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Archive for December 2006

December 5th, 2006

Best in Business Travel Survey

Business Traveler Magazine has announced the winners of its Best in Business Travel Survey.  The survey, now its 18th year, randomly samples subscribers looking for companies that make business travel more enjoyable.
Here’s a sampling of some of the categories and winners:
 
Best overall airline in the world:  Singapore Airlines
Best airline for North American travel:  Continental Airlines
Best […]

By Mary Jo Manzanares -- 0 comments

December 4th, 2006

A Gift from the Evergreen State to the “Other” Washington

A little bragging rights for my home state right now —-
Washington State sent a 65-foot Pacific Silver Fir tree, from our Olympic National Forest, to the “other” Washington for the Capitol Christmas Tree.  With the theme “A Gift from the Evergreen State,” the tree is decorated with 3,000 Washington state themed ornaments made by area […]

By Mary Jo Manzanares -- 2 comments

December 4th, 2006

Money Saving Travel Tips for Monday, December 4th

December is one of those months where extra expenses seem to crop up all over the place, so hopefully these money saving tips will help take the sting out of your travel budget.
 

There’s still another week or so before the mad frenzy of holiday travel begins, and right now the planes are generally not full.  This […]

By Mary Jo Manzanares -- 0 comments

December 2nd, 2006

Does Anybody Really Know What Time it is?

It’s about 5:30 am, Saturday morning, as I sit and write this here in Seattle, Washington.
Thanks to a handy little Google search, I know that:

It is 2:30 pm in Paris;
It is also 2:30 pm in Malta;
It is 1:30 pm in Iceland;
And it is 3:30 am in Tahiti.

What do those locations have in common?  They are […]

By Mary Jo Manzanares -- 2 comments

December 1st, 2006

Gifts for Travelers: 101 Places You Gotta See Before You’re 12

Today’s gift is for young travelers.  Or maybe adults who want to instill in younger ones a sense of curiosity about the world.
101 Places You Gotta See Before You’re 12 by Joanne O’Sullivan.
Here’s what Amazon (aff) has to say about the book:
And there’s no need to go far or plan a big, expensive vacation to see […]

By Mary Jo Manzanares -- 1 comment