News and Tips #14 - Thursday, March 5, 2015

Thursday, March 5, 2015

In this issue:
-10 Most Colorful Cities in The World - onemorepost.com
-Cheap & Chic: 7 Cozy Ski Lodges in North America Under $150
-Etihad Plans Flying Penthouse on Abu Dhabi-JFK A 380 - Take a Look - TheStreet
-Last-Minute Spring Break Trips, Away From the Party Set
-Opinion: before sunrise is the best time to fall in love with a city - Lonely Planet
-America's strangest food festivals

10 Most Colorful Cities in the World

Cinque Terra, which is one of the most beautiful cities in the world, is located in Liguria, a region of Italy. This beautiful city is situated on an uneven part of Italian Riviera coast. The city is known for its brilliantly decorated colorful terraces that are sited carefully on the cliffs. The sight of these beautiful terraces makes the tourists go awestruck as they reach the particular port...
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Cheap & Chic: 7 Cozy Ski Lodges in North America Under $150

It's not just the mountains that make a ski vacation fabulous. You have to factor in the hotel, the hot cocoa by the fireside, a lovely apres-ski cuisine, and maybe a spa treatment.

From tony Jackson Hole to the wildly scenic Banff there are plenty of lodges loaded with high design and lots of comforts. Of course all of those extras can add up pretty quickly. That's why we sought out the kinds of rates that won't break your bank account.
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Etihad Plans Flying Penthouse on Abu Dhabi-JFK A380 - Take a Look - TheStreet

Give the Mid-East airlines credit for this: They are serving the luxury end of the airline business, where the U.S. airlines -- despite their rush to install lie-flat seating -- are not yet fully competitive.

Etihad Airways said Wednesday, that starting December 1, it will fly Abu Dhabi to New York with an Airbus 380 that includes luxury, three-room private suites, complete with butlers.
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Last-Minute Spring Break Trips, Away From the Party Set

In need of a quick, sunny getaway to plow through the remaining weeks of winter? The options seem limitless - until you realize your sandy respite will coincide with spring break.

If you'd prefer not to share your vacation with hard-partying college students and families with toddlers in tow, travel agents say it's essential to choose a destination that these groups don't visit, or maybe can't afford.
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Opinion: before sunrise is the best time to fall in love with a city - Lonely Planet

Just hours before the city of Vienna awakes, Celine and Jesse - the characters played by Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke in Richard Linklater's film Before Sunrise, first released 20 years ago - make a spontaneous decision to wander the streets together.

They have only met on a train, but these two strangers quickly kindle a romance that extends over years (and two later films).
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Tips for Taking Great Travel Photographs | TravelPulse

Has your fabulous holiday been let down by the photographs? I know the disappointment of returning home to scroll through a bunch of blurry, badly framed snaps which were supposed to capture the magical trip of a life time. I have a few tips that should transform your photos into something you will want to print of and hand on your wall, not just post on Instagram.
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America's strangest food festivals

Beer and wine tasting events, barbecue competitions and chill cookoffs are always solid choices for a tasty excursion. But some food festivals are more likely to make you scratch your head than make your mouth water. Many of these festivals celebrate the foods that put their town on the map. Others exist to raise awareness of a particular delicacy - sautéed cricket, anyone? From Sauerkraut Weekend to Spam Jam, you could spend a year following strange food around the country.
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