Sunbeams Over Waterton Lake National Park, Alberta

from Everything Everywhere Travel Blog http://everything-everywhere.com/2014/11/07/sunbeams-waterton-lake-national-park-alberta/

Let’s hear it for the travel heroes!

from Elliott http://elliott.org/blog/lets-hear-travel-heroes/

To the Island in Morning Fog

Latest Prices and Links for Macphun Stuff I used Tonality Pro to make this — be sure to read the Macphun Review to find out more. There are only three packages I’ll list here, since these are the ones where I have the most familiarity. For other camera or software recommendations, see Trey’s Gear and […]



from Stuck in Customs http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2014/11/08/to-the-island-in-morning-fog/

U.S. Embassy Warns of Crime in Bahamas

Water scooter operators have sexually assaulted at least three American tourists since July, the embassy said in a security alert, the latest in a series of advisories about increasingly brazen crimes.

















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No More Online Trading to Generate Miles, Website Tells Us Who Killed the Deal

The Forward Cabin flags that Loyal3 will stop accepting credit cards for stock purchases on November 18. Loyal3, the brokerage that’s handling Virgin America elite frequent flyers’ purchase of IPO shares, is best known in the travel community as the online brokerage that let you buy stocks with a credit card. As I noted back […]

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Boeing 737 Hits a Stray Buffalo on Takeoff, Everyone Except the Buffalo is Safe

A SpiceJet Boeing 737-800 hit a buffalo on takeoff from Surat enroute to Delhi. All 146 passengers and crew were safe, although the 737’s engine sustained damage. SpiceJet went to Twitter to explain, It happens to the best of ‘em, like in September 1973 when a National Airlines 727 hit an alligator on landing at […]

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Frugal Guide to Mauritius

Safari! Skydive! Dolphin watch! Sea kayak! Pet a lion! Ride a quad bike! Now, relax. Spend the day at the spa. Chill on white sand beaches. A mix of adventure and rest — on a budget? What is this magical place? Mauritius is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, renowned for its diving and […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2014/11/frugal-guide-to-mauritius.html

An Idea to Restructure and Expand La Guardia Airport

Jim Venturi’s big idea, still in its drawing phase, involves the radical transformation of La Guardia Airport.

















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Tequila 101

Behind the best tequila lurks the physical heat and spiritual intensity of the country of its origin, whether you’re drinking it by the shot (caballito) or in the heavenly embrace of lime juice con orange liqueur and shaved ice.



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2014/11/07/tequila-101/

In Transit Blog: A New Road for Women in India

G Adventures is offering travelers in Delhi ground transportation from Women on Wheels, a program that trains female drivers.

















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Which country has the best scent?

UK's Heathrow Airport pairs destinations with fragrances to evoke long distance travel.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/06/travel/country-smells/index.html

Contest Roundup: Win 100,000 Starpoints, 250,000 United Miles

Check out the week in travel contests and sweepstakes for your chance to win 100,000 Starpoints, 250,000 United MileagePlus miles, a Hawaiian getaway, a trip to the U.S. Virgin Islands, and a Delta flight and hotel from Expedia. Win 100,000 Starpoints from Sheraton Club Win 100,000 Starpoints for sharing a photo of an amazing city […]



from The Points Guy http://thepointsguy.com/2014/11/contest-roundup-win-100000-starpoints-250000-united-miles/

How To Get 17 Miles Per Dollar At Nordstrom

There’s nothing that influences my purchase decisions quite as much as miles. Sometimes they shouldn’t, but it just feels better to buy stuff when there are miles at stake.

As I’ve written about in the past, online shopping portals are a great way to maximize miles & points, and they’re especially practical since I do just about all my shopping online anyway. I should clarify that when I say “all my shopping,” I typically mean once per year, though apparently having a nephew means I have more "holiday shopping commitments" than I've had in the past.

But there are a few opportunities right now to get anywhere from 15 to 17 miles per dollar at Nordstrom, which certainly gets my attention.

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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2014/11/07/how-to-get-17-miles-per-dollar-at-nordstrom/

Where To See Pieces Of The Berlin Wall In The US [PHOTOS]

Pieces of the dismantled Berlin Wall have been installed in locations across the globe. Here are some places you can see pieces of the wall in the U.S.



from Travel Feedly http://www.ibtimes.com/berlin-wall-tourism-where-see-wall-pieces-us-photos-1720885

Here’s the News You Missed.. But Wish You Hadn’t

News and notes from around the interweb: Robots Will Enable Pilots To Avoid Starting Engines Until Right Before Takeoff Berliners fly from metal shed while waiting for airport Reno airport is getting Guadalajara service and season London flights. The press release says that London service “is contingent upon US Customs and Border Protection approval of […]

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What TripAdvisor’s instant booking means for hotels

TripAdvisor’s new instant booking function is many things, but being instantly understandable isn’t one of them. The technical aspect is straightforward. But ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/tripadvisors-instant-booking-works-hotels-early-days/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tripadvisors-instant-booking-works-hotels-early-days

Report: About 10,000 Booking.com customers fell for phishing scams

Third-party hotel reservation service Booking.com says that dozens of email phishing websites are getting ahold of customer details by sending fraudulent but ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/report-10000-booking-com-customers-fell-email-phishing-scams/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=report-10000-booking-com-customers-fell-email-phishing-scams

Why Should I Check My Credit Report Before Applying For Credit Cards?

Free access to your credit report and credit score is readily available at many sources. If you have (or want) credit cards, have (or want) a mortgage or have (or want) some form of a loan from a bank, at some point, you should be monitoring your reports and scores. I use ScoreSense, and at […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2014/11/should-i-check-my-credit-report-before-applying-for-credit-cards.html

Berlin’s Neighborhoods: Past and Future

This year marks a quarter century since the fall of the Berlin Wall, and Berlin continues to boom amid the reminders of its extraordinary past—a complex, sometimes dark, history it is intent on neither forgetting nor denying.



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2014/11/07/berlins-neighborhoods-past-and-future/

Corvette Nation strikes back

A special team of hotshot Corvette restorers has dealt a blow against an evil sinkhole that desecrated the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/07/travel/first-sinkhole-corvette-restored/index.html

Hotel Week: Huge Savings at Many of the Top Hotels in NYC and LA

Hotel Week is back! The two-week promotion that offers huge discounts at many of the most recognized and luxurious hotels in New York is back for a fourth year, and for the first time, Hotel Week is taking place in Los Angeles as well! As part of the promotion, participating hotels set their nightly rates […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2014/11/hotel-week-huge-savings-at-many-of-the-top-hotels-in-nyc-and-la.html

Unique characters of Mexico City

The lucky-bird man: Whenever you visit a public plaza anywhere in Mexico, you're sure to encounter a man with fortune-telling, caged birds.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/notebook/unique-characters-will-find-around-mexico-city/

Seeing the Whole of Antigua

Thousands of visitors are drawn to this island for its beaches and resorts, but a more complicated story awaits those willing to dig a little deeper.

















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In Transit Blog: Latest Hotel Amenity: A Magazine

The Standard hotel group is publishing Standard Culture, a print version of its cultural website.

















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Amex Wants To Buy You Coffee

I love me some Starbucks, and the latest Amex Sync deal is offering $5 off a purchase of $10 or more for online Starbucks purchases.

I hate jumping through hoops, but when they're easy like this I don't mind as much.

Deals We Like reports that this works for Starbucks card reloads, so if you have some gift cards you've picked up at your friendly neighborhood office supply store you should be able to add $10 to the card and receive a $5 statement credit.

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Should You Use a Credit Card to Earn Miles When You Pay Taxes?

Reader Gail asks, I have a lot of taxes to pay – which credit card do you recommend, if any? I pay taxes using my Suntrust Delta debit card… less than $3 for the payment, earns 1 Delta mile per dollar. Sadly that’s no longer available. You can still get an American debit card that […]

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from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2014/11/07/use-credit-card-earn-miles-pay-taxes/

Orbitz bets on loyalty as it posts Q3 revenue growth

Orbitz says it is less a travel agency and increasingly sees itself as a travel rewards company with programs such as Orbitz ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/orbitz-results-Q3-2014/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=orbitz-results

Seat density tool shows how US airlines managed to post highest margins yet

Oliver Wyman’s annual Airline Economic Analysis uses a fascinating seat density tool to demonstrate how US-based airlines managed to post their best ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/handy-seat-density-tool-shows-airlines-managed-post-highest-margins-yet/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=handy-seat-density-tool-shows-airlines-managed-post-highest-margins-yet

Global capitalism explained with cow

This meme offers a funny, yet regrettably accurate, accounting of modern-day capitalist economies by country.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/pulse/capitalism-around-world-explained-cows/

A Taste of Local Flavor in Asheville

When I first visited Asheville, North Carolina, five years ago, I remember noting the power of the “Love Asheville, Go Local” posters I saw in nearly every store or restaurant window I passed. This fall I was excited to return to Asheville and see that the city had taken its hometown pride to even greater heights. Here are four ways to get a taste of Asheville's distinctive regional flavor.



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2014/11/07/a-taste-of-local-flavor-in-asheville/

How to piss off a Brit in the US

Ask us if we're Australian. Nine times out of ten I get an “Oh, you’re from Australia?” when talking to an American for the first time.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/piss-brit-united-states/

Pay Bills With a Credit Card and Earn Miles

At the beginning of the year Evolve Money evolved into a great way to pay bills using gift cards you purchased with a credit card to pay off bills with vendors who don’t accept credit cards (or charge fees too high for it to be worthwhile). In that way, you could earn miles for paying […]

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from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2014/11/07/pay-bills-credit-card-earn-miles/

Silvercar Offering Up To $200 Referral Credit

I've written in the past about Silvercar, which is an innovative new car rental service that has the potential to do to the car rental industry what Uber did to the taxi/car service industry.

What makes Silvercar unique is that they only have one type of car — an Audi A4 — which comes with a bunch of cool features, including:

-- Free GPS

-- Free wifi

-- Free satellite radio

-- Fair toll tracking

-- Reasonable fuel plan (if you choose not to fill up your car you pay the local pump price plus a $5 fill-up fee)

Furthermore, Silvercar eliminates the lines when picking up a car. When you download their app you can just go directly to the car and use the app to unlock the car.

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from One Mile at a Time http://onemileatatime.boardingarea.com/2014/11/07/silvercar-offering-200-referral-credit/

Signs your husband is a New Yorker

#13) He'd rather die of thirst than pay $15 for a drink. “Only tourists pay that much for a drink in Manhattan."



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/15-signs-husband-new-yorker/

8 Distinctive Caribbean Inns for a Range of Budgets

A survey of new and improved lodging options from Mexico to Puerto Rico, Saba to St. Kitts.

















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Ways to make a Canadian like you

Order Poutine. Sure, it’s every bit the bomb it sounds like, but, remember, it’s cold in Canada, and we need that kind of 'nutrition.'



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/ways-to-make-a-canadian-like-you/

Claims About Flight Attendants I Wish Were True

A piece in the Daily Mail claimed that there’s only one hotel in Nairobi that they can put crew up in, and that the hotel has so many complaints about raucous flight attendants that they’re at risk of losing their contract. Thus BA is going to have to stop flying to Nairobi unless their flight […]

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Giveaway: Brand New Book By Zen Pencils

Every Friday is giveaway day. Comment to win! Our good friend Gavin Aung of Zen Pencils has built an unconventional business doing something he loves—making art and inspiring the world. A compilation of his work will be offered in his first book that debuts worldwide on November 11th (i.e. next week!). He also offers free…



from The Art of Non-Conformity http://chrisguillebeau.com/giveaway-zen-pencils-book/

8 taboos not to break when in Japan

#2. Call a sexual organ by its actual name: Saying the name of genitals out loud, especially the female one, is one of the most serious Japanese no-nos.



from Matador Network » Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/8-taboos-break-japan/

Cleartrip sees mobile used for future and instant hotel stays

Cleartrip is seeing levels of growth from mobile bookings for its hotel content which reinforces the importance of the channel for Indian ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/Cleartrip-mobile-future-instant-hotel-stays/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=cleartrip-stats-show-mobile-used-future-instant-hotel-bookings

The Secret to Traveling On Miles: Earning Points Without a Plan

Recently, a friend of mine was complaining about lack of award availability she encountered when planning a family vacation for this upcoming holiday season. “I wanted to travel to Hawaii this Christmas,” she said, “but I can’t find any award flights that work with the days we have off work. It shouldn’t be this hard.” […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2014/11/earning-points-without-a-plan.html

This is an American oasis

Provincetown is an oasis with the kind of light that inspires artists and writers, a town at the tip of Massachusetts' Cape Cod that celebrates the LGBT community.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/11/06/travel/8-ways-to-love-provincetown/index.html