Tagged With "Tru Tone"
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Re: How Low Can You Go? Norwegian Air's Chief Bets on It
After seeing todays prices ,he's not joking around. He's putting the loss leaders right out there to set the tone. The West Coast prices are absolutely incredible. I sure hope it lasts
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Re: Cuba - a step back in time !
I recall as a boy my dad's best friend had a Pontiac like this. It was a beautiful car and the pride of his life. It ended up being totaled in a car crash (he survived), but I still remember his pride in showing off the polished beauty! His was two tone brown, I think.
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Re: Google Relaunches Zagat, minus content and search
I know what I think: I think that the ads should be so distinct (and funny, or pithy, or whatever tone) that no one could ever mistake them for user content. I'd hate to have to explain over and over that no, Gumbo is NOT recommending luggage sellers or tour companies, or--for that matter--kitchen remodeling in Britain. The creep over the line is so evident in the newspaper sales pitches for "rare" coins and various remedies dolled up to look like news articles.
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Re: World's 10 Best Airports? Maybe...
I think the comments, and mine are all hitting on the same point: better airport is not more amenities for while you're trapped there...better airport is not trapping you there. I get disbelieving stares when I tell people that Laguardia is my favorite. But, while it looks a bit dated, its size means you don't have ridiculous hikes, and it's easy to get in and get out. Heathrow T5, on the other hand...especially if you are transferring from T3...is an experience that makes you feel like...
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Re: Family kicked off flight
The most interesting part of the article, to me, was the identification of which language each of the people quoted was speaking...and apparently their words were not falling on deaf ears. Except for the tone-deaf parents (and I'm not usually a parent-basher) who apparently allowed their 3-year-old to decide what rules apply. They should have turned their attention to buckling the child in, and not to arguing with the flight attendant. Perhaps, like the anti-vaccination crowd, they think...
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Re: Hotel desks disappearing in mobile age
I like having a desk in my hotel room. A sofa or easy chair would work, but I dislike working in bed. I hope we're given some options.
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Re: Spain or Portugal?
Usually these days I put together a "trip book" with articles and information from a lot of sources, but I also usually take along one full-scale guidebook as well. I'd be hard-put to make a recommendation for Portugal, because for that one I decided to overcome my feelings and give Rick Steves a try...and it was nearly useless. No special information, a smug tone, and maps that were too sketchy to be useful. In general, I've liked the Frommer guides (and I'm excited that the new ones will...
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Frommer's New EasyGuides: A Future for Print
Over the past past year, there’s been a lot of musing among travelers and in the travel industry about whether the day of the printed travel guide is over, in the face of vast stores of on-line information and smartphone...
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Die Nacht am Rhein
Sailing down the Rhine on a river cruise, Pheymont captured some of the changing light and shapes of the evening.
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February 28, 2020: Henry J. at the Library
PortMoresby discovers this lovely restored historic car while visiting the local library.
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Cologne Cathedral: Empire of Light
The play of light and shadow, inside and out, is what impressed PHeymont most on a visit to one of the world's most-famous cathedrals.
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Theme rooms: Now, Bread & Breakfast
Bread and carb lovers: Your chance at a bread-themed hotel stay in New York.
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France has plans to polish tourist welcome
France, which recently announced a huge investment in tourism promotion and upgrades in hopes of having 100 million visitors a year soon, has also published a report on 13 proposed improvements in how visitors are welcomed. The report's...
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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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Rouen Cathedral: A Gothic chameleon
The cathedral's elaborate and exuberant facade served Monet as a laboratory of light in over 30 paintings; it only takes a few pictures to see why.
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May 4, 2018: Glencoe Massacre Monument, Scotland
Ian Cook shares a detailed history of the story of the Massacre in Glencoe Scotland, whose monument we visit in our Pic of the Day.
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Who are we when we travel?
Gumbo's Picture of the Day for April 13th, above, is an image I made nearly 55 years ago, on my first trip to Paris: a man sleeping on the ground at a side entrance to the National Assembly building. I like the picture; I’m pleased with its...
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Staying In Touch on the Road: Part 4
ET—HERE’S HOW TO CALL HOME! Right! I promised you alternatives to paying high cellphone call rates for calling back home. Using one of these low-cost strategies lets you spend more on data (or dinner!) and lets you choose a SIM by the best...
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Visiting John Steinbeck country. 3) Cannery Row, Monterey, California
"Cannery Row...is a poem, a stink, a grating noise, a quality of light, a tone, a habit, a nostalgia, a dream." — John Steinbeck, from his novel ' Cannery Row' Wow! With a beautifully written introduction like that,...
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Spain's national anthem: Just hum along
Since abandoning Franco-era fascist lyrics, Spain's had to make do with a centuries-old anthem that has no official words.
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Silent Skies in Tuscany, Italy
Celebrating Nature on 7 Continents: Europe, part 1. Kirsten Hines nature series moves from Australia to Europe, where we consider a world without songbirds.
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Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta—The Peach State
On their continual quest to visit all the 50 US State capitols, Samantha and Gene visited Atlanta while in Georgia and toured their state capitol.
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Amish Country: Luxury Inn, Over-the-top Meal
Stephanie Kalina-Metzger shares a very memorable dinner and hotel stay from Valentine's Day.
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What was the worst thing…?
Bob Cranwell, the Amateur Emigrant and former tour guide, shares a moment in Yemen that at times haunts him to this day.
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Pittock Mansion, Portland, Oregon
March 6, 2014: The conversation around Gumbo’s table took a turn today as we discussed the sensibilities of men and women and how it might apply to content on the site. The only woman at the moment among the regular bloggers (as far...
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Hotel desks disappearing in mobile age
The hotel guestroom desk is starting to disappear as hotels find that most travelers prefer to work on their beds, or especially in the lobby.
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For sale: Elvis's private jet—as is
Parked on a runway for the past 35 years, it's a real fixer-upper, but that might not matter to a real Elvis fan.
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Re: Most overrated travel destinations
It's easy to make a crotchety list of over-rated things, but also important to remember that one man's meat is another's poison. I have no argument with some of the items on the list, but I'd like to speak in defense of some, too. To dismiss Las Vegas as a theme park is to miss the point. It IS an adult theme park, and its wonderful tacky self is why I like it. That and the fact that it's a cheap landing point for Death Valley and the Grand Canyon/Boulder Dam. Never been to Loch Ness, but...
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Re: TSA: More delays, more complaints, some hope
I think Karl has hit on a key point in his TSA comments: behavior. Long bureaucratic lines can bring out the worst in us, both on the line and running it...but the better the attitude of those running it, the fewer incidents of any kind will happen. Some of my experience of that has been as a high school assistant principal in schools where the city mandated scanning at the entrances. When the right tone is set by supervisors, the friction level is lower, and even though there is resentment...
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Re: Spotted on the Road: 1954 Meteor
From time to time I have a dream that I've left my old car parked somewhere. It's never clear whether it's the 2-tone (also gray - very snappy) '51 Pontiac with a sun visor, or the '53 Plymouth, but if I could just remember where it is, it's there waiting for me.
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Re: Where in the World is TravelGumbo (#138)
Day two, another clue...still in bronze, but with a definitely different tone...
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If there is a paradise on earth….
Bob Cranwell, our resident travel philosopher and raconteur, shares a tale of Kashmir.
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The Privilege of Pottery
PHeymont loves pottery—to hold, to use, to admire—and shares a visit to a New York State pottery.
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Cyber Monday 2020 Deals On Men's Watches
Looking for a quality men's watch? Here are some suggestions which might interest you (sponsored content)
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Liberty Bell, Independence National Historic Park, Philadelphia
DrFumblefinger visits the famous cracked Liberty Bell, which rang above Independence Hall in Philadelphia.
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NCIS New Orleans "Tru Tone Bar"
Samantha and her husband visit R Bar which is the building used for Tru Tone in the tv show NCIS New Orleans.
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Adorable Tiny Dolls, American Girl Place, NYC
While in NYC Samantha and a friend checked out the tiny dolls at American Girl Place on 5th Ave. Worth visiting, especially if you have a little girl in your party.
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Amsterdam lasers in on no-tourism spots
Amsterdam takes next steps in its plan to tone down tourism by listing specific places from which new tourist spots are banned.
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UK raises visa price for visitors
A rise that makes a UK visa 30% more expensive than one for all of Europe is drawing criticism from the UK tourism sector
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Bear Country: Visiting the Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center
Sarah and her family meet the bears and wolves, and learn a lot about vacationing in their territory
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Marienplatz: Heart of Munich
For nearly 900 years, Marienplatz has been the scene of much of Munich's daily life, history and sometimes turmoil.
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Three Churches in Munich
PHeymont visits three important churches of downtown Munich, with styles ranging from relatively austere to a bit over-the-top
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Silent Skies in Tuscany
Kirsten Hines considers what it would mean to have a world without songbirds
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Gumbo's Pic of the Day, March 7, 2014: The snake charmer
Today's Pic of the Day is simply a favourite photo of mine taken whilst I was on what, on reflection, was probably the most dangerous holiday of my life - two weeks of motorcycling around Goa in India in March 2008.
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Two Churches in Riga, Latvia
Two churches, back-to-back in Riga's oldest neighborhood have had parallel but different histories
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5 Things to Consider When Planning Your Dream Wedding At Home or Abroad
Looking for the perfect location for your wedding? Consider some of these options (sponsored content)
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Tallinn Cathedrals: Plain and Fancy
Lutheran and Orthodox cathedrals in the Estonian capital are a short walk apart but vastly different in tone and history