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Monthly Archives: December 2010
Back in Time Book Review
Travel Writer Matthew Stone revisits a 1955 travel book, Herbert Kubly’s American in Italy in a book review, and finds out that some things never change. Continue reading
Posted in Book Review, Destinations
Tagged Book Review, Europe, Italy, Naples, travel, Venice
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Weekly Travel Quote
“I’ve never been there, but the brochure looks nice.” –Sheryl Crow
Brookfield Zoo Tax
Travel expert Matthew Stone discusses how a 25-cent tax on zoo visitors at the Brookfield Zoo is an indicator of new tourist taxes on the horizon in 2011. Continue reading
Posted in In the News, Travel Tips
Tagged Chicago, Illinois, travel, travel predictions, travel tips, zoo
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Predictions Featured in L.A. Times
Matthew Stone provides travel predictions for 2011 in an L.A. Times article by Catharine Hamm. Continue reading
Posted in In the News, Published Work, Travel Tips
Tagged L. A. Times, travel, travel predictions, travel tips
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Weekly Travel Quote
“I was going there to ‘get around Christmas,’ leaving on December 25 to avoid the commercialism and loneliness and impossible expectations that constitute the holiday for us.” –Pico Iyer
Half-Price Holiday Theater Tix
Where to get half-price tickets to plays, musicals, and performances in Washington DC. Continue reading
Posted in Destinations, Travel Tips
Tagged discount, holidays, theater, travel tips, washington dc
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Winter arrival, 1:20am, PIA
On the nighttime runway, the blue lights are home. I zip up my coat, stepping down the stairs into the fluorescent lighted terminal, spookily welcoming us like a futuristic spaceport or a 1950’s black and white film. There is a … Continue reading
Pretty Book, but Pretty Macabre
Travel writer Matthew Stone reviews Judith Schalansky’s Atlas of Remote Islands, a morose collection of tales about paradise destroyed, lives shattered, and utopia extinguished. Continue reading
Hot Holiday Travel Deals
Where are all of the hot holiday travel deals in the cold weather? Try some of these holiday travel tips from Tourism Professor Matthew Stone. As featured on WBAL-TV. Continue reading
Hot Holiday Travel Deals
It’s not too late for hot holiday travel deals. See Matthew Stone on WBAL-TV Baltimore on the 6:00am news (December 11) to let you in on some secrets. Continue reading
Posted in In the News, Published Work, Travel Tips
Tagged holidays, travel tips, USA Travel
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