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July 3
Part time tour guides
With one baby boomer turning 60 every 7 seconds, the future of group travel looks very bright. In fact, group trips these days are often organized by enterprising amateurs. FMI: www.glamer.com
July 5
Hiking the Chilkoot Trail
Skagway is a quiet, frontier settlement on a narrow bay in Alaska’s panhandle. A century ago, it was boomtown. FMI: www.skagway.com
July 6
Quebec City Summer Music Fest
The most French city west of Paris, Quebec’s narrow streets are ideal for strolling, especially during its summer music festival. FMI: www.infofestival.com/
July 7
Checking out city discount programs
Cost-conscious travelers can buy city coupon books and discount cards that can stretch their travel budgets. Here are several of note. FMI: www.londonpass.com, www.visitcopenhagen.com, www.citypass.net
July 10
A place in the country
People can be passionate about their other home, whether it's a cabin in the woods or cottage on the shore. But truth be told, it can often be a love/hate relationship.
July 11
Ten top train trips
Even as railroads struggle to compete with airlines, venerable rail routes across the country are gaining as travel attractions. Here’s a short list.
FMI:
Royal Scotsman: www.abercrombiekent.com/
Eastern and Orient Express: www.orient-express.com/web/eoe/eastern_and_oriental_express.jsp
India Pacific: www.gsr.com.au/site/home.jsp
South Africa Rovos Rail: www.rovos.com
Bernina Express: www.rhb.ch
Sierra Madre Express: www.sierramadreexpress.com
Amtrak Adirondack: www.amtrak.com
TransCanada: www.viarail.com
Durango Silverton: www.durangotrain.com
July 12
Falling in love on Lake Como
Dolce fare niente, the Italian toast observes, “It is sweet to do nothing.” There’s no more romantic place to do nothing, especially on a summer afternoon. FMI - www.italiantourism.com
July 13
Reliving a Roman Holiday
When Billy Wilder made his 1953 classic “Roman Holiday,” he created a celluloid monument that still attracts admirers to the Eternal City.
July 14
Euro strategies
As the Euro plummets in value, many American travelers are discovering how much further their dollars can take them on the continent this summer. But bargains are not to be found in every corner.
July 17
Sailing on the Heritage
Looking for a gentle ocean adventure? Try a ship of Maine’s Windjammer Association. Most are old working schooners. One was built especially for passengers. FMI: www.sailmainecoast.com
July 18
Passing time in Provincetown
Cape Cod has been a place of escape since the Pilgrims landed. This town on the Cape’s tip is where the sophisticated come to be rustic. FMI: www.provincetown.com
July 19
Harmony in the Inner Hebrides
A low-lying archipelago off Scotland’s west coast, the islands of the Inner Hebrides are places of great beauty and soulful emptiness. FMI: www.travelbritain.com, www.scotsell.com, Distilleries: www.ardbeg.com,
July 20
Slideshows in cyberspace
A growing number of cyber-savvy travelers are using the Web to tell friends, family, and the whole wide world about their journeys. FMI: www.iexplore.com, www.travel-library.com
July 21
Amazing mazes
Is it a reaction to high-tech attractions that old-fashioned diversions like garden mazes are making a comeback? FMI: http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/maze/garden/index.htm
July 24
In Westminster Abbey
If London is the heart of Britain, Westminster Abbey is the heart of London. FMI: www.westminster-abbey.org/
July 25
In Churchill’s War Room
D-Day took place in Normandy, but the plans for history’s most massive military assault were drawn up in a cramped bunker under central London. FMI: http://cwr.iwm.org.uk/
July 26
National Trust Rentals
For travelers who crave the unusual in the way of accommodations, Britain’s National Trust has much to offer. FMI: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/, for Jewels of Britain: www.visitbritain.us
July 27
Where the right side is wrong
In 51 countries, people drive on the left. Here are tips for travelers who get confused when the traffic coming from a different direction.
July 28
Travel etiquette
More than ever, travel creates close quarters among complete strangers and the opportunity for close encounters of the annoying kind. That is precisely when having good travel manners matters most.
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