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TRO Travelgram: Feb 19

02-19-2013

 

Tuesday, February 19
Destinations
Take Taiwan’s road less travelled to Tainan 
Taipei might be Taiwan's political capital and window to he world, but there's a strong case to be made that Tainan is the country's spiritual hub... Globe and Mail

In Grenada, Ocean Views With a Spice Scent
Venture beyond the beach on this Caribbean island and you'll find everything from nutmeg and cocoa to hidden waterfalls... New York Times

Tours and Activities
World's Strangest Beaches
Supersize dunes, hot mineral pools, purple sand: These beaches are as strange as they are beautiful... IndependentTraveler.com

Old Soviet military hangar now a tropical resort
Located on a former Soviet-era military air base, the Tropical Islands Indoor Resort is built inside a hangar once used for airships... USA Today

Hey, burger lovers: Get your buns to these joints
Next time burger-loving travelers crave a fix, why not head to a place considered among the best?... USA Today

Cruise
Seven-Year-Old Cruise Ship Murder Case Yields Arrest in Florida
A man who is accused of strangling his ex-wife and throwing her body overboard from cruise ship Island Escape has been arrested nearly seven years after the alleged incident took place...CruiseCritic.com

Coast Guard: Leaking fuel line caused Carnival ship fire
Leaking diesel fuel caused the engine fire that crippled the Carnival Triumph cruise ship for five days in the Gulf of Mexico... USA Today

Shake up in cruising as Windstar buys Seabourn ships
The parent company of Windstar Cruises today announced it is buying three of Seabourn Cruises' six vessels in a deal that will alter the landscape of luxury cruising... USA Today

Transportation
Southwest and AirTran reservation networks to become one, finally
It's been a long time coming. Southwest Airlines and AirTran Airways officially merged in May 2011, but their flight options and reservations have remained separate -- until now... LA Times

Slapping incident: Should kids fly separately?
A 60-year-old man accused of slapping a crying toddler on a Delta flight earlier this month has put a spotlight on one of the most tension-filled aspects of flying – how irritable passengers, on a packed plane, co-exist with crying children... USA Today

Lodging
B&B and Beyond: Côté Carmes, Toulouse, France 
A restored 16th-century house brings up-cycled style to the heart of south-west France, as Laura Holt discovers... The Independent

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