TRO Travelgram Tuesday, August 11

Destinations
Isles of light: Croatia's Dalmatian coast
Setting a course around Croatia's lesser-known islands, John Walsh makes a voyage of discovery — encountering beautiful surroundings, sheer luxury and overassertive locals... The Independent

Andalusia, Spain: A haven in the hills
Tim Jepson finds a little piece of perfection in the lofty Andalusian village of Gaucín... Telegraph (London)

Venezuela: Natural beauty for bold travelers
Venezuela boasts the world's highest waterfall, snowcapped Andean mountain peaks and white-sand beaches dotting one of the longest coastlines in the Caribbean... Yahoo Travel News

Tours and Activities
The World's Top Oyster Bars
On a quest for the best oysters, Travel + Leisure travels the globe on a half shell... Travel and Leisure

Great Lakes Adventures
Three natives pick the midcontinent's best trips, from fly-fishing to mountain biking... Outside

NYC cupcakes: Bakeries, cafes, a hotel and a truck
This city is crazy for cupcakes. There are cupcake classes and cupcake tours, lines down the block at cupcake bakeries, a cupcake tea at a five-star hotel, and a cupcake truck with 6,000 followers on Twitter... Yahoo Travel News

Where Camels Once Trod, a Train Crosses Australia
Rolling from the temperate south to the lush north, the Ghan train runs 1,900 miles with just four stops through the country's vast interior... New York Times

Cruise
2009's Hurricane Lite Season Continues; Felicia Fizzles
Felicia, the Central Pacific storm that was temporarily considered a hurricane, has been downgraded further to a tropical depression... CruiseCritic.com

Transportation
How to avoid the newest travel 'gotcha'
Airlines waiting to tell you about modified terms — until it's too late... MSN.com

47 spend `surreal' 6 hours on grounded plane
What should have been a 2 1/2-hour trip from Houston to Minneapolis had moved into its ninth hour, and the 47 passengers on board had burned through the pretzels and drinks handed out early in their Friday night flight from Houston... Yahoo Travel News

Southwest bids $170 million for Frontier Airlines
Southwest Airlines bid $170 million on Monday to take Frontier out of bankruptcy protection, well above the $108.8 million offered by re
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