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Archive for March 2008

March 5th, 2008

Travel video of the week: Paris, France

A quick overview of Paris’s top sites.

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March 5th, 2008

Happy Tavern Day around the world

In addition to my post yesterday about the Starkbierfest, Tavern Day was celebrated all around the b5 Travel Channel. Here’s a round up:
…around the US

Happy Tavern Day at The San Diego Traveler
Cheers!!! National Tavern Day at The DC Traveler
Celebrate Tavern Day at Walt Disney World at The Disney Traveler
“Be Good or Be Gone” at McSorley’s […]

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March 4th, 2008

Munich’s Starkbierfest: like a tavern, only bigger

In honor of Tavern Day, here’s a little post about drinking in Munich. (I know what you’re thinking… “There’s drinking in Munich ?” I was shocked, too.)
This weekend we partook of the annual Munich Strong Beer Festival (or Starkbierfest), a fabulous Bavarian tradition. Each year for a few weeks during Lent, the local breweries open […]

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March 3rd, 2008

Recent carnivals of interest

The travel blog carnivals are multiplying these days, with several out there covering topics of interest to the traveler interested in Europe on a budget.
Europe A La Carte is hosting the Europe Travel Blog Carnival. This carnival features stories from a variety of destinations, including Rome, Stockholm, and Cornwall. You’ll also notice my post about […]

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March 3rd, 2008

My love/hate relationship with Orbitz

I think Orbitz was the first online travel site I ever booked through, years and years ago, but recently it has been frustrating me. Not quite enough to keep me away when their fares pop up as the lowest on Kayak or Sidestep, though. I usually end up booking plane tickets through Orbitz at least […]

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March 2nd, 2008

European budget travel links for 2-Mar-2008

London soon to become a cyclists’ paradise?
Wise Bread suggests how to keep the budget in budget travel.
An overview of what to tip when abroad.
Cheese and Biscuits has a delightfully whiney list of top 10 things I hate about London restaurants.

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