tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940771509369024769Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:31:34 +0000The Best Travel Blog With Destination Reviews, Photos and Travel Tipshttp://www.travelsnippetsandmore.com/noreply@blogger.com (diane)Blogger384125TravelSnippetsAndMorehttp://feedburner.google.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940771509369024769.post-7554068706119792764Sun, 07 Feb 2010 21:25:00 +00002010-02-07T16:31:34.180-05:00Travel TipsHow to avoid taxi scamsArriving in a new city? Worried about being 'taken for a ride' by the local taxi drivers?Then check I Hate Taxis before leaving home. I Hate Taxis has information on more than 300 international airports, train stations and ports in 85 countries.Each airport listing has information on the terminals, ATMs, how far the airport is from city center and how to identify a legitimate taxi. There http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~3/klr4cOEDYBg/how-to-avoid-taxi-scams.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (diane)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~4/klr4cOEDYBg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.travelsnippetsandmore.com/2010/02/how-to-avoid-taxi-scams.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940771509369024769.post-8399165997930030912Mon, 25 Jan 2010 13:31:00 +00002010-01-25T10:56:15.628-05:00IcelandThis post will just be a list of small things that come to mind as I write about our trip.Water: Absolutely pure and absolutely delicious. And the cold water is VERY cold and the hot water is VERY, VERY hot.Laundry: We bring quick dry clothes when we travel and wash them in the sink. Usually they dry overnight but on a trip like this we had some heavier clothing. No problem. All hotel http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~3/5tpAtPozP54/some-iceland-notes.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (diane)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~4/5tpAtPozP54" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.travelsnippetsandmore.com/2009/11/some-iceland-notes.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940771509369024769.post-448622963261821796Sat, 16 Jan 2010 03:13:00 +00002010-01-15T22:17:22.130-05:00Securityairportsairport full body scannerHad friends over last night to take a look at our Iceland video. One of the discussions around the table was about the full body scanners being installed at more airports.According to one of my guests, the person viewing the scan isn't anywhere near the security lines. They are off in a room somewhere, so they don't even see the actual person going through the scanner. If that is true, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~3/rDzQ4DlqIrU/airport-body-scanners.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (diane)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~4/rDzQ4DlqIrU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.travelsnippetsandmore.com/2010/01/airport-body-scanners.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940771509369024769.post-5914693634121040505Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:31:00 +00002010-01-15T09:43:41.082-05:00Sara Lopez8th Continent SoymilkImagine...getting paid to travel all over the United States and to visit great places and cool events.I was fortunate enough to be contacted by Sara Lopez, to do a guest post in my travel blog.Don't know who Sara Lopez is? Then keep reading. She's got one of the best jobs in the world.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------“You know, you really do http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~3/8R9YA2Zj4hE/sara-lopez-guest-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (diane)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~4/8R9YA2Zj4hE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.travelsnippetsandmore.com/2010/01/sara-lopez-guest-post.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940771509369024769.post-894968273741938254Sat, 02 Jan 2010 20:42:00 +00002010-01-02T15:46:55.899-05:00hotelUnited StatesMarylandBaltimoreMDWant to stay at a hotel in downtown Baltimore? Be sure to ask for a room on a lower floor.My son is a fireman in Baltimore, stationed downtown by the harbor. Due to cutbacks, they no long have a ladder truck. If there is a high rise fire in downtown Baltimore, ladder trucks have to come in from outlying firehouses.My son told me that they used to be able to reach the 6th floor when http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~3/imtEpuMArLo/where-to-stay-in-baltimore-md.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (diane)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~4/imtEpuMArLo" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.travelsnippetsandmore.com/2010/01/where-to-stay-in-baltimore-md.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940771509369024769.post-3197195979415839821Wed, 30 Dec 2009 12:01:00 +00002009-12-30T07:04:09.334-05:00Security is going to be tighter. Flying will be more difficult. Flying will be more uncomfortable. Lines will be longer. Waits will be longer. But I'm going to travel anyway. My husband and I just booked a trip to Europe. It was a trip I've been looking at for months and an end of the year special came through that made the price right.Yup, some people will say I'm crazy but if I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~3/3dbObnFHy8k/im-traveling-anyway.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (diane)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~4/3dbObnFHy8k" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.travelsnippetsandmore.com/2009/12/im-traveling-anyway.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940771509369024769.post-1947720153993209062Wed, 30 Dec 2009 11:54:00 +00002009-12-30T07:01:09.944-05:00Yes, I know, it's been forever since I've posted to this blog. But this recent terrorist event really has me livid. Talk about dropping the ball!Sure, people are blaming the State Department for the fact he had a visa. People are blaming Homeland Security. People are blaming security in Amsterdam.Hey!!! Let's talk about the ticket agent here. One way ticket.... Paid for in cash....http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~3/zlHNHQfu_zg/terrorists-and-ticket-agents.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (diane)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~4/zlHNHQfu_zg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.travelsnippetsandmore.com/2009/12/terrorists-and-ticket-agents.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940771509369024769.post-3484754509670488922Tue, 17 Nov 2009 12:19:00 +00002009-11-17T07:44:51.309-05:00puffinsIngolfshofdiIcelandIf you want to see puffins up close and personal, this is the place to do it. But it was also the hardest thing we did the whole trip.The Ingolfshofdi cape juts out into the North Atlantic. It is at the end of a huge sand flat and is on private property.The farmer who owns the land does a daily tour to the cape (every day except Sunday). He has his tractor hooked up to an open hay wagon andhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~3/qXgGqZwVE7g/ingolfshofdi-iceland.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (diane)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~4/qXgGqZwVE7g" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.travelsnippetsandmore.com/2009/11/ingolfshofdi-iceland.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940771509369024769.post-5920612843696394945Wed, 21 Oct 2009 11:10:00 +00002009-10-21T07:16:33.837-04:00JokulsarlonIcelandThe Glacier LagoonWe were very lucky the day we stopped here. The weather cooperated and the sunlight really set off the cobalt blue of the water.This lagoon is filled with ice that has calved off of a glacier, into a river that flows out from under the glacier. It is really quite beautiful. Boat rides are offered on the lagoon and we decided to spring for it (2800 ISK pp). We thoroughly enjoyed it.We http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~3/hKxU-o-TLlA/jokulsarlon-glacier-lagoon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (diane)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~4/hKxU-o-TLlA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.travelsnippetsandmore.com/2009/10/jokulsarlon-glacier-lagoon.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940771509369024769.post-8815254211388137102Sun, 27 Sep 2009 21:51:00 +00002009-09-27T17:55:15.175-04:00I recently wrote on this topic based upon information I had from a friend of my daughter.A regular reader of Travel Snippets just sent me this information: her son and DIL had to pay an extra bag free for their baby since she was a free passenger. AND they had to pay for the stroller and car seat. This was with American airlines, going coach, to Hawaii.So definitely check your airline's http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~3/xs7X8IGrTYY/follow-up-on-how-much-does-it-cost-to.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (diane)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~4/xs7X8IGrTYY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.travelsnippetsandmore.com/2009/09/follow-up-on-how-much-does-it-cost-to.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940771509369024769.post-6249493997315512553Thu, 24 Sep 2009 13:11:00 +00002009-09-24T09:22:00.090-04:00IcelandSeydisfjordurhotel Aldan(Figured it was time I got back to writing about Iceland. A VERY busy couple of weeks have really kept me going.)Seydisfjordur is a small, sleepy town at the end of a fjord on Iceland's east coast. The eastern coastline of Iceland has many of these fjords and small towns. Seydisfjordur has two claims to fame. It is promoted as the most picturesque coastal town in Iceland. And it is http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~3/GX6Wr1kp7-I/seydisfjordur-iceland.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (diane)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~4/GX6Wr1kp7-I" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.travelsnippetsandmore.com/2009/09/seydisfjordur-iceland.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940771509369024769.post-6867198262747819774Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:46:00 +00002009-09-22T19:53:01.959-04:00shippingMoneyTravel TipsAirlinessavebabyitemsWell, if the baby stuff and the baby is traveling with you, it might very well cost you absolutely NOTHING.Friends of my daughter are heading to England for two years. They left today with about a dozen suitcases. They envisioned a pretty big 'extra luggage' fee, even though there are 5 of them, with the baby.At the airport, the desk agent told them that baby items went free. WOW! After http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~3/rBt0y93MsvQ/how-much-does-it-cost-to-ship-baby.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (diane)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~4/rBt0y93MsvQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.travelsnippetsandmore.com/2009/09/how-much-does-it-cost-to-ship-baby.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940771509369024769.post-6087647433005320805Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:31:00 +00002009-09-10T11:31:00.486-04:00Hafragilsfoss.Jökulsárgljúfur National ParkIcelandSelfossDettifossAfter backtracking from viewing the Ásbyrgi formations, we now planned on seeing as much of Jökulsárgljúfur National Park as we could. There are two roads in the park, one down the east side of the canyon and one down the west.I had read that the road down the east side was better maintained. Also, the western road would have to be a round trip drive as the road becomes an 'F' road and we http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~3/_VV9Qgdehqk/jokulsargljufur-national-park-iceland.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (diane)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~4/_VV9Qgdehqk" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.travelsnippetsandmore.com/2009/09/jokulsargljufur-national-park-iceland.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940771509369024769.post-4586499226656651073Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:38:00 +00002009-09-08T13:39:59.433-04:00I've got a lot more to write about Iceland. But just finished up with 10 days of a visit from our grandchildren. So, yes, I'm a bit behind on everything.Hope to have a new Iceland post out in a couple of days. Thanks for subscribing and being a regular reader of Travel Snippets and More.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~3/1uVHDECEDY8/more-on-iceland-coming-up.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (diane)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~4/1uVHDECEDY8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.travelsnippetsandmore.com/2009/09/more-on-iceland-coming-up.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940771509369024769.post-4111187991083233001Sun, 30 Aug 2009 15:23:00 +00002009-08-31T08:39:30.564-04:00Jökulsárgljúfur National ParkIcelandÁsbyrgiformationsbasaltWe departed Husavik, heading north around the cape, planning on approaching Jökulsárgljúfur National Park from the north side. The north side is where the visitors' center is located and, also located nearby, is the entrance to the Ásbyrgi canyon.The Ásbyrgi canyon is a horseshoe-shaped depression and is, officially, part of Jökulsárgljúfur National Park. There is one road in (south) that http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~3/zp62Vjg0kmA/asbyrgi-iceland.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (diane)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~4/zp62Vjg0kmA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.travelsnippetsandmore.com/2009/08/asbyrgi-iceland.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940771509369024769.post-4438504008801781988Thu, 27 Aug 2009 17:27:00 +00002009-08-27T13:27:00.190-04:00rulesThermalIcelandIcelandicpoolsTownThere is a very specific protocol to follow if one will be using any of the town pools in Iceland. I was very happy that I had come across a list of 'rules'. Otherwise I would have made some very significant faux pas.Two things are very important. Outside shoes are never worn in the locker room. And one never enters the locker room wet.So, with your bathing suit and towel in hand, check out this http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~3/qoq09yiLKQs/protocol-rules-for-public-pools-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (diane)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~4/qoq09yiLKQs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.travelsnippetsandmore.com/2009/08/protocol-rules-for-public-pools-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940771509369024769.post-3903528939738090090Tue, 25 Aug 2009 17:51:00 +00002009-09-08T13:44:05.336-04:00IcelandWhale WatchingHusavikHusavik is billed as THE place, in Iceland, for whale watching. We had prebooked reservations, with North Sailing, for their 10 AM departure. We would be leaving the Lake Myvatn area that morning, and we were told to allow 1 1/2 hours for the drive.This really puzzled us as the road sign said the distance to Husavik was 50 km. Why did we need 1 1/2 hours? This advice had been given to usehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~3/EDBdVkbVjsY/husavik-iceland.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (diane)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~4/EDBdVkbVjsY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.travelsnippetsandmore.com/2009/08/husavik-iceland.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940771509369024769.post-4073004492011659066Sat, 22 Aug 2009 12:13:00 +00002009-08-22T08:51:29.186-04:00IcelandAkureyribotanical gardenI was reviewing my blog and realized I had totally missed writing about our short stay in Akureyri.My plan for the afternoon was to visit the botanical garden. Although uphill, it still was in walking distance of our hotel. So off we headed.It is not a very large garden but, considering the climate and short growing season, both my husband and I were very impressed with the variety of plants http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~3/5CPFx8jl2y0/akureyri-iceland.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (diane)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~4/5CPFx8jl2y0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.travelsnippetsandmore.com/2009/08/akureyri-iceland.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940771509369024769.post-5004544028774220590Thu, 20 Aug 2009 17:25:00 +00002009-08-20T13:25:00.486-04:00IcelandFrommer'sGuideI purchased Frommer's Iceland in preparation for our trip. I reviewed several Iceland tour books and settled on Frommer's for several reasons.Frommer's does a great job with things like hotel reviews. But I wanted more. Since we were using Iceland Saga Travel for our accommodations, that wasn't my main focus.In my opinion, Frommer's Iceland excels in several ways. The city/town maps arehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~3/x1-4kBqEmGs/review-frommers-iceland.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (diane)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~4/x1-4kBqEmGs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.travelsnippetsandmore.com/2009/08/review-frommers-iceland.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940771509369024769.post-635487459360124250Wed, 19 Aug 2009 20:57:00 +00002009-08-19T17:03:50.406-04:00United StatesFinger LakesCruiseNew York StateCanandaigua LadySo, trying to figure out what 'something special' we can do for our 40th anniversary. Not an easy thing to do...and then it hit me...We had just been to Canandaigua Lake the previous Saturday for the Finger Lakes Riesling Festival. And I had spotted information on the Canandaigua Lady. So we called and made reservations for their Sunset Dinner Cruise.This is a paddle wheel boat that, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~3/olXowUOoHBE/review-canandaigua-lady.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (diane)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~4/olXowUOoHBE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.travelsnippetsandmore.com/2009/08/review-canandaigua-lady.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940771509369024769.post-8892346044895097682Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:41:00 +00002009-08-20T23:24:40.354-04:00ThermalKraflaIcelandLake MyvatnThe Krafla thermal area is just east of Lake Myvatn, right off the Ring Road.Our route the next day was taking us northwest to Husavik. I saw information, on a map, about a thermal pool towards the east and insisted we head out, after dinner, to check it out. And am I glad that we did. I can't believe we almost missed this! (Be sure to click on the panorama shot, below, for a sharp imagehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~3/LEwbIGGl42U/iceland-krafla-thermal-area.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (diane)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~4/LEwbIGGl42U" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.travelsnippetsandmore.com/2009/08/iceland-krafla-thermal-area.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940771509369024769.post-3523665942108282433Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:46:00 +00002009-08-17T13:53:09.973-04:00Yes, this is totally off topic of course.But today is our 40th wedding anniversary. And I want to shout it to the world!40 years with the same guy...through thick and thin, ups and downs, and ....still very much in love with each other.And, yes, he still sends me flowers =sigh=http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~3/ziPNz3GXKLM/40th-wedding-anniversary.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (diane)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~4/ziPNz3GXKLM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.travelsnippetsandmore.com/2009/08/40th-wedding-anniversary.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940771509369024769.post-1003678512207908007Sun, 16 Aug 2009 17:26:00 +00002009-08-16T13:26:00.572-04:00IcelandDimmuborgirRing RoadGodafossLake MyvatnPhotosOur first morning with the car, we left Akureyri with fog hanging down over the fjord. Crossing the causeway, we had the fjord (and the town of Akureyri) on our left.As we make our way along the fjord, we can see the road rising along the mountainside ... with the fog waiting for us.We finally reach the fog.Over the mountaintop in complete fog. Where is the road??? And then..........We http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~3/p9fUoKUHVyE/iceland-images-akureyri-to-lake-myvatn.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (diane)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~4/p9fUoKUHVyE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.travelsnippetsandmore.com/2009/08/iceland-images-akureyri-to-lake-myvatn.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940771509369024769.post-5510086569578725368Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:50:00 +00002009-08-15T14:50:00.379-04:00Going to be in Buffalo, New York the last weekend of the month?Then head over to Broadway Joe's Bar & Grill at 3051 Main Street.The weekend of August 28, 2009 is Grand Opening Weekend, with loads of bands and booze AND a pig roast. You really don't want to miss this!http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~3/6NWazqIviNc/broadway-joes-bar-grill-buffalo-ny.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (diane)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~4/6NWazqIviNc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.travelsnippetsandmore.com/2009/08/broadway-joes-bar-grill-buffalo-ny.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4940771509369024769.post-6744767768257370488Fri, 14 Aug 2009 21:33:00 +00002009-08-14T17:33:00.979-04:00Hotel AkureyriIcelandPhotosWe had a one night stay at Hotel Akureyri in Akureyri, Iceland. Our accommodations were on the 2nd floor which means 2 floors up (ground, 1st, 2nd). As is typical of Icelandic hotels, there was no elevator and the room was small.Still, our room faced the fjord for a great view. The beds were comfortable and the room was quiet. There was a very nice buffet breakfast that included http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~3/FHsYAc6Zhhs/review-hotel-akureyri-iceland.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (diane)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/TravelSnippetsAndMore/~4/FHsYAc6Zhhs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.travelsnippetsandmore.com/2009/08/review-hotel-akureyri-iceland.html