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Weird America - MSN City Guides

shiwani — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:52:40 GMT

Yay, my slideshow for City Guides is on MSN today!

Quoted: 12 strange landmarks and attractions in cities and towns across the country that might have you doing a double take.

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Map Multiple Locations by Address

deborealis — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:31:03 GMT

i have not tried this yet but have heard it is great for planning trips

Quoted: Free tool for mapping multiple locations, creating your own mashup map, distance calculation, and geocoding for latitude/longitude coordinates.

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When Love Is a Schlep - NYTimes.com

shiwani — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 15:07:42 GMT

Ugh, for REAL!

Quoted: BIG cities like New York are both deeply convenient — two steps to the deli for milk in the morning — and deeply inconvenient. It is possible to live in the same city as the person you are dating, and have to travel an hour, or even two, to get together.

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Seattle 101: Four Fun Things to Do in Queen Anne

shiwani — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:54:16 GMT

My latest blog post...

Quoted: Greetings, Seattleites and curious out-of-towners. We're about embark on the fifth leg of our expedition through Seattle, designed to help you uncover or rediscover the best the city has to offer.

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Countries With the Best-Looking Locals - MSN Travel

shiwani — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 16:29:24 GMT

Um, I don't consider myself to be oversensitive, but I think this is a really messed up idea for a slide show. Not to mention the text is pretty exoticizing...

Quoted: Many travelers find something mesmerizing about the people of India, from bright-eyed children to the intense stares of the elderly. The rich diversity of the country’s culture, religion and traditions offers endless opportunities, although you may need to acclimate for a few days since the noise, crowds and pollution of India’s biggest cities can be quite intense for Western visitors.

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NYT: NYC aids homeless with tickets home - msnbc.com

shiwani — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:43:10 GMT

It'd be interesting to see how these families fare once they leave New York City.

Quoted: New York City, which has struggled with a seemingly intractable problem of homelessness for years, has paid families to leave the city as a way of keeping them out of the expensive shelter system.

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４Ｄ旅遊網 Taiwan travel

bmeister — Mon, 14 May 2007 13:52:12 GMT

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Fewer Americans taking vacations this summer - msnbc.com

shiwani — Tue, 12 May 2009 12:59:37 GMT

Not a huge surprise ... uess this means airfare should stay pretty cheap through the peak summer season.

Quoted: The number of vacationing Americans will be down this summer, according to a new AP-Gfk Poll, and a third of Americans surveyed said they have already canceled at least one trip this year because of financial concerns.

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Hotel Accommodations

jullylee25 — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 11:06:19 GMT

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How to travel light, part 2: "Bundle folding" diagram

nbr — Sat, 09 Dec 2006 06:15:06 GMT

A diagram that explains how to fold clothes around a central bundle to minimize wrinkling and creasing while saving space. (The disadvantage is that you will probably have to unpack everything to get at what you need, but if you're packing light, it shoul

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