Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label travel. Show all posts
Friday, February 07, 2014

At start of Sochi Olympics, State Department issues Russia travel warning

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On the same day as the opening ceremonies of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia, the U.S. Department of State distributed a trav...
Friday, November 19, 2010

RLC Rejects TSA's Assault on Passenger Privacy Rights

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From the national office of the Republican Liberty Caucus -- what I like to call "the Republican wing of the Republican Party" -- ...
Wednesday, June 02, 2010

An Interview with GayPatriot Blogger B. Daniel Blatt

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University of Virginia law school alumnus B. Daniel Blatt blogs at the prominent and widely-read political web site, GayPatriot , which has ...
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Choo-Choo Chugs Along

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My post on October 2 about how Charlottesville-based travelers to Washington, D.C., have been flim-flammed by promoters of a new Amtrak tra...
Friday, October 02, 2009

Charlottesville's Choo-Choo Flim-Flam

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Charlottesville is agog with the news that a new passenger train rides through town on its way to Washington and New York. Rachana Dixit ...
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Friday, September 18, 2009

Porn for a Cause

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Each week I look forward (pardon the pun) to an email from The Jewish Daily Forward , with a list of its most recent articles. I can always...
Thursday, August 06, 2009

Ferry Godmothers

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On page 40 of the 1994 book, Virginia Trivia , by Ernie & Jill Couch, we find this Q&A: Q: What is the last pole-powered ferry in Vi...
Friday, June 05, 2009

The Titanic's Enduring Legacy

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When Millvina Dean died on May 31 , the final chapter of one of the iconic events of the early 20th century was closed. Miss Dean, 97 year...
Thursday, May 21, 2009

VDOT Should Not Be Running Quaint Tourist Attractions

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The Virginia Department of Transportation has announced budget cuts that will result in the closing of several highway rest stops and a redu...
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Saturday, March 28, 2009

Bet You Can't Eat Just One

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For those who find themselves glued to the TV when it is tuned to the Food Network, or for those gourmand tourists who travel to culinary de...
Thursday, November 13, 2008

Looking for Volunteer Opportunities Abroad?

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With the return of Camelot to the White House, we will no doubt see renewed emphasis on voluntary service opportunities for young people in ...
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Monday, October 27, 2008

NYT Recommends Charlottesville

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Joshua Kurlantzick, whose byline is usually attached to articles about foreign policy in The New Republic and other opinion journals, has w...
Monday, August 11, 2008

What Tourists Ask in England

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On my other blog (" Where Are the Copy Editors? "), I have a new post on embarrassing misspellings in an article in Britain's...
Thursday, June 19, 2008

Silent Flows the Don?

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From Novosti , the Russian News and Information Agency: A statue is to be unveiled to an enema at a health center in the southern Russia...
Saturday, June 14, 2008

Addenda to the 'Getting High' Series

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Back in February, I posted four videos I called the "Getting High" series. Two of the videos were from Wisconsin (the top of the ...
Wednesday, April 23, 2008

Travelers' Carnival

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Another blog carnival -- this one the " Carnival of Cities " -- picked up one of my personal favorite recent posts to feature this...
Thursday, April 10, 2008

A Visit to Hurley and Ironwood

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Last July, during a cross-country trip that took me to Milwaukee and Los Angeles and points in-between, I made a long detour to Northern Wis...