TRO Travelgram - Wednesday, July 22

Destinations
Progressive Stockholm loves its traditions
European travel guru Rick Steves writes of Stockholm, from ABBA to Skansen, the open-air folk museum... Seattle Times

Ecuador: Small Wonder
Take the highest mountains outside of Asia, add English meadows, Alpine cows, and Amazonian rain forest, and mix with the Spanish and Incan cultures, and you get some idea of the extraordinary assets of Ecuador... Conde Nast Traveler

A California Beach Town Reinvents Itself, Again
Huntington Beach has rebranded itself Surf City USA, bringing a flurry of development and wider appeal... New York Times

Montreal on a budget: European flair without euros
For a slice of Europe's old world charm, cafe culture and epicurean delights, minus the long flight and tres grande euro costs, head to Montreal... Yahoo Travel News

Tours and Activities
Top 10 stateside safaris
Head into the wilds of your own backyard and encounter wondrous wildlife... MSN.com

America's Best Street Food
Sometimes a city's best food isn't at that five-star, impossible-to-get-a-reservation restaurant. Instead, it might be located just down the street—literally the street—from your hotel... Forbes Traveler

A long way from No. 1 to 18 at this golf course
Billed as the world's longest golf course, Nullarbor is set to open next month — an 842-mile trek through the desolate Outback of Australia's Nullarbor Plains... Yahoo Travel News

Pacific Northwest Trail brings cross-country walkway one step closer to reality
The newly designated Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail runs 1,200 miles from the Continental Divide to the Pacific Ocean... USA Today

Cruise
Brenta Canal cruise: At home in a watery hinterland
Adrian Woodford admires the many sumptuous villas that line the Brenta Canal as he cruises from Venice to Padua... Telegraph (London)

Transportation
For Elite Travelers, Bad News Means Good Times
With travel in a funk, airlines need their most frequent flyers more than ever. Result: They're offering extra perks for elite members of their mileage programs... Smarter Travel

A Race to Provide Wi-Fi (but Not the Voic
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