Travel guides - do they help travelers plan better trips or do they inhibit spontaneity and a sense of discovery? A travel bloggers ponders travel guides as he prepares for a four week trip to Bali
Indonesia: Airports Closed as Volcanic Ash Clouds Skies, Bali Hotel Ass’n Issues Guidelines
Bali Hotels Association urges hotels to show empathy to travelers whose travel plans have been disrupted by flight cancelations because of volcanic eruption.
Merry Christmas – an Essay
"For centuries humans have found cause to celebrate during these, the shortest days of the year" - from an essay on Christmas celebrating A Christmas Carol.
Thailand: Meet Eric Hallin, Your Hotel General Manager
Travel Blogger Match-up Part Seven While staying at the Rembrandt Hotel Bangkok in Bangkok, Thailand, Michael Taylor has a wide-ranging interview with the hotel's affable General Manager, Eric Hallin. They move outdoors for a yummy lunch by the pool. Born in Stockholm, Sweden, Eric Hallin has spent most of his life living abroad. He accompanied …
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Basel Hong Kong Attracts Tens of Thousands of Artists and Collectors
Exhibitions Tens of thousands of artists, art dealers, art critics, art lovers, curators, private collectors, and not a few curiosity seekers have descended on Hong Kong to attend Art Basel Hong Kong. And while this is no Hong Kong Book Fair - no skantily dressed young starlets posing for would-be paparazzi and no need to …
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Top Eight American Novels to Take on Holiday
Source: accidentaltravelwriter.net via Accidental Travel Writer on Pinterest Part Five in a Series With the recent release of yet another movie version of the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, The Great Gatsby, interest in the book – and other great American novels – is high. This is the fifth in a series on The Great …
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Great Gatbsy: How to Make the Perfect Martini – with a British Twist
Part Four in a Series With the upcoming release of a movie version of the F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, The Great Gatsby, The Milestone Hotel in London, England, is serving two cocktails inspired by the movie: The Daisy and the Gatsby. This is the fourth in a series on The Great Gatsby. When you think …
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Top 10 Things to See and Do on Long Island, New York
New York Tourism Department is promoting Long Island's North Shore as a travel destinations for fans of the movie The Great Gatsby, starring Leonardpo DiCaprio
Great Gatsby: Walk in the Footsteps of Leonardo Di Caprio!
With the upcoming release of The Great Gatsby the movie, New York Division of Tourism is promoting Northern Long Island as a travel destination.
Eat, Pray, Love: Ayurvedic Cuisine (Part 2)
Hong Kong based travel writer is invited to Indian restaurant Gaylord to sample ayurveda cuisine as part of an Eat Pray Love special promotion.