Olympic Blog: Crowd Antics

February 22, 2010
Olympic Blog: Crowd Antics

Barbara Ferry , the director of National Geographic Libraries and Information Services, is in Vancouver with her family to watch the Olympic Games, and offers a glimpse of the international antics on the sidelines.
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Travel Deals: Double-Decker Sightseeing Tours of New York – New York Times (blog)

February 22, 2010
Travel Deals: Double-Decker Sightseeing Tours of New York – New York Times (blog)

New York Times (blog) Travel Deals: Double-Decker Sightseeing Tours of New York New York Times (blog) Richard Perry/The New York Times A Gray Line tour bus and a New York Splash Tours bus in Times Square. Gray Line New York, ... and more
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Buffaloes Travel To Missouri Tuesday – CUBuffs.com

February 22, 2010

Buffaloes Travel To Missouri Tuesday CUBuffs.com THE GAME: The University of Colorado travels to play the University of Missouri on Tuesday, Feb. 23, at 5:30 pm MST at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, Mo
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Africa: Air Travel Screening No Good for TB Prevention – AllAfrica.com

February 22, 2010
Africa: Air Travel Screening No Good for TB Prevention – AllAfrica.com

France24 Africa: Air Travel Screening No Good for TB Prevention AllAfrica.com It prohibits those with active TB from all commercial travel until they are no longer infectious, which is usually after two weeks of treatment for ... Tuberculosis And Commercial Air Travel : Inefficient Tracing And Screening Of ...
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Clay authorities to keep travel plans for Jarred Harrell secret – Florida Times-Union

February 22, 2010
Clay authorities to keep travel plans for Jarred Harrell secret – Florida Times-Union

Central Florida News 13 Clay authorities to keep travel plans for Jarred Harrell secret Florida Times-Union Oct. 22 | Clay County Sheriff Rick Beseler confirms that the body is that of Somer Thompson
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US State Department lifts travel warning for Syria in sign of warming ties – The Canadian Press

February 22, 2010
US State Department lifts travel warning for Syria in sign of warming ties – The Canadian Press

Atlanta Journal Constitution US State Department lifts travel warning for Syria in sign of warming ties The Canadian Press A spokeswoman at the US Embassy in Damascus, Tracy Roberts Pounds, said Saturday that the US had lifted the travel warning for Syria.
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Florida accuses three more travel agencies — wait, make that five more agencies — of selling unlicensed insurance

February 22, 2010

Looks like Palm Coast Travel has company. Florida regulators have filed charges against three more travel agencies as part of their expanding probe of unlicensed insurance offered through defunct Prime Travel Protection.
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Bus2Antarctica: Upgrade in Ushuaia

February 22, 2010
Bus2Antarctica: Upgrade in Ushuaia

National Geographic Traveler contributing editor Andrew Evans traveled for over 45 days, taking buses from Washington D.C. through the Americas with one mission in mind: Getting on board the boat that would take him to Antarctica
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Lufthansa pilots strike, upend airline travel (AP via Yahoo! News)

February 22, 2010

Thousands of travelers scrambled to find flights, trains, hotel rooms or rental cars on Monday after Lufthansa pilots began a four-day walkout over job security that grounded at least 800 flights and upended travel across the continent.
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Hawaii in High Definition with Polarized Sunglasses

February 22, 2010
Hawaii in High Definition with Polarized Sunglasses

If you don’t already have a pair of polarized sunglasses, do yourself a favor and get some to bring on your Hawaii vacation.
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US State Department Lifts Travel Warning For Syria (CBS News)

February 22, 2010

US State Department Lifts Travel Warning For Syria In Another Sign Of Warming Ties
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Online Games to Test Your Travel IQ (ABC News)

February 22, 2010

Online games and quizzes test your geography knowledge and travel IQ. Online game - game - Video game - Browser Based - Directories
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Photo of the Moment: Bound for Bhutan, Outside Thimphu

February 22, 2010
Photo of the Moment: Bound for Bhutan, Outside Thimphu


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Southwestern travel notes – Merced Sun-Star

February 22, 2010

Southwestern travel notes Merced Sun-Star Texas plans to add 177 acres to Garner State Park, including the bluff known as Old Baldy. The 400-foot-tall bluff and surrounding land have been family ..
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Adventure Travel Co South America Information Evening (Leader Community Newspapers)

February 22, 2010

The Adventure Travel Co & World Expeditions are pleased to present an evening with Andreas Holland.
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Daily Radar: 02.22.10

February 22, 2010
Daily Radar: 02.22.10

Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index just scored the happiest and least happiest cities in the U.S. Two of the top three happiest come at little surprise: Boulder, Colorado (above); Holland-Grand Haven, Michigan; and sunny Honolulu, Hawaii (our very own Washington metropolitan area placed eighth). Charleston, West Virginia; Modesto, California; and Huntington-Ashland metropolitan area in West...
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Travel Scene: Airports predict increase in passenger traffic – Post-Bulletin

February 22, 2010
Travel Scene: Airports predict increase in passenger traffic – Post-Bulletin

Nassau Guardian Travel Scene: Airports predict increase in passenger traffic Post-Bulletin Many analysts and observers, including the International Air Transport Association, predict a significant uptick in air travel once the global recession ... LPIA on list of 12 ugliest airports Nassau Guardian all 3 news articles
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JetBlue’s “classy and professional” move for disabled passenger in need

February 22, 2010

Here’s a pick-me-up story for a Monday morning: Penny Parrish’s niece bought a roundtrip ticket to Florida to visit her ailing father late last year, but when he died and she asked to return home early, JetBlue Airways charged her a ticket change fee. Parrish’s niece is deaf, so...
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CyberShift and nuTravel Form Alliance to Provide Comprehensive Travel and … – MarketWatch (press release)

February 22, 2010

CyberShift and nuTravel Form Alliance to Provide Comprehensive Travel and ...
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RPT-Reuters Summit-PREVIEW-Travel cos grapple with ‘New Normal’ (Reuters via Yahoo! Philippines News)

February 22, 2010

(Repeating Feb. 19 story to additional subscribers) (For other news from the Reuters Travel and Leisure Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/TravelandLeisure10?pid=500)
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Polish FM seeks EU visa-free travel regime for Ukrainians – RIA Novosti

February 22, 2010
Polish FM seeks EU visa-free travel regime for Ukrainians – RIA Novosti

RIA Novosti Polish FM seeks EU visa-free travel regime for Ukrainians RIA Novosti Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikroski will call for his European colleagues on Monday to develop a road map for the introduction of a EU visa-free travel ...
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Tuberculosis And Commercial Air Travel: Inefficient Tracing And Screening Of Airline Passengers (Medical News Today)

February 22, 2010

A review of the evidence published in the March edition of The Lancet Infectious Diseases reports that there is little risk of tuberculosis transmission linked to air travel. This is contrary to current international guidelines. In addition, tracing and screening air passengers and crew who might have been exposed to a person with tuberculosis...
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New travel agency offers the bear necessities (Reuters via Yahoo! News)

February 22, 2010

A newly formed Czech travel agency is offering escorted trips for pampered toys.
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Dogtag expands into North American travel insurance market (The New Statesman)

February 22, 2010

According to Dogtag, the 100 per cent Proof Travel Insurance serves three main purposes including 24-hour emergency information with emergency contact numbers on person while on your travels; it carries name and unique Dogtag identity number that allows for easy identification on call; and Dogtag emergency web address & phone number that enables to...
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Des Moines City Council travel costs examined (The Des Moines Register)

February 22, 2010

Des Moines City Councilman Halley Griess said he will speak about council travel and membership costs at today’s council meeting.
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