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79 Injured in Buenos Aires Train Crash
- Heather Cassell
- October 20, 2013
In Argentina a commuter train slammed into a busy Buenos Aires station on Saturday morning (Oct. 19), injuring at least 79 people in exactly the same spot where a similar train crash killed 52 others last year. The train went straight through the end-of-line buffers.
Read MoreTours to Armenia with New Travel Agency Phoenix Tour
- Heather Cassell
- October 14, 2013
Standing by the window in her office overlooking Tumanian Street, Karine Hovsepyan, the executive director of Phoenix Tour Armenia is the owner of one of the successful travel agencies in Armeni today.
Read MoreEntertainment Tourism Generates More Than 2 Billion British Pounds for the U.K.
- Heather Cassell
- October 13, 2013
6.5 million tourists that love music, carnivals and concerts spent more than 2.2 billion British pounds in the United Kingdom in 2012.
Read MoreWhat About Visa-Free Tourism Between China and Thailand?
- Heather Cassell
- October 13, 2013
“Waiving visas is inevitable because the number of Chinese tourists to Thailand is really big,” says Vichit Prakobgosol, honorary director for the Thai-Chinese Tourism Alliance Association and chairman of CCT Group, a travel service consultancy.
Read MoreLondon Calling China with New Chinese-Language Website
- Heather Cassell
- October 13, 2013
London Mayor Boris Johnson unveiled the launch of a new Chinese-Language travel website for London in Beijing, China before an audience of 300 Chinese officials and delegates, alongside China’s prime-time celebrity Meng Fei on Oct. 13.
Read MoreGlen Canyon National Recreation Area and Lake Powell Open for Business
- Heather Cassell
- October 13, 2013
Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Lake Powell are open for business. Gates opened today, Oct. 12 at noon following an agreement between Utah officials and the Department of the Interior. Lake Powell Resorts & Marinas continues to offer attractive rates for the remainder of 2013. Operations opening at Wahweap Marina located at South Lake […]
Read MoreVariety is the Essence of Shopping in Madrid
- Heather Cassell
- October 12, 2013
You can find just about everything in Madrid. People have come to the city in search of the sophisticated, the unique, or even the eccentric. Variety is the essence of shopping in the city: from the elegance and flair of the shops in the Salamanca district to the hip, alternative clothing of Fuencarral Street.
Read More6.4 Earthquake Shakes Popular Tourist Destination Greece
- Heather Cassell
- October 12, 2013
A major earthquake measuring 6.4 or a 6.2 on the richter scale shook Platanos and island off of Crete in southern Greece in the Mediterranean on Oct. 12, according to the U.S. Geological Survey and Athens News Agency, respectively.
Read MoreWest Virginia Tourist Train Crash: One Killed , 66 Injured
- Heather Cassell
- October 12, 2013
One person was killed and 66 were injured following a collision Oct. 11 between a logging truck and a tourist train in West Virginia, officials say. 18 people received serious injuries – three of them critical ones, emergency services director Jim Wise tells the Los Angeles Times.
Read MoreThe Wild Improbable Life of Beth Lisick
- Heather Cassell
- October 11, 2013
A longtime favorite on the spoken word circuit and the Bay Area literary scene, Beth Lisick’s career as a literati seems to be ramping up an extra notch as she cruises into her mid-40s.
Read MoreWomen Shake, Rattle and Roll Litquake SF 2013
- Heather Cassell
- October 11, 2013
Seismic activity of the literary sort will top the Richter scale this week as women seem to be shaking up the Bay Area’s literary landscape as Litquake 2013 hits San Francisco, Oct. 11 – 19.
Read MoreIt’s a Splash at WomenFest in Key West
- Heather Cassell
- October 1, 2013
Nearly everywhere we looked there was an abundance of women holding hands, kissing each other openly, hanging out with friends and pride was in the lightly balmy air in Key West.
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