TRO Travelgram - July 13

Destinations
48 Hours In: Bergen
Norway's second city offers a winning combination of natural beauty and historical intrigue. And if you visit in summer, you'll have deliciously long days to enjoy the ensemble... The Independent

French wine country, on the cheap
Attention, gourmands: With bargain haute cuisine — and 6,000 wineries — Avignon and the Rhône Valley are full of heavenly ways to fill your belly... Globe and Mail

Highland Park: A New Culture District in Los Angeles
Once a sleepy strip of garish stores, this vibrant area now thrives with cool restaurants and young trendsetters... New York Times

Tours and Activities
Where Tokyo Fills Its Cup
A growing number of specialty coffee shops have opened in recent years featuring fresh ground beans and a mellow caffeine buzz... New York Times

The Crab Houses of Maryland's Eastern Shore
To get a real taste of the state's tidewater region, grab a mallet and knife, and start cracking crabs... New York Times

Space companies eye HI as potential new frontier
Tourists coming to Hawaii for high-end getaways could someday be launched from the sand to the stars, taking island-hopping to new heights... Yahoo Travel News

Exhibit at Germany's Bach Museum probes Nazi influence on music
The complex relationship between Bach's and Mendelssohn's works during the Third Reich is the focus of an exhibit called Blood and Spirit, which runs through Nov. 8 at the Johann Sebastian Bach Museum in Eisenach... USA Today

Cruise
Norwegian Epic Floats Out in France
Norwegian Cruise Line's 153,000-ton, 4,200-passenger Norwegian Epic -- almost as notable for what's not onboard as for what is (there's no "main" anything, but lots of individual restaurants and entertainment venues) -- is one step closer to launch... CruiseCritic.com

Report: QE2, icon of cruise world, may be on the move again
The Associated Press today reports the cash-strapped owner of the retired Cunard Line ocean liner is weighing plans to send the vessel as far away as South Africa as an alternative to financially struggling Dubai... USA Today

Transportation
Airport Check-in: Stimulus helps runways; Minn. eyes signs
Airport needs outpace stimulus funds... USA Today

China Eastern buys rival Shanghai Airlines
China Eastern Airlines said it will acquire rival Shanghai Airlines, a 9 billion yuan deal ($1.3 billion) which will create a newly capitalized carrier with more than half the air business in China's financial hub... USA Today

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