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Christmas Around the World (Part II)

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More Christmas goodness. Enjoy and Happy Holidays! Christmas in Brooklyn, New York Images courtesy of Wikimedia Creative Commons, except Brooklyn, which is courtesy of me. 

“Meet, Plan, Go!” Presents A Nationwide Event to Help People Realize Their Travel Dreams

Meet, Plan, Go 2011

On October 18, 2011, Meet, Plan, Go! will be hosting their second annual nationwide event in 17 cities to inspire people to fulfill their career break and long-term travel dreams. The event will offer participants the opportunity to MEET inspirational speakers and like-minded travelers; get motivation, contacts and resources necessary to PLAN the trip of…

The Seven Most Luxurious Taxis Around the World

Cessna 402c Aircraft Taxi in Florida

Around the world, taxi’s come in all shapes and sizes. In New York for example, there are the famous yellow cabs. In London, the black cabs are instantly recognisable. Likewise, those visiting Thailand will see tuk tuk’s lining the streets everywhere and those visiting Shanghai will be greeted with hoards of VW Santana taxis. While…

Win a Night at the Four Seasons Vancouver & Dinner for 2 TBEX Weekend

Lobby of Four Seasons Vancouver

Travel Blog Exchange 2011 is just a few weeks away and that means by now many of you have already decided whether or not you’re going to be making the trek to beautiful Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada this June to partake in one of the biggest weekends on the blogosphere’s calendar. Are you still looking…

Lesser Known St.Patrick’s Day Celebrations Around The World

  With St. Patrick’s Day upon us, I figured what better time to talk about the greenest day on the calendar. Nowadays it seems like just about everyone outside of Ireland’s celebrates the Irish holiday with a festive St. Patrick’s Day Parade. Yes we all know about the bigger parades in cities like Dublin, Boston…

Top Five Things to do in Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Recently I was invited on a week long trip through a section of Canada courtesy of Via Rail. The Canadian passenger rail company invited me and some other bloggers aboard to test out their soon to be launching Wi-Fi service. One of the stops along the way was to Canada’s capital city of Ottawa. I…

Monday Travel Shot: Montreal Botanical Garden

Botanical Beetle on display at Montreal Botanical Garden

I am currently in the early stages of planning another visit to Montreal. Easily one of my favorite destinations in North America (and perhaps the world), this bustling Quebec city offers so much European charm without having to fly on a 5-hour flight across the pond. One of my absolute favorite places to visit in…

10 Oddly Named Cities

Crapstone, UK

Chicago, Dublin, London, Montreal and New York. All great city names that really need no explanation. But from time to time when I am traveling, I will come across a city name that really stands out. I mean I grew up in a city called Rockaway. While I do not know the real origin of…