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TRO TravelGram - May 17
05-17-2011
Destinations
Tuesday, May 17
Nimes, France: A cultural guide
An essential cultural guide to Nimes in France, a steadfastly French city built on Roman foundations... Telegraph (London)
Singapore: readers' tips, recommendations and travel advice
Readers' advice on trips to Singapore... Telegraph (London)
Boston Essentials
Boston is a big city, but it doesn't feel that way when you're walking around and make no mistake, this is one of those cities perfect to explore on foot ... IndependentTraveler.com
Tours and Activities
World's Coolest New Tourist Attractions
Everyone wants to know where to go next... Yahoo Travel News
Vines and Valleys in Oregon
Oregon is hiking country. It's also wine country, with vineyards that are increasingly destinations for oenophiles. So perhaps it's no surprise that the combination of hiking and wine tasting has a name: wiking... LA Times
22 Miles and a World Away From Los Angeles
The problem with wilderness is that it is, by definition, too darn far from where most people live... New York Times
Cruise
Another river line to add cruises on Mekong
Fast-growing river cruise line Avalon Waterways plans to add the Mekong River to its list of destinations... USA Today
Photo tour: Avalon Waterways' new Avalon Panorama
Billed as the river cruise industry's first "suite ship," Avalon Waterways' just-unveiled Avalon Panorama features 64 extra-wide cabins... USA Today
Transportation
Air France crash black box intact
All flight data from the Air France jet that crashed into the Atlantic in 2009 has been preserved in the plane's retrieved black box recorders... Telegraph (London)
Stop the carry-on madness and just check your bulging bag
Fly, even occasionally, and it is impossible to miss the dramatic upswing in carry-on luggage being heaved, hauled, dragged and rolled aboard planes... Globe and Mail
How to ride a bicycle in an airport -- sort of
Bicycle built for four? Or should that be of four? This quirky YouTube video has gotten about a million eyeballs and has been bouncing around the Twitter-lsphere... LA Times
Lodging
Mackay's, Durness: hotel review
Mackay's Rooms & Restaurant is a cosy and inviting Highland escape in the village of Durness, surrounded by wild Scottish landscapes... Telegraph (London)
Hotel bees a honey of an idea
There's a new buzz about - really atop - some hotels ... USA Today
Other and Odd
Americans ready for vacation, despite high gas prices
Many Americans, fed up with being pent up, appear determined to go on vacation this summer... USA Today
Oops: Learning from stupid travel mistakes
Making - and learning from - travel mistakes... USA Today
365 Guide Tip for the Day
Sales For Travel Agents - Why Consumers Book Online
The most common reason, and one that overshadows all others for do-it-yourself booking, is 'empowerment'... Travel Research Online
Today in History
Brown v. Board of Education
On this day in 1954, the United States Supreme Court handed down the decision in the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education...Travel Research Online
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