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TRO TravelGram - May 11
05-11-2011
Destinations
Wednesday, May 11
Exploring Tainan, Taiwan's hometown
Taiwan was born in this southern city, and most of the complex stew that is the country's culture today matured here... San Francisco Chronicle
River rising in Memphis, but music landmarks dry
The Mississippi rose toward the highest level ever though the water was not threatening the music heartland's most recognizable landmarks... AJC.com
South Florida’s best places to paddle
From the Keys to Palm Beach County, here are 14 favorite waterways for kayaks and canoes... Miami Herald
$100 Weekend in Rio de Janeiro
Filling your time during a cheap weekend in Rio de Janeiro would seem like a no-brainer... New York Times
Island camping a 1-hour ferry ride from Hong Kong
Thirty yards away from where we stood, a herd of water buffalo grazed in a green field.Yet not two hours earlier, we had been in Hong Kong... Yahoo Travel News
Tours and Activities
Site names top destinations for single men
Barcelona, Buenos Aires and Miami top a list of 29 cities that attract single men on the go... CNN
Will and Kate's royal honeymoon spot: The Seychelles
Will and Kate's choice: the Seychelles, an Indian Ocean archipelago roughly 300 to 1,000 miles off the east coast of Africa... USA Today
Cruise
Ten Best Cruise Lines for Solo Travelers
Solo cruising. Cruising solo. Somehow those two words, no matter the order, seem to evoke furrowed brows and looks of pity...Smarter Travel
Transportation
Would you pay about $80 for an upgrade?
Delta is adding seats on 108 planes with an additional four inches of legroom... Budget Travel Online
Cheaper fares for sneaky risk-takers
You can score cheap tickets if you're willing to take risks and pull a sneaky trick or two... Budget Travel Online
Fewer flights on-time in March, cancellations down
Better weather helped airlines avoid delays in March, the fourth month out of the last six in which no U.S. planes were stuck on the ground for more than three hours... Yahoo Travel News
Gas prices and airfares are joined at the hip
You know this intuitively, but sometimes it's nice to see it in black and white: As the price at the pump goes, so goeth airfares... USA Today
Seat comfort, fees top complaints in airline survey
Uncomfortable seats and "excessive fees" are at the top of the list of fliers' complaints, according to a new survey from Consumer Reports... USA Today
Lodging
Pacific Grove inns recapture carefree summers past
Long before Pacific Grove was an enclave of postcard-ready Victorian inns it was a tent city for clean-living Methodists... San Francisco Chronicle
Travel + Leisure unveils 2011 list of world's 50 best new hotels
The hotels that landed on this year's list range from a sexy, pricey skyscraper in New York - the Trump SoHo - to hotelier Liz Lambert's stylish yet more affordable Hotel Havana ... USA Today
Other and Odd
The Great Passport Flap
You probably saw the flurry of publicity about the proposed new passport application—a form almost impossible to complete without the aid of Ancestry.com ... Smarter Travel
How Private Sale Travel Sites Could Save You Money
Several "members only" luxury lodging sites have gained momentum in the past several months... IndependentTraveler.com
Breaking up with your favorite destination is hard to do
But you can be as easily smitten with a favorite destination as with another person. You can also fall out of love... Budget Travel Online
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