Travel News:
- From USA Today- Guests are much more satisfied with hotels according to a study.
- Find out about the 15 Best Beer Gardens in the U.S. from Fodor’s.
- The New York Times writes To Some Dismay, Italy Enlists Donors To Repair Monuments.
- A Visit to the World’s Most Remote Inhabited Island, Tristan da Cunha from National Geographic.
- Conde Naste Traveler has a slideshow with 14 Hotels with the Best Outdoor Lounges.
- A Hiker Survives on Moths and Melted Ice for 144 Hours in the Sierra Nevada after falling and breaking his leg in three places according to Outside Magazine.
- NYC Aviation has a fascinating story about United Flight 232: Surviving the Unthinkable.
- Gothamist has NYC’s 10 Best Ice Cream Shops. My vote is for Ample Hills which recently opened its second location in Brooklyn.
- Budget Travel has a slideshow with America’s 20 Most Awesome Boardwalks.
Some recent posts from Michael W Travels:
- The Most Exclusive Credit Card
- World’s 10 Best Pizza Cities
- How Prepared Are You For The Wild? Take the Quiz
- A Bridge Which Crosses Borders
- Will 1 U.S. State Get Chopped Into 6?
- An Encounter With A Top Chef
- Cabbies Using Charm School To Compete With Uber
- What’s Up With the New Airbnb Logo?
- 10 Best Bucket-List Cultural Trips
- 1,000,000 Reasons Why This Guy Had The Best Vacation EVER
- 10 Best State Fairs in the U.S.
- My Share of 1,000,000,000 Miles Posted, Did Yours?
- America’s Wackiest Theme Parks
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