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Destinations
Where in Australia You Can Visit Right Now — and How to Help Bushfire Recovery Efforts
If you’ve been watching the news or scrolling through social media lately, you’ve almost certainly come across dire pictures of the Australian bushfires. I know first-hand how frightening fire season can be — my own family’s farm about three hours outside Sydney fell victim to a blaze in 2018 — and the past several weeks have been particularly scary. The fires cannot be…
— Travel+Leisure
Revisiting my Soviet childhood in Moldova, 30 years on
For as long as I can remember, I have struggled to explain to people where I'm from. Americans know of the Soviet Union but have little idea of the different characters of the republics that made up the former USSR. Calling myself Russian didn't feel authentic. Yet when I referred to Moldavia, where I actually grew up, I would get blank stares. "It's called Moldova now," I would say. "Where…
— CNN
What You Need to Know About Traveling to Puerto Rico Right Now
Though Puerto Rico is located in an active earthquake zone, the island has rarely experienced massive earthquakes. Prior to 2019, the last major tremblor on the island was the 1918 quake that killed 116 people and left thousands homeless. In the last quarter of 2019, the island, still recovering from the extensive damage of Hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, began experiencing a series…
— Fodor's Travel
Tours and Activities
20 best new Asia-Pacific restaurants to try in 2020
It's hardly surprising that the world's largest and most populous continent has an astonishing variety of places to eat. From a celebrated American chef cooking creatively in southern China, to world-class sushi in Hong Kong or new wave Filipino dishes in Manila, you're truly spoiled for choice. So whether you're a local or a visitor, here are 20 new restaurants bound to whet…
— CNN
Inspired by Rimini: a tour of Fellini’s magical home town
Rimini is best-known for its vast swathe of Adriatic beach – and as the birthplace of revered film director Federico Fellini. The visionary behind La Dolce Vita and 8½ is regarded by fans and critics as one of the world’s greatest film-makers. I explored “his” city, including its Old Town, where Fellini grew up, taking in history and architecture that spans Roman to Renaissance, art…
— The Guardian
Cruise
Viking To Launch Innovative Expedition Cruises
Today, Viking announced that it will be expanding its destination-focused experiences to include expedition cruises, keeping pace with one of the most rapidly growing segments of the cruise industry. The first Viking Expedition vessel, Viking Octantis, is scheduled to embark on itineraries to Antarctica and North America’s Great Lakes in January 2022. A second vessel, Viking…
— Forbes
Tenth KISS Cruise Will Feature Queensryche, Ratt and Fozzy
The KISS Kruise turns 10 in 2020 and to celebrate the band is inviting along their friends from Queensryche, Ratt and Chris Jericho's Fozzy to join them on their next cruise, which departs October 30, 2020 from Miami. The theme cruise, which sold out in 2019, features performances by all the bands, including KISS, as well as interactive activities with each member of the band…
— CruiseCritic.com
Transportation
Airbus’ Newest Plane Looks Exactly Like a Beluga Whale — and It’s Finally Ready to Hit the Skies
Airbus just released its newest aircraft into the skies, but by the looks of it, it could belong in the sea. Airbus’ Beluga XL, which will be used to ferry airplane parts to the company’s final assembly factories in Toulouse; Hamburg, Germany and Tianjin, China, had its first operational flight on Jan. 9, according to the company. The plane — it’s official name is the A330-700L — is the first of six…
— Travel+Leisure
Here Are the Most Expensive Days to Fly in 2020
If you’re a frequent flyer, you know that planning and booking your trip in advance can save you a lot of money. Another way to save a lot of money (and stress) on tickets is to avoid flying on the most expensive and popular travel days. You’ll also want to read up on these travel secrets to get the best airfare possible. KAYAK analyzed its data from 2019 for Reader’s Digest to help…
— Reader's Digest
Lodging
New Countryside Hotel, The Langley, Was The Duke Of Marlborough’s Former Home
A former royal hunting lodge, set in over 150 acres of formal gardens and parklands, much of which was designed by England’s greatest gardener, Lancelot “Capability” Brown, is now The Langley. Less than an hour from central London, this recently opened Luxury Collection hotel in Iver, Buckinghamshire was built in the eighteenth century as a hunting lodge of the third Duke…
— Forbes
This nonprofit recycles the half-empty hotel soaps you left behind
Ever wonder what happens to leftover hotel soap, lotions and shampoo? So did serial hotel guest Shawn Seipler, who used to spend almost half the year shuttling from one hotel room to the next, leaving behind a trail of half-used toiletries. One day he asked the hotel he was staying in what they did with the used items, and the answer spurred him to start a nonprofit that, since 2009,…
— The Hill
Other and Odd
A Final Bourdain Travel Book Is Now Available for Pre-Order
The travel guide that Anthony Bourdain had been working on before his death will be made available to the public this year. The book, titled World Travel: An Irreverent Guide, was started by Bourdain and finished by colleague Laurie Woolever, who also co-authored his cookbook Appetites, according to People. World Travel is a collection of Bourdain’s favorite places to visit,…
— Eater
I Hate Traveling Solo—And I’m Totally Okay With That
A couple of years ago, when I was the executive editor of Condé Nast Traveler, I copped to loathing solo travel in the middle of a meeting with several other travel editors, most of them women. This was post Women’s March, pre #metoo, and the collective reaction could only be described as “stunned.” I get it. After all, this was a time when we were exerting independence in…
— Conde Nast Traveler
Today in History
The 18th Amendment to the US Constitution Ratified
On this day in 1920, the 18th Amendment to the US Constitution went into effect, initiating Prohibition. The new law forbade the sale, manufacture, transportation and consumption of alcohol throughout the United States. The primary support for Prohibition came from Protestants of each party in both…
— Travel Research Online
Departures
Enchanting Indochina
 The mysterious and gorgeous lands of Indochina have been a hotspot for travel for quite a while now. This wasn’t always the case, as war once ravaged the area. Now, however, Indochina has moved past this violent history into a future that welcomes travelers of all types. The focus of this article will be on two of the most well-known countries in Indochina: Cambodia and Vietnam. Sharing a border, trips to these lands can be combined into a unified experience worth far more than a thousand words could hope to…
— Travel Research Online
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Mike’s 1-Minute Marketing Memos
Memory vs Documentation
by Mike Marchev
Thursday January 16, 2020
They tell me th at the older you get the shorter your memory. I am not sure if this is true or not, but as soon as I remember why I’m writing this article, the sooner you will benefit from our time spent together today.
I remember. I am finding it to be uncomfortably true that I am forgetting more and more – faster and faster. They say this is partly due to the fact that we have an enormous amount of data thrown at us every day – from every direction. In short, we are introduced to too much stuff for our brains to sort through.
Other smart guys remind us that we only use a small portion of our brain. I hesitate to think that my…
— Travel Research Online
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