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- Erika Jakubassa Enjoys Traveling & Writing - Mediabistro.com
- Best Time Travel movies - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
- U.S. air travel down 9.3% - Birmingham Business Journal
- Work to Slow Orange, Red Line Travel - Washington Post
- MAXroam and Hostelworld become travel buddies - Silicon Republic
| Erika Jakubassa Enjoys Traveling & Writing - Mediabistro.com Posted: 14 Aug 2009 07:10 AM PDT
Says Erika, "It was a bit like traveling the world with a very nice and dedicated group of people, and a tour guide who was always encouraging and inspiring, and very giving of his considerable expertise as a travel journalist and writer." She was sad when the course was over and claimed she had to return to everyday life without that weekly 'fix' of sharing stories and expanding her skills with other travel aficionados. Says Erika, "The students were a great mix of ages, professional and personal backgrounds, and favorite travel destinations- all in class because they were serious about writing." Erika offers this advice to travel writers: "Think about the places you've been to and loved. Start writing about one of them in a way that makes other people able to live your experience through your writing. Send your piece to friends and family for comments. Parallel to that, get to know the market for your writing." RELATED: Travel Writing Courses at mediabistro.com |
| Best Time Travel movies - St. Louis Post-Dispatch Posted: 14 Aug 2009 08:29 AM PDT This week, the big film opening is "The Time Traveler's Wife," based on the best-selling novel about a librarian who has a gene that causes him to involuntarily travel through time. Movies dealing with time travel are sticky wickets, in my opinion. There have been some good ones, and a couple of excellent ones. But quite often, the complications of switching a character between time periods ends up creating a convoluted, confusing and ultimately disappointing film. (Don't believe me? Try watching "The Lake House" with Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock.) And when I talk about time-travel movies, I don't mean ones with flashbacks. I'm talking about flicks in which the characters actually, physically go backward or forward in time. So let's crank up the warp drive and venture back to these quality films:
9. The Time Machine (1960): Rod Taylor starred in this rendition of H.G. Wells' novel, and I found it captivating as a young kid. Taylor takes his machine to both World Wars, then finds a future wrecked by nuclear war and cannibals. Great special effects for its time. 8. Time Bandits (1981): I must confess up front that I'm a Monty Python fan, and I enjoyed this tale of a young boy who time-jumps from era to era with a group of dwarfs. John Cleese, Michael Palin and Sean Connery star in this Terry Gilliam film.  Go Ash! 7. Army of Darkness (1992): Sam ("Spider-Man," "Evil Dead") Raimi's hero "Ash" (Bruce Campbell) finds himself in 1300 AD with his car, a shotgun and a chainsaw, ready to do battle against Deadites and an army of skeletons. Good blend of action and tongue-in-cheek humor. 6. Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989): Two slacker teens struggling with a history paper travel back in time to chill with some gnarly pals, like Genghis Khan, Napoleon and Socrates. Keanu Reeves and St. Louis native Alex Winter, were perfect for the title roles. 5. Twelve Monkeys (1995): Another Terry Gilliam film, Bruce Willis and Brad Pitt stand out in this story of a cab driver (the underrated Willis) who travels back in time to find out about a virus destroying mankind, except he is sent back a few years too early and is put in a mental institution. 4. Time After Time (1979): A really good film. H.G. Wells (Malcolm McDowell) realizes one of his friends is Jack the Ripper and ends up chasing him into the 1970s, where Jack is enjoying the more violent society. David Warner is strong as the villain and Mary Steenburgen plays Wells' love interest.
 AH-NULD 2. Terminator (1984): An excellent action flick, with Sarah Conner (a tough Linda Hamilton) being pursued by the cyborg from the future, now known as "The Governator" (a menacing Arnold Schwarzenegger). James Cameron helmed this skillful blend of sci-fi and film noir. 1. Back to the Future (1985): Funny, charming and impossible to dislike, Michael J. Fox shines in this touching tale of a loser who goes back in time, thanks to a crazy scientist (Christopher Lloyd) and a souped-up DeLorean. Lea Thompson is darling as his mother as a teen. "Hello, McFly"! And click below to hear Fox in a short interview about making the film …
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| U.S. air travel down 9.3% - Birmingham Business Journal Posted: 14 Aug 2009 08:07 AM PDT U.S. air travel in May was down 9.3 percent from a year earlier, the 14th consecutive monthly year-to-year decline in air passenger totals nationwide. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, 59.7 million passengers flew on U.S. airlines in May, down 6.2 million from the same month last year. The number of passengers on domestic flights decreased 8.6 percent, while those on international flights by U.S.-based carriers fell 14.8 percent. Passenger totals nationwide were down about the same — 9.5 percent — through the first five months of 2009 from a year earlier.
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| Work to Slow Orange, Red Line Travel - Washington Post Posted: 14 Aug 2009 06:06 AM PDT The Red Line platforms at Fort Totten will close from 10 p.m. Friday through midnight Sunday, so crews can repair track circuits. Free shuttles will carry passengers between the Brookland-CUA, Fort Totten and Takoma stations. On the Orange Line, trains will share a single track between the Vienna/Fairfax-GMU and West Falls Church-VT/UVA stations from 8 p.m. Friday through midnight Sunday, so that crews can replace rail. -- James Hohmann  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| MAXroam and Hostelworld become travel buddies - Silicon Republic Posted: 14 Aug 2009 08:00 AM PDT BusinessMAXroam and Hostelworld become travel buddies 14.08.2009
There are three different options, all powered by Cubic Telecom's MAXroam SIM platform, ranging from €25 to €99, travellers will get a SIM card for their travels plus calling credit and a dedicated voice/sms number. The €99 package offers a Pirelli Tri-Band global phone with WiFi. "We're absolutely delighted to partner and align ourselves with HostelWorld.com, a massive online success and a brand that's respected worldwide," said Pat Phelan, Cubic Telecom CEO. "Everyone from business people to backpackers travel the world and TravelnRoam can be there on their phone saving them considerable amounts on their incoming and outgoing calls. "If it's making a business call or in a hostel in China taking a call from mum back home, we're there watching that bill for you." The Hostelworld deal is the latest in a string of successful business partnerships for Cubic Telecom in the past year. On 23 July, Cubic telecom partnered with social media hub ShoZu to bring down the cost of sharing photos and video clips from the service while roaming in more than 139 countries. Other partnerships this year were with streaming web video service Qik, online travel provider Dopplr.com, global maritime charity Mission to Seafarers, and Australian telecoms firm RoamingSim.com.au.
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Erika Jakubassa has traveled to Argentina, Uruguay, and Puerto Rico. Next is Tuscany, Berlin, The German North Sea Islands, and probably Uruguay again. 2010 will most likely be Morocco. Similarly, she describes the Travel Writing course she took with 
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