Posts Tagged ‘ river ’

Uptown, Downtown, Brooklyn and Staten Island… here is our pick of New York's hippest hotels and B&Bs When it comes to finding a boutique hotel or B&B in New York, many visitors look no further than central Manhattan. But if they...
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Our September issue , is chock-full of Europe's Best Values. Here's the latest in new flights, new and improved train routes, and river cruises. FLIGHTS Miami-Munich Just in time for the 200th anniversary of Oktoberfest, Lufthansa kicked off a new East Coast connection with three flights a week. Total ...
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Trout streams, snowmelt, rainforest soaks, seas full of cetaceans – New Zealand's South Island has no lack of wild swimming places Our dream for New Zealand's South Island was very simple: one campervan, two friends, three weeks, four feet on the dashboard and a cold beer when we pulled up ...
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It's incredibly difficult to convince Manhattanites to cross a river—whether the East, the Harlem, or the Hudson—and if all that awaits them is "diner food," the task grows even more Herculean. But M. Wells , the new Quebecois-American restaurant two 7-train stops into Long Island City, Queens, is no...
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Traveler editor in chief Keith Bellows writes about his trip down the Peruvian section of the Amazon River in this month's issue of the magazine. Here, he and photographer Richard Olsenius share their experiences venturing out onto the river at night. Isolated and alone, they wonder whether they'll be able to...
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Haast River, South Island, New Zealand
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British explorer Ed Stafford has become the first person to hike the entire length of the Amazon, completing a 4,000-mile journey that began on April 2, 2008 at the river's source in Peru. Stafford, who was accompanied by Peruvian forestry worker Gadiel "Cho" Sanchez Rivera for the majority of the trip, set out...
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The largest port in Europe, Rotterdam is situated on the banks of the river Nieuwe Maas. Due to its location, Rotterdam has become a commercial hub for petrochemical and shipping industries. So if you have seen the Rotterdam architecture and the windmills, its time to take the Spido Cruise trip to explore ...
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The best way to view Chattanooga’sTennessee River is to float along it and the best water transportation by far is the Southern Belle Riverboat.  A classically constructed riverboat that would make Tom Sawyer proud, the Southern Belle is a 500-passenger, climate controlled, double decker boat that travels...
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Fancy five-star style with a two-star price tag? We pick out 15 top-notch short-haul hotels at prices that don't go through the roof 1. St Moritz Hotel, near Rock, Cornwall Following a modest £15m makeover in 2008, this is now one of Cornwall's chicest boltholes. Each of the 48 bedrooms boasts oak floors,...
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