November 2010 Blog Posts (106)

Exotic Deogarh, India

Rajasthan Tour

Deogarh is located 38 Kms northeast of Udaipur in Rajasthan, India. It is situated on the boundaries of Mewar, Marwar and Merwara on an altitude of around…

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Added by Anil Rawat on November 15, 2010 at 8:54am — No Comments

Travel Searches and Bookings Leave Google Behind

From NMT Images
Are Google’s Days Numbered in Travel?



Difficult as it is to imagine,… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on November 14, 2010 at 9:08pm — 2 Comments

Lebanon's Myriam Fares Provocatively Wonders, "What's Going On?"

by Tripatini staff





This ditty from 2009 hails from Lebanon via the pouty lips of sultry chanteuse Myriam Fares, who at 27 already has several albums and a brand of perfume under her belt… a decade after snagging first place at the Lebanese Song Festival. “Eih Elly Byehsal?” is in the Egyptian rather than Lebanese dialect of Arabic (which is more widely understood throughout the Arab world), and frankly,… Continue

Added by Tripatini on November 14, 2010 at 5:00pm — No Comments

Full-Body Scanners and "Friendly" Pat-Downs: How to Negotiate Airport Security

The holiday travel season is upon us. Between booking travel, buying gifts and organizing the family, who’s got time to even think about the latest airport security procedures? But if you’ve been hearing the word "pat-down" in the news -- yes, it means what you think it means.…

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Added by Carol Margolis on November 13, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

A Cold Yet Cool Reception This Winter at Sweden & Quebec's Ice Hotels

That time of year again — starting next week, chilly chic is back once more, thanks to those clever Swedes and crafty Quebecois. First up, from December 10 to mid-April, the Swedish Lappland town of Jukkasjärvi, up north of the Arctic Circle, will be the site of the 59,200-square foot (5,500-square-meter) 21st edition of the original ICEHOTEL (you fly into Stockholm, then connect onward to Kiruna;…

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Added by David Paul Appell on November 13, 2010 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Ahoy! Pirate Dinners at Disney's Vero Beach Resort



I don't have kids and I haven't been a fan of Disney since I was wee little thing, but I was pleasantly surprised yesterday when Disney's Vero Beach Resort introduced me to their pirate-themed dining experience during a special preview. No doubt, the pirate dinners are fun for kids and the kid at heart in us grown-ups,… Continue

Added by Maria de los Angeles on November 12, 2010 at 5:00pm — 1 Comment

BueGay - La Noche de los Museos - Buenos Aires - Argentina

http://www.lanochedelosmuseos.gob.ar/

Una de las celebraciones urbanas ineludibles de los últimos años llega a su séptima edición: La Noche de los Museos abre nuevamente museos y espacios culturales a medio millón de ciudadanos. Será el próximo sábado 13 de noviembre de 2010, desde las 20.00 hs. hasta las 03.00 de la madrugada, extendiendo una hora más la duración del esperado encuentro de las…

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Added by alfredo ferreyra on November 12, 2010 at 1:50pm — No Comments

Patagonia's Valdez Peninsula -- An Open-Air Zoo

Punta Piramides

By Roy Heale





Located about 1400 kms south of Buenos Aires in Patagonia, the Valdez Peninsula is an astonishing sanctuary of wild life, unique in the world. It is protected by a group…

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Added by Roy Heale on November 12, 2010 at 12:53pm — No Comments

Cartagena, Colombia: The REAL Emerald City

Text & Photos by Bret Love…

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Added by GreenGlobalTravel.com on November 12, 2010 at 11:15am — 3 Comments

How the Travel Industry Supports the U.S. Military

The travel industry gets lots of headlines for cruise ships that have to be towed into port, delayed flights and lost baggage. So it's nice to be able to wrote a good news story about the US travel industry supports US military personnel, both retired and active. Here's some of what airlines and hotels were doing for uniformed service men…

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Added by Evelyn Kanter on November 12, 2010 at 9:30am — 1 Comment

Why Does Airline Food Taste So Awful?

From NMT Images
Why Does Airline Food Taste So Awful?



Is it actually the food the airlines serve (when they do) that tastes so bad, or is it the flying… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on November 11, 2010 at 8:30pm — No Comments

India For the Holidays

More and more people are choosing to celebrate their Xmas holidays at tourist spot.So if you are planing to be able to relax this…

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Added by allthebest on November 11, 2010 at 8:23pm — No Comments

Essential Things to Do in Halong Bay, Vietnam - GAT Travel

http://www.goasiatravel.com

Essential things to do around in Halong Bay,

Vietnam

 

 

What can one do around Halong Bay besides taking that

once-in-a-lifetime cruise into the UNESCO World Heritage site here? Fear no

more as I had one extra day around Halong

City when I visited Halong…

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Added by Martin Nguyen on November 11, 2010 at 10:30am — No Comments

Orchha, A Hidden Treasure of India

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Added by Anil Rawat on November 11, 2010 at 9:27am — No Comments

Biking in Tuscany: the Canale Maestro della Chiana

I found an interesting biking path called "Sentiero della Bonifica" and I want to share this infomation with the friends of Tripatini. This path is very interesting for naturalistic and historical reasons, it cross two Tuscany districts the one of Siena and the one of Arezzo.

The starting point is reachable with the train and you can rent a bike and just bike along the bank viewing the marvellous Tuscany environment and the lakes of Chiusi and Montepulciano.

You can find information on… Continue

Added by trudy scotti on November 10, 2010 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

World Tourist Arrivals Back to Pre-Crisis Levels, Led By Emerging Destinations

by the World Tourism Organization

International tourism continues to recover from the decline of 4.2% suffered last year under the impact of the economic crisis. In the first eight months of this year, the number of international tourist arrivals exceeded the record achieved during the same period of the pre-crisis year 2008. According to the latest issue of the UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, worldwide arrivals between January and August 2010 totalled…

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Added by Tripatini on November 10, 2010 at 9:17am — No Comments

20 Places to See Before They Vanish!

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Added by Velimira Velikova on November 10, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

Top 10 Winter Sun Getaways

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Added by Velimira Velikova on November 10, 2010 at 9:00am — No Comments

U.S. Transportation Security Administration Bans Print/Toner Cartridges. Waste of Time?

From NMT Images
Transportation Security Administration Bans Print/Toner Cartridges. Waste of Time?



In its latest commendable but misguided attempt to to stop… Continue

Added by Kaleel Sakakeeny on November 9, 2010 at 12:00pm — 4 Comments

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