Travel almanac (The Salt Lake Tribune)
TRAVEL TALK "A traveler without observation is a bird without wings." ON THE WEB If you plan to visit the Georgetown area of Washington, D.C., visit www.georgetowndc.com. It is an online concierge with information on shopping, restaurants, hotel packages and attractions....more...Bike paths will be built in stages (Sonoma Index-Tribune)
SONOMA AND SONOMA VALLEY may eventually be crisscrossed with bike paths the eventually can connect to countywide transportation. Map courtesy Sonoma County Transportation Authority...more... Hostelworld.com's travel network reaches millionth member mark (eyefortravel.com)
Hostelworld.com's social networking platform My World has recorded its millionth member. The platform was launched in November 2006. MyWorld allows users to connect with fellow travellers, track their travels on their own personal map, view bookings, review hostels, and upload photos and blogs....more... Spa-music makers seek respect for music that melts away (Los Angeles Times)
Malibu's Gemini Sun is among labels whose music helps set the mood for soothing treatments. In countless spa treatment rooms, therapists knead muscles and array rocks on chakras to the sound of tinkling chimes, muffled chants and meandering guitars. ...more... U.S. importers stung by dollar weakness, high oil prices (Provo Daily Herald)
Scott Farrell has traveled the globe for years searching for jewelry and gifts for his Sacramento boutique Zanzibar Trading, sometimes trekking as many as 300 days a year from Niger to Nepal, Tanzania to Thailand....more... Importers struggling in global economy (The Nashua Telegraph)
Scott Farrell has traveled the globe for years searching for jewelry and gifts for his Sacramento, Calif., boutique Zanzibar Trading, sometimes trekking as many as 300 days a year from Niger to Nepal, Tanzania to Thailand. But the importer's world is changing before Farrell's eyes. ... - By DARRELL SMITH Sacramento Bee...more... UN set to renew Darfur peacekeeping mandate (Mail and Guardian)
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The map will replace this text. If any users do not have Flash Player 8 (or above), they'll see this message. Rafael Benitez believes he has already seen signs that his new strike force of Robbie Keane and Fernando Torres will gel ahead of the start of Liverpool's coming campaign....more... Edward Stein: Eulogy for "Marriage Evasion" in Massachusetts: 1913-2008 (HuffingtonPost)
On July 31, Massachusetts finally repealed a law passed in 1913 that prohibited residents from other jurisdictions from marrying in Massachusetts if they were unable to marry in their home state. ...more... |