next to where the Nile opens up to Lake Nassar. The desert region is home to perfect examples of Nubian monuments and musical traditions that date back thousands of years.

  — Travel Research Online
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Mike's Morning Missives

Persistence Pays Dividends

Although there may not be many “do-overs” or “mulligans” in business these days, there is certainly time and rationale for “Do-Agains.”

Allow me to explain.

I recently sent out a blast email promoting one of my books. In this case I was featuring my 52-Week Sales Planner. What better time to start planning for a brighter future than right now? I wrote a sales letter and hit the button which sent my words out into internet…

  — Travel Research Online
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