http://www.travelandholidaying.com Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:46:28 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en AP - The Miami River isn't the prettiest body of water in the city. It's not the clearest or the cleanest, and it's certainly not made for swimming. But along its banks are remnants of Miami as it once was. Read the original post: Tours along the Miami River full ... http://www.travelandholidaying.com/tours-along-the-miami-river-full-of-history-ap/ AP - There's nothing like having someone live with you for a year to forge a lifelong friendship. But you can't just drop by for coffee when that person lives across the Atlantic Ocean See the original post: Au pair reunion is good excuse for family trip ... http://www.travelandholidaying.com/au-pair-reunion-is-good-excuse-for-family-trip-ap/ AP - No doubt about it, the Napa Valley can be expensive. Hundred- dollar bottle of wine? They've got it Original post: Five vine values in the Napa Valley (AP) http://www.travelandholidaying.com/five-vine-values-in-the-napa-valley-ap/ AP - Driving up to Great Sand Dunes National Park and Preserve, the view seems almost silly: Across from shallow creeks at the base of the 14,000-foot Sangre de Cristo Mountains sit the largest sand piles in North America, kept in place by wind and water. See the original ... http://www.travelandholidaying.com/water-wind-build-great-sand-dunes-ap/ AP - Think of it as a workout where frequent wine-sipping breaks are a must. See the original post here:  Wining, biking: Take two wheels along the Danube (AP) http://www.travelandholidaying.com/wining-biking-take-two-wheels-along-the-danube-ap/ AP - The centuries-old monasteries and country estates on Moscow's outskirts may speak to Russia's history and traditions, but the train trips to get to them say a lot about what Russia is like today. Here is the original post:  Trains offer a truly Russian shopping experience ... http://www.travelandholidaying.com/trains-offer-a-truly-russian-shopping-experience-ap/ AP - No offense against the Galapagos Islands. Home to giant tortoises, blue-footed boobies, marine iguanas and other exotic creatures, the archipelago off Ecuador's coast ranks for me — and many other travelers — among the top places to visit before I die. Go here to see the original: Exploring ... http://www.travelandholidaying.com/exploring-ecuador-%c2%97-sans-the-galapagos-islands-ap/ AP - Yankee magazine has been celebrating New England for three-quarters of a century, but even after all these years, there's still room for surprise. Originally posted here:  Yankee mag names Kent, CT tops for leaf-peeping (AP) http://www.travelandholidaying.com/yankee-mag-names-kent-ct-tops-for-leaf-peeping-ap/ AP - One of the most fascinating things about Tokyo is the way it combines both the ancient and the modern. Or rather, the way it doesn't combine them at all, so the new and the old are side by side everywhere you turn. Read the rest here:  Tokyo, old ... http://www.travelandholidaying.com/tokyo-old-and-new-can-be-enjoyed-on-the-cheap-ap/ AP - Federal investigators say metal fatigue caused a hole to rip open in the roof of a Southwest Airlines jet as it cruised at 35,000 feet last year. View post: Hole in Southwest jet blamed on metal fatigue (AP) http://www.travelandholidaying.com/hole-in-southwest-jet-blamed-on-metal-fatigue-ap/