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by Greg Cruey on March 15, 2009
AquaTerraSky had a nice piece on virginia earlier this month.
I'm partial to Virginia because, well, I live there. Not in the Eastern side of the state, but out close to where Kentucky, West Vir...
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by Greg Cruey on January 28, 2009
Michelle Locke had a good review earlier this month on the many "things to do" in San Diego that your kids are likely to enjoy.
San Diego is an excellent winter destination. It's a warm...
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by Greg Cruey on November 6, 2008
Harajuku Station in Tokyo (along with the surrounding alleys and streets) is the scene of one of Asia's most dynamic young cultures.
Adjectives don't really suffice to describe the scene. &qu...
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by Gloria Gamat on July 21, 2008
Travel + Leisure magazine's annual reader survey results for top cities, hotels, etc. in the world is now out: 2008 World' Best Awards.
For this blog, I would like to highlight Top 10 Citi...
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by Charu Suri on July 20, 2008
The Kimpton Group of hotels made a recent splash in the city of Los Angeles. The Kimpton Palomar opened its quirky doors two months ago, and welcomes pets and guests with a particular appreciation f...
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by Gloria Gamat on July 8, 2008
National Harbor - the city built along Potomac River in Oxon Hill (Maryland, USA) is attracting people from everywhere with it's fine food, music shows, art museums and views of the starting-to-ge...
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by Gloria Gamat on June 11, 2008
On June 14-17, there will be no Amtrak service between Boston and New York.
From Saturday to Tuesday, there will be virtually no Amtrak service between Boston and New York as Amtrak replaces the mo...
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by Gloria Gamat on May 30, 2008
Relocate-America.com has ranked the top 100 cities in its annual list. For the second year in a row, Charlotte, North Carolina has topped the said list for best places to live in America.
The Top ...
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by Gloria Gamat on May 28, 2008
As reported by traveling coach Kim Schneider, there are various creative lodging options in Michigan - offering a taste of offbeat in travel.
In Michigan, if you look a bit, you'll find a remod...
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by Gloria Gamat on May 22, 2008
On May 26 (Monday) is U.S. Memorial Day - meaning, this coming weekend will be a longer one for all people residing in America.
Also, it means the onset of summertime in the U.S. Well, some said tha...
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by Gloria Gamat on May 8, 2008
Next to New York, the other place in the U.S. I am most interested in visiting is Washington DC.
Recently I have been reading two blogs about washington dc: The DC Traveler and Starked DC.
There&...
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by Gloria Gamat on May 7, 2008
New York is definitely not a hidden gem. Though this blog's title is Hidden Travel Gems, I still would like to mention New York. Who wouldn't want to see the city that never sleeps? Even those...
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by Josh Lew on March 28, 2008
A hundred years ago, Charlotte was an industrial town focused on making textiles for the southeast. The city's foresighted leaders were able to see that the textile industry wouldn't sustain ...
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by Josh Lew on March 24, 2008
Everyone knows Manila. Some people can probably even find it on a map. But not many people have been there. The capital of the Philippines is a densely populated, sometimes dangerous place. While the...
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by Josh Lew on March 21, 2008
After hurricane Katrina hit, the media's attention was firmly concentrated on the drama in New Orleans. Few people realize that the damage in other Gulf Coast towns was also significant. Biloxi, ...
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by Josh Lew on March 19, 2008
Bucharest is one of the biggest cities in Eastern Europe. It is the capital and cultural center of Romania. As Eastern Europe has grown by leaps and bounds over the past two decades, Bucharest has be...
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by Josh Lew on February 29, 2008
Earlier in the week, I wrote about the French island of Corsica. To get to Corsica by ferry, travelers will have to pass through Marseilles. This southern city, once a playground for organized crime,...
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by Josh Lew on January 30, 2008
Amongst the world's up-and-coming cities, Sydney is one of the biggest. What has made it one of the world's hippest? The Land Down Under's de facto capital has grown from "that city ...
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by Josh Lew on December 26, 2007
Last week, I mentioned the Japanese city of Kyoto. It's neighbor, Osaka is much larger, though perhaps not as easy to visit.
There is a bit of a rivalry between upstart Osaka and Tokyo. There ar...
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by Josh Lew on December 20, 2007
For many visitors, Tokyo IS Japan. How can other metropolises compete with the world's most populous, most modern, and most intriguing city?
Yes, Tokyo boasts an unparalleled amount of sophisti...
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by Josh Lew on December 16, 2007
Kazakhstan is, perhaps, being frivolous with its new found oil wealth. The main streets of Almaty, the largest city in the largest of the Central Asian republics (the 'stans), are beginning to r...
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by Josh Lew on December 8, 2007
Juarez City (Ciudad Juarez) lies directly across the border from the Texas city of El Paso. Despite the ruggedness of the surrounding desert and the fact that it is a "border town" Juarez is...
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by Josh Lew on December 4, 2007
Traveling to Mumbai can be both heavenly and hellish. The number of sights is unparalleled by any other destination of the subcontinent. So is the pollution and traffic.
If the hectic urban atmosph...
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by Josh Lew on December 1, 2007
There's no arguing that Singapore is one of the more successfully planned and run cities in Asia. The air is breathable and the streets are clean. The city-state is infused with the diverse cultur...
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by Josh Lew on November 20, 2007
I admit that I've always thought of Seoul as a kind of mini-Tokyo. With nearly 10 million people, it is hardly mini (except when compared to metro Tokyo's 30 million inhabitants). It wasn'...
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by Josh Lew on November 13, 2007
Unless you are a serious Mountain Climber, you'll come to Kathmandu for the history and exoticism that surround one of the world's oldest cities. Yes, the history is all there, you just have ...
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by Josh Lew on November 9, 2007
It's hard to see India's modernization when there is so much of Delhi's past to distract you. Delhi is, after all, known as one of the earth's oldest functioning city. One almost feels...
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by Josh Lew on November 8, 2007
Rio and Sao Paulo are the economic and cultural hubs of Brazil. However, there is more to the world's fifth largest country than its two mega-cities.
Brazil's northeast stands in almost d...
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by Josh Lew on October 22, 2007
Perth stands alone on the Southwest coast of Australia. The big expanse of nothingness known as the outback stands between the Perth and most of Australia's population. Sydney, Melbourne, and Can...
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by Josh Lew on October 19, 2007
Thanks to the guy who designed the Sydney Opera House, Sydney has one of the most recognizable harbors in the world. Over the past decade, travelers have come to appreciate the laid-back yet cosmopol...
