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Re: Buddy, Can You Spare 5.3 Million Dimes?
Yes, some facilities have no space for reassembly. The least they could do is hand people clear plastic bags for all of their little stuff at the beginning. Toss coins, keys, cell phone etc into clear plastic bag. Toss belt and shoes into clear plastic bag. Slam plastic bags into bin with your luggage items. Grab your plastic bags and luggage items out of bin at the exit and run for your gate, shoeless. At least people would not be fumbling around, trying to get their small odds and ends out...
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Re: Financing Freedom - 8 Tips For Budgeting Your Journey
Financing Freedom #2. Advice to fund a vacation by taking out a 2nd mortgage on your home. That isn't freedom, it's the opposite of freedom. As cigarettes have been termed a nicotine delivery system, this post appears to be a link delivery system.
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Re: A visit to Great Basin National Park
Costs for the existing parks is mostly maintenance and salary. In the face of a broke federal government, I would favor increased user fees. $10-20 for a family to visit a national park for a week is the greatest bargain out there. People who love the parks would happily pay twice as much and I don't think the extra cost would be a deterent. Also, it's reasonable for those with concessions to pay up more than they are. They are given a monopoly and some of those profits should go back to the...
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Re: A visit to Great Basin National Park
PHeymont, I don't believe we disagree. I think the problem is that the park system relies on "federal handouts" and when a government is broke, there's less to hand out. As I said, I sort of favor them being self-funded by their user and concession fees. That's a lot of money already (if it was all kept in the parks) and people would be willing to pay more IF they knew the money stayed in the parks and didn't get diverted back into the Washington's general budget. Orphan parks would be...
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Re: Chattanooga & Paris?
Not that I read Conde Nast's newsletter often...but I'm ready for the Chattanooga choo-choo sometime. It's on my "southern road-trip bucket list" for someday...along with Charleston, Memphis and revisits to Nashville and Savannah. Maybe we could all get together and get Food Network to fund us... And here's a softball: What do Nashville and Athens have in common?
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Interesting Info for Travel Bloggers Seeking Crowdfunding
Tnooz published an interesting article by Christine Gilbert on her succesful kickstarter campaign to fund a documentary on people who travel the world and work remotely .She gives tips on what works in crowdfunding and how it's changed. ...
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Selling Toronto Island terminal to fund more flights
Porter Aviation, which built and owns the Toronto Island Billy Bishop terminal featured in Gumbo's Where in the World Puzzle #71 , is selling the terminal to an investment group. But no fears for the convenient downtown airport—Porter is getting...
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Airports, Airlines battle over passenger fees
It's hard for a traveler to tell what's going on sometimes in the pot-calling-the-kettle-black wars of the air travel industry. We've covered elsewhere the dispute between the legacy airlines and the Gulf carriers over subsidies and "Open Skies."...
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New London life for an old idea: floating baths
Recreation advocates have launched a well-publicized Kickstarter campaign to help fund construction of a floating freshwater swimming pool in the Thames, just off the Embankment. The project, called Thames Baths, whose full cost is estimated at...
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June 3, 2017: Father Nile, a long way from home
A puzzling pre-Christian sculpture outside a Naples church turns out to have a puzzling history as well.
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Venice's Royal Gardens set for restoration
Napoleon's gardens will be restored with funds from an insurance company, continuing a trend of private funding for landmark preservation in Italy.
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Another criticism faced by Uber results in the Delete Uber campaign
Uber, the world’s one of the largest online taxi-hailing networks has faced many criticisms, lawsuits, legal actions and protests from the both Government and its Uber drivers. At the end of January 2017, the campaign called Delete Uber has been trending in the social media and it results in the deletion of nearly two lakhs of Uber accounts. Though the Uber faced a lot of criticism from the people, it is trying to solve the issues in a different manner. Executive order of President Trump The...
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Mar. 8, 2017: Rachel the Piggy Bank at Pike Place Market
A giant piggy bank that serves as a mascot for the famed Pike Place Market in Seattle, Rachel gets her day in these photos by Samantha
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Securing the History of Old San Juan
The Puerto Rico Historic Building Drawing Society is hard at work to preserve San Juan's UNESCO-listed architectural heritage. Jonathan L visited and interviewed its founder.
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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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Nov. 4, 2017: Along the Lincoln Highway (U.S. 30)
George G takes a detour while on a road trip to catch some of the sights along a stretch of Pennsylvania's historic route 30.
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London's new treasure: An urban wetland preserve
London gets a new treasure: an urban wetlands now open to the general public for the first time—and admission is free.
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Do we need a tax to save stranded travelers?
British travel agents propose a levy on air tickets to cover the costs of repatriation and refund in case of sudden airline shutdowns.
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Airlines still busy with repatriation flights
With most regular flights grounded, some airlines are still busy retrieving their country's nationals from the far corners of the world.
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The Museum of Chinese in America
Jonathan L visits the Museum of Chinese in America, which explores the long history of immigration to this country
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Churches of Park Slope, Brooklyn
PHeymont explores the varied and mostly 19th-century churches in one of Brooklyn's premier neighborhoods, and explores the area's history.
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It was inevitable: Brand-name masks
Now, for a price, you can wear favorite characters on your face. Some may think it's just ducky, but others might find it Goofy.
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NCL CEO now sounds upbeat
After a week marked by reports of near cash collapse, Norwegian Cruise Line's CEO is talking a much brighter future.
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St Vartan Armenian Cathedral, New York
An unusual building in an unusual location, St Vartan's is the home of the Armenian Apostolic Church in America, and well worth a visit.
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New scratch-off map for Ontario parks
An innovative scratch-off map of Ontario's 300+ provincial parks will raise funds for the park system.
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Nashville's African-American Music Museum coming
The long-awaited National Museum of African-American Music will open September 3; tickets are already on sale.
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Airbnb steps into the weird
Airbnb finds more renters looking for the unusual, so it's helping to create more...
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Black Rhinos on the move
A troop of rare black rhinos have been moved from South Africa to a new home in Malawi as part of a scheme to protect the endangered species.
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French goal: 100,000,000 visitors by 2020
Always popular, France seeks even more visitors France, already the world's top draw for international visitors, is ready to spend hundreds of millions of Euros in a drive to up the number to 100 million visitors by the end of this decade. Last...
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1933 Napier Railton aero-engined race car - 47 world speed records
Encountered on a chance visit a few days ago to the UK heritage 'Brooklands' museum, I am delighted to share these photos of this mighty and powerful beast with my fellow Gumbo'ists! The Napier-Railton is an aero-engined race car built in 1933,...
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Anatomy of a Trip (planning begins in earnest)
I love planning a trip and that may have been what kept me thinking about the next one, even when I wasn’t sure there would be a next one. After a couple of decades traversing the planet, the process of putting them together had...
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Tenerife - Your Exotic Relaxation Place
The largest island of the Canary archipelago , Tenerife is a unique sight to behold. This volcanic island attracts 10 million tourists every year with its stunning beaches, forests and breathtaking landscape. Sandy beach and amazing turquoise...
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Rome will rebuild Colosseum floor, may host events
Rome's Colosseum, the giant arena where gladiators fought and mock naval battles were staged has been without a floor since the 19th century. That's about to change, as Rome has earmarked over €18 million to restore the floor. The...
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Danish Travel Company : Make Babies on Vacation for Mom
Spies Travel of Denmark released a racy video and new promotion whereby parents who want grandchildren can help fund their children's trips so that that some baby-making may occur. Spies website states...
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How much tax is there in a plane ticket?
You have it in your hand! A magical pass that let's you transport yourself from one part of the country to another, or one country to a different continent in a matter of hours. Air travel is truly one of the greatest...
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Work-life Balance: Well-paid Jobs To Do While Traveling
Helen Bradford offers a realistic list of job options available to today's nomads.
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Fairy-tale French chateau saved by crowd-funding
A fairy-tale castle that's been laid in ruins more than a few times gets a crowd of new owners and a hope of restoration.
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January 4. 2018. Is this a '52 Cadillac ?
In June last year this car was a project nearing completion. Pale blue with rusty wheels. Used as a Taxi to fund it's restoration. . It now has a beautiful paint job and modern alloy wheels. And a Hyundai engine. Not a true restoration - but still a pleasure to ride in. Spotted in Holguin, Cuba last month.
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Pondicherry, India (Part 1)
Bob Cranwell shares memories of life in Pondicherry, a unique corner of the Indian subcontinent.
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Peru creates huge new national park
Peru's new national park along the Yaguas River aims at conserving a rich and endangered resource and the homes of indigenous peoples.
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Bankrupt Alitalia still has a heartbeat
The airline is still due to be sold by late October, but its improved results may produce bigger bids.
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Eiffel Tower ticket prices head for the top
Ticket prices jump as much as 47%, as officials say the money is needed for maintenance and renovation.
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, July 21, 2014: Mád Synagogue
There is a beautiful synagogue in Mád, a village near Tokaj in Eastern Hungary, that is not as popular as it should be amongst visitors. Today it is a Holocaust memorial and represents rare Hungarian synagogue architecture;...
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Wave Hill Arboretum, Bronx, New York
Wave Hill, the former estate of the Perkins family, is one of New York's most beautiful treasures, and one of its least known. It shouldn't be!
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England's Heritage at Risk, Group Reports
Time, decay and rising costs are putting some of England's best-known or historic sites at risk.
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Airbnb raises $555 million in new funding- now it is worth for $30 billion
Airbnb has raised $555 in order to reach the expected value of $850 million; this is a sign to show that the company is growing globally. A source which is close to the company confirms its earlier reports. The funding round is reported by the company named Alphabet, which is the parent company of Google. This $550 million has risen towards $850 million, and the field is about to rise, because of this act. The round valued Airbnb at $30 billion and it has become one of the biggest startups...
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Money Saving Tips, for your Big Trip – Part 2
Part 2 of Samantha's series on how you can save BEFORE you travel!
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Money Saving Tips, for your Big Trip – Part 3
Samantha wraps up her series on how to have the money to travel by saving it up ahead.
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Sad summer: Maldives suffers coral bleaching
Rising temperatures, especially this summer, have damaged coral reefs world-wide.
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Those TSA lines: in most cities, they've shrunk
Those long TSA lines of a few months ago are largely gone, but some of the solutions may not be permanent.