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July 2009

August 2009 Calendar

Antwerp
Antwerp Taste Festival
Friday, August 21 – Sunday, August 23
Taste all kinds of regional delicacies (meat, fish, beer, genever, coffee and sweets). There’s no entrance fee, simply purchase vouchers at the festival to exchange for food. Vouchers cost €1.90 each and all stall holders will offer at least 2 dishes for 2 vouchers, more fancy restaurants [...]

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If You Go – Walla Walla, Washington

How2GetThere
Walla Walla is 13 miles north of the Oregon border, and 273 miles southeast of Seattle.
Horizon Air (an Alaskan Air partner) has flights through Seattle to Walla Walla Airport.
Where2Stay
Stay & Play packages at Wine Valley Golf Club and historic Marcus Whitman Hotel feature room rates starting at $129 and free cart and drink.
What2Do
Wineries
More than 130. [...]

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Nantes: A Fresh View of France

Story and photos by Betsy Marvin
If you follow the Loire River southwest of Paris past Blois and all those grand chåteaux, near the end about thirty miles short of the Atlantic, you will find the astonishing city of Nantes. A few days spent away from Paris (and any other crowded tourist destinations) in this ancient [...]

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Camping Connection – A New England Experience Where?

By Bill Steiden
A rocky-shored island with granite cliffs and gravelly beaches in a northern clime, surrounded by sailboat-studded blue waters; a summer resort set in a Victorian village, accessible by ferry and steeped in history.
Martha’s Vineyard, right?
Actually, Ohio.
South Bass Island is part of a chain extending from Ohio’s Marblehead Peninsula to Ontario’s Point Pelee that [...]

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Beach! I Need Beach!

July 26, 2009 – OMG! I miss the beach! Yes, it’s summer and the beach is the perfect weekend activity but the problem for my family and me is that we live over four hours away by car from the nearest sand and surf. And for die-hard beach bums like us, it can be torture.
We [...]

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Old Saybrook and the Connecticut River

By Cindy Murphy-Tofig
History is everywhere in Connecticut. The southern New England state is home to the nation’s oldest public art museum – the Wadsworth Atheneum, in Hartford – as well as a university that’s a good bit older than the nation – Yale, founded in 1701.
But to get your history mixed with a little [...]

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Carriers: Bullseye on American Flyers

July 23, 2009 – Yesterday I read that Delta increased its fee for checked baggage and it got me to wondering. What are the policies at non-U.S. airlines and what do economy travelers pay for baggage when they live outside the U.S.?  I had a very sneaking suspicion that U.S. travelers are being squeezed the [...]

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Road Trip Memories

By Stacey Dougherty
July 21, 2009 – With summer in full swing and the country still mired in a recession, it’s hard for many to afford a fancy vacation. Airlines, in response to reduced demand, are cutting the number of flights. They’ve lowered fares to increase demand but to offset that they’re charging for things like [...]

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Water Parks + Lowcountry Cuisine = Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

By Hope S. Philbrick
Mama always said that you shouldn’t get into the pool until at least a half-hour after eating. Adhering to such a schedule can be difficult, especially on a hot sunny day when cool blue water beckons. Resisting the temptation to eat and swim in short succession is especially challenging in Myrtle Beach, [...]

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Update: St. John

July 16, 2009 – Last month we were fortunate enough to be able to return to this tiny gem in the Caribbean.  And unlike our trip last year, we swam with sea turtles every single day! This visit was full of animal encounters from the two turtles we named Tom and Jerry, swimming off the [...]

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