Weekly Photo Challenge: Unfocused – Golden Gate Park

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A walk through Golden Gate Park, its length is about 4.5 miles and before it was transformed it use to be sandy, shore dunes.

While there you can visit a few attractions, such as the Golden Gate Park Carousel, de Young Museum, Japanese Tea Garden, California Academy of Sciences, Conservatory of Flowers, Strawberry Hill, Strybing Arboretum, Koret Children’s Quarter, Buffalo Paddock, Windmills and Tulips. You can also enjoy the Beach or Park Chalet for a wonderful dining experience, drinks or music.

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• The revival of the American Queen – steamboating the Heartland of America

• Inaugural of the American Queen Steamboat

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Riverboat cruising returns to the Mississippi with American Queen

By Jayne Clark, USA TODAY

As the American Queen paddle wheeler steams toward the city early one morning last week, all eyes turn toward Richard and Suzanne Martinez, who are strolling onto the boat’s forward deck resplendent in antebellum finery.

She’s a sweet Southern belle in hoop skirt hoisting a floral parasol. He’s a riverboat dandy in broad-brimmed planter’s hat and rhinestone horseshoe pin. Suzanne bought the get-ups on eBay to wear on the occasion of the venerated steamboat’s return to the river for the first time since 2008. But the Tavares, Fla., retirees figure they’ll get plenty of wear out of the costumes as they pursue and wave at riverboats from the banks of the upper Mississippi.

“We’ve been doing it for years,” Suzanne says.

“So, you’re, like, steamboat stalkers?” asks a fellow passenger unacquainted with the proclivities of hard-core riverboat fans.

Read More: Riverboat cruising returns to the Mississippi with American Queen

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• The revival of the American Queen – steamboating the Heartland of America

• Inaugural of the American Queen Steamboat

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Spirit ups fees for some carry-ons to $100 per bag

By TERRY MAXON of The Dallas Morning News

The Bureau of Transportation Statistics reported this week that average airfares on domestic flights jumped 10 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011 from the same period in 2010. That’s the biggest year-over-year jump tracked by the bureau, which has numbers back to 1995.

The bureau said the average fare hit $368, up from $335 in fourth quarter 2010. That’s also an increase of 15 percent from fourth quarter 2009, when fares averaged $320.

Adjusted for inflation, though, the fares in 2011 were less than in 1995, the federal agency said. In 1995 dollars, the fares that year averaged $288, compared with an inflation-adjusted $251 in 2011, the bureau said.

Read FULL Story: Spirit ups fees for some carry-ons to $100 per bag

 

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• Travel Tidbits – Love bluegrass music? This cruise is for you

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Travel Tidbits – Take a trip to the realities of ‘Portlandia’

Take a trip to the realities of ‘Portlandia’
Portlandia, the eccentric sketch comedy show on cable station IFC, has been amassing fans and, after two seasons, put Portland, Ore., on the pop-culture map…The Dallas Morning News

 

 

 

 

 

Sydney Travel Guide
Sydney perennially occupies the upper ranks of readers’ favorite cities… Travel and Leisure

 

 

 

 

World’s most incredible mountain views
Although the snow is melting, ski destinations can be just as pleasurable when the weather heats up — and they’ve got the serious scenery to back it… Fox Travel News

 

 

Caribbean airport warns runway thrill seekers
St. Maarten airport to boost security after jet blast injures woman… USA Today

 

 

 

Off the Coast of Spain, a Tranquil Biosphere Reserve
Unlike Majorca, with its big hotels, glitzy nightclubs and yacht-filled ports, Minorca offers something unusual for a Mediterranean resort: tranquility… New York Times

 

 

 

 

 

10 great places to bite into a gourmet cupcake
Step into a cupcake bakery and you’ll have no doubt that sweet things come in small packages… USA Today

 

 

 

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• Travel Tidbits – Love bluegrass music? This cruise is for you

• Year of the Golden Gate Bridge

• Making all her dreams come true, yours too with extreme adventure and travel

Jazz Fest kicks off New Orleans festival season

From The Dallas Morning News

New Orleans festivals are as strong as they’ve ever been.

Jazz Fest kicked off this weekend, with more music planned May 3-6 at the Fair Grounds racing track, followed by New Orleans Cajun-Zydeco Festival in June, Essence Music Festival in July, Satchmo Summerfest in August and the Voodoo Music Experience in October. There are countless other festivals throughout south Louisiana packed between the months of April and October, among them Bayou Country Superfest in Baton Rouge, La ., and Festival International de Louisiane in Lafayette, La.

READ FULL Story: Jazz Fest kicks off New Orleans festival season

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• Year of the Golden Gate Bridge

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Travel Tidbits – The world’s weirdest festivals

Event Name: Baby Jumping Festival
Start Date: Wednesday, 6 June 2012
End Date: Wednesday, 6 June 2012
Venue: Castrillo de Murcia
Country: Spain
Category: Feast & Carnival

The world’s weirdest festivals
Some of the world’s most bizarre festivals, from tomato throwing to baby jumping… Telegraph (London)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where to Find Perfect Pork Dumplings in San Francisco
One thing that is an absolute can’t-leave-until-you-do-it priority–find an awesome Chinese restaurant… Conde Nast Traveler

 

 

 

Top five adventure cruise ideas
A new type of cruise has been gaining popularity amongst holiday makers with more adventurous spirits… Fox Travel News

 

 

 

Unsavory truths about airplane food
The cold, stale truth is out — “tasting good” is not a top priority for airline caterers, but rather food safety… CNN

 

 

 

 

Italy’s New High-Speed Train
It may not be faster than a speeding bullet, but Italy’s new Italo–which connects Turin and Salerno, as well as Rome and Venice–sure looks like one… Travel and Leisure

 

 

 

Child-free flying? Airline pulls April Fool’s prank
Feeling exhausted at just the thought of flying with children? Canadian airline WestJet proposed a humorous alternative in this April Fool’s commercial… MSN.com

 

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• Travel Tidbits – Love bluegrass music? This cruise is for you

• Year of the Golden Gate Bridge

• Making all her dreams come true, yours too with extreme adventure and travel

Earthship Biotecture Green Buildings – Taos, New Mexico

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I discovered an intriguing documentary title on Netflix, the Garbage Warrior. After reading about it and watching a trailer I added it to the Netflix queue. It’s about architect Michael Reynolds and his vision of how a structure should be built in consideration of the environment. He’s been involved in green, eco-friendly architecture since 1969 when he began his work after graduating the University of Cincinnati.

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How I Spent My 28th Birthday In The Highest Dunes Of Sahara

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with Jimi Hendrix ( yes, that’s his name .. ) on Erg Chebbi dunes.

28th blog post about my 28th Birthday

My 3 day, 2 night journey into the Sahara began early in the morning, 26th of March, at my favorite cafe – Imzzane Cafe

This was a last minute decision.. as usual & paid around $100 for this trip five minutes before departure..

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City on Fire: A Look Inside Changsha in China

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Rather than see the city of Changsha fall into Japanese hands during World War II, Chinese Nationalist leader Chiang Kai-shek decided to burn the entire city to the ground in 1938. Out of the destruction, Changsha, now a metropolis of six million, has risen from the ashes.

Photographer Rian Dundon spent the last six years creating a gritty black-and-white exploration of people living and making their way in Changsha, as well as Hunan, in a geometrically evolving civilization.

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The Greystone Mansion

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The Greystone Mansion sits near Sunset Strip in Beverly Hills California. The Mansion was constructed in 1928 by Edward Doheny as a gift to his son. Doheny was an oil entrepreneur infamous for his involvement in the Teapot Dome scandal. The Mansion cost 3 million dollars when it was built, making it the most expensive home in California at the time.

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