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Adventures with Tintin

July 28, 2010
Adventures with Tintin

As a kid I remember watching The Adventures of Tintin on TV and being captivated by the intrepid Belgian reporter who chased a good story around the world with his faithful dog Snowy by his side. Tintin was a clever and fearless traveler, jetting off to faraway places that a young girl like...
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Using Flickr Photos as a Travel Guide – Wall Street Journal (blog)

July 23, 2010

Using Flickr Photos as a Travel Guide Wall Street Journal (blog) Researchers at Yahoo, which owns Flickr, developed a way to gather photos and construct travel itineraries based on the location of the photos and the time ... and more
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Travel sites mine deals

July 22, 2010

NEW YORK – A lot has changed since I reviewed travel websites four years ago. Now the best ones reflect the new realities of travel, and offer to include luggage fees in fare calculations. That helps because $15 or $25 applied each way can turn a good deal sour.
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Travel sites mine deals

July 22, 2010

NEW YORK – A lot has changed since I reviewed travel websites four years ago. Now the best ones reflect the new realities of travel, and offer to include luggage fees in fare calculations.
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Air travel begins to rebound in Great Falls Play Video

July 16, 2010

Ready...set...vacation! That seems to be the trend in Montana this summer, as air travel is up 10% from this time last year. Susan Agostinelli, vice-president of Davidson Travel, said, "Planes are full, people are starting to travel again; they can only stay home so long."
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Air travel by Montanans begins to rebound

July 15, 2010

Ready...set...vacation! That seems to be the trend in Montana this summer, as air travel is up 10% from this time last year.
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The Dig Tree

July 13, 2010
The Dig Tree

Back in 1991 Maureen and I, with our daughter Tashi (10 years old at the time) and our son Kieran (aged 8), set out to drive from Melbourne to Cooper Creek near the town of Innamincka in South Australia. We were following the track of the Burke & Wills expedition, easily Australia’s most...
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Another fraudulent developer removed from Apple’s App Store – Apple Insider

July 10, 2010
Another fraudulent developer removed from Apple’s App Store – Apple Insider

Erictric Another fraudulent developer removed from Apple's App Store Apple Insider A second case of alleged App Store fraud arose this week, with one developer's travel -related applications seeing strong sales as at least one ... iTunes Hackers Strike Again, This Time With Travel Apps [New iTunes Hacking ..
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Learning To Dive in Fiji

July 10, 2010
Learning To Dive in Fiji

This guest post was written by Matt Kepnes, aka Nomadic Matt, who blogs at NomadicMatt.com . Matt and I traveled together for about a week last January in the Yasawa Islands in Fiji. All photos used were taken by me
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Google now provides flight info – Seer Press

July 10, 2010
Google now provides flight info – Seer Press

Seer Press Google now provides flight info Seer Press If you want to know the latest travelling information and you don't have the time to go to booking agencies or look for online travel bookings in the net, ... Google Stirs Up Travel Distribution Market Aviation Week The Online Travel Industry Worries About...
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Raving Rabbids Travel in Time revealed

July 6, 2010

Ubisoft has revealed further details of the next Rabbids game, Raving Rabbids Travel in Time, which was announced at E3. After invading the moon last year, the Rabbids are back in the party-game genre with a game of multiplayer competition. This time the crazy, loveable Rabbids travel back in time in a washing machine...
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Flying over the Kimberley – Again

July 5, 2010
Flying over the Kimberley – Again

Last September Maureen and I went out the Kimberley Coastal Camp on Port Warrender in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. We flew out there in a single-engined Cessna 210, a couple of hours flight from the town of Broome with a non-stop gallery of amazing views appearing below us. We liked the...
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Flying over the Kimberley – Again

July 5, 2010
Flying over the Kimberley – Again

Last September Maureen and I went out the Kimberley Coastal Camp on Port Warrender in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. We flew out there in a single-engined Cessna 210, a couple of hours flight from the town of Broome with a non-stop gallery of amazing views appearing below us
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Dirk Nowitzki: Nowtizki’s travel plans pushed back – Rotoworld.com

July 1, 2010
Dirk Nowitzki: Nowtizki’s travel plans pushed back – Rotoworld.com

Globe and Mail Dirk Nowitzki: Nowtizki's travel plans pushed back Rotoworld.com Dirk Nowitzki's travel plans have changed again, this time pushing back his meeting with the Mavericks from Thursday to Friday. Dirk is expected to make a ... Great news for Spurs: Jefferson is out Austin American-Statesman all 605 news articles
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World Cup Dispatch: Inside the USA vs England Match

June 21, 2010
World Cup Dispatch: Inside the USA vs England Match

Nick Fitzhugh is in South Africa for the 2010 World Cup, working with Pete Muller to produce a documentary series about the cultural significance of soccer in black South Africa. He'll be blogging about the World Cup, and the life surrounding it, for us here at Intelligent Travel, and today shares his experience...
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Make a Point to Visit this Maui’s Iao Needle

June 21, 2010
Make a Point to Visit this Maui’s Iao Needle

As you are planning your Maui vacation, I recommend that you include a visit to the Iao Needle State Park in Central Maui. The Iao Needle is one of those places in Hawaii that knocked my socks off the first time I saw it.
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Travel Wise Airfare deals: Roll the dice and you might get lucky – Seattle Times

June 20, 2010

Travel Wise Airfare deals: Roll the dice and you might get lucky Seattle Times Testing the system again, I randomly picked dates for another Seattle-Cincinnati round trip, this time for October travel . Once again, I came across Delta ... and more
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Travel firm adopts new software

June 18, 2010

Darwish Travel Company has implemented HX Screen and Clean, a new application developed by Amadeus, to enable travel agencies to track the HX segments and record the time and date of action.“We are the first travel agency in Qatar to implement this application, which is a solution to compile and delete all cancelled segments...
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Capital Poetry

June 14, 2010
Capital Poetry

The escalator ride descending into Dupont Circle Metro Station (20th & Q Sts. NW) never ceases to amaze me in its steepness - and it's not even the tallest one in Washington, D.C. (that would be Wheaton Station , which, at a whopping 230 feet, makes it the longest escalator in the Western...
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Bacchus Marsh & the Avenue of Honour

June 8, 2010
Bacchus Marsh & the Avenue of Honour

My last travel blog was on big trees – the giant tingle and karri trees of Western Australia – both native trees.
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5 Tips for Staying in Johannesburg Before Your Safari

June 7, 2010

Tourism is likely to increase once the world sees how much South Africa has to offer. While the spotlight will be on Capetown these next few weeks, Johannesburg is a fantastic jumping-off point for safaris and many other South African attractions. Here's how to make the most of your time there.
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Theremin

June 7, 2010

Spicks & Specks is an interesting rock music quiz program on Australia’s ABC network and last Wednesday night one of the questions was what musical instrument did L
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UNESCO World Heritage Site #113: Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona

June 7, 2010
UNESCO World Heritage Site #113: Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona

UNESCO World Heritage Site #113: Palau de la Música Catalana and Hospital de Sant Pau, Barcelona From the World Heritage inscription : These are two of the finest contributions to Barcelona’s architecture by the Catalan art nouveau architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner. The Palau de la Música Catalana is an exuberant steel-framed structure...
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Melbourne Bike Share

June 4, 2010
Melbourne Bike Share

Bike share systems are being rolled out in more and more major cities around the world.
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Details: Clinton to Travel to Haiti and the Dominican Republic May 31, 2010 … – TIME

June 1, 2010
Details: Clinton to Travel to Haiti and the Dominican Republic May 31, 2010 … – TIME

Austin American-Statesman Details: Clinton to Travel to Haiti and the Dominican Republic May 31, 2010 ... TIME New York, NY – On Tuesday, June 1, President Clinton will travel to Haiti and visit Léogâne, where he will meet with UN Cluster Heads, UN agencies and ... Clinton Foundation gives $1 mn for Haiti...
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MSU to travel, U-M stays home in ACC/Big Ten series

May 25, 2010

Michigan State will travel to Florida State for a Dec.
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Jamaica news update – police try to capture Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke – US … – Gather.com

May 24, 2010
Jamaica news update – police try to capture Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke – US … – Gather.com

The Age Jamaica news update - police try to capture Christopher 'Dudus' Coke - US ... Gather.com This is absolutely not the time to travel to Kingston, Jamaica.
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Global Travel Industry Woos Young, Rich Indian Travelers – TIME

May 19, 2010

Global Travel Industry Woos Young, Rich Indian Travelers TIME All told, some 550 million Indians travel to other parts of the country each year. Once school lets out for the summer, many families set off on annual ... and more
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UNESCO World Heritage Site #110 The Palmeral of Elche

May 13, 2010
UNESCO World Heritage Site #110 The Palmeral of Elche

UNESCO World Heritage Site #110 The Palmeral of Elche From the World Heritage inscription : The Palmeral of Elche, a landscape of groves of date palms, was formally laid out, with elaborate irrigation systems, at the time the Muslim city of Elche was erected, towards the end of the tenth century A.C., when...
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Travel Avenger: Why Shorter Flights May Not Be Cheaper

May 11, 2010

TIME.com's Travel Avenger takes up a reader question about seemingly nonsensical airline flight-pricing strategies
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