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7 Spots to Celebrate Cinco de Mayo Around the World
May 4, 2011 | Asia, Bangkok, Chicago, Colorado, Food Lovers, Las Vegas, Mexico, San Francisco, Thailand, USA | Read More
You might know it as the Mexican holiday that involves tequila, Coronas, and maybe a sombrero or two, but the special day actually commemorates a battle won by Mexican forces on May 5th (shocker, I know) 1862. Called the Battle of Puebla, the win against French forces was an unlikely one. With 8,000...
Measles Patient Ended Up on Multiple U.S., UK Flights
March 10, 2011 | Travel News, Travel Safety | Read More
It’s not enough to worry about making your connecting flight or dealing with unruly passengers. Reports show that a passenger on a number of recent flights in the United States and the United Kingdom came down with measles.
The New Mexico woman, who was not identified, traveled from London to Dulles...
Incarcer-Vacations: 11 Prisons-Turned-Hotels
October 30, 2010 | Culture/History, Featured, Offbeat | Read More
Anyone with even a slight appreciation of irony would enjoy knowing that hellish prisons around the world, closed down because of overcrowding and human-rights abuse, have reopened as posh hotels and kitschy hostels.
Although it does merit a good chuckle, if you think about it the conversions totally...
Right Whale Saved By Modern-Day ‘Robin Hood’
May 11, 2010 | Eco-Travel, Travel News | Read More
When one pictures environmental activists, seldom does a crossbow-wielding team of whale enthusiasts come to mind. However, this is exactly the image given off by the team representing the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies when they used a crossbow and a razor-embedded arrow to free a Right Whale...
10 Coolest Train Stations Around the World
December 8, 2009 | Around the World, Top 5/10 Lists | Read More
It’s pretty much a fact that at some point every little kid spent his or her days “choo choooo-ing” around the house with a tiny wooden train and giggling at the ever-hilarious word “caboose”. Even if you’ve outgrown your striped hat and overalls, you still have...
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