TRO TravelGram June 25

Destinations
Manchester's beat goes on
The Northern Quarter is renowned for its music, but it's also home to vintage glam makeovers, modern art and tea-time retreats... Globe and Mail

36 Hours in St. Louis
With its green spaces, varied night life and restaurants, plus a mix of Midwestern sensibility and Southern charm, St. Louis is a city looking to the future... New York Times

Travelers enter the 'Twilight' zone in Forks, Wash.
Take it from unhappy transplant Bella Swan, the teenage heroine of Stephenie Meyer's Twilight series: This "inconsequential" logging town in a remote corner of Washington's Olympic Peninsula "exists under a near-constant cover of clouds"... USA Today

Tours and Activities
A high-speed zip across Europe by train
A father and son discover that getting around Europe is a breeze, thanks to the high-speed and regional train service. Good thing, since the stations are a bit on the brisk side... LA Times

Culinary Tour of Vancouver's Cowichan Valley
In Vancouver Island’s Cowichan Valley there’s a growing food scene that’s defiantly (and deliciously) local. Travel + Leisure samples the region on a three-day drive... Travel and Leisure

The Street of Heavenly Dumplings 
Where Jean-Georges Vongerichten shops for food in Shanghai...Conde Nast Traveler

Thrills, chills on the top 10 coasters
Fastest, fiercest, most ferocious attractions around the world...MSN.com

10 great places to ride the river rapids
U.S. Rafting Association president Tim Brink, who has spent 25 years as a river guide and competitive whitewater racer, shares some of his favorite rafting spots... USA Today

Cruise
NCL Confirms Norwegian Epic Will Be One Of A Kind
Norwegian Epic hasn't even been officially named yet and we've already been told the ship is to be a one-off... CruiseCritic.com

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