Gray Line Tour Guides Threaten to Get Off the Buses
New York News, Weather, and Sports (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
Tour guides and workers from the Gray Line city bus tours are complaining of working conditions and threatening to strike.
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Travel Savvy Mom: 'Home Exchange, Teens, and Free Tour Guides in Paris'
Travel the Home Exchange Way (Free subscription) | 29/11/2008
... pleased to see our blog included in a recent 'Friday Finds' post, Home Exchange, Teens, and Free Tour Guides in Paris .
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Gray Line Tour Guides Threaten to Get Off the Buses
New York Times (Free subscription) | 27/11/2008
Tour guides and workers from the Gray Line city bus tours are complaining about working conditions and threatening to strike.
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V.I. Tour guides hope 'pirates' bring in tourists, booty --
Virgin Islands Daily News (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
ST. THOMAS - A new pirate-themed "Treasure Hunt Tour" will offer tourists some serious booty, like a free night's stay on a return trip to the island, along with a historical island tour and a rollicking good time on St. Thomas.
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DMZ Tour: Panmunjeom, Joint Security Area Part I
Wet Casements (Free subscription) | 26/11/2008
Last Saturday I took the U.S.O. DMZ tour to Panmunjeom and the Joint Secruity Area of the South Korean-North Korean border. There are quite a few tour operators in South Korea, but the U.S.O. is considered to be the one that offers the most access, as well as being the cheapest (44 USD). The men [...]
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Cork n' Fork Wine Tour
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 25/11/2008
Finally Irsquom going on the wine tour that I have been anticipating for weeks. Our day begins at 900am when our tour guide Peter picks us up in front of Nickrsquos place. There are two young English people already in the van and with the addition of Nick and I we had our group for the day. It is always nice to have a small group because you get more personalized service at the...
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Sign of the times
Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | yesterday
The guides to this special tour can relate to their clients – they are hearing impaired themselves.Huynh Quang Dung, Dinh Tuyet Mai, Ho Hai Dang Khoa and Ton Tuan Anh are Viet Nam’s first deaf tour guides.They learned their new profession through a free training course offered by Thi. The course taught them international sign language, tour guide...
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On the Road: Tablas Creek Vineyard
Good Wine Under $20 (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Late in October, I had the chance to visit Tablas Creek Vineyard in Paso Robles, where some of the best wine in California is made. I went with Jill from domaine547 and Jason Haas, who writes the award-winning Tablas Creek Blog , was our tour guide. After we walked in the vineyards, Jason took us through the winery's new releases. I've got some pictures above, and some tasting notes...
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What War Zone: Funniest Thing I've Ever Said in Hebrew?
English Webster (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
But first....tonight at 7 PM supposedly, the Galey Tzahal (army radio) is going to broadcast a short interview with me talking about aliyah. Thank you, Nefesh B'Nefesh! Hope that link works... So I'm in the office yesterday talking to one of my tour guides about an upcoming trip. Me: "So since it's Hanukkah and all the chanukiot will be lit, it would be great if you could lead a walking...
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Thailand, air/15 nights, from $1,795
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
... fine print: Included are hotel taxes, 14 breakfasts, 9 lunches, and 10 dinners, a local flight, 16 tours and activities, the services of an English-speaking OAT trip leader, and baggage handling and tips for one piece of luggage per person. You'll also receive a 5 percent credit toward your next OAT trip. Airport taxes and charges are an additional $90-$150, depending on departure...
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Grownup gapper: winetasting on Waiheke
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
... treatment. Or book into a hotel with clean sheets for a night or two. This time it manifests in a tour of the Waiheke vineyards, a chance to sample some of New Zealand's finest wines. And the tour I have chosen is the most expensive – paying a premium for a taste of the really good stuff. Waiheke is a beautiful, 40-minute ferry ride from Auckland. I brave the howling wind on the top...
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An expensive surprise: Life at sea takes a visa
MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
... visas” that cover all passengers and Russia allows guests of cruise ships to bypass a visa if they tour with approved tour operators. However, if you want to see the sites of Russia sans tour guide you will need a Russian visa.Another thing to keep in mind when applying for a visa is that some Middle Eastern and African countries will not issue visas or allow entry if...
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A cellar door
Peckish? (Free subscription) | yesterday
The River Road leading into Charleston, South Carolina is lined with many old plantations. Drayton Hall is unique by being unfurnished and uncluttered, the cypress panels of its walls boasting only their second coat of paint since 1738. The tour guide described the evacuation of Charleston ahead of Hurricane Hugo and how she and her family decided this large stone house several miles...
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Fuerteventura 'attracting sun seekers'
Turkish Property Financing (Free subscription) | 30/11/2008
The climate and beaches are two of the main reasons why there is a constant influx of holidaymakers to the Canary Islands, it has been claimed. Tour guide for the island of Fuerteventura Andreas Caliman explained that the isle features over 55km of beaches and receives almost 3,000 hours of sunlight each year.... Read More... [Source: Global Real Estate & Investment News from Propertyshowrooms.com...
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Don’t Hate On Twitter
NY ♥ NY (Free subscription) | 23 hours ago
... interesting and relevant topic to college students, and the fact that I was channeling my tour guide skills, the presentation went very well. One of my presentation slides Certain people’s reactions to Twitter, however, really bothered me. One girl immediately raised her hand, accused me of “drinking the Kool-Aid,” and exasperatedly declared, “But it’s NOT REAL.” Another boy waited...
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