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The 7 best beaches in Majorca
The top sandy stretches on the Balearic’s biggest island.
The Spanish island of Majorca has been a top holiday destination for many years now and ...
Pike Place Market, Seattle
Pike Place Market is an open-air shopping haven located right on the waterfront near the downtown area in the Seattle. It is one of the oldest continu...
Doomed Merchant Mariners' Memorial, New York
The Doomed Merchant Mariners' memorial in New York is often an overlooked tourist attraction. The statue sits right where the ferry leaves to view the...
Carnival of Cities for 24 March 2010
Welcome to the March 24, 2010 edition of Carnival of Cities. We have a US-focused edition this time, but a few entrants are from further afi...
Kerstbier Beer Festival, Belgium
The Kerstbier Beer Festival is one of the highlights of the beer tasting season taking part in Essen, Belgium around Mid-December. It is a beer-lovers...
Cabrillo Marine Aquarium, San Pedro
Southern California is home to many wonderful attractions. One of them is the Cabrillo Marine Aquarium. The aquarium offers visitors everything they...
Barcelona in Gaudi's footsteps
A master of architectural sea landscape immobilized in wrought iron, kaleidoscopic mosaics and stained glass, Antoni Gaudi was an outstanding artist...
Soundwave Festival, Croatia
When you think about places in Europe you'd like to visit, Croatia may not be the country that first comes to mind. However, many people who have t...
2 months of free WiFi at American airports
Google is powering up free WiFi in 47 American airports from now until 15 January 2010. The only 'drawback' is that search is locked into Google. A sm...
Website review: Travelgrove
In my ongoing quest to find the best travel search engine, it's now time to review new-ish meta travel search engine Travelgrove.com. Working like Orb...
Early warning: Tube strikes likely over Christmas 2009
The Rail, Maritime and Transport Union (RMT) has rejected a pay increase of 1.5% and will be voting on striking over Christmas 2009. If the strikes ha...
More Mexico flights for Frontier Airlines
In some more positive news about air travel, rather than the cuts and route closures of late, Frontier Airlines announced seasonal increases in its f...
Kayak whitewater in Nepal
Nepal is Asia's home to white water rafting and kayaking and boasts some of the best guides and instructors in the world. In fact if you came to Nep...
Ryanair to start new Edinburgh flights in October 2009
Ryanair is starting eight new routes from Edinburgh to mainland Europe plus the Canaries for its winter season – bringing its services from th...
The hidden charges of so-called budget airlines
A recent survey carried out by Continental Research (July 2009) found that budget airlines are failing to live up to passenger expectations with man...
Carnival of Cities 22 April 2009Welcome to the 22 April issue of the Carnival of Cities, on visit to eyeflare.com from its spiritual home at Family Travel Guide.
Cities in Europe
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Activity holidays another UK credit crunch victim
I've written before about green travel options getting crunched and now there's signs another type of vacation is on the decline in the UK.
Not only...
Kayak launches new low airfare finding tools
On the heels of me stating that the current airfare sales won't last, Kayak.com launches 3 new improvements in their search tools to help you get a lo...
5 travel planning tips from frequent fliers
Long before you're on the plane getting comfortable with a blanket and a book, you want follow these tips from frequent fliers. They'll make your flig...
Ice skating rinks in New York City
New York is great for ice skating in November, December and April when temperatures typically range from 45 to 65 degrees but the rinks are already op...
Website tip: Liftopia.com
This ski season, the Liftopia.com website has negotiated special discounts and ski pass deals all over the U.S. As both domestic and international tou...
Busiest airports and travel days this Thanksgiving Weekend
If you've booked your flights or are still planning to travel this Thanksgiving Weekend, here's some information to help you stay in the know and on t...
Eco-friendly travel not a priority for UK travelers
Out of 1,000 UK travelers, 55% pay no attention to the environmental impact their travel plans have. Out of the 45% that does care, just a minuscule 2...
TSA gives families a break for Christmas
The Transportation Security Administration is expanding the "family lane" concept to every airport security checkpoint in the country, and will direct...
Private astronaut Richard Garriott returns to Earth
Richard Garriott, the 1st second-generation astronaut and only sixth private individual in history to travel to space, returned to Earth October 23 af...
The winners announced for Cruise Critic Editors' Picks Awards 2008
Cruise Critic, the world's leading resource for cruise
reviews and news, today announced the winners of the 2008 Cruise Critic
Editors' Picks Aw...
Luxury holidays with Only Exclusive Travel
I'm really a backpacker at heart, but when I travel with my wife I'm leaning more towards somewhat more comfortable trips. In other words, I'm searchi...
Eco-travel seals of approval
There's no convenient 'green pages' directory for eco-lodges, eco-friendly tour companies, or eco-travel destinations. Instead, there are dozens of pr...
Skip the lines at Orlando's theme parks
Waiting in line for a free burger is out of the question for me. So waiting an hour for a 60-second ride is not going to happen. Luckily, Orlando is c...
Lowfares.com
As one of the best meta search engines in the travel sector, Lowfares.com is also the granddaddy. Around since 1995, it's a web pioneer and now going ...
Tips for cheaper money abroad
Saving money abroad can be a lot simpler than the usual advice. Rather than obsess over the right season to go, which country is the cheapest right no...
Great reads #17
Getting lost in a foreign city happens to the best of us, the rest of us, and the most seasoned of travelers. For tips on getting your bearings again,...
Jordan
Instead of Dubai, save your hard-earned dollars and visit neighboring Jordan for a cheaper and more down-to-Earth vacation spot. As Dubair has become ...
Cheap flights - our best tips for bargain air travel
Cheap air fare is the holy grail of travel. It used to be that I’d budget $500 for the flight and $250 for the rest of the trip... but now compe...
Kayaking is adventure eco-travel for everyone
For the environmentally aware adventure traveler, kayaking is a great option either as a vacation theme or a day's activity. Here's rundown on what ka...
Website tip: cFares promises cheaper air fares
In a market saturated with cheap flight search engines and online air travel consolidators, cFares promises a different proposal: Get access to the su...
Travelers rely on search engines to book vacations
A UK study with Google and comScore is showing that travelers are getting smarter when they're looking for vacation bookings online. Over 20 million t...
3 islands in the Mediterranean
The Mediterranean islands are great destinations all year round, but spring and fall are the most pleasant and beautiful. Malta, Crete, and Cyprus are...
Carpool for eco-friendly commuting
Not all travel involves jetting off to exotic places (or Cleveland...). Most of our miles and co2 emissions are caused by our daily commute - usually ...
Merry Christmas - eyeflare newsletter 12
Happy Holidays everyone. This newsletter is a quick re-cap of what's going on at the site and a wish for everyone to have a fantastic holiday season.
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Luxury travel gifts from Kiki James
Christmas is coming up and I've been searching the web for a nice travel related gift to hint about to my wife. Kiki James handcrafted leather gifts f...
Why I won't join Facebook
First of all, this is not an endorsement for MySpace.
MySpace has provided me with numerous pet peeves all on its own. I find many of MySpace's pract...
Farecast cuts down your airfare
A really useful tool to minimize the price of airfare, Farecast tries to predict when you can buy the cheapest air tickets possible.
This simple meta...
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