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Southwest Airlines and AirTran Tie The Knot

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Southwest and AirTran Tie The Knot

And the mergers go on.

As Continental and United work toward a seamless merger, today’s news that Southwest Airline will acquire competitor AirTran in effect continues to reduce airline choices for travelers, and continues to hold them hostage to the pricing and fee whims of fewer and fewer airlines.

Southwest, admittedly one of the few airlines not to burden passengers with fees and hidden costs, will pay 1.4 billion in a cash and stock purchase fo
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Surfing in the Seychelles

Surfing in Seychelles can really be an amazing experience for a surfer looking for a non crowded scene. The water is warm year round, but it is recommended that you bring a long sleeved rash guard... the sun is intense! Most of the breaks are over coral reefs, so reef booties can be useful.Seychelles has two seasons and these are wind seasons. The North-West Monsoon and the South-East Monsoon. The North-West Monsoon blows from Mid-October to Mid-May. The South-East Monsoon blows from End of May
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Oahu Wrap-Up

Coconut Island

I'm back from Oahu and I miss it already! I'm so fortunate I got to stay with family because this way I could see Hawaii more like a local. Below are some tidbits you might enjoy if you're blessed with the opportunity to visit this beautiful island.

  1. Eat shrimp in the Kahuka area.
  2. Visit Chinatown on a busy Sunday morning.
  3. Take in the sweeping views at the Punchbowl Cemetery lookout (and honor the military service men and women, too).
  4. Stop at Buzz's for a wickedly strong Mai Tai and calamari "steak" a
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Affordable Resorts Near New York City

THREE GETAWAYS OFFERING FOUR SEASONS OF FUN WITHIN 80 MILES OF MANHATTAN


by Ed Wetschler

Finding resorts near New York City where you can enjoy swimming, golf, and other summertime pleasures is easy. But finding full-service resorts near New York that are affordable and offer great activities in fall, winter, and spring is not so easy. The good news for folks in and around the tri-state (New York, Connecticut, New Jersey) area -- and for visitors to Manhattan who want to see something else on t

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A Worrisome Letter From Mexico

The e-mail from my cousin in Mexico was fraught with anxiety.

She had lived in Puerto Vallarta for many years, and had settled down and married a wonderful Mexican man. Their life in Puerto Vallarta had been a simple one, but a happy one. They were both happy at their jobs, and life in this scenic west-coast resort city was buoyed by the constant stream of tourists from the visiting cruise ships. And this blessed white-washed city seemed to be a million miles away from the violence raging in much

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Cairo, Egypt

After our Barcelona/Paris trip in the spring of ‘08 we were trying to figure out where our Thanksgiving trip would be. We started punching in airports to see where we could get a reasonable fare to and Cairo came
up. A new continent, exciting culture; and the Pyramids- I was very
excited! We flew from Minneapolis to Amsterdam and had 8 hours to spend
in the city walking around. Amsterdam is a great layover spot and is
really easy to take the train from the airport to have a day to see all
the great a

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Do you want to be interviewed online?

Do you want to tell your story online? I’m going to be interviewing writers and


authors on any topic and writers and bloggers on food,wine and travel.



If you are interested in being interviewed, I’ll send you a list of questions and you


can determine if you would like to take part. Once the interview is posted, you


will receive a link that you are free to use to promote yourself, your website, blog or


book.



These get published on http://successwithwriting.com.


If you are interested, please e-mail me a

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"America's Best Destinations" on Food Network TV

About a year ago the Food Network producers started a daunting mission: Find the best eats and drinks in America.
Adding to the pressure, Good Eats' Alton Brown would unveil the winners
in a special Food Network series. Thousands of great restaurants, food
trucks, bistros and bars were investigated. After many heated debates,
the list was narrowed to 10 in each of four categories, one of them -
Destinations.


The lists werehanded off to Agent Brown who approached the picks with his usual
skepticism. Who
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Smart Phones Revolutionize Travel

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Smart Phones Revolutionize Travel

Our new archetypal smart-phone traveler is sitting in traffic (or has wisely pulled over ), and books his flight via his phone. He then makes a rental car reservation, reviews hotel options on, say, TripAdvisor or Kayak and books his room, all on his mobile device.

The light turns green (or he pulls back into traffic) leaving the desk top and the laptop way behind.

The smart-phone carrying traveler is emerging as a new breed, using his or her mobile
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The mazes are amazing. Imagine acres of tall corn cut into twisting paths in whimsical shapes from crossword puzzles to bumblebees. Finding your way amidst these mazes of maize is a fun-filled adventure for all ages at four beautiful family farms in western Connecticut. Located in Litchfield and Fairfield Counties, the farms also offer hayrides, animals for petting, and apples and pumpkins ripe for picking to make for a perfect fall weekend outing.


Ellsworth Hill Farm in Sharon may take the prize

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Making Biber in Switzerland's Appenzell



We spent the first 2.5 days here in Switzerland exploring Appenzellerland close to the country's eastern border with Germany. The efficient and comfy train whisked us to Weissbad, a village surrounded by steep green pastures rising in every direction with majestic mountain ranges in the distance. Appenzell, the next town over, was filled with one-of-a-kind local craftspeople and artisan foods made uninterrupted for generations. Small shops, usually the sole province of fairy tales, are still ali
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Travel Thursday- Paris Food

Continuing the Travel Thursday fun! Last week I talked about the sights in Paris and saved the best for this week; the food! Parisians are known fortheir food and wine. With all the sightseeing we did we certainly workedup big appetites.

Le Square Trousseau is a typical French bistro near the Bastile and has food served all day. Traditional French fare and all very delicious!

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La Gare is in the very posh 16th arrondissement and is located in an old trainstation. The place is just oozing with histor

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Travel Thursday- Paris Sights

Continuing on in Thursday fun, Travel Thursday is a fun day for me. I love looking back at pictures and thinking about all the trips we havebeen on. This week is Paris, a continuation of our Barcelona trip andParis is special enough that a post only about Paris was needed. After 4days in Barcelona we grabbed a flight into Paris and took the metro infrom the airport to our hotel. We stayed at the Le Meridian Etoilewhich is right near the Champs-Elysees and a metro stop. The metro isthe best and m

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Western perceptions of African countries are shaped by the media focus on the events that take place within its borders. Let’s take the example of Sierra Leone which was ravaged by civil war for 11 years from 1991 to 2002. The stories of atrocity and bloodshed were given high coverage by the western media.

In 2006 Hollywood highlighted the plight of the people in Sierra Leone by making the film Blood Diamond. This told the story of diamonds mined in African war zones, sold to finance the civil wa
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Taking Your Family To London

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(Please watch the Travel Video PostCard at the end of this post)

Just because you have kids doesn’t mean you have to stop traveling, and London is a favorite destination for families looking to travel to a foreign country for the first... or second or third time.

“Family travel, if it’s planned right and done with the right spirit, can create strong family ties and build lasting memories,” says Kyle McCarthy, editor of the hugely popular Familytravelforum.com

But planning is not the
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If stepping directly into the pages of a beloved fairy tale appeals to you, then a visit to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter at Universal Studio’s Islands of Adventure in Orlando will be a treat!

Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey (what we refer to as THE RIDE) takes you on an unforgettable adventure through the familiar hallways of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. It’s a journey not to miss! Here are a few tips to make your time in Harry Potter's World even more magical.

1. LOCK

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David Vergari ~ The Legacy Man

I'd like you to meet the newest member of the Thornton Winery (Temecula Valley,CA) family, winemaker David Vergari. I set down for a meet and greet with David this week and what I found was a smart, outgoing, engaging man who unselfishly shares his time, talent and skills with those that cross his path. My sense of it is that we have a "Legacy Man" here. One that has a thoughtful idea of what AVA he's come to, what his tools and trials will be , and what his legacy

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Best View in Honolulu

Punchbowl Cemetery Memorial Walk Lookout
View of Honolulu with Waikiki and Diamond Head in the background.

Drive to the top of the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (also known as Punchbowl Crater), stroll uphill the Memorial Walk and you will be rewarded with not only the opportunity to honor those who gave their lives in battle, but also with an extraordinary panoramic view of Honolulu. The cemetery is beautiful and solemn; the view from atop offers an opportunity for reflection.
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Seychelles Weddings

Seychelles Wedding Legal Requirements:Seychelles is an ideal location for your island wedding. What else can you ask for pristine beaches, tropical landscapes and an abundance of natural beauty both above and below the ocean.Some information on the Seychelles:The Seychelles is an archipelago of 115 different islands which are situated in the Indian Ocean - east of Africa- and south of the equator.The islands are often referred to as the inner and outer group of islands. The inner group of island
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Are Ace Hotels The Coolest Hotels In America?

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Are Ace Hotels The Coolest Hotels In America?

Probably.

And that probably makes Ace Hotel founder, Alex Calderwood, one of the hippest guys in America.

If Chris Mahoney, Senior VP at BlackBook Media is right, the recession killed the big, expensive hotel model, and “Calderwood has filled a niche.”

BlackBook publishes popular on and off line content on hotels, restaurants and nightlife.

But Calderwood, according to a recent interview in Entrepreneur Magazine didn’t just create a string
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