Category Archives: Travel

Viewing Endangered Species in the US and Eden of Rare Birds – Hawaii NYT.

Where to View Endangered Species – NYTimes.com. Here’s the link to the interactive guide: A Directory of Rare Wonders – http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/05/13/travel/endangered-species.html?ref=travel There was another article and this time on birds – An Eden for Rare Birds in Hawaii http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/05/15/travel/treks-through-kauai-exotic-and-bittersweet.html Can’t … Continue reading

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Stratfor on Dealing With Terrorims Alerts

Plenty of useful tips in these (though the editing could be a lot tighter). Certainly worth reading especially if you travel a lot in sensitive locations. Contingency planning tips are something we all should be thinking about. How To Respond … Continue reading

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Eco-breaks in India.

List of top resorts and bonus Top Eco-Destinations

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TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Top 25 For India

  Let’s see if Janani and I can manage at least 1 of these before the end of the year! I’m thinking at least Hampi right now Quote TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Destinations Awards – Top 25 – India

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Frequent Buyers Are Saving the Airlines From Financial Ruin

   Who would have thought that they pull in THAT much money. I thought they probably help a bit but nothing like the numbers tossed out over here, Quote Frequent Buyers Are Saving the Airlines From Financial Ruin

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You’ve got to see hotel promo pics vs actuals – Hotel Photo Fakeouts: Riu Negril Club pool – Bing Travel

  The link below is form bing but here’s the link on the original comparisons from oyster: http://bit.ly/5BHXAG or in case that does not work try this for oysters photo fakeouts Quote Hotel Photo Fakeouts: Riu Negril Club pool – Bing … Continue reading

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The 31 Places to Go in 2010 – NYTimes.com

How many do you think you will manage to visit on this list? Quote The 31 Places to Go in 2010 – NYTimes.com

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‘Leopard Behind You!’ – Olivia Judson Blog – NYTimes.com

Fascinating how the hunted all react to each others calls. If you have been to Jungle Lodges especially Kabini chances are you’ve heard the alarm calls from the Langurs and probably also the Chital almost immediately. I remember how the birds and squirrels used … Continue reading

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Shoulder Season Travel – msnbc.com

  Lot’s of advantages to shoulder season – crowds, cost, availability and on the downside potential weather issues: Quote Welcome to shoulder season – Seasonal- msnbc.com

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More Places to Visit – Belize for Birding and Utah for National Parks

Belize – Birders Paradise, wonder how it compares to Costa Rica. NYT – America’s Outback

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