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All the Beer in China
The always entertaining and informative website Buzzfeed created this clever video that demonstrates how much food one can purchase with the equivalent of $5 US in various countries around the globe. “How Much Food Can You Buy For $5 Around … Continue reading
Hometown TV
Wherever I travel, I am constantly surprised by the popularity (and inescapable reach) of American television shows. But there often seems to be confusion about the actual geographic settings for American TV shows. Well, graphic artist James Chapman has created … Continue reading
It’s What You See That Counts
For more than thirty years, mild-mannered, innocuous Mark Landis has managed to dupe unsuspecting museum curators in more than twenty U.S. states into accepting his forged artworks. Most of the institutions are blissfully unaware that they’ve been taken in by … Continue reading
Travel Can be Taxing
Travelers the world over are frequently blindsided by immoderate hotel taxes that boost the cost of overnight stays. The United States is no exception. When guests book hotels, they rarely explore the potential additional costs of local, city or state … Continue reading
Posted in Hotels, Tourism, USA
Tagged Expedia, New York, Orbitz, Travelocity, United States
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Street Eats American Style
Visitors to the United States sometimes wonder: “What’s up with all of those food trucks”. Although the “food truck” has been around since the 1920s, the tiping point for the massive spread of the phenomenon around North America was probably … Continue reading
Road Trip Time Machine
Did the minivan kill the station wagon? Do you even know what a “station wagon” is? Those of us who are old enough to have owned one will enjoy a trip down memory lane with film makers Sam Smartt and … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, History, Tourism, USA
Tagged Canada, Minivan, Station wagon, United States, Wagonmasters
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Save a Piece of Travel History
Larger than the Titanic, faster than the Queen Mary, the luxury superliner the SS United States was launched with much hoopla sixty years ago. Unfortunately, the once proud travel superstar sits rusting away at a lonely berth on the Philadephia … Continue reading
Posted in Tourism, USA
Tagged Dick Vermeil, Ikea, RMS Queen Mary, SS United States Conservancy, Titanic, United States
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Land of Dreams
In a public-private partnership between the U.S. government and the travel industry, this new $12.3 million ad campaign, called Land of Dreams, is about to be launched with distribution in Europe, Asia, South America and Canada over the coming months. … Continue reading
Posted in Canada, Europe, History, South America, Tourism, Travel Writing, USA
Tagged Asia, Brand USA, Canada, South America, Tourism, United States
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Ebooks Explosion
Graphic designer Boris Benko has created this info-packed infographic that helps us visualize trends in book sales and reading in the United States. According to his stats, 29% of all American adults own at least one type of digital reading … Continue reading
Posted in Books, USA, Writing
Tagged E-book, Pew Research Center, Publishing, United States
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Trainiacs Alert
The 5th annual National Train Day on May 12th marks the 143rd anniversary of the completion of America’s first transcontinental railroad. On May 10, 1869, at Promontory Summit, Utah, the famed “golden spike” was driven into the final railroad tie … Continue reading
Posted in History, Tourism, USA
Tagged Amtrak, Los Angeles, National Train Day, New York City, Philadelphia, Rail transport, Union Pacific Railroad, United States
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