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Where To Travel in 2012?

Thursday, February 2, 2012

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Would you like to go somewhere new in 2012?  National Geographic Traveler editors deliberated on the next up-and-coming places and published the Best of the World 2012 special section in our November-December issue. Across the pond, Travel PR UK collected the bucket lists of various other travel experts, such as Frommers, Lonely Planet and World Travel [...]

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2012 Mexico Travel Readers’ Choice Awards: Nominations Open

Friday, January 20, 2012

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I’m pleased to announce that nominations are now open in this year’s About.com Reader’s Choice Awards. There are eight categories for consideration within Mexico Travel. You can nominate your favorite destinations, hotels and resorts, and there’s also a category for your favorite Mexico blog. Nominations end on February 15. We’ll publish a list of finalists [...]

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The Radar: Top U.S. Travel Destinations 2012, Mini Guide to Montreal, Beautiful Tramways

Friday, January 20, 2012

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Visit before the crowds come in. TripAdvisor recently named 15 U.S. destinations on the rise in 2012 (including Scottsdale, Arizona, above).  [TripAdvisor via Travel Daily News] Plan an impromptu visit to Montreal this weekend with this mini guide, packed with essentials like what to see, where to stay, and how to find the best in food, [...]

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Humanizing Asian Travel: A Conversation with Travel Wire Asia’s James Craven.

Thursday, January 19, 2012

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Image courtesy of Getty Images. Southeast Asia travel is personal. That’s what we try to live up to in this outfit; we’re neither aligned with the corporate voices (staid, sales-centric) nor with the amateur travel bloggers (personal, passionate, but somewhat less coherent). Guides like yours truly are somewhere in between: creating a personal perspective with [...]

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Nominate for About.com 2012 Readers Choice Awards India Travel

Thursday, January 19, 2012

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About.com Readers’ Choice Awards. I’m very happy to announce that nominations are now open for the 2012 About.com Readers’ Choice Awards for India Travel. This is the first year that India Travel has been included in the Readers’ Choice Awards. It’s a fantastic opportunity to tell us what you love about India, and also get [...]

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Southeast Asia Travel Readers’ Choice Awards 2012 – Nominations Have Begun!

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

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Image © About.com. It’s time once more for the About.com Readers’ Choice Awards, and Southeast Asia is jumping in for the first time. We’re calling for nominations – recognize your favorite hotels and attractions by adding them to our list! … Read Full Post View full post on About.com Southeast Asia Travel

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About.com 2012 Readers’ Choice Awards for Hawaii Travel

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

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Nominations for the About.com 2012 Readers’ Choice Awards officially opened at 12:01 a.m. today. Awards are awarded in hundreds of categories across the About.com network. For the first time since the inception of the awards, About.com Hawaii Travel will be accepting nominations in five categories and I definitely want to hear from all of you with [...]

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About Greece Travel Readers’ Choice Awards Nominations Open

Wednesday, January 18, 2012

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I’m pleased to announce that About Greece Travel is participating in this year’s About.com Reader’s Choice Awards. Nominations open at 12:01 am January 18th and continue through February 15th. Then the real fun begins as readers get to vote on the distinguished nominees, with the winners announced on March 30th, 2012. There are no prizes [...]

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The Radar: New Orleans Travel Tips, International Food Customs, Top Travel Literature of 2011

Tuesday, January 17, 2012

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Get handy tips for your next trip to New Orleans including how to order your po’boy, what to wear to Cafe du Monde, and where to find great, live music. [BootsnAll] A month-by-month guide to food customs around the world. [Huffington Post] Can’t travel this year? Explore new places without leaving your living room by picking up [...]

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Friendly Planet Travel Cracks the Myanmar Mystery, Launches Mystical Myanmar Tour.

Wednesday, January 11, 2012

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The main stupa at Shwedagon, Yangon, Myanmar. Image © Getty Images. Myanmar has not gotten a lot of good press lately, but things are changing. With international sanctions slowly easing and the country getting some much-needed attention from travel professionals, travel operators like Friendly Planet Travel are making inroads into the country, allowing travelers to [...]

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The Radar: Paris for Free, Travel Tech Gear for 2012, Sydney Suburb Grub

Saturday, January 7, 2012

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Your trip to Paris doesn’t have to break the bank. Here are fun and free things to do in the City of Light. [The Planet D] Get a travel blogger’s recommendations on the top travel tech gear to document and share your travels from the road in 2012. [Spunky Girl Monologue] Sample great grub from five of Sydney’s suburbs. [...]

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China Travel Resolutions for 2012

Wednesday, January 4, 2012

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I just reviewed my 2011 resolutions and I must admit, I did a pretty poor job. Several of them should have been easy – one was to try a new restaurant every other week and the other was to spend a weekend at near by Moganshan. Neither of those got checked off. I did manage [...]

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Photos: Your 2012 Travel Bucket List

Tuesday, January 3, 2012

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Happy New Year! Another year of endless travel possibilities lies ahead. Where do you want to go in 2012? We asked that very question to our Facebook fans last Friday. See photos of destinations on our readers’ 2012 bucket lists, then tell us where you want to go in the comments section below. Photos by readers [...]

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My Best Travel Experiences of 2011

Monday, January 2, 2012

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Reading everyone’s annual “Best of” round-ups inspired me to write a Best Travel Experiences of the Year piece. I’ve been to a number of new places in China, eaten some amazing meals, had some fantastic spa treatments, experienced a wide variety of different cultures within China and overall had a wonderful year in China Travel. [...]

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Riviera Maya, Grenadines Among Top Travel Destinations for 2012

Monday, January 2, 2012

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If you believe in prophesies, 2012 is destined to be a year of worldwide destruction — at least according to some interpretations of the ancient Mayan calendar. Maybe that alone is reason to book your trip soon to the Riviera Maya, Mexico — one of the top travel destinations for the new year as chosen [...]

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The Radar: Brazil Solo Travel Tips, 2011 Travel Highs and Lows, 10 Places to Spend Christmas

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

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Are you an independent traveler making your first trip to Brazil? Read these 10 travel tips before you depart. [Travel Dudes] From new passenger protections to aircraft controllers caught asleep on the job, recall the best and worst travel moments from 2011. [Frommer's] 10 places to celebrate Christmas around the world. [CNN Go] Got Radar? Follow us on [...]

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The Radar: Calgary’s Singing Tweets, Real Cost of RTW Travel, Paris Launches Electric Car Share

Tuesday, December 13, 2011

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Tweets have never sounded so good. The Calgary Philharmonic asked its Twitter fans to share tips for keeping warm during the winter months. The choir delivered the responses in an unconventional way– singing the tweets to the tune of O Fortuna! Watch this fun video. [Miss Cellania] How much does it really cost to take a round the [...]

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Clever Travel Gifts Beat the Squeeze

Monday, December 5, 2011

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The airlines continue to demand that travelers pack everything they need into smaller and fewer bags. No experienced traveler wants to juggle with lots of extras or to pack your well intentioned, but bulky travel gift into her already crammed luggage. That’s why this year’s crop of travel gadgets is so very neat. The ones [...]

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Travel Myths About Greece

Saturday, December 3, 2011

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No, this isn’t Greek mythology, at least not the usual variety. We all have our own internal images of Greece and the Greeks – and they are often incorrect. Here … Read Full Post View full post on About.com Greece Travel

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Travel Tech: Save Big on Lift Tickets With Liftopia

Friday, December 2, 2011

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Dreaming about hitting the slopes this weekend, but afraid a quick getaway isn’t in your holiday budget? Think again. Last-minute ski or snowboarding trips can be affordable, thanks to Liftopia.com. Users can score deals on next-day lift tickets, rentals, and lessons as well as find bargains weeks in advance. Most deals seem to average between 40-50 [...]

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Cambodia Travel in the News, Week of November 24.

Monday, November 28, 2011

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Image of Cambodian girls learning dance in Phnom Penh © Getty Images. Presenting Cambodia travel news picked up from all over and aggregated for your reading pleasure, for the week leading up to Thanksgiving. To follow Cambodia travel news and other Southeast Asia travel news as they happen, read my Twitter feed at @goseasia. Follow us, [...]

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Bali Travel in the News, Week of November 24.

Saturday, November 26, 2011

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Image © Getty Images. Presenting Bali travel news picked up from all over and aggregated for your reading pleasure, just in time for Thanksgiving. To follow Bali travel news and other Southeast Asia travel news as they happen, read my Twitter feed at @goseasia. Follow me, too, at Facebook. … Read Full Post View full post on About.com [...]

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Black Friday Deals on Caribbean Travel

Wednesday, November 23, 2011

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Grab a turkey leg, pop open the laptop, and check out some of these great Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals on Caribbean travel! Current Caribbean Deals, Steals, Bargains and Packages Stay Current on Caribbean Travel: … Read Full Post View full post on About.com Caribbean Travel

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Caribbean Travel Myths

Monday, November 21, 2011

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People in the Caribbean sit on the beach all day smoking ganga. But you’ll never see them, because it’s too dangerous to leave your hotel and wander around. Which is too bad, because all of the food at your all-inclusive resort is going to be horrible, and even if you decide to check out the [...]

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The Radar: Places to Enjoy the Simple Life, Holiday Travel Tips, Amsterdam’s New Eastern Harbor

Saturday, November 19, 2011

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Take a break from your busy schedule and visit one of these places in the U.S. where relaxation is easy and living a simple life is practically a requirement. [USA Today] As the holiday season approaches, uses these travel tips to make your trip more comfortable and less stressful. [Frommer’s] Once an area filled with freighters and [...]

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