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Nicholas Kontis's Blog – August 2011 Archive (4)

It's A Dog's World * The Coronado Bay Resort Loews Dog Surfing Competition

See Spot surf at the Loews Dog Surfing Competition – the nation’s original surfing competition for man’s best friend. Dozens of dogs take to the waves in the small dog, large dog and tandem (dog and owner on the same surfboard) categories. The only event of its kind when it was…

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Added by Nicholas Kontis on August 11, 2011 at 12:55pm — No Comments

And the title "city that never sleeps" goes to.......

Cairo The City That Never Sleeps (Flikr)

New York may be referred to as "the city that never sleeps" but it ranked 32nd in a recent study that revealed the world’s “most 24-hour cities.”

The first global ranking of the world's "most 24-hour" - or most nocturnal - cities, comes from analyzing 120 million online chats and flirts made over two months on Badoo (http://www.badoo.com), the “world's largest social…

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Added by Nicholas Kontis on August 4, 2011 at 4:38pm — No Comments

Gourmet Menus From Star Chef Take Flight on Singapore Airlines

Suzanne Goin raises the bar on inflight dining

Celebrated Los Angeles chef Suzanne Goin / Image via zimbio.com

It's at best rare to hear the words "bright," "seasonal," "satisfying," or "decadent" applied to most airline food. But these are exactly the terms used by celebrated Los Angeles chef, Suzanne Goin, to describe the first series of gourmet meals she's designed in a new collaboration with Singapore Airlines. The new dishes will make their…

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Added by Nicholas Kontis on August 4, 2011 at 4:32pm — No Comments

Study reveals countries with highest potential for adventure travel

A Helicopter Tour of New Zealand's Milford Sound, South Island is just one of many outdoor activities one can take in this "Adventure Tourism" heaven.

A study published by George Washington University, the Adventure Travel Trade Association (ATTA) and Vital Wave Consulting revealed that Israel, the Slovak Republic and Chile were among the top adventure tourism…

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Added by Nicholas Kontis on August 4, 2011 at 4:28pm — No Comments