Lookit what the story delivered – a baby forum!

from Elliott http://elliott.org/problem-solved/lookit-story-delivered-baby-forum/

How to become a citizen scientist

We’ve reached a point in time where anyone can contribute to scientific progress, no matter their occupation or global location, without needing a degree.



from Matador NetworkMatador Network http://matadornetwork.com/life/become-citizen-scientist-5-tools-get-started/

The New IHG Free Night Promo Is the Most Generous and Game-able We’ve Seen in Five Years. Here’s How to Play It.

IHG Rewards Free Night Promo: Here’s how it works and why you’ll want to play Earlier in the week I wrote that IHG Rewards – the loyalty program for Intercontinental, Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn, and related brands – would be bringing back their fun, complicated, and rewarding “Big Win” promotion for the fall under a […]

The post The New IHG Free Night Promo Is the Most Generous and Game-able We’ve Seen in Five Years. Here’s How to Play It. appeared first on View from the Wing.

from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2014/09/05/ihg-rewards-free-night-promo-game-able/

Luxury with a wild twist in Indonesia

The only resort on the island of Sumba, Indonesia, Nihiwatu allows its guests luxury and a close relationship with the local culture.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/international/2014/09/01/spc-glass-elite-escapes-nihiwatu.cnn.html

Should you use your phone on a plane?

More and more airlines allow passengers to use phones "from gate to gate"; but does that mean you should?

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/05/travel/phones-on-planes/index.html

7 deluxe reasons to visit Oman

From swanky island resorts to verdant desert mountains, the UAE's more subdued neighbor offers luxury experiences all of its own.

from CNN.com - Travel http://www.cnn.com/2014/09/05/travel/deluxe-oman/index.html

When lighting up social media with kindness proves a better way to engage

This is a story of how a little human kindness created a bigger social buzz for a hotel than pushing rooms via ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/social-media-apex-hotels-edinburgh/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=lighting-social-media-little-kindness-might-better-way-engage

American Express Eliminated Online Message Customer Support

I like doing customer service with credit card companies online, in writing. I don’t like calling. I don’t really like the phone anyway, it’s more of an intrusion. I prefer to compose my thoughts clearly and crisply, and not have to wait in real-time for the company to respond, to transfer me around, to re-explain […]

The post American Express Eliminated Online Message Customer Support appeared first on View from the Wing.

from View from the Wing http://viewfromthewing.boardingarea.com/2014/09/05/american-express-eliminated-online-message-customer-support/

The world's most remote dive resort

Indonesia’s Wakatobi Dive Resort proudly claims the title of being the most remote dive resort in the world.



from Matador NetworkMatador Network http://matadornetwork.com/trips/wakatobi-indonesia-worlds-remote-dive-resort/

Forget the enormity of China (and its travel brands), what about its startups?

Perhaps it is easy to get carried away with the monumental opportunity that many believe comes along with the growth of the ...



from Tnooz http://www.tnooz.com/article/china-what-about-startups/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=beyond-enormity-china-travel-brands-little-guys

Trip Review: Carnival Sensation to Nassau

After writing about how to book a cruise with credit card rewards a few months ago, my husband and I decided to take our two kids on a cruise of our own. And I was totally skeptical. After all, I don’t like boats, the open ocean, waves, or tsunamis, and I’ve seen the Poseidon Adventure […]



from Frugal Travel Guy http://www.frugaltravelguy.com/2014/09/trip-review-carnival-sensation-to-nassau.html

Rock Carvings in Tanum in Tanumshede, Sweden

Contained on hundreds of stone and boulder faces the archeological site known unimaginatively as the Rock Carvings in Tanum are some of the most complex and skilled Bronze Age carvings anywhere in the world, and you can't miss them since they have been painted a bright red for clarity, if not scientific preservation.

Consisting of thousands of figures, animals, and other illustrations shallowly carved into the rock, the etchings are remarkable not only for their breadth of variation and clarity, but also for their continuity. The earliest of the designs appear to date back to around 1800 BCE detailing little moments of daily life and seafaring as the local people were known for. It seems that people continued returning to the site for hundreds of years to record figures, religious symbols, and other iconography that may have been one part historical record, and one part pure art. The site saw new carvings being created almost right up until the birth of Christ, creating a staggeringly insightful look at late Bronze Age life.

While the Rock Carvings in Tanum are a treasure trove of archeological gold, their breadth and number have made the site popular among casual tourists as well. Since the carvings themselves have aged into little more than shallow depressions in the stone, many of them have been colored in with red paint to make them pop for the casual visitor. Unfortunately this was done with no regard to their preservation or scientific significance. However the site is now protected by UNESCO, so hopefully no more color happy tour guides will get any bright ideas.

from Atlas Obscura http://atlasobscura.com.feedsportal.com/c/35387/f/665719/s/3e2a70db/sc/10/l/0L0Satlasobscura0N0Cplaces0Crock0Ecarvings0Ein0Etanum/story01.htm

Does insurance cover my frequent flier miles?

from Elliott http://elliott.org/the-troubleshooter/insurance-cover-frequent-flier-miles/

An amazing meal in Hobbiton

An Older Interview You Might Have Missed Here is a very fun episode I did with Leo Laporte! Daily Photo – An amazing meal in Hobbiton If you go on the tour of the Hobbiton Movie Set, be sure you go on the last one of the day and stay for this dinner. It is […]



from Stuck in Customs http://www.stuckincustoms.com/2014/09/05/an-amazing-meal-in-hobbiton/

North American National Park #38: Gulf Islands, British Columbia

At only 24 square miles (62 km2) Gulf Islands is one of the smallest national parks in Canada. The islands lie between the city of Vancouver and Vancouver Island. It is also one of Canada’s newest national parks having been founded in 2003. Park land is located on 15 different islands, some of which are [...]



from Everything Everywhere Travel Blog http://everything-everywhere.com/2014/09/04/north-american-national-park-38-gulf-islands-british-columbia/