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TRO Travelgram: Feb 13
02-13-2013
Destinations
Wednesday, February 13
Western Ireland: a land of quiet wonder
Hilary Bradt updates her childhood memories of western Ireland on a tranquil midwinter break... The Independent
Lovely, languid Laos – but for how much longer before tourists take notice?
The introduction of a private airline called Lao Central, plus the recent news that Lao Airlines is doubling its capacity and China Eastern has increased direct flights into the capital city of Vientiane, means Laos is about to be inundated with tourists from across Asia... Globe and Mail
Tours and Activities
Where to eat in Paris now
Daniel Hadida, a 25-year-old cook from Toronto, is a rising chef in Paris. One afternoon and evening in January, he showed me around a few of his favourite spots... Globe and Mail
Offbeat Traveler: Unromantic places around the world
Tired of thinking about romantic places to go for Valentine's Day? Here are some unromantic locales to take your mind off of love, including a sewer museum, a park filled with giant lizards and an attraction sometimes referred to as the "Gates of Hell" ... LA Times
In Portland, Ore., a garden of pastry delights
Gingersnaps, doughnuts, macarons and more — a couple of Angelenos are in carb heaven on a 48-hour crawl of Portlandia's bakeries and sugar shacks... LA Times
Cruise
Update: Lifeboat Tragedy: Did Cruise Line Ignore Safety Guidelines?
Did Thomson Cruises ignore recommendations about lowering lifeboats into the sea with just a skeleton crew during the lifeboat drill onboard Thomson Majesty, which claimed five lives?...CruiseCritic.com
Disney To Homeport from San Juan, Venice in 2014
After raising a few eyebrows with its announcement of Florida-only homeports for the first half of 2014, Disney Cruise Line revealed it will spend the second half of 2014 testing new waters, including first-ever departures from San Juan and Venice... CruiseCritic.com
CEO downplays chance of disease on crippled cruise ship
Carnival CEO Gerry Cahill says the cruise line is making passengers aboard the disabled ship Triumph as comfortable as possible as it's being towed into Mobile, Ala... USA Today
Transportation
UN agency moves to kill aircraft battery exemption
A U.N. agency that sets global aviation safety standards is moving to prevent aircraft batteries like the one that caught fire on a Boeing 787 last month from being shipped as cargo on passenger planes... USA Today
Bahrain Air grounds flights, faces liquidation
Bahrain Air has halted all flights and will liquidate its assets... USA Today
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