Through the Wetlands

A Top 10 Hike If you come to the Queenstown area, be sure to hit this hike in Glenorchy. I need to make a list of the top 10 hikes around here… oh but if I had the time to make all the lists I wanted to make and do all the things I wanted […]



from Stuck in Customs http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2014/07/16/through-the-wetlands/

“I am afraid we are victims of a scam”

from Elliott http://elliott.org/is-this-a-scam/afraid-victims-scam/

The Island of Skelling Michael, Ireland

from Everything Everywhere Travel Blog http://everything-everywhere.com/2014/07/15/island-skelling-michael-ireland/

Is the Citi Executive AAdvantage Card 100,000 Mile Offer Still Around?

The 100,000 mile Citi Executive AAdvantage Card has been playing a game of whack-a-mole lately. The 100,000 mile offer was supposed to expire on June 25, but soon after another link appeared without a landing page and by and large it was reported to be working. Then the offer reportedly disappeared and now it’s back. […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2014/07/is-the-citi-executive-aadvantage-card-100000-mile-offer-still-around.html

On moving from Kentucky to Australia

A Kentuckian takes 30 words to say something an Aussie can say in one.



from Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/abroad/6-things-learned-moving-kentucky-australia/

Bites: Restaurant Report: Hog Island Oyster Bar in San Francisco

After closing this past January to remodel and expand, this popular seafood spot is back.

















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Heads Up: In London, You Can Join the Show

From an immersive staging of Macbeth to a participatory "Back to the Future," these productions weave the audience into the story.

















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In Transit Blog: In Illinois, a Challenge to Services Like Uber

The Illinois General Assembly recently approved legislation that would make it difficult for ridesharing services like Uber to operate in the state.

















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Surfing the Arctic

Chris Burkard's latest mission: surf Unstad Bay, just inside the Arctic circle.



from Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/sports/photographic-purgatory-surfing-arctic/

Yellowstone road melts

The road was melting.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/15/travel/yellowstone-road-melting/index.html

Paragliding with vultures [vid]

Kerri Wolter is a conservationist who works with Cape vultures in South Africa.



from Matador Network http://matadornetwork.com/change/paragliding-vultures-south-africa/

5 Things I Wish I Had Known Before I Began Pursuing Points and Miles

My love affair with points and miles began several years ago when I received a direct mailer for a Chase Freedom card. It was only for $100 cash back with a $500 minimum spending requirement, but the whole concept of credit card rewards was foreign to me at the time. I signed up and earned […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2014/07/5-things-i-wish-i-had-known-before-i-began-pursuing-points-and-miles.html

World's best amusement parks named

In the hunt for the world's best amusement park, the people have spoken -- and it seems the people like mixing with creatures who eat a lot of fish.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/15/travel/tripadvisor-water-amusement-parks/index.html

Theme park employees caught in sex stings, child porn arrests

CNN finds dozens of employees from Disney as well as Universal Studios and SeaWorld have been arrested in connection to child-sex crimes since 2006.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/14/us/theme-park-employees-child-sex-stings/index.html

And the world's best airline is...

Cathay Pacific was pronounced the world's best airliner of the year at the industry's leading awards ceremony in Farnborough on Tuesday.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/15/travel/the-worlds-best-airline-is-/index.html