In Transit Blog: Biking New Zealand’s Wine Country

The new Tasman’s Great Taste Trail in New Zealand takes cyclists to the region’s wineries, breweries and cafes.

















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Write the Details. Write the World.

"There was no one to tell. My father was terrified. It was 1946, 48, 50...men were not supposed to be afraid. Or helpless. In all of this, I had no idea I was being trained to be a writer." Another beautiful contribution from author and MatadorU writing instructor Mary Sojourner.



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Qantas Business Class Los Angeles To New York

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post entitled "Is This The Most Luxurious Domestic US Flight?"

I was referring to Qantas' flight between Los Angeles and New York, which they operate as a "tag" flight for their Sydney service. This flight has to be booked in conjunction with an international flight -- you can't fly exclusively between Los Angeles and New York on Qantas.

While Los Angeles to New York is probably the most impressive domestic market in terms of products to begin with, I was curious to see how Qantas stacked up.

If nothing else, the novelty of flying a 747 within the US was pretty awesome.

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Top 20 American microbreweries

Here are the top 20 American microbreweries not to miss. How many have you been to?



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50% Off Audi Car Rentals With Loads of Features from Silvercar

All-Audi all-inclusive car rental company Silvercar (see How I Made $12 on My Audi Rental Car) is offering 50% off rentals (!) with promo code WACKFRIDAY if you book by December 1 at midnight and rent in December. Silvercar has locations in: Austin Dallas Love Field Dallas Ft. Worth Denver Los Angeles Miami Phoenix San […]

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How to travel to Africa without being another neocolonialist

“You come here with your laptop computers, your malaria medicine and your little bottles of hand sanitizer and think you can change the outcome, huh?”



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Looking Up at the Soft Light Inside Antelope Canyon, Arizona

from Everything Everywhere Travel Blog http://everything-everywhere.com/2014/11/28/looking-soft-light-inside-antelope-canyon-arizona/

Hard decisions you shouldn’t have to make

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Eating dinner in Hobbiton

Facebook Page Don’t forget that we switched my account over to an official “Trey Ratcliff Facebook Page” – thanks for stopping by to “Like” it! Daily Photo – Eating dinner in Hobbiton Ahh, just another dinner here in New Zealand. We eat like this most every night around here… I wish! Well, maybe sometimes we […]



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Free Hotel Nights for Your Facebook Friends, and How to Fix Heathrow

News and notes from around the interweb: Swedish hotel gives free stays to people with lots of Instagram followers and Facebook friends. (HT: Alan H.) Entrepreneurial flight attendant sells extra business class meal to economy passenger. The TSA’s instagram feed (HT: Lots of folks in my Facebook feed) Man enroute to a movie shoot in […]

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The World’s First Suitcase With Its Own Smartphone App

It purports to be the first suitcase with its own smartphone app. The luggage: Weighs itself Lets you know whether it’s onboard your flight Tells you if it has been opened by anyone between the time you drop it off an pick it up at baggage claim Acts as a stereo in your hotel room. […]

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50% Off Silvercar Rentals Through December 31, 2014

I've written in the past about Silvercar, which is an innovative car rental company. They almost exclusively 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)

The one downside is that Silvercar doesn’t have that many locations yet. So far they’re only available in:

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Driving the Seam of Hispaniola

A road trip down the border between the Dominican Republic and Haiti reveals international strains and cultural highlights.

















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In Transit Blog: Reindeer at the St. Regis

In New York City, reindeer will make an appearance on Dec. 13 at the St. Regis hotel.

















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US Airways Reduces Top Tier Elite Qualification Requirement.. for One Year Only

US Airways Dividend Miles will be combined into American AAdvantage next year — the official word is second quarter 2015. If I had to be it would be on the early end of that timeframe, since they’ve made an announcement of when they’ll do it they are confident they’ll be able to hit the target […]

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