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Re: Have you a reservation, sir? Thailand considers selling tickets to country!
I consider it infinitely better to pay a relatively small fee to enter the country than to go through hoops & bother for a visa as we must for a number of Asian countries. Thailand was the first, and I think the only country, where I was required to stop at a booth to pay a departure tax upon leaving the country by air so what possible difference if we pay coming or going (or both?). And I actually prefer the idea of an up front fee rather than having it buried as taxes that can increase...
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Re: Gumbo's Pic of the Day, June 3, 2014: British Telepone Box, Malta
I enjoy these British phone booths! I'm not sure the last time I saw a phone booth in North America. Maybe at an airport somewhere, but they've all but completely disappeared (thanks to near universal ownership of cell phones).
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ET, Call Home: A visit to the Arecibo Observatory
On our recent visit to Puerto Rico, we took an unplanned side trip to what might be called ET’s phone booth—a vast radio telescope at the Arecibo Observatory that “listens” to space both for astronomical information and any...
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Los Angeles County Museum of Art (Where Gumbo was #85)
In addition its contributions to the performing arts Los Angeles is also home to the largest art museum in the Western United States – The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA). Located on Wilshire Blvd just east of Fairfax Ave....
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Rocky Mountain High? Not at Denver Airport!
While Colorado has made recreational use of marijuana legal, it's also given business owners and building operators the right to ban it on premises—and both Denver and Colorado Springs airports have done so. Now, a vendor is suing the Denver...
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'Overtourism:' Finding a balancing point
Europe's cities struggle to find the balance between 'too many' visitors and 'not enough' business.
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Car Rentals: More tech, shorter (or no) lines
Easy availability of car-sharing and ride-sharing are forcing car rental companies to rethink their long rental lines with a tech shake-up.
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Rome's Pantheon gets a fee (when they figure out where to collect)
The 1900-year-old icon will soon have an entry fee, once the city figures out how to build a ticket window that won't be an eyesore.
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Echo of Rebellion: The Resistance at Christiana
A small Pennsylvania town hangs out a sign "Freedom Began Here," its proud memory of a moment when its name was known everywhere.
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Union Square Holiday Market - Annual New York Tradition
Samantha and her husband spent some time in New York City last Christmas. It was magical and they loved walking around the Union Square Holiday Market. It is a New York City tradition.
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NYC Transit Museum: An urban railfan's heaven
Housed in an old subway station in Downtown Brooklyn, the Transit Museum tells as much about the city's history as it does about trains.
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Ron’s Antique Radio Museum, Pennsylvania
George G visits Ron’s Antique Radio Museum, located on Route 30 (Lincoln Highway), 4-1/2 miles west of Bedford, Pennsylvania
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Huntingdon, Pennsylvania: Peaceful Holiday Getaway
Stephanie explores the historic treasures of Huntingdon, Pennsylvania, including fantastic car and antique collections.
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The Rubin Museum: Home to Himalayan Art in NYC
Jonathan L takes us on a tour of another of New York City's fascinating smaller museums.
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Only a Taste of Amsterdam
Amsterdam has too much good food of too many kinds to 'do' in a day, but PHeymont enjoyed his food tour nonetheless!
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Barcelona's "Other Architect"
Almost everyone who visits Barcelona goes knowing a little about Antonio Gaudi, the “moderniste” architect of the Sagrada Familia basilica and a host of unusual early 20th century buildings. Those who don’t soon find out that Gaudi...
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The Berkeley Pit, Butte, Montana (Where Gumbo was #130)
When most people think of Montana, images of mountains or "Big Sky country" or wildlife spring to mind. Usually you don't think of a massive hole in the ground, but that was the focus of this week's puzzle. Gumbo was visiting the...
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Instant climate change available at airport!
Step into a booth—The Climate Portal—at Stockholm's Arlanda Airport, and step into the climate of an entirely different place, say the city you're traveling to. Chilly? Too hot? step out and down to the shopping area for an extra...
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Chicago's History Museum knows the city's story
When it comes to the great Chicago Fire of 1871, seen in a diorama above, the Chicago History Museum knows all about it: The museum, founded in 1856, was destroyed in the fire and had to start again from scratch—only to burn again in 1874....
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Montparnasse Cemetery, Paris
PHeymont continues his exploration of Paris's largest and most famous cemeteries.
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Jan 24, 2018: Rockies Diner - Boise Idaho
At a diner seen on Man vs Food with Alan Richman, Samantha gets to watch a challenger attempt a real eating challenge.
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Tiny town has matching tourism office
A town in south-central France repurposes a phone booth, entering an competition for a Guinness record.
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Not-So-Hidden Gems in Historic Lewisburg
Stephanie Kalina-Metzger shares some of the travel treasures she discovered while visiting Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.
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World's smallest museum fits in a phone booth
A small town's tiny history museum in a former phonebox is a big local hit and may inspire many more mini-museums.
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Scots fighting to save highest BT phonebox
As Britain's phone operator continues to shut down public payphones, a Scottish ski resort wins a fight to keep the highest phonebox in Britain active.
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Chester Cathedral, England
Chester Cathedral isn't the oldest, largest, or most famous but PHeymont calls it one of the most beautiful...and with a most fascinating history.
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Brooklyn Historical Society, New York
PHeymont finds the Brooklyn Historical Society as interesting from outside as from inside.
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Grand Central Terminal, New York (Where Gumbo Was #164)
Gumbo was visiting New York City's Grand Central, one of the classics of the heyday of trains, and still a thriving center for local and commuter trains.
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National Museum of Play, Rochester, NY
Yes, that's a real diner, inside the museum lobby. A perfect start and finish for the museum that also includes play areas, areas to learn about play, and a toy store. Read on...
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New L.A. Museum features broken relationships
Los Angeles's newest museum opens Saturday with artifacts of loving relationships that didn't make it...
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NYC turns on its public WiFi system
NYC has turned on its first public WiFi hotspots, part of what will turn the city's under-used phonebooths into the world's largest free public network.
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A Day in Cape May
Stephanie enjoys the beautiful architectural and gustatory treats during a day at lovely Cape May.
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Doylestown, Pennsylvania: Surprising Treasures
Stephanie Kalina-Metzger takes us not-so-far-away to a world of unusual museums and delights.
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8 Reasons to Visit Nemacolin
Stephanie Kalina-Metzger visits the elegant Nemacolin Woodlands Resort, a 2,000-acre resort in Pennsylvania offering an array of amenities to appeal to a wide range of travel tastes.
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Walking Los Angeles: LACMA and the La Brea Tar Pits
Side by side in Los Angeles, one of America's largest art museums, and the scene of life and death for ancient creatures.
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Barcelona Beyond Gaudi
A tour of masterpieces by Lluis Domenech i Montaner makes clear that Catalan modernism had more than one master.
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The Car and Carriage Caravan Museum, Luray, Virginia.
George G takes us along on a visit to a mecca for classic car fans, full of the ones we all wish we could have.
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'Virtual jockey' ride at Irish museum
Ireland's National Stud has added interactive jockey rides and other features to its home and museum for Irish racing.
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Crossing the Border in Uncertain Times
Travel Rob gains a lot of memories by walking across the border to return home from Canada.
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World's Most Unusual Truck?
DrFumblefinger came across this skeletal truck while traveling the roads of Rajasthan, India.
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Philadelphia Museum of Art: Tasting a Vast Collection
Stephanie Kalina-Metzger shows us how rich and varied are this major museum's collections
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How Do You Pay For Toll Roads In California?
Some useful information on paying tolls, including a slick new app that makes it seem easy (sponsored content)
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The Huntington Museum of Art, Huntington West Virginia
Small-town museums often offer interesting collections and strong community ties. Jonathan L takes us along on a visit to this one.
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Tillamook Creamery, Oregon: Doing It Right over 100 Years!
Tillamook Creamery in Oregon remains guided by thevalues and beliefs they started with in 1909. Samantha shares her visit and some "cheesy" photos.
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Nauta, Peru: An Amazon Journey
Marilyn shares her journey to a remote village in Peru's Amazon region and her images of its vibrant life.
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Self-service bag and passenger check in works
An Australian consortium is working under TSA contract to develop an entirely new scanning system.
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Signs of Stockholm
DrFumblefinger is a collector of photos of signs he encounters when he travels, finding them interesting and fun. Here's a collection of some he saw while visiting Stockholm
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The Pennsylvania Farm Show: Where Farmers and Curious Visitors Meet
Stephany shares some of the sights, sounds and smells she encountered during a visit to the Pennsylvania Farm show in Harrisburg.
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Rome's Pantheon gets a paying audience
After two thousand years, a ticket booth comes to the Pantheon in Rome