- Midway, Utah's Blue Boar Inn is adding another "B" to B&B: bobsledding. With the Bed, Bobsledding, and Breakfast package, guests can fly down the entire length of the Utah Olympic Park bobsled track at speeds of up to 80mph. Rates for a one night stay plus bobsled excursion start at $575/double occupancy. Valid December 21-March 19. A minimum 45-minutes wait after consuming the complimentary European breakfast is recommended before hitting the racetrack.
- Rockefeller Center's Christmas tree has arrived. The 74-foot Norway spruce from Mahopac, N.Y. was installed last Friday, with the lighting ceremony set to take place on November 30. After the holiday season, the tree will be cut into lumber and used to build homes. [CBS.com]
- An August, Skyscanner-- a fare comparison site--conducted a survey of 2,000 travelers and found 59 percent of fliers support special flight sections for families and nearly 20 percent would support child-free flights. Some travelers go further to say they'd even be willing to pay extra for a ticket on a child-free flights. [NYTimes via MSNBC]
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Post originale: http://blogs.nationalgeographic.com/blogs/intelligenttravel/2010/11/the-radar-bobsled-in-utah-rock.html
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