Johnny X Splashes into Fiji
affiliate program By Betsa Marsh Johnny X the SATW Traveling Teddy crossed the International Dateline to explore Fiji–the two-day odyssey felt a bit like a mini-hibernation. Johnny flew across the US and the Pacific Ocean, took a bus and then hopped two boats to get to Beqa Island, pronounced “Mbenga”–that word took some practice! Johnny [...]
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Cincinnati–There’s An App for That!
affiliate program Just out! Cincinnati Essentials is my new app that covers the waterfront from Cincinnati’s Ghost Subway to flying pigs and frying goetta. Designed for travelers and residents alike, Cincinnati Essentials uncovers the best of the quirky Queen City. The mobile guide for Apple iPhones, iPods and iPads is available for $2.99 on iTunes. [...]
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Falling for Irresistible Thai Artists in a Big Way
affiliate program Are you a mad shopaholic when you travel? I’m usually pretty resolute about just buying tiny trinkets for friends back home, but when I’m confronted with a darling 12-year-old art prodigy in Northern Thailand, well, I lose all control… Ashley the Traveling Teddy also had a big day at the Thai Elephant Conservation [...]
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Snap Away for Ohio Lake Erie Photo Contest
Got a great shot of Ohio’s Lake Erie region, or heading there soon? Amateur photographers are invited to submit entries for the Ohio Lake Erie Commission’s 2010 photo contest. The “Life on Lake Erie” photo contest is open to amateur photographers age 16 and older. Digital images taken between July 9, 2009, and July 9, [...]
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Lake Erie Guide Helps Stretch Vacation Dollars
Ohio’s 2010 Lake Erie Shores & Islands® Travel Planner has deals on lodging, attraction admission, shopping and dining at such hot spots as Kalahari Resort, Great Wolf Lodge and Sandusky’s Merry-Go-Round Museum. 800/255-3743.
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Win a Robin Hood Trip for 2 to Nottingham
Ready to follow in the men-in-tights footsteps of Russell Crowe in Ridley Scott’s new film, “Robin Hood”? Win a trip to Nottingham, take an archery lesson, tour Sherwood Forest and dine at a medieval banquet with the real Sheriff of Nottingham. The VisitBritain contest is open until June 4.
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Save 10% at Kentucky State Parks in April
The Kentucky State Parks are offering a 10% off coupon for state park lodges and cottages now through April 30, good at the park system’s 17 resort parks. There’s also a coupon for free admission for a child (12 and under) at the park system’s historic sites with a paid adult admission.
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All That Glitters: Ashley Prospects for Welsh Gold
Ashley the Traveling Teddy became a deep thinker on a recent tour of Wales–very deep, down 70 steps into a dark shaft once worked by Romans 2,000 years ago. Ashley travels for the third-grade class of Meredith Schroeder at St. Joseph Consolidated School in Hamilton, Ohio. The Traveling Teddy program is a geography outreach of [...]
Keep Reading...Veterans and Military Ride Free on Hocking RR
To celebrate a record-breaking year hauling more than 35,000 passengers in 2009, the Hocking Valley Scenic Railway in Nelsonville, Ohio, is running a special free Memorial Day train for veterans or military personnel on May 31. Any veteran or current member of the armed forces can ride for free on the 1:30 p.m. train on [...]
Keep Reading...Free Bird Events in Jackson County, Ind.
Jackson County, Ind will be all about the birds March 6, with avian events at three of its most popular outdoor spots. The county is home to almost 300 different kinds of birds at different seasons of the year, including bald eagles which nest at Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge in Seymour and near Starve Hollow [...]
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