Featured Member Blog Posts – May 2010 Archive (34)

2008 Gioia Paso Robles Zin!

I really love a bottle of wine that is not only good, but has a story behind it too. That’s why it’s such a treat to introduce you to Gioia Wines and owner/winemaker Teri Love. Gioia is one of the new breed of wineries known as a “virtual” winery – meaning it doesn’t have its own brick and mortar building to make or sell its wine. This doesn’t mean it isn’t premium wine, just the opposite. I think some of the virtual wineries really benefit from this format as they can spend more…

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Added by Linda Kissam on May 11, 2010 at 6:33pm — No Comments

Destination ~ South Park, San Diego

I love finding the hidden jewels of big city destinations…how about you? It’s great fun to immerse yourself in the unsung areas that don’t have big promotional budgets to entice you to discover them. So it was quite a delight when quite by chance, I was introduced to the South Park district of San Diego by a fellow cruise ship traveler. Seriously, there I was floating in the Caribbean, when Jennifer Thompson from Monkey C Media gave me the 411. Now I am passing it on to you. Read…

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Added by Linda Kissam on May 11, 2010 at 6:29pm — No Comments

Dumping the 3-1-1 Rule

From Blogger Pictures


It’s not official, and the… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on May 11, 2010 at 3:39pm — No Comments

Russian Military Parade 65th Victory Day Anniversary in Yekaterinburg

Russian Military Parade 65th Victory Day Anniversary in Yekaterinburg


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Added by Vyacheslav Sidyakov on May 10, 2010 at 1:26pm — 4 Comments

Travel Recipes We Found and Loved

image credits: Wendie Hansen



Travel Recipes We Found and Love



Travel is… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on May 8, 2010 at 10:08pm — No Comments

Tamarindo Costa Rica

Tamarindo Costa Rica is one of the most popular tourism destinations in the world. So many travel agents around the world suggest their guests to visit Tamarindo Beach. Sunny days, nice atmosphere, beautiful sunset, and great waves in the beaches make this beach as a perfect holiday place.…

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Added by Erick Hidalgo on May 7, 2010 at 6:30pm — No Comments

How Not To Travel With Bed Bugs







A few heads were scratched at AOL Travel’s recent story about bed bugs.

We weren’t scratching from the bugs, but from curiosity: Why would author Libby Zay do a piece on the nasty critters?



A comment from a reader actually suggested she needed “to get a life.”



Well, the reality is that the bed bugs infest places that are part of travel, like motels. hotels, planes,… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on May 6, 2010 at 4:38pm — No Comments

How Safe Is Your Airline?







The question everyone is afraid to ask: So how safe is this airline?

For better or worse, there is no real answer.

The Virginia-based Flight Safety Foundation which prides itself on being independent and impartial, candidly admits that since there are so few U.S. airplane fatalities, there really is no recognized way to determine which airline is safer than another. The statistical… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on May 5, 2010 at 4:48pm — No Comments

What to get your chicha-swilling Mom for her big day

So your mother is a chicha-swilling, altimeter-toting, coca-leaf chewing

adventuretraveler. You've never understood her and you're not about to

start now. While other "normal" mom's are getting their nails and hair

done, scheduling their massages, and having luncheons of delicate baby…

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Added by Jacquie Whitt on May 4, 2010 at 7:12pm — No Comments

Fly In ~ To So-Cal Wine Country

Wohoo! Spring break is here and if you miss that feeling of carefree abandon and going on a road trip…via your airplane...then read on my friends. Frankly, I think many of us in our college years were too busy prepping for finals, looking for summer jobs, or just didn’t have the cash on hand or an airplane to fly to do much with their last spring break.…

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Added by Linda Kissam on May 4, 2010 at 7:03pm — No Comments

Viva the Villa Experience!

If you let it, Italy will blow your mind. — Mario Scalzi…


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Added by Linda Dini Jenkins on May 4, 2010 at 3:57pm — No Comments

Calling All Princesses

It may just be the event planner in me, but I L-O-V-E- anything with a cool theme. So it’s not going to come as a surprise to anyone that I want to introduce you to Briar Rose Winery in the Temecula Wine Country. Based on a Snow White theme, this high-end boutique winery not only showcases a Disney’esque ambiance, but it delivers the goods with ultra premium…

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Added by Linda Kissam on May 4, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Overland travel to West Africa - the possibilities are endless

Since the recent news touching on the chaos that the Icelandic Eyjafjallajokull volcano caused for tens of thousands of air travellers, I decided to look at the possibility of travelling overland to West Africa. It may take…
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Added by West Africa Discovery on May 3, 2010 at 6:00am — 2 Comments

Today's Innkeepers Embrace the Social Web. Will They Ever Be the Same?

Innkeepers Meet the Social Web: Will They Ever Be The Same



Brian and Leslie Mulcahy work very hard for their accolades and consistently outstanding reviews by always being there for their guests.

"It’s not easy,” say the innkeepers of the quintessential New England inn, Rabbit Hill Inn, in the Currier and Ives town of Lower Waterford, Vermont.

But Leslie is reading Groundswell ("winning in a world transformed by social… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on May 2, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

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