AltWeeklies Wire
Taking the Train from D.C. to New York Without Ever Boarding Amtraknew
It's no wonder that Amtrak rules the well-traveled path up and down the Northeast Corridor. It's fast, the stations are conveniently located, and it's comfortable -- but that comfort comes at a price -- $97 for the regular train and $188 for the high-speed Acela. So I found another option.
Washington City Paper |
Joshua Kucera |
05-09-2008 |
Transportation
Wine Trips on the Roads Less Travelednew
Napa and Sonoma valleys are the obvious choices when plotting a trip through wine country. But there are other pleasures to be found by going where many haven't ventured: Santa Barbara and Mendocino counties and Willamette Valley, Ore.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Taylor Eason |
05-07-2008 |
Food+Drink
Safari Adventures in Botswananew
We'd heard the lions roar, and suddenly there they were, two huge males eyeing us from about 40 feet away.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Barney Brantingham |
04-28-2008 |
Travel
Free Local Digs Help Couch Surfing Reinvent Hospitalitynew
The four-year-old non-profit Couch Surfing is taking intercultural exchanges beyond your token social networking tool. The web-based initiative facilitates connections between like-minded travelers intent on experiencing life abroad at a safe distance from all handicams and fanny packs.
Montreal Mirror |
Michael-Oliver Harding |
04-11-2008 |
Travel
Voluntourismnew
Vacations to change the world -- and you.
Shepherd Express |
Jessica Steinhoff |
04-04-2008 |
Travel
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Doing the Danubenew
Romania's villages remain unspoiled thanks to decades of communist rule.
NOW Magazine |
Eva Kato |
03-28-2008 |
Travel
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A Cautionary Tale of Travel on the Cheapnew
It began simply enough: Three of my close friends had planned a self-guided, three-month-long camping/cycling tour through Europe, celebrating college graduation and conveniently prolonging their parental-imposed grace period for finding a job. "Why not come along?" they prodded.
Dig Boston |
Courtney Cox |
03-20-2008 |
Travel
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Fingal's Fabulous Cavenew
My trip along Scotland's shoreline has mythological proportions.
NOW Magazine |
Kay Broome |
03-10-2008 |
Travel
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Massachusetts: The Tourist Trapnew
The state sells itself ... is anyone buying?
Dig Boston |
Nicole Jones |
03-05-2008 |
Travel
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Have a Niche Tripnew
Today's travel agents can give you the inside track on custom-designed vacations.
Tags: travel
Romania Caught in a Transitional Time Warpnew
Last January, Romania joined the European Union and money was suddenly available to begin upgrading the country's failing infrastructure. The cost of living jumped dramatically. But problems remain.
The Georgia Straight |
Julie Ovenell-Carter |
01-25-2008 |
Travel
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Cambodian Roller Coasternew
From palatial beauty to museum of horrors in Phnom Penh.
NOW Magazine |
Ted Ferguson |
01-18-2008 |
Travel
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Detroit's Rep on the Risenew
The city that once typified urban blight is changing its identity.
NOW Magazine |
Ron Stang |
12-07-2007 |
Travel
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Hiking Rim to Rim of the Grand Canyonnew
Grand Canyon National Park slices the Colorado Desert like a deep, open wound, the Colorado River flowing freely like a severed artery
Santa Barbara Independent |
Chuck Graham |
12-03-2007 |
Travel
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Bottoming Out in South Americanew
My Argentine trek takes me to the world's most southern port accessible by road.
NOW Magazine |
James Burt |
11-16-2007 |
Travel
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