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45 Years Late to the Fair
Blog: Scouting NY - 25 November 2009
By the time I got there, it was gone. The World’s Fair, you ask? Nope. I am referring to something far more unbelievable… That’s right: Queens once had an honest-to-God Parks Department-approved fountain named “Fountain of the Planet of the Apes.” And if that’s not odd enough, an identical fountain on the opposite side of the Queens [...]
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76-Second Travel Show: "Pilgrim Hats, They Real?"
Blog: REID ON TRAVEL - 24 November 2009
Episode #010F E A T U R I N G * 2 2 * B O N U S * S E C O N D SNO BUCKLE PLEASE
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Salvation Mountain at Slab City – Leonard Knight’s Message of Love
Blog: Tales from Technomadia - 23 November 2009
Some people have a calling, a message they must deliver to the world. Most never act on this. But a rare few are overcome with purpose, and devote their lives to the call. Artist Leonard Knight heard such a call (”to my knowledge, it was on a Wednesday, about ten-thirty in the morning in 1967″), and has dedicated [...]
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How to have a cheap Holiday or Backpacking Experience in New York
Blog: Backpacking on the Cheap - 23 November 2009
New York really is a wild and insane city!!! HUGE, in your face, full of fun and attitude!. They don’t call it the Big Apple for nothing. In this post I will cover: – How to get to New York for cheap – Cheap and free accomodation in New York – Eating Cheaply in [...]
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The House That Bowling Balls Built
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 22 November 2009
[caption id="attachment_9497" align="alignleft" width="333" caption="Pyramid of 200 painted bowling balls are stacked in the front yard of "Whimzy," home of artists Todd Ramquist and Kiaralinda"][/caption] Everywhere I went in the small village of Safety Harbor, Florida, people told me the same thing: "You have to see the bowling ball house." It ...
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Live shows TODAY!
Blog: VEGAS HAPPENS HERE - 21 November 2009
Join us 4-5 pm PT for two live episodes of "The Petcast" and then from 5-6 pm PT for "The Strip" featuring my interview with new Vegas headliner Frank Caliendo. Come to LVRocks.Com and listen via your smart phone and chat in the chatroom with other listeners! See ya there!
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Travel Video – Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail
Blog: GoBackpacking - 21 November 2009
_ This video is a trailer for Tell It On the Mountain, a movie about the 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) which runs from western Canada through the USA and down into Mexico. It is one of the three big hikes available in the US, the other two being the 3,100-mile Continental Divide Trail (CDT) and 2,160-mile [...]Buy travel insurance from Worldnomads.com (Lonely Planet's preferred carrier)
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Travel Book Author Finds France in Boston
Blog: A Traveler's Library - 20 November 2009
France on Friday Destination: Boston Book: Walking Boston by Robert Todd Felton A GUEST POST BY Robert Todd Felton Bivalve Molluscs, French Royalty, and the Streets of Boston One of the best parts of walking around Boston is that you are always bumping up against some surprising scrap of American history. Around one corner is the house [...]This content is a post from: A Traveler's Library
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Tours of Washington DC Attractions: Contact Your Senator or Representative
Blog: The World Is A Book - 20 November 2009
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New York Week: Photo Friday, Climbing the Crown
Blog: Ciao Bambino! - 20 November 2009
Growing up on the East Coast, I was lucky enough to go on more than one field trip to the Statue of Liberty. But I hadn’t made taking my kids a priority. On trips back East to visit family, we’d done Philadelphia and all its landmarks, but we never ventured into New York. The Statue of Liberty didn’t seem like enough of a draw. There was too much you couldn’t do.
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New beergeek.TV Episode – One Ounce at a Time
Blog: thebeergeek.com - 18 November 2009
Despite our whining about the one ounce pours, the Great American Beer Festival member’s session is now a highlight of our beer year. Beyond the vast beer choices, GABF is the one time of year where most of our beer friends from around the country gather in one place. Good beer, good friends… that’s what [...]
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How to have a cheap Holiday or Backpacking Experience in New York
Blog: Backpacking on the Cheap - 18 November 2009
New York really is a wild and insane city!!! HUGE, in your face, full of fun and attitude!. They don’t call it the Big Apple for nothing. In this post I will cover: – How to get to New York for cheap – Cheap and free accomodation in New York – Eating Cheaply in [...]
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Bamboo in Queens
Blog: Scouting NY - 18 November 2009
Douglaston is an area in north-east Queens (near the Long Island border) that filmmakers often use when they’re looking to shoot in an upper-middle class suburban neighborhood. The houses are all relatively large, with (gasp!) actual front lawns AND backyards, and lots of breathing room between properties. I was scouting Douglaston near Udalls Cove when I [...]
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The Show is UP: Bill Boyd
Blog: VEGAS HAPPENS HERE - 18 November 2009
Here's this week's show. At the end of it, Miles shouts out for your Vietnamese and Thai favorites (no Lotus of Siam, please), so go ahead and share if you wish in the comments here. Otherwise, the banter this week is especially amusing and we hope you enjoy it all. Click on the date below to make it play or right-click to save it and listen at your leisure.
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7 Reasons to Love the San Francisco Zoo
Blog: Family Friendly Hotel, Resort, Suite Reviews: Travel Savvy Mom » blog - 18 November 2009
The fact that the San Francisco Zoo has had its fair share of negative publicity in recent years makes me sad. This is my hometown zoo. The zoo I grew up on. The zoo against which all other zoos were measured.
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This week's LVW col: After The Flop
Blog: VEGAS HAPPENS HERE - 18 November 2009
Here's this week's LVW col. Let's see if the poker peeps can muster the shock and awe that Batsh*t Bette fans did. -sfAfter the FlopPoker's time in the sun may have come and gone, if recent ratings are any indication By STEVE FRIESS
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76-Second Travel Show: "Pirates vs Vikings"
Blog: REID ON TRAVEL - 17 November 2009
Episode 009F E A T U R I N G * 2 7 * B O N U S * S E C O N D SSSTS BANS SEQUELS, REMAKES & BIO PICSMovies -- they're out of hand. The numbers of sequels, remakes and bio pics would suggest that the Hollywoods of the world believe we, the ticket-buying public, just can't deal with anything unfamiliar. (Evident in top films this year: Transformers 2, Night at the Museum 2, Wolverine, Ice Age 3, GI Joe etc.)
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Traveling Tucker – Road Trip Edition
Blog: GoBackpacking - 17 November 2009
What type of road trip you take greatly depends on the personality of your dog.Buy travel insurance from Worldnomads.com (Lonely Planet's preferred carrier)
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Thirty Shopping Days 'til ...
Blog: Brewster House News - 17 November 2009
For most Americans the thirty days (or thereabouts) between Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day are the days we are subjecte
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Blog: Snarky Tofu - 16 November 2009
Rohini Kapil and I came across this amazing Erhu (Chinese 2-string violin) player in Los Angeles Chinatown. His style is absolutely wild, manic almost, and the music he plays a far cry from the more sedate classical Chinese erhu heard in most concert halls. During a break in the music (unrecorded,) we chatted briefly and he told me that he was from Suzhou, a few hours out of Shanghai, and he described his style as "folk music". At one point he seemed to be in a trance, and at others he stopped playing long enough to thank loudly and cheerfully anyone putting money into his case.
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How We Spent the Michael Jackson Benefit $$$
Blog: VEGAS HAPPENS HERE - 16 November 2009
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Petcast/Strip Are LIVE 4-6 pm PT
Blog: VEGAS HAPPENS HERE - 14 November 2009
Sorry for the late notice, but we'll be live from 4-6 pm at LVRocks.Com doing an hour of The Petcast and then an hour of The Strip. Our guest on the Petcast is Beverly Washburn, the actress who played the little girl in "Old Yeller" way back when, talking about the iconic animal flick. On the Strip, we'll be playing my conversation with Bill Boyd, executive chairman of Boyd Gaming, in which he talks about the Mob, his regrets about Echelon and making a play for Station properties.
