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Travel Path to Recovery, 12 Days of Christmas

By admin
in :  Eclectic Stuff
Cutty Sark

Tripadvisor and Phocuswright recently released a joint report reviewing consumer travel behavioral trends throughout 2020: A Year in Travel: Charting the Travel Industry’s Path to Recovery (free and publicly available)... The 12 Days of Christmas start on Christmas Day and last until the evening of the 5th January. The 12 Days have been celebrated in Europe since before the middle ages and were a time of celebration.

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Kids’ Letters to Santa, Jewish Festival of Lights

By admin
in :  Eclectic Stuff
Black Santa

In their letters to Santa Claus, kids across the US are still asking for toys, clothes, Legos and video games. But in a year filled with illness and uncertainty, a review of letters addressed to the North Pole and collected through the Post Office’s Operation Santa program reveals the pandemic is weighing heavily on children.

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Crazy for Colonial Williamsburg

By Ruth J. Katz
in :  Travel USA
street and row of houses at Colonial Williamsburg

As I chat with Mistress Murray, I soak up her keen observations on life in Colonial Williamsburg, navigating my way through her brogue; I learn very quickly that she is an especially hard worker, who puts in long hours, crafting wigs for the wealthy and status-seekers of the period.

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Dublin & Galway Friendliest Cities, 8 Smoothies

By Ed Boitano
in :  Eclectic Stuff
Dublin Castle, Ireland

It’s travel award season on the island of Ireland! In recent weeks, the island has been awarded a number of exciting accolades. Both Dublin and Galway have topped the Condé Nast friendliest cities in Europe list, while EPIC The Irish Immigration Museum has been awarded Europe’s Leading Tourist Attraction by the World Travel Awards for the second year running.

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Sleep Tight: Top Horror Films

By Ed Boitano
in :  Eclectic Stuff
Psycho (1960) movie poster

The Horror Film Franchise started out scary and clever but devolved into cheap thrills trash. John Carpenter dominated horror films for years, yet like most genres it has exploded with sub-genres of films that can still interrupt a good sleep. Holly Dracula, there are too many good ones out there!

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You Might Be An American Traveling Abroad If…

By Ed Boitano
in :  Eclectic Stuff
white teeth

You might be an American traveling abroad if... you wear a baseball cap, you wear white socks with sandals, you have perfectly straight white teeth, you inappropriately applaud at a symphony, you say “Bro” or “‘Sup,” you wear Fanny Packs while raveling abroad and more...

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Fall Foliage, Science’s 5 Steps to Happiness

By Ed Boitano
in :  Eclectic Stuff
fall colors, Hogback Mountain, Vermont

The annual display of colorful fall foliage clogs scenic byways this time of year as onlookers travel for “leaf peeping” getaways. As the trees put on a memorable show for us, behind the scenes, it’s due to the slowing of chlorophyll production... It’s easy to assume that things like money and a luxurious lifestyle lead to happiness, but research shows that it’s the more simple experiences — like practicing gratitude or spending time with friends — that promote a sunny outlook.

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Adventure Travel; Airplane Cabins; EU No-Go for USA

By Ed Boitano
in :  Eclectic Stuff
lioness

493 U.S. adventure travelers from 42 states share their thoughts... UK-based design studio PriestmanGoode has developed a post-pandemic cabin to focus on hygiene and personal space and keep passengers safe and relaxed... the European Union extended its travel ban on Americans on August 6 as COVID-19 infections continued to rise across the United States.

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The T-Boy Society of Film & Music’s Readers’ Poll

By T-Boy Society of Film & Music
in :  T-Boy Society of Film & Music
Pompeii

Here are still more favorite museums, this time sent in by our readers.

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T-Boy Society of Film and Music’s Favorite Museums

By T-Boy Society of Film & Music
in :  T-Boy Society of Film & Music
the Museo Nacional de Antropologia

Welcome to the T-Boy Society of Film and Music’s latest installment. It’s hard to believe that in the past four-months we’ve addressed six subjects. The current T-Boy Society of Film and Music poll is devoted to our favorite museums. It was a tough category to nail down to just five, but the results were both educational and a lot of fun.

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