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Travel to the 2014 Winter Olympics and Beyond

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Today is the start of the greatest sporting event in the  world. It brings people together from all corners of the globe, while inspiring fair play, and letting the worlds nations put aside their differences in a display of good faith. I'm talking about the Summer Olympics taking place in the beautiful city of London, England. However, there is a slight problem. If you … [Read more...] about Travel to the 2014 Winter Olympics and Beyond

London Calls Me, and I Answer

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Readers, I must confess something to you: I love British food. I know that every world traveler is supposed to pooh-pooh British cuisine as bland and boring. I've just never found that to be the case. I'm fond of meat pies. Some people get squeamish when they even think about eating kidneys. My mouth just starts to get juicy. I think kidneys are tangy. And I assume they're … [Read more...] about London Calls Me, and I Answer

Churchill's Secret Hideout

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I like museums, and I like seeing battlefields. The War Cabinet Rooms is a museum which commemorates the place where people told the people on battlefields what to do. It is actually really interesting, since Churchill himself was here, hunkered down with his commanders, planning the defense of his nation, and eventually the assault on … [Read more...] about Churchill's Secret Hideout

All (Traveling) is Local

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U.S. Congressman Tip O'Neill once said that "all politics are local." The idea being that no matter how much a politician, even a national level politician like O'Neill himself, debated the big issues, voters voted on how national policies effected their local areas. I think, in a way, this applies to traveling as well. As much information as monstrous search engines might give … [Read more...] about All (Traveling) is Local

Press Pass? Uh…I'm a Travel Blogger. Duh!

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I recently went to my first real press event. I saw my first Royal, and I mixed it up with paparazzi for the first time. It was a day of many firsts. Upon arriving in London, I managed to secure an invite and press pass to the 2011 World Travel Mart in London. The Travel Mart is basically a giant travel industry trade show. There are booths for individual countries, as well as … [Read more...] about Press Pass? Uh…I'm a Travel Blogger. Duh!