World guide news: Las Vegas for Kids: 10 Family Friendly Destinations

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02.20.13 3:19 am

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Sure, Las Vegas is one of the only places on Earth where you can gamble and walk around with open containers of alcohol. But, believe it or not, the region in and around Sin City happens to be a great destination for families, too. Try these places in Las Vegas for kids.

Cowboy trail rides
The rugged land of Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area (pictured) makes for a great afternoon hike and an even better horseback ride. That’s where this outfitter comes in. On…
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Apartments Guide: Lake Mead, Arizona: Deep blue Waters with Great Mountains

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02.17.13 11:32 pm

Lake Mead is considered to be the largest reservoir in the United States in terms of its maximum water capacity. This humongous reservoir is located on River Colorado which is about 39 km from the Strip southeast of the famous Las Vegas in the state of Nevada and Arizona. This amazing lake was formed by the Hoover Dam. Lake Mead as named after the commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation of U.S, Elwood Mead.
The Lake also offers a National Park Service where recreational opportunities such…

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New travel guide: Kooza, Cirque du Soleil’s New Spectacle

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02.15.13 7:26 pm

Imagine under the one enormous tent acrobats and clowns, strength and fragility, harmony and chaos…circus at its most pure. All this is Kooza (box in Sanskrit), the new Cirque du Soleil spectacle.

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World guide news: Carnival Triumph Remains Stranded in Gulf of Mexico

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02.13.13 3:21 pm

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The Carnival Triumph begins its third day at the mercy of Gulf of Mexico currents and two rescue tug boats, which Carnival president and CEO Gerry Cahill hopes will be able to return the ship, its 3,143 passengers and 1,086 crew members to Mobile, Alabama by Thursday.That won’t be soon enough for many of those on board, who have seen the conditions aboard the ship deteriorate in the wake of an engine room fire Sunday morning. The fire left the Carnival Triumph with…
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Guide blog: Travel Story Hall of Fame: ‘As Long As We Were Together, Nothing Bad Could Happen To Us’

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02.11.13 11:24 am

The latest installment of the Travel Story Hall of Fame, an occasional series in which we honor the best in travel writing new and old.

Title: As Long As We Were Together, Nothing Bad Could Happen To Us

Author: Scott Anderson

Publication: Men’s Journal

Date: August 2000

Nomination Speech: I just plain love this story. I first read it in “The Best American Travel Writing 2002,” and then again (and again and again) in the excellent Men’s Journal anthology, “Wild Stories.” It’s an…

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Guide blog: A Cowboy and His Cocoa: Meet Wyoming’s Meeteetse Chocolatier

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02.09.13 7:19 am

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Tim Kellogg Cowboy Chocolatier Meeteetse Wyoming

Meeteetse, Wyoming, a tiny ranching community that springs from the yawning badlands of the Big Horn Basin like an old Western movie set, might be the last place on Earth you’d expect to find a rich, velvety Parisian-style hot chocolate. But there it is for the drinking in a former saloon on State Street, hand-blended by real-life cowboy Tim Kellogg.

To grasp the concept of a cowboy who makes exquisite chocolate treats, you’ll need to rewind to…
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World guide news: Barbie Themed Restaurant Debuts in Taiwan (VIDEO)

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02.07.13 3:21 am

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Popular theme restaurants have been built upon global cultural forces such as table tennis, vampires and Jimmy Buffet. So why not Barbie?

Indeed, her time has arrived. Fifty-four years after introducing the iconic doll to the world, Mattel has licensed a Barbie Café in Taipei, Taiwan. It’s very pink. And expensively done. The décor cost $ 1.7 million. And did we mention: Pink. Very pink. The CBC calls the restaurant “unapologetically cute.”

The food, designed by…
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World guide news: Gangtok, Sikkim – Enjoy North East Indian Beauty

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02.04.13 11:26 pm

Today lets visit the North East beauty of India. We will take you to Gangtok. Gangtok is the capital of the Indian state Sikkim. It is one of the flourishing tourist attractions of North East India and most visited destinations in Sikkim. The word “Gangtok” translates to “hillside” and is derived from the Tibetan vocabulary. This hilly town offers some of the fascinating views of Great Eastern Himalayas, including Mt.Kanchendzonga.
Gangtok reflects a distinctive ambiance which is derived…

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New travel guide: Tivoli Gardens: A Tour of Copenhagen’s Iconic Amusement Park (VIDEO)

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02.02.13 7:26 pm

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Copenhagen’s 170-year-old amusement park is one of Denmark’s best family vacation spots. Check out this video tour.

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Travel blog: Glacier National Park, Montana – Ecstasy of a Glacier

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01.31.13 3:25 pm

The Glacier National Park is situated in the state of Montana,USA. It is closely situated in the south near the Canadian borders of Alberta and the British Columbia. This national Park was earlier inhabited by the Native Americans and became the Glacier national Park on arrival of the European explorers. The park was then dominated by the Flathead in the western region and the Blackfeet in the east.
This park was established in the year 1910 on the 11th of May. Along with its establishment…

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