Taking Long Island Rail Road from JFK airport to New York City

When traveling to and from New York City, there's an overwhelming amount of options, starting with the number of airports to choose from! Have you chosen the JFK Airport? JFK is in many ways the best option out of airports that serve the NYC area. A few terminals have undergone recent renovations, offering a shiny, new, clean airport atmosphere. This also has provided many new and extra restaurants, shop...

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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 impossible to be indifferent to. His highly unique and individualistic designs of surreal forms and vibrant colors are actually a collaborative work of the artist and the ultimate creator, Nature. Inspired by the magical world of natural wonders, Gaudi de...

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Twitter roundup: Your 2010 travel wishes

I reached out to some of my contacts on Twitter to ask about what their plans / wishes for travel in 2010 are. Here's what the most read travel bloggers are thinking about doing this year: @foxnomad: To set foot in 6 continents. 7 Would be a bonus :) @cultoftravel: My 2010 travelwish is to get to India. Thx for asking :) @karenbryan: My 2010 Travel Wish - To visit Channel Islands, Corsica & Sardini...

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Busiest airports for Thanksgiving 2009

Thanksgiving weekend is coming up this Thursday 26 November 2009 already. Thanksgiving is the busiest travel period...
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Travel Promotion Act will reduce travel to America

Congress is soon set to approve the Travel 'Promotion' Act (inverted commas very much added and intentional), which...
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Visit Britain - 'Be a part of it' - video

Visit Britain, the national tourism agency, has launched a new video that highlights the different events, sights, ...
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Ice skating in London

London's gifted with a number of great ice rinks during the winter. During the 2009/10 winter season, a few of the ...
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Airlines to cut emissions in half by 2050?

The Guardian is running a travel article today about the airlines' new agreement to cut carbon emissions by 50% bef...
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Hotel room rates lower than 5 years ago

Credit crunch. Recession. Lay offs. No, not just manufacturing but also travel is suffering heavily from the poor e...
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The most common travel fears

Travel can be a fearful business, even if you've scored the best travel insurance policy there is. Things can go wr...
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Långshyttan Moose Park

If you've ever been interested in seeing moose (known as 'elk' in Europe) up close and personal I recommend a visit...
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Secure Flight expansion takes effect today

From today, most air travelers will be asked their birth dates and genders when making airline reservations. With t...
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Travel + Leisure's yearly top ten round-up

In an annual poll, magazine Travel + Leisure lets readers choose their favorite cities, destinations, hotels, trave...
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