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TRO TravelGram - October 10

10-10-2011

 

Monday, October 10
Destinations
Arizona: from desert sunsets to canyon hikes
There is no better place to get lost among the saguaros and their desert buddies than in Saguaro National Park...Seattle Times

A cultural guide to Noto, Sicily
An essential cultural guide to Noto, a Sicilian Baroque town built in the wake of a 17th-century earthquake...Telegraph (London)

Caves and Kayaks in a Quiet Corner of Thailand
A village, set amid caves and natural streams, manages to elude the encroachment of modern tourism... New York Times

Lost in Paris
In a city so well known and loved, where does discovery lie? In the thrill of the new, yes, but also in the surprise of memories waiting at every corner... New York Times


Tours and Activities
Berlin art scene shifts to Potsdamer Strasse
The art scene in Berlin can sometimes seem like a big game of musical chairs, as galleries migrate from neighborhood to neighborhood in search of undiscovered spaces... Seattle Times

America's best beer gardens
We're in the midst of an American beer revival, with beer gardens flourishing and more domestic breweries than at any time since Prohibition... MSN.com

France's oyster trail
All oysters are not created equal. The Brittany oysters in Cancale and Locmariaquer are superb... LA Times


Cruise
Coming Soon: The World's Largest Steamboat
Introducing the Great American Steamboat Company (GASC), a new line that hopes to resuscitate overnight Mississippi River cruising, a niche nearly dead since 2008... CruiseCritic.com

Charleston mayor defends city's cruise ship industry
The mayor of Charleston, S.C., says the World Monuments Fund got it all wrong when it listed the city this week as an endangered historic site because of cruise ships... USA Today


Transportation
LAN Airlines 'pulls an Oprah' with ticket giveaway
Imagine settling down for dinner at restaurant only to be surprised with a free trip to South America... USA Today

Boeing settles suit over cabin air safety
Documents show firm long concerned about health risks of rare fume events... MSN.com

Cracking the code for flying with liquids
Sure, you can include those bottles of wine in your carry-on. Unless... LA Times

Airlines see demand take a dip
Airlines, which had eked out modest growth much of the year despite a tepid global economy, are facing a possible double dip of their own... USA Today


Lodging
Readers recommend: Peninsula House in Annapolis, Md.
Peninsula House is a pristine bed-and-breakfast in the Eastport neighborhood of Annapolis, Md., steps from shops and restaurants... LA Times

Hotel Review: New York James in New York
The hotel is on a quiet stretch of Grand Street, at Thompson, on the southwest edge of SoHo... New York Times

Union plans protest at the opening of L.A. celeb hotel
There's much excitement in VIP circles about Fridays reopening of the fabled Hotel Bel-Air in L.A. after a two-year, top-to-bottom renovation... USA Today


Other and Odd
Kenyan tourism hurt by new kidnapping
Tourists are being moved and hotels are closing on the northern coast of Kenya... Telegraph (London)

US eases travel alert around Japan nuclear plant
The United States has eased its advice for travelers to the environs of the nuclear plant devastated by the March quake and tsunami in northeastern Japan... MSN.com


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