Flight to India : Flight news and information » Tourism Guides http://www.flight2india.net Thu, 09 Sep 2010 05:44:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Susan Orlean and Greg Mortenson Event Tickets On Sale http://www.flight2india.net/susan-orlean-and-greg-mortenson-event-tickets-on-sale-09-flight/ http://www.flight2india.net/susan-orlean-and-greg-mortenson-event-tickets-on-sale-09-flight/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 14:00:14 +0000 admin http://www.flight2india.net/susan-orlean-and-greg-mortenson-event-tickets-on-sale-09-flight/ We have two amazing speakers lined up for our fall “Conversations” series, held at our National Geographic headquarters and hosted by our Trip Lit columnist Don George . Tickets are on sale for them now

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]]> http://www.flight2india.net/susan-orlean-and-greg-mortenson-event-tickets-on-sale-09-flight/feed/ 0 World’s Top Dealer in Endangered Animals Snagged http://www.flight2india.net/worlds-top-dealer-in-endangered-animals-snagged-09-flight/ http://www.flight2india.net/worlds-top-dealer-in-endangered-animals-snagged-09-flight/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 12:00:34 +0000 admin http://www.flight2india.net/worlds-top-dealer-in-endangered-animals-snagged-09-flight/ Anson Wong, the notorious kingpin of the illegal wildlife trade, was finally convicted by a Malaysian court this week and sentenced to prison.

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]]> http://www.flight2india.net/worlds-top-dealer-in-endangered-animals-snagged-09-flight/feed/ 0 The Radar: Glow Fest, Driving Chinese, and Tourism Fees http://www.flight2india.net/the-radar-glow-fest-driving-chinese-and-tourism-fees-09-flight/ http://www.flight2india.net/the-radar-glow-fest-driving-chinese-and-tourism-fees-09-flight/#comments Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:35:18 +0000 admin http://www.flight2india.net/the-radar-glow-fest-driving-chinese-and-tourism-fees-09-flight/ Santa Monica’s biannual Glow Fest 2010 takes place this year on the evening September 25th and the L.A. Times blog has details on hotel rates and packages. The overnight festival celebrates the work of area artists by having them set up shop on the beaches along the pier, and the city has commissioned 20 original artworks for the celebration this year

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]]> http://www.flight2india.net/the-radar-glow-fest-driving-chinese-and-tourism-fees-09-flight/feed/ 0 The Radar: Wasted Gap Years and a Smoggy Sistine Chapel http://www.flight2india.net/the-radar-wasted-gap-years-and-a-smoggy-sistine-chapel-09-flight/ http://www.flight2india.net/the-radar-wasted-gap-years-and-a-smoggy-sistine-chapel-09-flight/#comments Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:00:50 +0000 admin http://www.flight2india.net/the-radar-wasted-gap-years-and-a-smoggy-sistine-chapel-09-flight/ Heavy tourist traffic, and the resulting smog and stuffy interior climate that has accompanied it, are threatening the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel, Vatican officials say. The chapel’s air filtration system is overworked and in need of repairs, but officials have yet to make determinations on how best to preserve the artwork.

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]]> http://www.flight2india.net/the-radar-wasted-gap-years-and-a-smoggy-sistine-chapel-09-flight/feed/ 0 Book Excerpt: The Last Speakers http://www.flight2india.net/book-excerpt-the-last-speakers-09-flight/ http://www.flight2india.net/book-excerpt-the-last-speakers-09-flight/#comments Fri, 03 Sep 2010 10:30:10 +0000 admin http://www.flight2india.net/book-excerpt-the-last-speakers-09-flight/ Welcome to a new feature on the blog we’re calling Library Fridays, where we’re teaming up with our National Geographic Books division to provide you excerpts and sneak peeks of some of our upcoming titles. Our inaugural excerpt, The Last Speakers, is one I’m particularly excited about.

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]]> http://www.flight2india.net/ask-a-park-ranger-acadia-in-the-fall-09-flight/feed/ 0 Your Take: Do You Lie When You Travel? http://www.flight2india.net/your-take-do-you-lie-when-you-travel-09-flight/ http://www.flight2india.net/your-take-do-you-lie-when-you-travel-09-flight/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:30:27 +0000 admin http://www.flight2india.net/your-take-do-you-lie-when-you-travel-09-flight/ Many of our readers have responded to Daisann McLane’s latest column in our September issue, “The Lies We Tell,” in which she discusses posing as a jewelry designer when visiting a gem dealer in Jaipur, India, and other instances when she’s twisted the truth while traveling. An excerpt: …when I travel, I’ll improvise extravagant new identities for myself only with shopkeepers, hoteliers, and strangers I’m absolutely sure I’ll never see again. I try on the hats that, but for a few twists of fate, I might have worn (as well as some I would not have): anthropology professor, Peace Corps volunteer, Hare Krishna devotee

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]]> http://www.flight2india.net/your-take-do-you-lie-when-you-travel-09-flight/feed/ 0 10 Tips for Walking on Water http://www.flight2india.net/10-tips-for-walking-on-water-09-flight/ http://www.flight2india.net/10-tips-for-walking-on-water-09-flight/#comments Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:30:53 +0000 admin http://www.flight2india.net/10-tips-for-walking-on-water-09-flight/ This weekend I took advantage of a free Zozi deal I blogged about last week and tried out stand up paddleboarding for the first time. After driving about an hour southeast of Washington, D.C., to YK Kiteboarding and Stand Up Paddleboarding in Maryland’s Chesapeake Beach , I got my sea legs, so to speak, on a wide and surprisingly stable board and managed to hold my balance while cruising the bay without falling off

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]]> http://www.flight2india.net/the-radar-vintage-postcards-beer-facts-and-disappearing-brazilians-09-flight/feed/ 0 Traveling with "Survivor" http://www.flight2india.net/traveling-with-survivor-08-flight/ http://www.flight2india.net/traveling-with-survivor-08-flight/#comments Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:30:19 +0000 admin http://www.flight2india.net/traveling-with-survivor-08-flight/ Jeff Probst travels a lot . As the host for CBS’s Survivor , he knows a thing or two about zipping around the globe and what happens when you drop everyday people into exotic countries. Curious to know what he’s learned from a life on the road, Andrew Evans caught up with Jeff on a steamy beach in Nicaragua, where he’s currently filming the show’s 21st season, to find out how the man behind Survivor handles his extensive travels and what it’s like to sleep on the Great Wall.

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