Photo of the Week
A couple relaxes below the Manhattan Bridge, in the New York’s Brooklyn Bridge Park.
2010 07 29
Archive for the Travel Category
Big Bear Lake: New water attractions ratchet up thrill factor
Need a little summer adrenaline rush? Big Bear Lake seems perfectly poised to provide a fix with two novel attractions that will keep Southern California visitors and locals cool and a little amazed — or maybe even dazed.
Cable Park: Think of this as…
2010 07 30
Priceline Adds Rental Cars to iPhone App
Priceline.com expands its Hotel Negotiator app to include rental cars.
River Thames hotels: Four of the best
Francesca Syz selects four of the best hotels in London on the banks of the
River Thames.
Ojai: ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ to screen, with Q&A with Mary Badham
Celebrations and events nationwide, including one later this month in Ojai, are marking the 50th anniversary of the publication of “To Kill a Mockingbird,” by Harper Lee. I most recently saw the movie at the former Warner Pacific Theater (a vintage…
Q&A: From London to St.-Rémy and Avignon
“From Paris we’d take a TGV to Avignon. How do we get from there to St.-Remy?”
Mercedes-Benz World, Surrey: Test drive the SLS
Joanna Symons takes her son for a test-drive in a Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG at
Mercedes-Benz World in Surrey.
Ireland and Northern Ireland: Luxury hotel hop with rental car starts at $499 per person
Here’s a deal that lets you hop from one luxury hotel to another for six nights in some of the most scenic spots in Ireland and Northern Ireland. Sceptre Tours even throws in a rental car for this package, which starts at just $499 per person.
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Biking the Nostalgic Way in Paris
The French love to cycle, and something in the Parisian psyche in particular is drawn to the elegant design and liberating spirit of the bicycle. Two college friends, Hugo Badia and Eddy Delgado, have turned this love into a thriving business.
Compact digital travel photography: editing and presentation
Charlie Waite hosts a video masterclass on how to edit and present your travel
photographs.
Annie Mac’s holiday heaven and hell
The Radio 1 DJ Annie Mac recalls a wonderful stay in Thailand and a disastrous
night by a Miami poolside.
New York State May Increase Taxes on Hotels
New York State’s budget includes a provision that would increase the tax paid by travel companies that book hotels.