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IcelandAir Europe Sale Fares

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From $408* per person r/t Winter Airfare Special
With the dramatic increase in the value of the US Dollar against the Icelandic Krona, Iceland is now a top bargain destination, giving consumers nearly twice the spending power compared to last year.
In August 2008, USA today picked Iceland as on of 5 top destinations for Fall ‘08 […]

Fuel charges drop on Europe flights

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San Francisco Chronicle
As oil prices fall, both U.S. and foreign airlines are cutting fuel surcharges on most flights to Europe, a move that will save fliers $50 on flights to Paris, Rome and Madrid, and more than $60 on flights to London. Images
Getting to Florence will be a bit cheaper as airlines cut… Tom Parsons, […]

Transport strike brings Greece to a halt

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ATHENS, Greece (CNN) — Greece’s air, rail and urban transport came to a grinding halt Wednesday as the country’s biggest labor union staged a 24-hour nationwide strike in protest of the government’s plan to sell off the state’s ailing carrier Olympic Airlines. People queue at an Olympic Airlines desk at Athens International Airport.
At least […]

Icelandic Air Europe Airline Special Fares

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ON SALE: AMSTERDAM, FRANKFURT AND SCANDINAVIA
Sample Fares:
Depart from Boston to:
+ Amsterdam from $582* + Frankfurt from $607* + Oslo from $610* + Stockholm from $626* + Copenhagen from $604*
Depart from New York-JFK to : (best travel dates listed)
+ Amsterdam from $536*
Depart Nov 3,10,12,14,15,17,19,22,24,26,28. Return Nov 9,11,13,15,16,18,20,22,23,25,29. Dec…
+ Frankfurt from $529*
Depart Nov 8,12,19,22,27,29. Return Nov 16,17,23,24,27,28, […]

American Airlines International Sale Fares

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nternational Weekend Getaway Fares
Travel Dates & Times for Weekend Getaway Fares
Anguilla, Anguilla (AXA) - San Juan, PR (SJU) $184 Boston, MA (BOS) - London Heathrow, United Kingdom (LHR) $500 Chicago O’Hare, IL (ORD) - Dublin, Ireland (DUB) $588 Dallas / Ft. Worth, TX (DFW) - Los Cabos, Mexico (SJD) $443 Dallas / Ft. Worth, […]

Thrifty Souvenirs

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Obviously, IT loves a good shopping spree for authentic crafts when we’re traveling. But there’s also something to be said for scoping out the local thrift stores for some fabulous finds. Our friends over at Gadling and Gridskipper reminded us of the satisfaction that comes from scoring a great item for next to nothing while […]

Does This Mean Elvis is Really Dead?

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It’s been 30 years since “the King” passed away, but that hasn’t stopped Elvis enthusiasts from traveling to Graceland to celebrate the life of the crooner; they get over 600,000 visitors a year. But there’s bad news for the folks who weren’t convinced that Elvis had ever left the building to begin with: The Elvis […]

“Today” with Keith Bellows

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This morning, as part of NBC’s week-long promotion to go green, National Geographic Traveler Editor-in-Chief Keith Bellows appeared with Al Roker on the Today show to discuss the November/December cover feature, “Places Rated: The World’s Best Islands.” Al was interested in hearing more about the integrity of popular tourist destinations Phuket, Molokai, and Key West, […]

Video of a Crayfish Being pwned by a Cute Turtle

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A comment by Mad Goat Lady (who produced a great article for us about a friendly fraser island four wheel drive hire company) on this post about a cranky sounding caravan park in Port Fairy inspired me to look for crayfish videos on Youtube. I only needed to look at one vid before feeling […]

Getaway Reading Roundup

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As we mentioned last week: IT loves to escape into a good travel book (andTraveler’s new book columnist, Don George, has promised us a bevy of great titles). This weekend provided a bounty of other great travel reads, from the Washington Post, who reported on a new selection of green guidebooks, and whose Book […]

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