Its name derived from neos, the Greek word for new, neon emits colored light when in contact with electric current. The French physicist and chem]]> http://travel-advice.org/in-transit-blog-seeing-neon-in-all-its-brilliance-in-paris-exhibition/feed/ 0 http://travel-advice.org/frugal-traveler-blog-texas-road-trip-part-ii-art-natural-beauty-and-quietude/ http://travel-advice.org/frugal-traveler-blog-texas-road-trip-part-ii-art-natural-beauty-and-quietude/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:45:22 +0000 admin http://travel-advice.org/frugal-traveler-blog-texas-road-trip-part-ii-art-natural-beauty-and-quietude/

The two men drinking coffee at the table next to me were talking about hunting mountain lions when the conversation took a sharp turn — to hunting hogs. More specifically, how, when given chase by a particularly adept hunting dog, a hog w]]> http://travel-advice.org/frugal-traveler-blog-texas-road-trip-part-ii-art-natural-beauty-and-quietude/feed/ 0 http://travel-advice.org/new-orleans-revels-in-mardi-gras-celebrations/ http://travel-advice.org/new-orleans-revels-in-mardi-gras-celebrations/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 02:45:18 +0000 admin http://travel-advice.org/new-orleans-revels-in-mardi-gras-celebrations/ NEW ORLEANS — Bathed in spring-like warmth and showered with trinkets, beads and music, New Orleans reveled in the excesses of Fat Tuesday. A seemingly endless stream of costumed marching groups and ornately-decorated ]]> http://travel-advice.org/new-orleans-revels-in-mardi-gras-celebrations/feed/ 0 http://travel-advice.org/in-transit-blog-security-screening-program-to-expand/ http://travel-advice.org/in-transit-blog-security-screening-program-to-expand/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:41:08 +0000 admin http://travel-advice.org/in-transit-blog-security-screening-program-to-expand/ PreCheck, a security program intended to speed the screening process for airline passengers who volunteer information about themselves before flying within the United States, will expand to 28 airports this year, ]]> http://travel-advice.org/in-transit-blog-security-screening-program-to-expand/feed/ 0 http://travel-advice.org/in-transit-blog-on-vacation-and-playing-chef-for-a-day/ http://travel-advice.org/in-transit-blog-on-vacation-and-playing-chef-for-a-day/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:40:59 +0000 admin http://travel-advice.org/in-transit-blog-on-vacation-and-playing-chef-for-a-day/ Many people go to a restaurant or hotel as a respite from household obligations like grocery shopping and preparing meals. But for the person who views cooking as leisure, one hotel and a few restaurants are allowing guests to pla]]> http://travel-advice.org/in-transit-blog-on-vacation-and-playing-chef-for-a-day/feed/ 0 http://travel-advice.org/in-transit-blog-a-destination-guide-for-music-festival-fans/ http://travel-advice.org/in-transit-blog-a-destination-guide-for-music-festival-fans/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:40:56 +0000 admin http://travel-advice.org/in-transit-blog-a-destination-guide-for-music-festival-fans/ Correction Appended

The Web is full of guides that cater to specific types of travelers. Outdoor enthusiasts, foodies, even thrill-seekers can easily find a consolidated resource for their travel needs online.

N]]> http://travel-advice.org/in-transit-blog-a-destination-guide-for-music-festival-fans/feed/ 0 http://travel-advice.org/travel-photo-of-the-day-sunny-day-at-lake-mcdonald/ http://travel-advice.org/travel-photo-of-the-day-sunny-day-at-lake-mcdonald/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:40:52 +0000 admin http://travel-advice.org/travel-photo-of-the-day-sunny-day-at-lake-mcdonald/ Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park.

Stephan Ferry was visiting Lake McDonald, which lies at the west entrance of Glacier National Park, in the fall of 2011 on a windless, sunny day when he captured this image.

Glaciers carved this ]]> http://travel-advice.org/travel-photo-of-the-day-sunny-day-at-lake-mcdonald/feed/ 0 http://travel-advice.org/in-transit-blog-six-stages-in-prague-to-present-new-plays/ http://travel-advice.org/in-transit-blog-six-stages-in-prague-to-present-new-plays/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 14:36:04 +0000 admin http://travel-advice.org/in-transit-blog-six-stages-in-prague-to-present-new-plays/

The best of Czech theater is coming to the stage in Prague from Feb. 21 through Feb. 29 as part of Mala Inventura (Small Inventory), a festival that gathers the best new t]]> http://travel-advice.org/in-transit-blog-six-stages-in-prague-to-present-new-plays/feed/ 0 http://travel-advice.org/carnival-revelers-twist-shout-to-beatles-in-rio/ http://travel-advice.org/carnival-revelers-twist-shout-to-beatles-in-rio/#comments Mon, 20 Feb 2012 20:26:55 +0000 admin http://travel-advice.org/carnival-revelers-twist-shout-to-beatles-in-rio/ RIO DE JANEIRO — English speakers get their moment in the Carnival sun on Monday as a wild, Beatles-themed street party shakes it up, baby, with a samba swing to "Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da."

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Louis Vuitton opened Roma Etoile (Lorenzo in Lucina 41; 39-06- 68809520), one of its maisons that focus on high culture in addition to haute couture, late last month. Because it is situated in a century-old cinema at Piazza di San Loren]]> http://travel-advice.org/in-transit-blog-vuitton-adds-culture-to-couture-in-rome/feed/ 0