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The Beauty of Late Ice
By Linda Tancs
Anglers in training take note: if ice fishing seems out of sync with winter’s transition to spring, then you’ll be missing out on some great catch, especially around Oconomowoc, Wisconsin’s lake district. Don’t worry about sledding into thin ice at the river’s heartland to jig for bluegill. Life is returning to the shallows, and so are the fish. That means you should, too.
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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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The Arts Illuminated
By Linda Tancs
There’s more than just The Alamo to remember in San Antonio, Texas. In particular, the month of March is a celebration of contemporary art, highlighted by the Luminaria on 13 March. A nationally and internationally acclaimed event, Luminaria showcases every element of the visual and performing arts in one magnificent evening downtown. Participants include several hundred artists and over 40 nonprofits. In 2009, 185,000 people attended Luminaria. Why not? It’s free. But with attendance like that, you’d better book your hotel now.
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Bizarre Foods
By Linda Tancs
In Hokitika, New Zealand, they don’t call it the Wildfoods Festival for nothing. On 13 March you’ll find various and sundry kiwis sampling such delights as worm sushi, pickled grubs, anyway-you-like beetles and crickets, and insect larvae. Top it off with some udderly divine desserts and wine made with flower petals to wash it all down. If you’ve got an iron will, you might need an iron stomach to match.
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Tourists Help Fund Travel Promotions
By Linda Tancs
As reported previously on this blog, a movement has been afoot in Congress to fund U.S. travel promotion with, among other things, fees from foreign tourists. This week President Obama signed into law the Travel Promotion Act. The multimillion dollar national marketing program administered by the Corporation for Travel Promotion will assess a $10 fee every two years on tourists from visa waiver countries . With a decades-long slip in international tourism dollars from 16% of the market to 12%, the added bump in PR revenue might not be all that significant. Good thing the private sector is allowed to contribute as much as $100 million to the cause.
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Free Ride for Women
By Linda Tancs
It’s International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate women’s strides in equality, peace and development. In Greece, it’s an opportunity to ride public transport for free, particularly in Athens. Check with your local transport authority for benefits. Happy travels!
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Arts and Crafts By the River
By Linda Tancs
The 37th season of Oregon’s Portland Saturday Market,the largest outdoor craft market in the U.S., begins on 6 March. The event, located at SW Ankeny St and Naito Parkway in historic Old Town, gives 250 or more artists the opportunity to showcase their handicrafts. While there you’ll enjoy live music and exotic foods. The kickoff includes a children’s parade at 2pm. Are you a master crafter? Maybe you should think about joining.
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Flower Power in Philly
By Linda Tancs
Winter white will mix with “Rainbows in Flight” at this year’s flower show in Philadelphia. Now through 7 March at the Pennsylvania Convention Center, the largest and oldest indoor show of its kind has amended its moniker to the “Philadelphia International Flower Show” in recognition of its past exhibitions of landscapes and plants from Asia, Europe, Africa, Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. This year’s “Passport to the World” theme builds on previous celebrations of the world’s flowers and gardens. Among the many offerings, visitors can experience the Amazon, trek through an Indian wedding, peek into Zulu culture, enjoy a tribute to the orchid and giant Victoria water lilies and witness exotic displays from New Zealand’s Maori tribe among the popular Casablanca and calla lilies. All the world’s a stage here, and you don’t have to trot around the globe to see it.
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