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Linda Ballou shares highlights in her new book Lost Angel Walkabout filled with chills, spills, giggles, and squeaks, along with her secrets on "How to Make Travel Writing Work for You." Join her in this fun "Conversation with author Yolanda Renee on blog talk radio. Plug for Tripatini in here! 

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Vote for me. Doesn't that sound pathetic? But the truth is I just last week learned that I've been nominated in the Luxe Travel Writers category in a competition on…

Life as an accidental innkeeper and vintner

I try to have a personal account of the daily life and times in Paso Robles making boutique wines and operating a charming 2 guest suite bed and breakfast.

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Mexico's oldest Mayan worship center near Progresso in the Yucatan

There are some statistics that you hear that knock your socks off, and you just can’t quite believe them. You think they’re concocted purely to get attention and for shock value. Here’s one I recently came across that fits that category: there are more tigers in American backyards than there are left in the wild throughout the world.

How could that be? I…

World’s Best Hotels: TripAdvisor’s  2011 Travelers Choice Awards



When TripAdvisor came out with its highly-publicized list of the world’s dirtiest hotels, many thought it was a shameless grab by the review giant for publicity.



But others, including MSNBC, reported that the traveling public appreciated the list and used it in planning their travels.



Now TripAdvisor gives us their…

The use of hotels in tourism in the modern times cannot be overemphasized, it connotes a useful and satisfactory meaning due to comforts, free gift of nature, and confidence people derive from it. The way people spend their vacations has undergone a great change. People like to spend good times with families and friends while at the same time exploring various tourist places across the globe. As a result the tourism industry across the globe has seen an unprecedented growth which in turn has…

by David Paul Appell

If you know the Caribbean and/or have been to the Dominican Republic, chances are you’ve at least heard of one of the islands’ odder (and the DR’s most popular) tourist attractions. Otherwise, coming across this ringer for some centuries-old southern European village on a…

The 5th edition of Atlantic Tour its a reality and will start in 22th February till 20 March on Comporta at Portugal Dream Coast . Some figures : 450 horses, 200 riders from 20 different countries. Confirmed the inscription of the leader of worldwide ranking and European Champion, Kevin Staut. For the 2011 edition of…

Travels souvenirs in videos online

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Online guide to have the best time discovering Provence Coast.

Visit http://www.provence-coast-travel.com

When thousands of birds rained from the sky over Beebe, Arkansas, on New Year's Day 2011, scientists theorized it was due to noise pollution created by celebratory fireworks. This article asks the question: Do you think we need to institute noise regulations around sensitive natural areas, or…

by Tripatini staff



Most pop songs in India come out of its movie industry — the famous “Bollywood” based in Mumbai aka Bombay — and this tune is from Blue, released in late '09. It’s a big-budget action flick shot in the Bahamas — something about an underwater treasure guarded by sharks — but being Bollywood, you also need your big musical numbers, of course. Composed by A.R. Rahman, who did the music…

Monday night, following the angst caused by the competition at day one of the Westminster Dog Show, with a winner named, what a great relief to head home for the night -- even if that home is temporary.

That's where the Hotel Pennsylvania comes in.

New York City's Westminster Dog Show owners, handlers and dogs' hotel-of-choice, this canine-friendly accommodation goes above and beyond for its four-legged stars.

So, while the best in show may or may not be there…

I'm convinced that I have the best job in the world. No, I didn't say the highest paid--that would bring huge guffaws from travel writers around the world because the money involved is more like a ten-year-old's allowance. But the benefits..!!

February 28th is the Bartender's Bash, THE event that decides the bartender and drink that he/she has concocted out of Cold River Vodka or Gin.Cold River Vodka and Gin are entirely Maine-made products. Thirty bartenders are contending…