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Nov 4th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
A seal appeared on an Alaskan runway and the runway at Mykonos will be closed for repairs soon. As well as those stories Adrian ponders about who should receive fines when our personal data is hacked and congratulates Hastings Pier on winning the Stirling prize.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Alaska, British Airways, China Airlines, day trips, Eurowings, France, Greece, Hastings Pier, Hilton Hotels, Indonesia, Jet 2, London, Mitsitam, Mykonos, Puerto Rico, Regent Street Motor Show, Royal Caribbean, Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian., St Maarten, Taiwan, US Virgin Islands, Utqiaġvik, Washington DC, World Travel Market
Oct 7th, 2017 |
By Adrian Lawes
If you had a fear of flying would a Navigator Buddy help to soothe you? Just one thought that Adrian has this week as the winner of the Family Friendly Museum award is announced.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Arizona, CAA, Colosseum, Dumfries and Galloway, Family Friendly Museum Award, future of air travel, Guernsey, Inca Trail, Italy, Kids in Museums, Machu Picchu, Malta, Manchester, Museum of the Bible, Navigator Buddy, People’s History Museum, Peru, Phoenix, Rome, Tennerfest, USA, Washington DC, Wigtown Book Festival
Sep 3rd, 2016 |
By Adrian Lawes
With the Paralympics, cake trails inspired by The Great British Bake-Off, a space-themed kids area at Washington Dulles airport and free-interest installment ways to buy holidays, Adrian is spoilt for choice this week.
Posted in Travel news |
Comments Off on Saturday snippets: 3rd September 2016
Tags: Brazil, Brazil Day -Trafalgar Square, Brexit, Carmarthenshire, Cuba, EU261, Greece, interest free payments for holidays, Observer, Rhossili, Singapore, Starwoods, Thomas Cook, Tourism Ireland, Visit Wales., voice-activated commands, Washington DC, Worm's Head, Zika virus
Aug 1st, 2016 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot in the travel world right now
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Airbnb, Brexit, cambridge, Croydon, expat, holiday brochures, Kate Moss, LA, National Trust, Natural History Museum, Prince, San Francisco, Shoreditch, TUI, Washington DC
Nov 17th, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
Be the first kid on your block to see these brand new attractions, all slated to throw open their doors by 2016.
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Abu Dhabi, Caribbean, China, France, Indonesia, New York City, Paris, Shanghai Disney Resort, Stockholm, Sweden, switzerland, UAE, USA, Wales, Washington DC, Zurich
Oct 1st, 2015 |
By Kaye Holland
Just About Travel tells you what’s hot in the travel world right now
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Australia, British Airways, Can We Live Here?, Costa Rica, Florida, Fuji Five Lakes, Great Barrier Reef, Italy, Japan, Kissimmee, London, Peru, Philadelphia, Queensland, South America, Tuscany, Vienna, Washington DC
Aug 26th, 2015 |
By Anna Maria Espsäter
The US capital offers an ever-increasing plethora of options for the foodie visitor. Anna Maria Espsäter goes grazing in Washington D.C., with a few nibbles in Virginia and Maryland thrown in for good measure
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Tags: American Tap Room, B Too, Bourbon DC, DC food scene, Del Campo, Fish Market, Julia’s Empanadas, Madams Organ, Maryland, Mon Ami Gabi, Nopa, Virginia, Washington DC
Mar 16th, 2015 |
By The Editor
Not only is 2015 the anniversary of the end of the American Civil War it is also the anniversary of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Abraham Lincoln 150th anniversary, B&O Railroad Museum, Baltimore, Ford's Theatre Society, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian, Washington DC
Sep 14th, 2014 |
By Anna Maria Espsäter
Washington D.C., long known as a city of imposing architecture and besuited power politicos, is building a new name for itself as a fun-filled, quirky and alternative destination. Anna Maria Espsäter checks out varied ways to spend the days in the U.S. capital.
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Crime Museum, Enid A. Haupt Garden, Heurich House Museum, Smithsonian Institution, Spy Museum, Washington DC
Jan 28th, 2014 |
By The Editor
Each year, Just about Travel asks its writers for their highlights and tips for the coming year. Because we are individuals just like all our readers, few ever agree with each other. That is partially because they get inspired by where they have been just like you do. In alphabetical order then, here are the destinations that our writers are tipping for this year as spots that you should seriously consider visiting,
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Bulgaria, France, Hull, Mexico, pembrokeshire, Queensland, South Korea, Tunisia, Turkey, Washington DC
Feb 18th, 2013 |
By Anna Maria Espsäter
For a Finnish short break with a difference, the city of Tampere provides a great mix of wintry culture and nature with its fascinating museums and scenic lakeside location, writes Anna Maria Espsater
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Europe, Finland, Helsinki, Stockholm, Sweden, Tampere, UK, Washington DC
Dec 22nd, 2012 |
By Anna Maria Espsäter
The planet’s most powerful city is also one of the world’s quirkiest. Anna Maria Espsäter has the low-down
Posted in Travel destinations, Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: America, Georgetown, USA, Washington DC
Nov 29th, 2012 |
By Anna Maria Espsäter
In the wake of Barack Obama’s re-election, there’s only one place to be this winter: Washington DC. Anna Maria Espsäter shows us the way to go
Posted in Travel destinations |
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Tags: Obama, President Obama, USA, Washington DC, White House
Oct 30th, 2012 |
By The Editor
CD-Traveller tells you what’s hot and what’s not in the travel world. This month Switzerland and Sweden are on our radar, while faking a disability to get ahead at the airport gets a big thumbs down
Posted in Travel tips & opinions |
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Tags: Abba, American Airlines, Cairo, Disney, Egypt, England, Europe, Florida, Halloween, Heathrow, Kent, Paramount Pictures, Paris, switzerland, Vango, Wales, Washington DC, Wokingham
Oct 29th, 2012 |
By The Editor
UPDATE: 30-10-2012 07.50
The storm seems to have peaked and some taxis are out meaning many roads are passable. But there is flooding in New York and parts of New Jersey. Flights will still be suspended for most of the day.
Posted in Travel news |
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Tags: Flight Cancellations, Hurricane Sandy, New York, Washington DC
Oct 12th, 2010 |
By The Editor
Michel L Goget, general manager of the Ritz-Carlton, Sanya – the first Ritz-Carlton resort in China – helmed Ritz-Carlton hotels in Atlanta, Michigan and Virginia, before heading to Hainan. Here, the Washington resident whose 20 years of hospitality experience spans seven countries, talks to CD Traveller about Australia, Alain DuCasse and why Sanya – China’s only tropical beachfront city – is fast becoming the ‘Miami of Asia’.
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Tags: Africa, Australia, China, Hainan, New Zealand, Ritz-Carlton, Sanya, The Rockies, Washington DC