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New online travel tools to let you broaden your horizons

If you are a fervent traveler then I’m sure you know about the travel sites available to expand your horizons. There are innumerable sites like TripIt, Orbitz, Tripadvisor, Travelocity,
Facebook that help the travelers with trip planning destinations, travel advice that spans discount travel to adventure travel and lots more. Here I’m discussing few travel sites that can be useful for your next trip.
TripIt:

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Financial woes compel cities to shelve free Wi-Fi plans

If you are a gadget-laden and anticipating free Wi-Fi service in your city soon, then I have sad news for you guys. City-wide, free Wi-Fi plans are being ditched as it is running up against financial reality. Many cities like Houston, San Francisco, Chicago, Springfield Ill, Cincinnati and St. Louis have shelved the proposed Wi-Fi networks.
Too much complications and financial woes have dramatically enforced these cities to delay or abandon free Wi-Fi service plans. We have no other option than to wait till these cities come up with some solution to provide free Wi-Fi service.

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Sub-aqua dining record smashed

Most people night not be aware of the fact that dining underwater is possible. But this is true! Sub aqua dining is not a prima facie, in 1991, 100 people made the world record by dining underwater. A new sub-aqua dining record has been made by an assorted crew of 500 people. TV presenter Adrian Chiles, Nigel Havers, James Dreyfus, Adrian Chiles and Thalia Zucci were among the world-famous celebrities that joined the party.

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Cheetos Art Sculpture: Can eatables be used for artwork?

Who doesn’t like crispy and crunchy snacks like cheetos and chips? I love them but can you imagine these snacks being used for art work? I was amazed when I came across the cheetos art sculpture picture. The whole room you see in the picture above is sculpted out of Cheetos. Yes, the same Cheetos we love eating. Seriously I’ve come across many different artworks but this one is really cool!
Source: Spluch
Tags: Cheetos Art Sculpture, Artwork, Travel, Related : Cheap Holidays

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Hospitality industry pampers sophisticated young guests!

Designer labels, fine food, plush cars are things kids of the affluent parents take for granted.
When it comes to traveling, you can’t expect these li’l ones to tag along their dad on a game of golf or while around the place while their mom indulges herself in a luxury spa.
The hospitality industry is waking up to the fact that they could not only increase their revenues but also get guests to revisit them when they indulge kids in luxuries specific to them activities, amenities and menus.
Here are some luxuries the hotels offer to indulge the young VIPs:

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Quebec prepares to celebrate 400 years of heritage

The Canadian province of Quebec is getting ready for greatest party ever. It is getting ready to celebrate it’s 400th anniversary. To celebrate this anniversary, the city will have a year long party geared more towards tourists than locals.

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Koala and Grizzly resorts give vacation a new shape

Located in the beautiful Kauai, Hawaii, is the construction site of the oceanfront residential property. This one will have swimming pools, and spa in it. It does come with a hefty price tag though. You can buy an ocean front property from $900,000 to $3 million.

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Shelburne Farms in Vermont is a journey to the past

Located in the state of Vermont, is the 1,400 acre Shelburne Farms. It’s a National Historic landmark. Besides functioning like a hotel, it also has a well stocked library. The Gilded Age has a setting straight from one of Edith Wharton’s novel. It even has a 100 room mansion without TV or radio.

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BBC Worldwide buys Lonely Planet travel guides to expand its reach

BBC Worldwide, the commercial arm of the BBC has added another feather in its cap. It has bought 75 percent of the publisher from Australia-based travel publisher Lonely Planet in a bid to build the brand around the globe.
The world-famous travel publisher, Lonely Planet publishes around 500 travel-related titles including guidebooks and phrasebooks, TV shows and programming (Lonely Planet Six Degrees on Discovery Networks). Presently, BBC Worldwide sells DVDs and magazines and plans to use Lonely Planet to add new travel information to its television programs and Web sites.

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Biking: Alternative or necessity?

We all are aware of our contribution in global warming. One of the main factors responsible for environment pollution is vehicles. Seems many countries are growing eco-conscious by substituting cycles for other modes of transportation. Paris is the latest city to join the race of healthy commuting. It has launched Velibs- free public bicycles for commuters to pick up and drop off at will.

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