Increasing Chinese tourism to the U.S. is pushing the tourism industry to get “China-ready,” by preparing Chinese translations, hiring Chinese-speaking staff and tuning up to meet Chinese visitors’ particular needs and interests.
These are incredible prices by Norwegian from the West Coast. Here’s one in March for $486.50. Wednesday 5. Mar 2014 8:25 PM – Terminal: B Flight DY7092 – LowFare Operated by Norwegian Long Haul 1 Adult $198.70 Return…
This fare was posted on Airfarewatchdog and is even cheaper than they said.Oakland, California to Oslo Norway May 28th to June 2nd for $560.10 Roundtrip total on Norwegian. Check other dates now and buy if it fits your schedule Details below …
Iconic French chef Paul Bocuse has been commissioned to create a brand new ride and restaurant at Disneyland Paris this summer based upon the Disney movie “Ratatouille.” The restaurant will be named after Disney’s cooking…
The Worlds largest Cruise Ship Allure of the Seas will be based out of Barcelona for Summer 2015 for the first time. Read More: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/cruises/10622567/Worlds-largest-cruise-ship-heading-for-Europe.html
Whatever you may think is the true history of St. Valentine’s Day, Trenitalia, the Italian national rail operator, is celebrating by offering a 2 for 1 deal on all trains, all classes for the day (local and regional trains excluded). Details…
Tokyo is a wonderful city and doesn’t have to be expensive for travelers, especially since Japan has succeeded in their goal of weakening the Yen. As of this writing, it’s 98 Yen to the US Dollar. A few tips I like to point out as sort of…
India is set to ease Visa restrictions on 180 countries this week .Visitors will be able to apply online and get an answer in three days . After the visitor is approved, they can pick up the Visa at any airport in India.Before this…
About 35 years ago, William Least Heat-Moon published “Blue Highways,” a journal of an extended road trip across America on the lesser roads, the ones that Rand McNally represented with a skinny blue line, visiting “those little towns that get…
“The Girl in a Pearl Earring” by Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer is like a traveling Rock Star attracting ticket buyers by the hordes. Its last stop before going home is in Bologna, Italy where they already sold 100,000 tickets. At the Frick, in…
The Sochi Olmpics will kickstart a PR blitz by Russia to bring tourists in. And yes. Sochi is a summer resort, hosting the winter games. Russia remains off many tourists radar, years after the end of the Cold War. We will keep an eye if this PR…
As tablet ownership grows briskly, tablets (including smart-phones) are increasingly used to make online travel and flight reservations. Retailers are responding with apps that make the purchasing process easier. One aspect of this move to…
Our journey around Ireland next took us north to the Cliffs of Moher . From Dingle we headed through Tralee then to the Tarbert ferry over the River Shannon. The ferry ride can save you considerable time (the other…
Miami will again host an airline called “Eastern”. The owners of the current relaunch apparently bought the airlines legacy rights. To read more about the story, please click on this link.
If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Gustave Eiffel is indeed still flattered with replica Eiffel Towers in many countries. And People at the original EiffelTower are indeed happy about the imitations, because it makes…
February will mark a decade that the legendary cross continental service ,The Ghan, completed its extended route all the way from Adelaide to Darwin .Before that, it ran from Adelaide to Alice Springs. Read IslandMan’s…
Friday night brought fireworks and festivities in Chinese communities worldwide to mark the Chinese New Year,the Year of the Horse. Read More:http://travel.france24.com/con…ireworks-festivities
Gumbo is a little confused today. He’s standing across the street from a building that looks like it’s been smashed by some giant, or perhaps created in the imagination of Dr. Seuss. These are the rules. The answer will be…
More French people live in London than in Bordeaux, Nantes or Strasbourg and some now regard it as France’s sixth biggest city in terms of population.
A 32 km high speed express train between Charles de Gaulle airport and Paris’ city center is scheduled to be built. The train is expected to make the trip in just 20 minutes and will obviously be popular with tourists. But don’t delay that…
DrFumblefinger explores the architecture in “Downtown Casablanca”. Most were constructed in the period between WWI and WWII, and show art deco and art nouveau features combined with Moroccan/Moorish features.
A delicious lunch was capped by a pleasant young Berber girl pouring mint tea for us.
I was visiting a friend, and this was the view from their house. I could understand why they built their house facing this direction. I was taken by the beauty!
Samantha shares some street art pictures from her recent trip to Bogotá, Colombia.
A garden in South Wales is the topic of today’s post from ProfessorAbe