Well, this is disheartening. Caitlin Fitzsimmons at Roaming Tales reports that First Great Western rail company has abolished its shared sleeper compartments and plans to charge a singles supplement for solo travelers who use them. As is typical when a company takes away a service that people want and need, First Great Western tries [...]

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I love Thai food. I never had it when I was growing up, because rural Vermont doesn’t have an overabundance of ethnic restaurants. But we are incredibly blessed in Burlington to have a huge selection of restaurants, including several great Thai restaurants that are also comfortable dining places for solos.
First is my old [...]

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2008-2009 schedules are out for local theater companies here in Burlington. If you’re looking for feel-good musicals, go with St. Michael’s Playhouse’s summer schedule featuring Barnum, a musical based on the life of Phineas Taylor Barnum; Moonlight and Magnolias; Almost, Maine; and Pump Boys and Dinettes.
For something a little more highbrow, UVM’s Theater just announced [...]

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As if airfares weren’t high enough as it is, American Airlines announced its new checked bag policy today. In addition to having to pay $25 (one way!) for every 2nd checked bag you have, now you have to pay $15 (one way!) for the first. Yes, that’s $80 round trip if you have [...]

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Have you ever sat in the studio audience for a show taping, like the David Letterman Show or Jay Leno or Late Night with Conan O’Brien? No? Have you ever thought it might be cool to do that? Well, guess what? It is. And you don’t have to be in New [...]

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If you’re hoping to soak up some rays in South Beach, FL sometime soon and can’t afford the very high-priced hotel rooms there, take heart. Here’s a great associated press article I saw today on MSNBC.com about the increase in hostels in South Beach:
South Beach a hotspot for backpackers
If you don’t mind sharing bed [...]

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The May 14th Carnival of Cities is now online, being hosted by the Perceptive Travel Blog. If you’re looking for some inspiration for upcoming travels, look no further. There are some very interesting blog posts here, covering cougar-sightings in Chicago (!), Cirque du Soleil in Seattle, the cacophany of street sounds in Hanoi, [...]

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If you missed out on Restaurant.com’s Mother’s Day specials, don’t worry. Here are more for this week:
May 13th thru 18th, Take 50% off Dinner of the Month Club purchase . Use code CUISINE!

May 13th thru 18th, Take 50% off $25.00 Gift Certificates. Now $5.00 when you use code CUISINE!

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At the top of the hill in Burlington, VT overlooking Lake Champlain is the University of Vermont campus, home of The Robert Hull Fleming Museum. If you’re on your own for an afternoon in Burlington, Vermont and you happen to love museums, the Fleming Museum might appeal to you. And at $5 for [...]

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One of my favorite websites is Restaurant.com. Why? Because you can routinely purchase $25 gift certificates to your favorite restaurants for just $10, that’s why! (I do love a bargain.) There aren’t a lot of Vermont restaurants currently participating, so I generally use the certificates when I travel to other cities. [...]

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