By Dan
San Francisco– I flew into San Francisco where I hung out for a few days to do all the touristy things like Alcatraz (the boat ride out was cool, and on a clear day you can get some great photos looking back at the city but really not worth the queueing and cost), clam [...]
Entries from June 2008
Dan: San Francisco itinerary
March 28th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Tags: San Fransisco · What not to do
Deepdale Earthday April 22, 2008
March 24th, 2008 · No Comments
Press release– Deepdale Backpackers and Camping, at Deepdale Farm on the beautiful north Norfolk coast, is an eco friendly backpackers hostel and campsite.
On Earth Day 2008, 22nd April, Deepdale Backpackers and Camping will be hosting a whole range of eco friendly organizations for an Earth Day exhibition about the environment, including environmental technology installers, advisors, [...]
Tags: England · Green Tourism · Travel technology
Garbage isn’t heaping ‘IN’ Naples
March 21st, 2008 · No Comments
Chances are that you have never heard of the small Italian towns called Qualiano, Giugliano, Marigliano, Pianura or Acerra, however you have probably seen them on the news buried under a pile of garbage. While each of these cities is between 10 and 23 kilometers outside Naples, a lot of the media reporting about [...]
Update Berlin: Strikes suspended over Easter weekend
March 20th, 2008 · No Comments
Berlin’s transportation strike has been suspended for the Easter weekend. According to Andreas Splanmann, the spokesman for Ver.di (the labor union which represents the strikers), the strike will continue after the holiday. Nevertheless, even though transportation will be running at approximately 85% this respite in the strike will allow things to run more smoothly over [...]
TripAdvisor survey: Best and worst of Europe
March 19th, 2008 · No Comments
Press release– TripAdvisor Survey Reveals Best and Worst of Europe: On March 11, 2008 TripAdvisor announced the results of its annual European travel survey of more than 1,400 travelers worldwide. Sixty-five percent of respondents are planning to travel to/within Europe in the next 12 months, nearly equal to last year. Despite the weak dollar, [...]
Tags: Europe · Highlights
New Orleans: Best boiled crawfish joints
March 18th, 2008 · No Comments
It’s crawfish season! That time of the year when the Louisiana mud bugs are boiled and served up with corn, sausage and potatoes. To people not familiar with the peel-it, pinch-it, suck-it ritual involved with this Spring (ish) delicacy the food can seem unappetizing, but, these tiny freshwater lobsters are delicious. In [...]
Tags: New Orleans · restaurants
Berlin: Surviving the strikes
March 12th, 2008 · No Comments
The Berlin strike has entered its eighth day on Wednesday, March 12th as the Ver.di labor union warns that the stoppage could last through Easter, March 23rd. To those not used to European strikes the mere thought of a transport shutdown in a city that you are about to visit can create a freak [...]
