There is much to be read about the Panama Canal, as it is referred to as a nexus of global trade. In addition, since it is charted to add two new sets of locks by two thousand fourteen there is more literature to come. But for me, the news that both of the two new locks will allow for the passage of thirteen thousand cargo ships is not particularly interesting. …
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I have to wonder what we ever did before we had travel information online. Sure, I know we relied upon the printed versions Lonely Planet, Fodor’s and others of the same ilk. But, having both of those online to access at will is a phenomenal advancement in my opinion. However, there is one guide maker that still holds my full attention in the printed format, Louis Vuitton. You may or …
I was just reading up on “etiquette” rules for travelers, and have come away smiling from the humour involved in tackling the subject. It is not that the answers are comical it is that we have all encountered the same questions, and deliberated over what the correct answer, or action is. For example, who is actually entitled to the armrest that sits between you and another passenger on a flight? …
Though I am not entirely sure when this book was released, it keeps popping up on my radar. It’s title is Wind, Sand and Start and was written by Antoine de Saint-Exupery. What make this travel book so interesting is that it is a captivating narrative account by St. Exupery himself of events that took place beginning in the 1930s. Originally this book was brought to my attention on the …