Category: Travel Quotes

May 6 New York’s Historic Military Maps Speaker Opens New Exhibit at Great Lakes Seaway Trail Discovery Center

Sackets Harbor, NY – On Friday, May 6, 2011, the Great Lakes Seaway Trail Discovery Center in Sackets Harbor, NY, opens for the spring season with a special exhibit of New York’s Historic Military Maps from 1750 to 1820. At 6:30 pm that evening living history re-enactor Randy Patten will share his collection of historic maps, accoutrements and artifacts from the French and Indian War.

Patten says, “These maps provide a fascinating look into America’s history as it occurred in New York State. Several

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Vote for Your Goat in Tobago – Facebook followers for this Caribbean island can choose their favorite for the annual Goat Races, April 25 and 26

Scarborough, Tobago – April, 2011 – Every year, on the Tuesday after Easter, the village of Buccoo on the island of Tobago prepares for the unique, high-spirited and highly competitive sport of goat racing. Billed as the highlight event during the Easter season, the fast track competition showcases jockeys racing alongside their charges in a quest to be declared the swiftest of them all. This year, in addition to expanding the sporting event to two days, April 25 and 26, the Tobago House of Assembly’s Division of Tourism and Transportation (THA) has taken the race to Facebook by launching the “Vote for your Goat” competition.

“Vote for Your Goat—How many Caribbean islands can ask their friends that? How many othe

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24 Hours in Lake Como (PHOTOS)

Spring in Italy’s Lake Como (or ) is an enchanting time for a visit. The crowds – which clog the roads on the lake’s perimeters, and populate the water with boats – have not yet arrived en masse, the weather is gorgeous and hotel discounts are available. I recently tagged on an extra day to a week long stay in Italy, and took the time to decompress at Como’s stunning Grand Hotel Tremezzo.

It’s easy to see why Como maintains such a classy reputation: Palm trees are contrasted with snow-capped peaks for backdrops, historic towns have been preserved along with centuries-old palaces, and golden, pastel and cream-colored villages dot the opposite shores of the lake in most directions. A d Full article here…

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NOMA and the NOLA Project and present Shakespeare in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden in New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS, LA – For the first time in years, outdoor Shakespeare returns to New Orleans with a magical production A Midsummer Night’s Dream presented at the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA) under the stars in the museum’s Sydney and Walda Besthoff Sculpture Garden. The NOLA Project, which presented The Misanthrope at NOMA in 2006, once again teams up with the museum to present four evenings of witty, whimsical theatre each Friday this May starting at 7 p.m. Presented at dusk, this 90-minute production, presented all around the Besthoff Garden is sure to enchant and delight audiences of all ages.

“We are delighted to add an outdoor theatre series to our Friday night Where Y’Art programming,” said NOMA Director Susan Taylor. In A Midsum

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Amazing Retreats to invest further £8.85m in portfolio

Amazing Retreats has announced that is it set to spend £8.85 million on its conference, events and leisure product this year. The hire specialists has already acquired Kinnettles near Dundee and Plas Rhianfa in Anglesey and aims to renovate several of its venues. As a result, £750,000 will be spent on gardens and outdoor space to develop marquee areas, planting and seating areas. It will also add new bedrooms, kitchens, pools, hot tubs, gysm, spas, tennis courts and games rooms across five of its properties. “As the leaders in exclusive hire of historic and unusual properties in the UK it is important for us to ensure the portfolio remains interesting and diverse for both business and leisure guests, as well as ensuring that our properties provide the high standards expected of an Amazing Retreat,” said Mike Clare, founder and executive chairman of Amazing Retreats. The i Full article here…

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