Source: http://blog.tsa.gov/2011/01/foia-request-for-2000-images-is-for-lab.html
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Come With Me?
Some years ago, a friend told Vicki Hatfield, “Don’t wait for when… Sometimes, when never comes.” Months later her friend passed away. But, Vicki embraced the advise and has been traveling ever since. That comment led to one of her inspirations, “I love the memories I have when I return home that I can wrap [...]
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/travelblogs/~3/uwARSYem9uE/come-with-me
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S�o Paulo traffic images live on the Internet
Copyright � 2010 Tony G�lvez. Read the original at http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2011/03/23/sao-paulo-traffic-images-live-on-the-internet/. If you find this text at a location other than the Brazil Travel Blog it is an unauthorized use of the blog material.Those wanting to have a look at the state of S�o Paulo traffic have the chance to do so through Globo’s TV network [...]
Source: http://www.braziltravelblog.com/2011/03/23/sao-paulo-traffic-images-live-on-the-internet/
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Monday, April 18, 2011
Spending Money Abroad: The Ethical Quandaries
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Those and other sticky ethical questions are being thoughtfully handled in a New York Times column by Kevin Salwan entitled "Is there a right way to spend money when traveling?" The author gives a number of tips for how to handle the money issues that arise when you're on the streets of a poorer country. Among his suggestions:
- Set a weekly or daily budget in advance for how much you can spend
- If you're going to haggle, do so over the number of goods you're going to buy and not the price of the original item (the idea being that the vendor needs to make a minimal amount of money and if he's charging you too much, it may be less painful for both of you if you make up the difference in value with additional goods).
- Buy street food and local crafts, let porters help you with your luggage. In short, help create work in the country where you are.
If I were to expand the original column to include booking I'd recommend:
- Supporting local businesses, such as small guesthouses and family restaurants, rather than depending on the multi-national chains. These types of concerns help keep money within the community and make owners of locals (as opposed to just workers).
- Avoiding all inclusive resorts. That was the suggestion of Pope John Paul II who was disturbed with how they took potential business away from local communities and kept tourist money firmly in the grip of large outside corporations.
- Using local transportation rather than renting a car or getting into a tour bus. You travel more greenly this way.
Source: http://paulinefrommerbriefing.blogspot.com/2011/03/spending-money-abroad-ethical.html
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My Top 5 Interesting Aviation Stories Of The Week
Between Aviation Week’s MRO Americas show in Miami and a quick trip to Atlanta for an airports cover story I’m working on, the week was hopping.� And while I didn’t find many must-read stories, I did find some that I found interesting, so I’m here to share. My Aviation Week colleagues did a great job [...]
Source: http://aviationqueen.wordpress.com/2011/04/15/my-top-5-interesting-aviation-stories-of-the-week/
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