*stress*

Wow. So, I thought it’d be a nice idea to *borrow* Mom’s info and make the booking online, then pay her back when I made it out there  - guess what! I can’t book online anymore Wonderful. I call BA USA..somehow end up in UK…yeah, so 2 countries forbid travel booking via tele – credit card…and now online…..I understand

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Luxury India Tours are worth Every Penny You Spend

New Delhi: “Every good thing in life comes at a premium but what really matters that you get value for your money. Luxury tours of India offered by Annonline.com are worth every penny you spend on them”, says Mr. Adil spokesperson for Annonline.com, a leading online tour operator and travel planner in India.

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EaterWire: Isabella Oven Space to Become Flower Shop; Happy Hour at The Tangled Vine Wine Bar

LOWER EAST SIDE — The space at 64 Grand Street that was once Isabella’s Oven and then almost became a new restaurant from restaurateur Jesse Hartman will become a flower shop. The flower shop will become a wine bar .

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From ICAO’s Air Navigation Council

Bonjour!  I’m in Montréal where the ACI World Governing Board has just completed its semi-annual meeting.  John Clark (former ACI-NA chair and CEO of the Indianapolis Airport) and I in the chamber that houses the ICAO Air Navigation Council. Montréal is the home of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO)

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The Plywood Report: Queen Bear, Luke’s Lobster, Plaza Food Hall, and More

Click the image above to view the full photogallery. 1) Soho : A tipster sends in photos of the former Kitchen Club space, “I had heard that this was going to be a RRL store, but the dob sheet reads no change of use.

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Comment of the Day: "With the current ‘Danny Meyer’ effect…

“With the current ‘Danny Meyer’ effect on the New York dining scene (where the guest can bitch their way into getting anything) , it’s refreshing to hear that some restaurants stick to their policies and tell people to suck it.” [What Happens If You Actually Lose Your Ticket at Katz's]

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Sports Depot in Allston to Close; Regina’s to Take Its Place

A sports bar in Allston that has been in existence for more than 20 years is shutting its doors soon, and a popular local pizza chain is going to be moving into the space. According to the Boston Herald, the Sports Depot on Cambridge Street will be closing down as soon as a liquor license transfer goes through, and in its place will be a new location of Pizzeria Regina, which could be opening sometime in September, the Herald says.

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Canteen Opening in Cambridge

A new breakfast, lunch, and dinner spot is opening between Harvard Square and Central Square, and it looks to be a cafe-style eatery that focuses on healthy dishes using locally sourced and seasonal ingredients. According to the Thrillist Boston site, Canteen is going to be having a soft opening on Mass. Ave.

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Turtle Hospital Prepares to Help Victims of the Oil Spill

During a recent visit to the Florida Keys, I toured the Turtle Hospital , the only state-certified veterinary hospital in the world dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of sea turtles. Located in an old motel, the small staff and dedicated volunteers routinely help injured and sick turtles, and, when possible, release them back into the wild

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Mahatma Gandhi National Institute of Medical Sciences, Jaipur

About College Mahatma Gandhi National Institute of Medical Sciences, a higher education institution affiliated to the University of Rajasthan, was established in the year 1969. Admission Process Admission to the MBBS course is made through a merit list prepared on the basis of the score of the candidates in the PMT – Pre-Medical Test. In this course the reservation available to different reserved categories like SC, ST and OBC is as per the Government of India

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Mahatma Gandhi National Institute of Medical Sciences, Jaipur

Cheap Hollywood Getaway

Los Angeles Want to visit a pre-historic Tar Pit and attend a taping of The Tonight Show in the same afternoon? Travel no further than Los Angeles , CA, home of the Hollywood Hills and an incredibly diverse range of cheap attractions. A vacation to Tinsel Town may seem like an idealistic retreat to some, but flights to Los Angeles can be surprisingly affordable.  Virgin America offers many June flights from the East coast for less than $300.  When I visited LA last May, my round-trip non-stop flight from Boston to LAX cost $179.

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Volcanoes Happen

On April 15 th , airports came to a standstill, planes were grounded and travelers stranded. The Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland had erupted, creating an ash cloud that forced the cancellation of many flights and disrupted air traffic across northern Europe. Unfortunately (maybe we were fortunate in the long run), my husband and I were among the millions who were left to fend for ourselves.   It all started on Saturday, April 18 th .

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It’s Endangered Species Day

RARE from Joel Sartore on Vimeo . Today marks the fifth annual Endangered Species Day , and to raise awareness about endangered animals, there will be events at zoos, aquariums, and botanic gardens around the country. Here in D.C

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The Raven’s Nest Opens in Walpole

A new Irish restaurant and pub has just opened in Walpole, moving into the space where another pub had been until closing about a year and a half ago. A Twitter message from Keith Ferguson of the Walpole Times confirmed that The Raven’s Nest opened on Route 1A in Walpole Center yesterday, taking over the storefront where The Paddock used to be.

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Papa Gallo’s Is Apparently Coming to Fort Point

An upscale Mexican restaurant appears to be coming to the Fort Point district of Boston. According to Universal Hub, Pappa Gallo’s is looking to open on Summer Street (about a block east of Fort Point Channel), bringing to the neighborhood a higher end dining spot and lounge that, according to a job posting on the Craigslist site, will feature tapas-style plates and more than 100 types of tequila. Last week’s Universal Hub post mentions that a liquor license for Pappa Gallo’s had not been granted at the time of the writing, and that the eatery does not have a lease yet

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Hell or Whitney Houston? 260-room Music Box opens beneath Ritan Park

On my way to Phil’s Pub last night, I passed a massive glowing red facade that could be only one of two things: 1) The Ritan Park portal to the depths of Hell or 2) the entrance to a 260-room subterranean KTV. Then again, some people might consider these one and the same.

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Queen’s in Sanlitun Village: From Russia via Hong Kong with love

If you have walked between Karaiya Spice House and Ganges Indian Restaurant on the third floor of Sanlitun Village, you have likely seen a yet-to-open spot called Queen’s Konditorei. I popped my head in earlier this week to find what looked like a nearly finished coffee shop with a staircase to a second floor. The

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New on decks: SALT, Uama, Tun, The Former W, Parkside

After an unusually lengthy winter, decks all over the city have been opening the past few weeks, from Q Bar to Kokomo, from Saddle to Frank’s Place, from Blue Frog to The Beach, from Nanjie to 1F. Not to mention Zhongyu Hanging Garden (see The Secret Garden of Sanlitun), which is being re-branded as Miss

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Schools – and the Environment – Benefit from Mossel Bay Meet The Shark Programme

Media Release 20 May 2010: Mossel Bay Tourism Images: (a) Oceans Research scientist in residence, Enrico Gennari.

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Tasting with Mandoline Grill Food Truck

Last March, while standing in line to check out the Dim Sum Truck , I struck up a conversation with Mong Skillman, Owner of the Mandoline Grill Food Truck . New on the scene, her truck had only been around for a few weeks at the time. We had a really nice conversation and in the midst of it, I asked if she’d be willing to do a tasting for my dining group.

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Tasting with Mandoline Grill Food Truck