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Inside Statue of Liberty's crown looking out on NYC

blogdig.net — 2009-07-10T17:47:51-04:00

Wth great fanfare, the Statue of Liberty’s crown on July 4th re-opened to the public for the first time since the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. And while that news made for some great soundbytes, there are plenty of details you need to know if you actually plan to make the trip yourself.The quick info:A $3 special crown ticket is required in addition to the regular ferry ticket to reach the crown and must be purchased before you get to Liberty Island. Currently they’re sold out
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Curbed Network Advertisers: Here they are, this week's Curbed...

blogdig.net — 2009-07-10T15:30:00-04:00

Here they are, this week's Curbed Network advertisers: · 2 Gold Street · ACES · American Apparel · The Apthorp · Blackstone Properties · Clermont Greene · Columbus Square · Concerto · CUESA · Devlin McNiff · Edge · Food Trip with Todd English · Forté · Innis & Gunn · MAGIC · Modernica · NYC Wine & Food Festival · NYC Restaurant Week · One Rector Park · Patina Restaurant Group · Peter
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Armonia Spa at Pacifica Holistic Retreat a Top 5 Resort Spa in Mexico

blogdig.net — 2009-07-10T14:57:34-04:00

The Armonia Spa at Pacifica Holistic Retreat is a state of the art Cabo spa, that offers guests the finest services in luxury and relaxation.Last year, Armonia was chosen as favorite Resort Spa in Mexico by the readers of Spa Magazine in the 2nd Annual Silver Sage Readers’ Choice AwardArmonia is a peaceful [...]
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Travel Tweets to Follow on Twitter

blogdig.net — 2009-07-10T13:30:07-04:00

Get on Twitter already. If you aren’t, everyone’s doing it. Your favorite online travel stars are all over twitter, so if you want some travel reminders, tips, commentary or deals in your home feed check out my list of top Travel Twitter -ers to follow for some saweet travel tweets.So if you want to get [...]
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Lanzarote On Film :: Broken Embraces Trailer

blogdig.net — 2009-07-10T13:09:00-04:00

The cinema trailer for the new Pedro Almodovar movie, Broken Embraces, is out now. Featuring a couple of glimpses of some well known scenes from around the island. Where chunks of the film were shot on location. Read more ...
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The Travelers Hotels Love to Hate

blogdig.net — 2009-07-10T13:05:00-04:00

Most of the time, we’re focused on the hotels travelers love and hate, but today we’re doing quite the opposite, thanks to a little snippet of news we ran across that reports the travelers hotels love and hate.A survey of 4,500 hotel owners worldwide from Expedia has ranked world travelers from the hoteliers’ perspective. French travelers have the worst reputations, Reuters reports. Japanese travelers made the list, and German and British tourists were voted best among
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How Chinese Select Their English Name (Part 2)

blogdig.net — 2009-07-10T12:49:00-04:00

Check out this link sent by one of our readers (Thanks Philip !):http://www.wretch.cc/blog/Turvey/21065037The clip on the link provides an interesting perspective on how mainland Chinese select their English name.In the course of my work, these are few of the more unique Chinese English names I come across:Hunter,Pluto, Fly,Beer,Jazz, Du du, Shadow.What are some of the more interesting ones you came across?
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Pancit Batil Patung of Tuguegarao, Cagayan

blogdig.net — 2009-07-10T11:38:00-04:00

Pancit Batil Patung or Batil Patong is a noodle dish unique to Tuguegarao, Cagayan. It's something you have to try if ever you get to visit the warmest city in the country.I got to try the one at Paul Louis in front of the old city hall. I asked if I could see the pancit being made in the kitchen. I guess the reason behind the name is that the sahog is simply placed on top of the noodles.The meats include ground pork, beef or possibly even carabeef. They also add sauteed vegetables, crushed
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How well do you know your Tube stations

blogdig.net — 2009-07-10T10:35:00-04:00

Transport for London are running a photo quiz where you have to name 10 London Underground stations from picture clues. It seems to be much harder than you might think as they've had nearly 100 entries but so far only one person has got all ten correct. I'm sure readers of this blog will be able to do this easily. In fact I'm pretty sure even I know all ten, but only with the help of the clues. You can enter the competition here as there are prizes (a trip to the London Transport Museum) for
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Hotel Prankster Creates Havoc at Hilton Garden Inn Orlando Airport

blogdig.net — 2009-07-10T10:35:00-04:00

Rivaling Courtney Love’s hotel antics mentioned earlier this week comes news of a $5,000 room-trashing by two Florida travelers who aren’t being asked to fork over a dime in clean-up costs.But unlike Love, who reportedly damaged her room and flooded the floor she was staying on with daughter Frances Bean, the Florida hotel-trashers thought they were doing what was necessary to save their own lives from a gas leak at the Hilton Garden Inn Orlando Airport (pictured).Prompted by an
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Ground Water Level in Jaipur

blogdig.net — 2009-07-10T09:35:42-04:00

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Wheels Up: Montana, Montreal & Ice Cream

blogdig.net — 2009-07-10T09:30:00-04:00

Missoula, Montana [Photo by A Schultz/Flickr]·More flights on time this year than last [AP]·The best cheap getaways in the US [Forbes]·Hanging ten in Montreal [NYT]·The most bizarre ice cream from around the globe [T+L]·Missoula's 'cerebral meets outdoorsy' appeal [USAToday]
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Mongoose traps in Kagoshima catch their targets

blogdig.net — 2009-07-10T09:26:39-04:00

An update on the story of wild mongoose being spotted in Kagoshima:Authorities set up traps to catch the alien species, and as you know, they only managed to capture a cat. Several days have passed since the initial failure, and it seems the traps are now succeeding at their goal. Two wild mongoose [...]
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Spotlight on Calima, Pola (Oriental Mindoro)

blogdig.net — 2009-07-10T08:45:00-04:00

In this post, Calima takes center stage. Calima, one of the 24 barangays (villages/counties) in the municipality of Pola, is a little piece of paradise that?s so far removed from the hustle and bustle of Puerto Galera. This municipality that we featured earlier this year is located northeast of Oriental Mindoro, a leisurely 2-hour northward drive from the Calapan port.Mr. Michael R. Karklin, a former firefighter from Plymouth Massachusetts, has shared with us a few of his photos (he admits to
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Manhattanhenge weekend for perfectly aligned sunsets

blogdig.net — 2009-07-10T08:36:27-04:00

Heads up, shutterbugs, it’s another Manhattanhenge weekend.On Saturday and Sunday evening, the sun will set in precise alignment with the major east-west arteries of Manhattan, according to the annual calculations of Neil deGrasse Tyson, the director of the Hayden Planetarium in the Department of Astrophysics at the American Museum of Natural History.Since the Manhattan street grid isn’t precisely due-north, the Manhattanhenge dates do not precisely align with solstice dates. The
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Thikana Govind Dev Ji

blogdig.net — 2009-07-10T07:57:14-04:00

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Lanzarote Accommodation :: Holiday Apartments in Costa Teguise

blogdig.net — 2009-07-10T07:53:00-04:00

Searching for holiday accommodation in Lanzarote? Costa Teguise is Lanzarote�s third largest resort, arrayed around five sandy beaches which range in size from the small cove at Playa Jablillo to the larger stretch at Las Cucharas. And offers holiday apartment options from as little as �30 per night. Read more ...
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Can you offer tips or be a volunteer guide for Newquay stop of Summer 09 Blogging Tour?

blogdig.net — 2009-07-10T07:30:56-04:00

I?ve requested tips and recommendations from readers on what to do and see in Newquay during my visit to the town on the Europe a la Carte Summer 09 UK Blogging Tour. I?m also looking for volunteer guides to show me around. I arrive in Newquay at 17:00 on Friday 24 July on [...]
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Travel Photo: Padang Old Town, Padang - Indonesia

blogdig.net — 2009-07-10T07:19:00-04:00

Location: Padang - IndonesiaPhoto: Padang Old TownPadang, on the west coast of Sumatra, has a small remnant of colonial buildings in the old town.Travel Photo Gallery: Padang Photo Gallery
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More additions to my Google Maps

blogdig.net — 2009-07-10T07:06:00-04:00

While busy preparing an itinerary for my road trip along the trail from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River and back, I've been adding some new destinations to my website. I posted a couple of days ago about some recent additions, and here are some more.C.M. Russell Museum Great Falls, MTLodgepole Gallery and Tipi Village Browning, MTIce Harbor Dam Visitor Center Pasco, WATam�stslikt Cultural Institute Pendleton, OR
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Furnishing the dream apartment

blogdig.net — 2009-07-10T06:01:00-04:00

One of the reasons why I was absent from blogging the past few months is because we moved apartments. It is a dream come true. I proceeded ambitiously to furnish our new flat, inspired by these two books:It proved to be quite an impossible task because I was not prepared to spend a fortune on furniture. With a lot of money, nothing is impossible. Unfortunately for me, I don't have plenty so I had to make do with what I find. Of course, I would love to have a piece or two from Kenneth
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Photo Friday ? Mighty warriors made for heaven; and from clay

blogdig.net — 2009-07-10T04:11:29-04:00

Imagine it – thousands of soliders of�all ranks standing in pits of solidified clay, withstanding fire and earthquakes, living hundreds of�feet deep under the ground, for thousands of years. Their mission? To protect the�once mighty Emperor of China (Qin), who, was�religious enough to be filled with afterlife�superstition, fortunate enough to have commissioned such a wonder, [...]
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San Francisco to Hawaii ? 27 Days

blogdig.net — 2009-07-10T03:32:29-04:00

Struggling with ‘August the mighty Yanmar’ outside of the channel markers, it was a stressful finish to 27 days at sea… With a surf break on one side of the buoys, and a breakwater on the other, I had the genoa sheets in my hands in case the engine failed, so I could unfurl [...]
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Guest Post: Edinburgh Mela 7 ? 9 August 2009

blogdig.net — 2009-07-10T03:32:16-04:00

In this guest post, Liam Sinclair, director of the Edinburgh Mela Festival, describes what’s on offer at this year’s multi-cultural festival which runs from 7 – 9 August 2009.“It?s nearly that time of year again where the streets, parks and buildings of Edinburgh will be filled with festival goers from all over the world. [...]
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What will the weather be like?

blogdig.net — 2009-07-10T01:24:00-04:00

Do you wonder what the weather will be like in Tokyo in April? Or how hot it will be in NYC in July? Well, it is of course impossible to predict the weather several weeks and months ahead but we can look at statistics to get an idea of what the weather should be like. I normally use the site Weatherbase for this and here I can check out average temperature, average precipitation etc. But you should also check the weather forecast right before you leave for your destination to check what the
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My Favourite European Waterfalls

blogdig.net — 2009-07-10T01:00:51-04:00

Who doesn’t love a good waterfall? So here is a photo essay featuring my favourite waterfalls in Europe.Kilt Rock Waterfall, Scotland (by Start Again)Rhine Falls, Germany (by Stephenhanafin)Krimmler Waterfall, Austria (by thisisbossi)Cascata delle �Marmore, Italy (by Lanci Danielle)Steinsdalfossen, Norway (by doegox)What’s your favourite waterfall in Europe?
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