Posted on May 4, 2012 by john

TEN MOST BEAUTIFUL TRAVEL ADVENTURES TO TAKE AROUND THE WORLD…

Are you always dreaming about where you would take your next trip? Yea, me too! I find myself looking all over the web for exciting travel vacation sites. Travel can be expensive, but it is absolutely worth it because you learn so much about other places and people in this big old world…great education!

Do you have a bucket list of places you would love to travel to? Take a look at these 10 most beautiful travel places. Maybe even put them on your bucket list.

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Posted on May 4, 2012 by john

Cruising The Mississippi On A Paddle Wheeler

MEMPHIS – As theAmerican Queen paddle wheeler steams toward the city early one morning last week, all eyes turn toward Richard and Suzanne Martinez, who are strolling onto the boat’s forward deck resplendent in antebellum finery.

  • After four years of absence, the American Queen has reclaimed the Mississippi.By Jayne Clark, USA TODAY
  • After four years of absence, the American Queen has reclaimed the Mississippi.She’s a sweet Southern belle in hoop skirt hoisting a floral parasol. He’s a riverboat dandy in broad-brimmed planter’s hat and rhinestone horseshoe pin. Suzanne bought the get-ups on eBay to wear on the occasion of the venerated steamboat’s return to the river for the first time since 2008. But the Tavares, Fla., retirees figure they’ll get plenty of wear out of the costumes as they pursue and wave at riverboats from the banks of the upper Mississippi.   Read more…
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Posted on May 3, 2012 by john

I Love L. A.

Having grown up in Southern California and living there for more than 30 years, I have a special like for Los Angeles. The following paragraph I found to be nostalgic because I’ve been there. I mean, hey this is where Hollywood is!

“When people come to visit, I drop the top on my old convertible and take them up the Pacific Coast Highway into Malibu, through Topanga Canyon down the 101 (immortalized in the America song “Ventura Highway”) into “The Valley” and then on to Mulholland Drive, where the winding road along a ridgeline provides breathtaking views. It’s a trip that offers visitors an immediate snapshot and understanding that Los Angeles is not a flat, squalid concrete jungle. It has curves, sexy curves.”

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Posted on May 2, 2012 by john

Delta Subsidiary Buys Oil Refinery to Control Fuel Costs

By Kate Rice
April 30, 2012 10:36 PM

Delta Air Lines’ subsidiary, Monroe Energy LLC, has reached an agreement to buy the Phillips 66 Trainer refinery complex south of Philadelphia as part of an effort to control its fuel costs. The deal, which had been rumored for the past couple of weeks but not confirmed by Delta, includes pipelines and transportation assets that deliver fuel to Delta locations throughout the Northeast, including LaGuardia and JFK airports.

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Posted on May 2, 2012 by john

A SCOTTISH village named Dull is seeking to “twin” with the US town of Boring, British media reported today.

The two places have already declared themselves “sister communities” after a Scottish cyclist travelled through Boring in Oregon, a town of 12,000 people, on holiday, the Daily Telegraph said.

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Posted on May 2, 2012 by john

Springtime Strawberry Celebration in Santa Maria, CA

Wandermelon.com is a fun site. They have bunches of travel info…check it out!

California’s central coast boasts golden hillsides, sprawling cattle ranches, breathtaking views, and world-class wines, but did you know that 99% of the country’s strawberries are grown in Santa Maria? To honor the area’s “red gold,” the Santa Maria Valley Strawberry Festival will run April 27-29.

Read more: http://wandermelon.com/2012/04/13/springtime-strawberry-celebration-in-santa-maria-ca/#ixzz1tfM0rB56

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Posted on May 2, 2012 by john

Traveler tip:

Bathing in Tomato Juice?

and other interesting things…

I’m not going to even try to explain this…go ahead and read about it in an article in (if you dare):

The Travel Magazine 

 

 


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