Tag: travel news

• If you have a theme for photos when you #travel, you’ll never run out of opportunities to take another shot. http://t.co/OPEA3M6IkJ ->
• Flying around the world for free sounds great, but this Rolling Stone profile may make you change your mind. http://t.co/4fsoVOMU3p ->
• Can’t afford a European #roadtrip? Simulate one using Euro Truck Simulator 2 and enjoy the virtual scenery. http://t.co/CVMc5kbjlt ->
• During this Jurassic summer, here are 10 #dinosaur #destinations worth visiting when you’re in the U.S. On http://t.co/L8F02Lpe8u #travel ->
• It has been a great year for #tourism in #Montreal. Thanks for coming! You’re always welcome to return. http://t.co/XXeB16XBWM ->
• Wealthy Americans take three #vacations a year and fly economy. Hey, I fly economy. Maybe, I’m rich. http://t.co/LXp6QmtxSH #travel ->
• Would you let your child urinate into an airsickness bag on an airplane? This Vietnamese celebrity did. http://t.co/03oGQ12Gv6 ->
• Here are 5 handy tips to avoid booking a bad #hotel online. http://t.co/aR80tfOAoX #travel ->

• Which countries have the most demanding #tourists? Hint: It’s not Canada. http://t.co/iMKFzCafuv #travel ->
• City slickers! Take a nature walk. Science says it’s good for your brain. http://t.co/lG2Ag7i0ap http://t.co/gi2MGGLeoN ->
• Here are 10 U.S. #roadtrips that you may not have heard of. http://t.co/kh3kafWkum #travel ->
• Soon visitors will be able to tour Hunter S. Thompson’s #Colorado house. http://t.co/5ySnuztyX3 #travel ->
• There are too many #tourist boats in Vietnam’s Ha Long Bay so the province is going to reduce their numbers. http://t.co/Z1CWNlcTU6 #travel ->
• New air transport agreements with Nigeria, Mali and Oman will make it easier for Canadians to visit. Oh, good. http://t.co/yQF687jYg4 ->
• #hitchBOT didn’t have much problem crossing Canada last year, but is finding it to be harder going in the U.S. http://t.co/yXf89PbiAF ->
• Rick Steves explains ways to avoid the long lines at Europe’s top #tourist attractions. http://t.co/7VHW3Qd5AD #travel ->
• America’s strangest food #museums? Count me in! http://t.co/bWItoyIaDa #travel ->
• #Travel for introverts sounds like it would be terrifying, but it can actually be something great for them. http://t.co/U7nAcEWsZK ->
• Some people just like to complain. Check out these hilarious quotes from the disappointed #tourists of Yelp. http://t.co/weOJWmL9HH #travel ->

• I love this obsessively detailed #map of American literature’s most epic #roadtrips, as compiled by @atlasobscura. http://t.co/W84ouetN9r ->
• Can your kids read a map? You know, the paper kind, not the ones on their smartphones. It’s time to teach them! http://t.co/mFybcvgvfT ->
• If you believe tweets are a way to measure scorn, then this will guide you to the worst airport security in America. http://t.co/mghaGMKOao ->
• Ambitious Instagram project aims to reveal #Russia, one region at a time. http://t.co/emL5BwfJDw ->

Here is a roundup of my travel tweets for Monday, June 29, 2015 linking to several interesting travel stories worth sharing:

The Society of the Crossed Keys is there to help. Here's how to use the services of a #hotel #concierge. http://t.co/cWl2nmDlLh

— Mark Stachiew (@MarkStachiew) June 29, 2015

Does it bother you if a #travel story you read is the result of a paid junket? The BBC ponders the ethics. http://t.co/cOhAlswP6K

— Mark Stachiew (@MarkStachiew) June 29, 2015

Is #adventure #travel to a remote location really an adventure if you can text your friends back home in real-time? http://t.co/BNVtZNARWL

— Mark Stachiew (@MarkStachiew) June 29, 2015

Spontaneous #travel is a great idea in theory, but not always great in practice, especially if your time is limited. http://t.co/BoL0i8Bnbi

— Mark Stachiew (@MarkStachiew) June 29, 2015

If you're #travelling to #Greece, you may want to bring cash instead of relying on ATMs. http://t.co/4bYJo7Vzwg #travel

— Mark Stachiew (@MarkStachiew) June 29, 2015

Just in case you worry you actually have to talk to someone, technology now lets you safely text your concierge. http://t.co/EQst8CCC8h

— Mark Stachiew (@MarkStachiew) June 29, 2015

I wonder about the accuracy of the Club Sandwich Index when it ranks Toronto as a cheaper destination than Mumbai. http://t.co/DbaOuJqr3o

— Mark Stachiew (@MarkStachiew) June 29, 2015

What is your biggest #travel risk this summer? No, it's not terrorists. It's the sun http://t.co/X61kSLH0UO

— Mark Stachiew (@MarkStachiew) June 29, 2015