Archive for June, 2008

Demolition by Neglect – The Wonderland Hotel

June 29, 2008
By earthtravel

This is a short we put together with what may be the last footage shot of the Wonderland Hotel before the Park Service salvaged parts of it and then demolished the rest, the artifacts were shipped to Oak Ridge Tennessee last fall 2006. The Wonderland was located in the (Ghost Town) community of Elkmont...
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Beirut, Baby…

June 29, 2008
By earthtravel

Beirut is sometimes called the Paris of the Middle East. To me it's more like Prague in August of 1968 - a hotbed of ideologues, impossibly min-bikinis and machine guns.
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Top 10 Amsterdam

June 26, 2008
By Features - MSN Travel UK

It’s a vibrant place, a treasure-trove of extraordinary artistic riches, and the living embodiment of 900 years of history, during which it rose to become the centre of a huge global empire.
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Top 10 Andalucía & Costa Del Sol

June 26, 2008
By Features - MSN Travel UK

The diverse and politically semi-autonomous region of Andalucía has a population of some 7 million and embodies what is thought of as typically Spanish - an accurate portrait of the place and its people must include the bullfight, flamenco, gypsies, remote white villages, high sierras and mass tourism on endless stretches of beach.
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Top 10 Algarve

June 26, 2008
By Features - MSN Travel UK

Blessed with a mild winter climate and a sunny disposition, Portugal’s playground province remains one of the most popular year-round holiday destinations in southern Europe.
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