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Ireland’s West Celebrates 25 Years of Literature
By Linda Tancs
Dublin has its fair share of authors, poets and playwrights, but Ireland’s literary tradition is equally strong along the western coast. This year marks the 25th anniversary of Galway’s Cúirt Festival, a celebration of verse that has been previously described as a banquet of writing. Quite a banquet, indeed, as the event this week welcomes such luminaries as Fread D’Aguair, Naomi Shihab Nye and Dionne Brand. A highlight will be Colum McCann’s first reading in Ireland since his National Book Award win for Let the Great World Spin. Budget conscious travelers should look into the sponsoring hotel’s midweek cost cutting offer–that is, if the recent volcanic activity in Iceland doesn’t ruin your plans.
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The Treasures of Tivoli
By Linda Tancs
Today marks the 168th opening of Copenhagen’s Tivoli Gardens. Although it’s more than just a garden (consider the bone chilling Demon roller coaster or its stately wooden counterpart built in 1914), the hallmark of this respite in the dead center of the city is its 15 gardens. Among the Chinese and Japanese inspired gardens are 80,000 tulip bulbs to usher in the season. The tulips border Tivoli Lake, the end of which presents the Parterre, a beloved garden with a view of the town clock. All the better to remind you of the time you’ve likely spent getting lost in its charms.
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Teed Off in India
By Linda Tancs
In a supersized nation like India, one might imagine you’d need a lot of everything. Like golf courses. Over 200 of them. From majestic views of the Taj at Agra Golf Club to moonlit play at DLF Golf and Country Club in New Delhi (rated the best course), golf in India is giving the esteemed courses of Great Britain a run for their money.
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Will the Spirit Move You?
By Linda Tancs
As many readers may have learned, Spirit Airlines has taken the unprecedented step of charging for carry-on baggage that must be placed in the overhead bin. Excluded from the baggage fee will be a single personal item that fits underneath the seat. The new fee system also excludes such sundries as coats, umbrellas, car seats (for children holding a ticket), cameras and assistive devices. The fee for the airline’s online club members is $20. Nonmembers pay an online fee of $30, including phone and check-in customers. The gate fee is $45. Is this a shameless move for more revenue or an enlightened approach towards thwarting an uptick in checked baggage masquerading as carry-ons? Take the poll below.
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Design Makeover
By Linda Tancs
For those who like their ultra chic all in one place, Milan’s La Rinascente has answered your prayers. The flagship stalwart in central Milan has been redesigned to include a Design Supermarket, dropping names like Zaha Hadid and Ettore Sottsass on a melange of worldly goods from tech toys to tableware. With the Duomo cathedral next door, you can shop first and then pray that the billing cycle meets your requirements.
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Living in Eden
By Linda Tancs
The biblical Garden of Eden is often depicted as a paradise filled with lush greenery, flora and fauna. That’s probably what most folks living in Sweden’s Tanto allotment garden think of their digs: a modern day Eden, complete with pastel-hued fairy tale cottages, picket fences, manicured hedges and gardens. Lots of gardens. Located south of Old Town on Södermalm, one of 14 islands comprising central Stockholm, the one-time potato farm boasts designer gardens, kitchen gardens, countryside gardens, vegetable gardens and any other kind of garden you can dream of. Visitors are welcome. There are frequent buses to Tanto and the nearest underground station is Zinkensdamm.
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Great Deal for Rum Runners
By Linda Tancs
Smooth and white with a hint of coconut. No, this isn’t just another garden variety Caribbean beach. It’s the Malibu rum distillery at Cockspur Beach Club at Barbados’ Brighton Beach. If the spirits move you, then now is the time to catch a great deal from JFK to Bridgetown with new service from JetBlue. For less than $500 per person, you can spend 4 nights in the quiet, adults-only Divi Heritage Beach Resort with private verandas overlooking exclusive St. James Beach. Welcome to Fantasy Island.
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200 Years of Beer
By Linda Tancs
Munich’s Oktoberfest is celebrating 200 years in 2010. So what better way to mark the occasion than to extend the party one more day. This year’s festivities will allow you to visit the Wiesn and imbibe the weizen until 4 October instead of 3 October. Better reserve your tent space early. The extra “anniversary day” is likely to bring out even more crowds.
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Bach is Back
By Linda Tancs
This weekend marks the 325th birthday of composer Johann Sebastian Bach. In perfect conjunction is the opening of the newly restored Bach Museum Leipzig, highlighting his original manuscripts and a multimedia exhibit. Saturday offers concerts and programming for the whole family. Sunday’s official opening coincides with the traditional celebration of Bach’s birthday at Thomaskirche, complete with a birthday concert to ring out the festivities.
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The Town of Boiled Beans
By Linda Tancs
One wouldn’t normally associate Bangalore, the tech haven of India, with boiled beans. That is, unless you consider the tale that the name of the subcontinent’s fifth largest city is derived from the term “bende kaalu ooru”–translated as the town of boiled beans. Not to be confused, of course, with “Beantown,” some 8000 miles away as the crow flies. Want to fly from Beantown (Boston) to Bangalore? You could try winning some free tickets with Emirates.
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