Merry Christmas to those that celebrate! I do, and as such, I’m headed back up to New England, where the rest of my family is. From D.C., the cheapest option is to take the bus to New York City and then continue on by train. And so, I sit on the bus writing this entry. However, it made me think about the nature of Holiday travel. When I travel, getting there and enjoying what is there are usually equally important parts of the experience. more…
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Thursday, December 24th, 2009 / Dan
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Tuesday, December 22nd, 2009 / Dan
Normally, Gadling does a fairly good job of keeping tabs on things, and their reports are accurate and well thought out. However, a recent article by them was less than informative on a particular issue. Andrew Evans, one of their bloggers, wrote about travel to Bethlehem. more…
Category: Travel Stories, Trip Planning
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Monday, December 14th, 2009 / Dan
In the winter of 2008, I was working in New York City and had just finished booking my 2nd trip to South America. My first had been to Ecuador in October of that year. more…
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Friday, December 11th, 2009 / Dan
For the Food Friday posting, I thought I would share this video. It’s almost an hour long, but fascinating. Of course, it has almost nothing to do with travel, but he does speak with a French accent, so it’s not a huge stretch. more…
Category: Food Friday, Food and Drink
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Thursday, December 10th, 2009 / Dan
For Americans, mainly due to the development of the interstate highway system in the 1950’s, train travel is not a hard-wired part of our travel psyche. Unless you live in Washington D.C. (like myself), New York or Boston, you probably don’t ever think about long-distance (over 4 hours) train travel. more…
Category: Tips and Recomendations, Trip Planning
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