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Paris Pour Les Enfants
Posted by Zahir as Cities, Europe, Family
The famed city of lights has always been the favourite of lovers from all around the world. In fact, few cities can beat Paris‘ incredibly romantic streets, cafes and gardens – so much so that even the locals here are seen smooching all around town. So what better place to bring two lovers fruits of love (the kids!)? If Paris has never crossed your mind as the next family holiday destination, think again. It’s the land of some of the most charming children’s books – of the precocious schoolgirl Madeline and the regal elephant Babar, and the colourful Barbapapa (translated as candy floss or cotton candy) family.
In Paris, there are playgrounds in nearly every block, and the larger ones come complete with, manege (carousel), guignol (marionette shows), even pony rides and snack carts. Little ones will also enjoy the street performers at Montmartre, and …
Jun|25|2010
Pet Airways Can Solve Your Pet Travel Problems
Posted by Noemi as Tips, Website
If you are an animal lover and you have at least one pet at home, you probably have issues when it comes to traveling. We grew up with dogs – lots of them – at the house. The thing is, we never really flew much when we were young, so we didn’t have any problems. Today, I can easily see how having a dog, a cat, or even a turtle (yep I have one) can pose a problem when you go traipsing around somewhere.
Enter Pet Airways, the airline that promises to give your pet the care and attention they deserve while up in the air. Some may think that this is excessive, but if you actually think about it, your pets probably get so scared when they fly. Humans get terrified of flying …
Jun|23|2010
Remember Michael Jackson By Touring
Posted by Noemi as Around The World, News, People
I guess you can do it on your own – pick key places in the world where the King of Pop had gone or visited before his death and create your own Michael Jackson tour. If you do not have the time to plan the whole trip, though, there is someone who is willing to do it for you for a price.
STA Travel in the United Kingdom is currently offering a King of Pop Pilgrimage, which will take Michael Jackson fans across 5 continents in 126 days. Seeing that there are only 365 days a year, it is pretty obvious that anyone wanting to go on this tour will need to plan his life way ahead of time.
The pilgrimage will cost die hard fans ₤12, 000 for the entire tour. If you’re short on money, …
Jun|23|2010
Chatuchak Weekend Market in Thailand
Posted by Backpacker as Asia, Backpacking & Budget, Shopping
Now here’s a shopper’s haven. If you’re into a real shopping experience, you should try the Chatuchak weekend market in Thailand. Situated right next to Chatuchak Park in Bangkok, adjacent to the Kamphaengphet metro rail station, the weekend market is where you can get great deals on all sorts of goods, from clothes, electronics, dry goods, farm produce, and foodstuffs. You get good prices whether on wholesale or retail goods, all at unbelievably low prices. You also get to enjoy thousands of food stalls serving a variety of Thai delicacies–you should kow that Thailand is famous for its street delicacies.
And here’s even better news, Chatuchak is also situated near several mid-range to high-end hotels, so you don’t have to go far from the comforts of your hotel to enjoy all-day cheap thrills.
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The Chatuchak weekend market is basically divided into several zones:
Trees Jun|22|2010 Posted by Noemi as Cities, Destinations, Features Paris Comments Off Jun|21|2010 Posted by Noemi as Tips Wi-Fi Finder Jun|18|2010 Posted by Zahir as Americas, Cities, Food and Drink, Historical In the meantime, Starbucks under Schultz mutated into an operation of 2,000-plus stores. To San Franciscans, the coffee-as-image attitude is evidence that Seattleites aren’t as discriminating about good coffee as they are. To quote Baldwin: “It’s a question of experience and maturity, if you put it into human terms, the younger athlete, let’s say, is much more aggressive about asserting himself because he has something to prove. In the ’70s, there were just a handful of decent restaurants in Seattle, and no one came to Seattle to eat or shop or see what was going …
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Must Go Places In Europe
The past two weeks have been busy as crap for me. Our bosses from France are in town, and you know what that means. Still, when we go out at night after work, we try to ban shop talk (it doesn’t always work) and get around to something more fun. One of the topics was visiting Europe. Of course, the Grand European tour is something that almost everyone dreams about. It helps in planning if you know people in that part of the world. Now I am not saying that I will be hopping on the next plane to Amsterdam (though I wouldn’t mind), but I will definitely go to these places if things work out the way I plan…
Cliché, but still a must visit. The Eiffel Tower, the River Seine, …
Best Apple Apps Travel Buddies
Summer is almost here, and I am pretty sure you’re gearing up for some road time! I don’t know about you, but I am hearing about solo travel more and more. Truth be told, I am going to embark on a solo trip pretty soon, and I am a bit anxious about it. If you have got the iPhone, though, you’ll be happy to know that there cool apps that will do away with the need for a real travel buddy. Check them out.
So why is this app cool? Well, if you’re going to another country, you’ll be trying to avoid using 3G (or even EDGE). Roaming charges are outrageous, aren’t they? So your best bet is to look for Wi-Fi hotspots! With this app, you can find information on …
America’s Coffee Towns. Part 2
In San Francisco proper, Starbucks has 67 stores to Peet’s 10 and local chain Martha & Brothers’ five, and all 67 seem to be thriving.
So what does the way Seattle obsesses about good coffee and the way the Bay Area takes it for granted say about those two places?
America’s Coffee Towns. Part 1
Though the cities’ caffeine societies are distinct, their pasts are intertwined. San Francisco has a tradition of good coffee that goes back at least as far as the 1899 opening of Freed, Teller & Freed, the oldest specialty bean roaster west of New York.
Peet was Dutchman Alfred Peet’s modest little roastery, opened in 1966 on Walnut and Vine in Berkeley, that became the real epicenter of the gourmet coffee boom that has engulfed the Bay Area, Seattle, and, mercifully, many former Maxwell House strongholds beyond.
It may be purely coincidental that many of San Francisco’s independent coffeehouses have a similarly well-worn, unhi-tech atmosphere. But it is no accident that the first Starbucks, …
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