Americans aren't very creative when it comes to traditional holiday beverages (do, however, look for my upcoming story on Boulder's banging mixology scene, which includes some killer contemporary winter cocktails). Historically, though, we're more of an eggnog/mulled ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Traditional holiday beverages from around the world
Americans aren't very creative when it comes to traditional holiday beverages (do, however, look for my upcoming story on Boulder's banging mixology scene, which includes some killer contemporary winter cocktails). Historically, though, we're more of an eggnog/mulled ...Dominican resort offers ultra-luxe island adventure
A new Dominican resort has plans to change the travel and tourism landscape in the Caribbean when completed in February 2012. Eden Roc at Cap Cana in the Dominican Republic consists of 34 freestanding suites and three opulent bungalows, each one fully equipped with it's ...Bizarre baby names: banned in New Zealand
The spawn of Hollywood celebrities will probably want to avoid giving birth in New Zealand in the future. The annoying trend of bequeathing ridiculous names to one's offspring will no longer be tolerated in the island nation, according to CNN.
The country's Registrar of ...Captain Kidd's pirate ship to become underwater museum
The submerged wreck of Captain Kidd's pirate ship will become a "Living Museum of the Sea" reports Science Daily.
The Quedagh Merchant was found a couple of years ago just off the coast of the Dominican Republic. It's only 70 feet from the shore of Catalina Island and ...Caribbean Tsunami test hopes to save lives
It was planned long before the earthquake-turned-tsunami event in Japan to test the readiness of 33 Caribbean countries in the region's first full-scale tsunami warning exercise. On Wednesday, March 23, a fictitious earthquake of 7.6 magnitude occurred off the coast ...Vegetarian passenger tosses meat at flight attendant
One of the simple truths about air travel is that the food is usually somewhere between sub-par and awful. Sure, there are exceptions, but these are unlikely oases in a desert of damp sodium-rich indelicacies. Unless you are posted up in first class on Singapore Air ...Cruise line scams: Shore Excursions
Going ashore can be one of the best parts of a cruise and one of the reasons many travelers choose a cruise vacation in the first place. From the comfort of your floating hotel, you can see multiple destinations but only have to unpack once. Cruise lines offer a wide ...Breaking: Cruise Line crew accused of smuggling drugs
It looks like more than good times and frosty umbrella drinks were on board Royal Caribbean's Enchantment of the Seas earlier this month as crew members were caught red-handed by US officials trying to smuggle heroin and cocaine into Baltimore.
The Baltimore Sun reports a ...Forgot your passport? Here's a way out!
En route to the Dominican Republic last week, I did something I've never done before: I forgot my passport. I was already out of Manhattan, deep into Queens, and turning back simply wasn't an option. I panicked.
There was no reason for me to forget my passport, something ...For the bees - Puntacana's unexpected practice of beekeeping
Last week, I visited Punta Cana, Dominican Republic and was delighted to discover they had a large Ecological Reserve, where they do research into ways the resort can be more environmentally friendly.
The Punta Cana Ecological Foundation has a number of unusual projects ...Holiday eco-tourism, Oscar de la Renta style
Puntacana Resort & Club has recently announced their very first voluntourism package, one which take ornithology to the next level.
Guests of the resort from December 28 to January 4 are invited to accompany Dr. André Dhondt from the Cornell Laboratory of ...RockResorts set to arrive in Dominican Republic
The chill hasn't quite crept into the air yet, but it's coming. We know it's coming. So, instead of waiting for the frost to form on your windshield, line up your next trip to the tropics now, and be ready to take off as soon as it starts to get cold. A new RockResort hotel ...Gadlinks for Monday 9.28.09
Happy Monday! There's a whole slew of great travel reads to jump start your week, so let's get going!
Heading to the Dominican Republic? Here are a few things you can do that don't involve the beach. [via CNN Travel]
Are you interested in heading somewhere that will ...And the happiest place on Earth is ...
... not Disney World!
Despite the theme park's claim, Costa Rica actually takes the top spot, according to the New Economics Foundation. This Britain-based independent research firm uses the "Happy Planet Index" to determine and rank the countries with the happiest people. ...Tourist Dollars to Pay for Warplanes in Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic will use a $20 entry tax charged to foreign visitors to pay for 8 turbo-prop Super Tucano combat planes. Lawmakers in Santo Domingo have been working on a plan to fund their air force's expansion for almost two years. However, it was not until this ...More on Caribbean travel
This Sunday's Columbus Dispatch travel section is devoted to Caribbean travel. With this morning's post on Caribbean vacations, written before the Sunday paper arrived on my front porch, I'm wondering if I'm getting a message.
One article, "Caribbean offers comfort for less ...Cockpit Chronicles: The airline industry's newest business model: Desperate Housewives.
There are some advantages to flying a reserve schedule every now and then. I prefer the variety and the thought that just maybe I'll get called out to cover a New York trip to Zurich or Brussels. It's rare, but it has happened before. For April, I didn't fly anywhere I ...Air Transat makes emergency landing for sick passengers
A plane flying from the Dominican Republic to Canada made an emergency landing Tuesday night in Florida when several of the passengers became ill. When the Air Transat Flight 477 landed at Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International airport, eight passengers were wheeled off to ...Cockpit Chronicles: How pilots choose their schedules
Today's flight was a turn (out and back in the same day) from Boston to Santo Domingo, in the Dominican Republic. The airplane was a 767, which is always nice to fly. We're able to fly either the 757 or the 767 using the same procedures and training. I think most pilots ...Where On Earth? Week 47: Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
This one wasn't much of a mystery to many of you. It's the very unusual Punta Cana airport in the Dominican Republic. It probably didn't help that I blogged about my trip down there. Unfortunately we were just passing through, but I can tell you that the airport looked ...
