Confessions of a filmmaker: nature’s power of inspiration

Watch what drives filmmaker Mathieu Le Lay's creativity and tell us: what inspires YOU to create art?



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100 Free, Instant American Airlines Miles

American AAdvantage will give you 100 miles for joining PointsHound, the hotel search website. I’ve written about PointsHound in the past, and used it when they had rates that allowed you to earn miles in the airline of your choice for making a hotel booking and still earn hotel points, elite credit, and receive elite […]

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#NGTRadar: Travel Lately

Travel Lately—a roundup of the best new dispatches from the travel blogosphere—is a regular feature on Intelligent Travel every other Wednesday. You can play, too. Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTravel and tag your favorite travel stories #NGTRadar to help us find the crème de la crème on the Web.



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2015/01/07/ngtradar-travel-lately-44/

Anniversaries, From Rio to Selma

There are opportunities around the world to remember history, both the good and the bad.

















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How to Travel in 2015

There are plenty of places to visit this year, and there are new ways to get there.

















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Where to Eat, and Where Dance It Off

Whether you want to indulge your appetite or party on the Great Wall, the year offers plenty of food and music festivals.

















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The Year Ahead in Extreme Sports

Where to see niche athletes compete with one another — and the elements.

















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United Global Services Members Now Get Lufthansa First Class Lounge Access

In December Lufthansa added a nice perk for their top tier HON Circle members. This status requires 600,000 status miles every two years. With this new benefit, HON Circle members receive access to United Global First Lounges when traveling in business class on Lufthansa or United. This includes the lounges in Chicago, Hong Kong, London, New York, San Francisco, Tokyo, and Washington.

While admittedly United Global First Lounges aren't all that nice, they're better than the United Clubs for sure. My assumption at the time was that this wouldn't be reciprocal, since I assumed Lufthansa was just paying United some amount of money to make the flying experience more pleasant for their top tier elites.

And I especially assumed that since Lufthansa is among the strictest airlines when it comes to first class lounge access rules. They only allow first class passengers on Lufthansa/Swiss and HON Circle members to access their first class lounges. So they're much more difficult to access than United Global First Lounges.

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American’s Lucrative Premium Travel Mileage Bonuses Now Posting

As a reminder, American Airlines announced a 2015 mileage promotion that will offer bonus miles to AAdvantage and Dividend Miles members for eligible first and business class fares. This is huge for those who fly American and pay for premium fares and frankly I’m surprised that it isn’t targeted and lasts the entire year. In […]



from The Points Guy http://thepointsguy.com/2015/01/americans-lucrative-premium-travel-mileage-bonuses-now-posting/

Delta Changes Award Chart Just One Week Into the New 2015 Program

Earlier I showed that Delta was charging more for some awards than their published maximum ‘level 5′ prices. I gave the example of West Palm Beach – Honolulu. The award chart showed a maximum possible price of 90,000 miles each was in Delta’s premium cabin. But I showed that itineraries were pricing at higher than […]

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36 Hours: What to Do in Milan

The new energy coursing through the city can be enjoyed even before this year’s World Expo.

















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After the terrorist attack in Paris, pick up your weapon and go fight

The murderers dared proclaim Charlie Hebdo is dead, but make no mistake, they are wrong.



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13 Flight Attendants Fired For Insubordination… HUH?!?

Here's an absolutely crazy story. Via USA Today:

'Thirteen flight attendants who were fired by United Airlines for refusing to fly from San Francisco to Hong Kong because of a security concern have filed a federal complaint to get their jobs back.

Before United Flight 869 took off July 14, crewmembers noticed the words "BYE BYE" and two faces drawn in oily residue on the plane's tail, according to the 26-page complaint filed Tuesday with the Labor Department. One face was smiling but the other was "devilish," the complaint said.'

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I Heart My City: Tim’s Cologne

Tim Steins is no stranger to Cologne. Born 30 kilometers north of this German city, he spent his childhood exploring Cologne on the weekends with friends in tow. He now channels his hometown pride into the Spotted by Locals blog while working for a media analysis agency. Though he's lived in numerous places around Europe, Tim recognizes the "heart-warming spirit" of his current home: "Cologne is not a city, it's a feeling."



from Intelligent Travel http://intelligenttravel.nationalgeographic.com/2015/01/07/i-heart-my-city-tims-cologne-2/

Spirals and Geometry in the Eisenhower Building, Washington, D.C.

The Travel Blogging Summit that I attended in D.C. last month was held in the Eisenhower Building, around the corner from the White House, and a formidable structure in its own right: But perhaps more miraculous than its exterior were the spirals inside of it, ones I think I would have missed had it not […]



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