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Re: Travel Times Listed on South Central Pennsylvania's Electronic Message Signs
This is good news. For years a lot of the Electronic Message signs were not showing road conditions but rather community information.
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Re: 7 of many reasons to choose Bulgaria for your next trip
A nice introduction to Bulgaria! Like many Americans, I've never really thought of visiting Bulgaria, and have mainly traveled in other parts of Europe, but not the Balkans. And after reading your blog I'm thinking...why didn't I think of this? and when will I go? I'm looking forward to learning more about your country from your blogs!
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Re: 7 of many reasons to choose Bulgaria for your next trip
Thanks for telling us! I've been to Bulgaria a few times and was unaware of so much. I need to go back! Bulgarians really appreciate travelers. For budget travelers wanting to experience Europe, it really is a great country to spend some time and stay within budget.
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Re: 7 of many reasons to choose Bulgaria for your next trip
LOL @ coz HuffPost says so. I just did the Baltics, I need to do the Balkans next. I worked with a Bulgarian guy in Boston and for years he would passionately talk about his country. Since then I have always wanted to visit and after reading this you've definitely encouraged me to hurry up and get there! I'd like to go before the mass tourists do
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Re: 7 of many reasons to choose Bulgaria for your next trip
Thank you very much for this introduction to your very interesting country, Travelling Buzz! Like PHeymont said, we in the Americas need to take a closer look at this region. I don't like to travel to Europe during the months of July and August as it's just too busy. When would be a good time to visit Bulgaria? Weather doesn't have to be perfectly warm, I don't mind wearing a jacket. Is it a Mediterranean climate? Also, is there a good guidebook or reference you'd recommend?
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Re: 7 of many reasons to choose Bulgaria for your next trip
I'm glad you liked the article. I would be more than happy if the post make you visit the country. @DrFublefinger I believe the best time to come to Bulgaria is september-october from the weather perspective, but if you want to see the charm the blooming trees give to the city, you should come in the spring. The summer is really, really (I mean really) hot and dry! The country lies between the strongly contrastic continental and Mediterranean climate zones, so it has an unusually variable...
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Re: 7 of many reasons to choose Bulgaria for your next trip
You sold me. Bulgaria is now on my travel wish list. Thanks.
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Re: Traveling to Europe soon? It may pay to prepay...
I do think it's a good year to add Europe. And with cheap airfares available now for spring and summer all the more reason Another currency that has has dropped compared to the US dollar recently is the Canadian Dollar. http://www.theglobeandmail.com...air/article22446079/
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Re: Iran: Friendliness, Culture, Modernity - So Far Away From The Clichés!
That's a fascinating look at a country rarely visited by people in North America. I especially enjoyed your lovely photos, which share so vividly the experience with all of us. I have two specific questions: 1) What is the tourist infrastructure in Iran like? Easy to find hotels or hostels? Restaurants? Public transit? 2) I've always enjoyed those Iranian people I know, but I'm not sure if the bulk of our readers (Mostly from the USA and Canada) would receive the same welcome from the...
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Re: Iran: Friendliness, Culture, Modernity - So Far Away From The Clichés!
excellent article and amazing pictures....definitely one for the wish list
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Re: Iran: Friendliness, Culture, Modernity - So Far Away From The Clichés!
Hello Dr. Fumblefinger, Thank you for your Feedback! To answer your questions: 1) The infrastructure is good to very good, and it is extremely easy to travel within Iran: there are lots of buses and excellent trains, there is a wide range of hotels, from simple guesthouses to world-class 5 stars hotels, restaurants going from street food stalls to fine dining, ... I have read that with the very fast development of tourism, the high-end category of hotels is the one that might get overbooked...
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo? (#105)
Let me try to get the ball rolling. While they look like owl eyes at first glance, I think it's an aerial photo of a garden or park....or perhaps of a model of a garden or park. Where???? I don't have a clue at the moment.
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo? (#105)
And so the ball rolls…but it is neither garden nor park. But the sharp-eyed doctor is correct: it is not viewed from ground level. And that’s the first day’s hint.
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo? (#105)
I have a picture ready for you guessers...but you have to pay for it with a guess, suggestion or hint! Nothing for you until you bring something for me...
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo? (#105)
Could this be some kind of weaving? A rug or a basket maybe?
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo? (#105)
Hmmm. It almost looks like the formations that they have around castles and manors in Netherlands but most pictures I've seen have star shaped formations rather than circular. I'm at a loss!
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo? (#105)
Let's get down to ground level. Not at the place, but in the same town. Toss me some more ideas, and tomorrow you'll get another clue!
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo? (#105)
Well, Scandinavia's not the only part of the world over-run with bicycles, but I'll grant you you're on the right continent, and in the right half of it. Feed me some more tomorrow folks, and you might get a mid-day picture!
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo? (#105)
Alright...you've given me nothing today, but since Monday is the last day (on Tuesday the answer will be published) here's one last picture from the town Gumbo's (virtually) visiting... This is an important venue, and a modern one...
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo? (#105)
Looking at the architecture its a coastal city in southern Sweden. But I cant nail it to the post !
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Re: Airbnb's plans for business travelers
As an Airbnb user, and also a host, again I have the feeling that the company, while tooting their "community" horn, has again proceeded with changes to the site with no input from users, but rather as conceived by the designers working in their own little world. Particularly as a host, it regularly becomes a case of "you can't get there from here". This interview is an example, telling us that corporate users will be directed only to entire properties, rather than all properties available...
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Re: Airbnb's plans for business travelers
I definitely agree that the interface has become more difficult to use in many ways, although easier in a few. In particular, some parts of the filtering and some information...more difficult. But I do think that the point of what McCabe was saying was that the corporate travel departments want to place restriction on what their employees can rent, and that Airbnb will help them do that...for their employees. Independent business travelers, or those who work for corporations with a more...
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Re: Airbnb's plans for business travelers
My point, more succinctly, is that while I have no problem with Airbnb expanding it's customer base, a surprising number of my guests are first-time users and I spend an inordinate amount of time trying to extract them from dead-ends they've gotten themselves into on the site. Until the booking process is a straight line, easily negotiated by new users, I believe their efforts would be better spent serving the customers they already have, before heading in new directions.
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Re: Airbnb's plans for business travelers
They were fortunate to have a guide like you! There was a time when it was easy to say what part of Paris you wanted to stay in, and what rent range you were willing to pay, and what type of place, as well as desired amenities. I could be wrong, but it seems to me that these days you have to settle for some of those criteria and waste time hunting through the rest. Honestly, as much as I've had good experiences, my business is ripe for the picking if anyone could match the selection and...
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Re: Solo Travel: Four unexpected essentials
Great tips! And 'international badass' has to be the coolest description for a solo traveler I've seen!
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Re: Airports, Airlines battle over passenger fees
What I dislike are when fees are not used for what they're charged for. If airport improvement fees really are used to fix up and improve airports, I think most consumers are fine with that. But when they just get put into the general revenues of a city's cash pool, that bugs most of us. What a find far more unreasonable than this are the fees to change or cancel a flight. Often they approach or exceed the value of a ticket. That's really gouging the consumer.
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Re: Airports, Airlines battle over passenger fees
The other fees that especially bother me are the ones you never see in tickets, because they come out the back door. Compare airport car rental prices with off-airport of the same brand; compare the price of gum or candy at the airport or a neighborhood store. That’s airport revenue, too, either through a direct charge (car) or super-high-rents (newsstand)
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Re: Airports, Airlines battle over passenger fees
Good points, PHeymont. I have noticed the extremely high fees imposed by airport car rentals. Sometimes these exceed the cost of the car rental itself.
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo? (#109)
The free-form shape and the large single entrance lead me to think of a concert hall...room for a big auditorium within. The windows are too irregular for offices or apartments, but might work for galleries or studios. Recent? Last 10-15 years? Hmmm...the grass rather than street setting makes me wonder if it's on a campus?
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo? (#109)
Agree, PHeymont. Looks like an artsy building. Probably a concert auditorium but I could see an museum or art gallery in here, too.
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Re: Strictly for the Birds...
While searching for some other photos, I came across these two that might have joined the birds above. One is a scene of well-mannered pigeons on a rail at the Musee Rodin in Paris, perhaps waiting their turn to annoy diners in the garden cafe; the other is yet another of those ironic meetings of statue-fied dignity with feathered pit stop...
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo (#121)
Watch this space tomorrow morning for a new picture!
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo (#121)
Is the destination you're looking for a building? A town? A region?
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo (#121)
It's a particular building, and an unusual one, but not so unusual in its home town...but its importance is less for its location than its history. Does that clarify? Hmmmm....
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo (#121)
Today's clue...tomorrow we'll see more of this building, and then visit the neighborhood on the weekend...
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo (#121)
A steep roofed building that looks like it's built around a tall brick wall. No idea where we are, though.
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo (#121)
It's in a town with enough interesting buildings, none of them large, that there are bicycle tours to see them all...many by the same architect as our puzzle house...On Sunday morning, you can see the whole house.
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo (#121)
Last clue...Monday morning all will be revealed...can you beat the deadline?
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Re: Bid for Airline Seat Upgrades
Oh, pooh. Now I'll have to add a surprise upgrade to my list of never-to-happen, along with winning the Powerball and skydiving...
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Re: TravelGumbo Blogger HistoryDigger Wins National Travel Journalism Award
Thank you so much Whitney.!We are proud of you Here's part one of Finding Reiner! https://www.travelgumbo.com/blo...isaster-to-discovery
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Re: TravelGumbo Blogger HistoryDigger Wins National Travel Journalism Award
That accolade was well earned! Your story was an interesting mix of travel and history. Everyone who read your words enjoyed it - including me. It was fascinating. Congratulations !!
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Re: TravelGumbo Blogger HistoryDigger Wins National Travel Journalism Award
Award well deserved. Toutes mes félicitations!
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Re: TravelGumbo Blogger HistoryDigger Wins National Travel Journalism Award
Well deserved award for a captivating, well- researched and well-written story. We're very proud of you!
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Re: TravelGumbo Blogger HistoryDigger Wins National Travel Journalism Award
Thank you very much. Team effort! Three cheers!
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo? (#109)
Time for some clues. The architecture is associated with what's inside, but it's the interactive exhibits that most people remember.
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo? (#109)
Great insights! And it's clue time. The building is less than 5 years old and it's very, very close to some popular attractions. Does this shot help any?