January 2010

Monthly Archive

Travel Troubleshooter: 5 easy ways to avoid a la carte anarchy when you fly (Cape Cod Times)

Posted by on 31 Jan 2010 | Tagged as: Travel News

It used to be so simple: The price you were quoted for an airline ticket, rental car or cruise used to be the price you actually paid.

HELLO, COLUMBUS (The Columbus Dispatch)

Posted by on 31 Jan 2010 | Tagged as: Travel News

View this week’s reader-submitted vacation photos (featuring the Dispatch Travel section) and travel tips.

Dipping into the nuggets (Concord Monitor)

Posted by on 31 Jan 2010 | Tagged as: Travel News

Sometimes travel can be made simpler and more comfy, more fun or even less of a disaster if you pick up just one tiny nugget of info. This is why I have a “nugget file”- a big folder where I collect travel tips. Some evolve into columns, or even features. But some, like these, work well in a quick “bet you didn’t know” melange.

Independent living focus at fifty plus gathering (WCAX-TV Vermont)

Posted by on 31 Jan 2010 | Tagged as: Travel News

A celebration of the golden years Saturday in South Burlington — Thousands of people turned out for this year’s 50 plus baby boomers expo.

Incoming winter storm requires need for safe and responsible decisions (The Warren Sentinel)

Posted by on 30 Jan 2010 | Tagged as: Travel News

Drivers are encouraged to check road conditions before heading out, especially as interstates and highways can quickly turn hazardous with the quick accumulation of snow.

Web Hosting Sales and Promos Roundup - Jan 29, 2010 (Web Host Industry Review)

Posted by on 30 Jan 2010 | Tagged as: Hosting

January 29, 2010 — As January draws to a close, there were a handful of sales and promos to announce in the web hosting industry. Gogax has cut prices on its dedicated servers, LCN.com has discounted its domains, and WebNet has continued to offer many freebies to new customers.

La, La, La Lola: GoDaddy Commercial Punted From the Super Bowl [VIDEO] (Mashable)

Posted by on 30 Jan 2010 | Tagged as: Hosting

And yet another commercial enters the fray: Behold the banned GoDaddy ad, a spot featuring a retired football player named “Lola” who embarks on a successful career as a lingerie designer. First Tebow , then ManCrunch , now GoDaddy. Granted, the web hosting company is no stranger to banishment — a 2005 ad featuring the GoDaddy girl bouncing about whilst falling out her shirt met the same fate …

MoDOT: Snow not expected to diminish until late tonight or early Saturday; all state routes in Springfield area covered (The Springfield News-Leader)

Posted by on 30 Jan 2010 | Tagged as: Travel News

The Missouri Department of Transportation issued this road update as of 4:45 p.m. today:

Club Corner (The Press-Enterprise)

Posted by on 30 Jan 2010 | Tagged as: Travel News

Name of club: Inland Empire Travel Adventure Meetup GroupWhen formed: 2006Current president: Nancy SanfordNumber of members: 407

MoDOT issues travel advisory through Friday (Bolivar Herald-Free Press)

Posted by on 30 Jan 2010 | Tagged as: Travel News

The Missouri Department of Transportation has issued a winter travel advisory through Friday, Jan. 29, for the Springfield region and all of southern Missouri due to the sleet, heavy snow and wind expected through Friday.

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