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TRO TravelGram - Wednesday, September 1
09-01-2010
Destinations
Wednesday, September 1
Namibia: Four wheels and wilderness
There are rhinos at lunch and leopards at sunset when Gill Charlton gets behind the wheel on a desert-and-beyond tour...Sydney Morning Herald
Norway's mountains: the perfect break
For soul-enhancing treks and glorious downhill bike rides, take the train to Finse in Norway's mountains... Telegraph (London)
Andalucia: Where revelry and religion reign
In Spain's Andalucia region, revelry and religiosity go hand in hand: The same passion and energy dedicated to partying is put into long, solemn, religious processions that clog the city's narrow streets... Seattle Times
Five vine values in the Napa Valley
No doubt about it, the Napa Valley can be expensive. Hundred- dollar bottle of wine? They've got it. Thousand-a-night hotel suite? Right this way. But there are vine values to be found if you know where to look... Yahoo Travel News
Tours and Activities
The Magic of Holy Places
Encountering a religion other than your own can lead you to the heart of a culture in a way nothing else can. Our correspondents report on the ties that bind travel and spirituality, and recommend sacred places to see in every corner of the globe... Conde Nast Traveler
Au pair reunion is good excuse for family trip
My husband and I hosted German au pairs for seven years to care for our three children. And from the moment we quit hiring au pairs, Duncan and I began plotting to get our kids overseas to see them and learn more about the culture... Yahoo Travel News
Cruise
The Queen To Name Cunard's Queen Elizabeth
Cunard Line has confirmed that Her Majesty The Queen will name the company's new 90,400-ton, 2,092-passenger vessel, Queen Elizabeth, in Southampton on Monday, October 11... CruiseCritic.com
Tropical Storm Fiona Following Similar Path to Hurricane Earl
Tropical Storm Fiona, the sixth named storm of the 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season, formed on Monday afternoon on the heels of Hurricane Earl, the East Coast-bound Category Three storm that battered the Caribbean over the past two days... CruiseCritic.com
More cruise ships knocked off course by Hurricane Earl
The 'powerful' Category 4 storm already has forced nearly a dozen ships to change course... USA Today
Getting a spa appointment on a cruise ship is getting easier
Tired of the mad scramble to lock in a spa appointment on the first day of a cruise? Here's the good news: A growing number of lines are letting customers book spa appointments in advance of sailing... USA Today
Transportation
Qantas flight returns to SF with engine trouble
A Qantas jet headed for Australia returned safely to San Francisco International Airport early Tuesday after a problem with one of the engines forced pilots to turn back... MSN.com
JetBlue to fly between Boston, Newark starting May
JetBlue Airways Corp. on Tuesday said it will expand its service out of Boston's Logan International Airport to include four daily flights to Newark, N.J.... Yahoo Travel News
Virgin America will begin flying to Mexico in December
The resorts of Los Cabos and Cancun will become the newest destinations for the California-based carrier... USA Today
Lodging
The Big Six: Tented camps in Australia
From a luxury camp overlooking the Mary river flood plains to a resort that offers spa treatments, yoga and turtle-spotting tours...The Independent
Sleepy Swiss resort where Elvis learned to ski gets ritzy makeover
An Egyptian billionaire plans to spend about $1.5 billion to transform a sleepy Swiss Alps village into a ritzy resort destination to rival deluxe Verbier, St. Moritz or Zermatt... USA Today
Cape Town Westin hotel temporarily blacklisted by U.S. Consulate
In an unusual move, the U.S. Consulate in Cape Town, South Africa, blacklisted the five-star Westin Grand hotel for about five days due to "multiple theft" reports from embassy employees...USA Today
Other and Odd
Tourists quit N.C. islands as Earl nears East Coast
Powerful Hurricane Earl wheeled toward the East Coast, driving the first tourists Wednesday from North Carolina vacation islands and threatening damaging winds and waves up the Atlantic seaboard over Labor Day weekend... Seattle Times<
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