Madrid Vacation

Saturday, July 01, 2006

Educational explorations 



After 180 days in school, Curtis Foster took exactly one week off before launching an intense foreign-language study.
Source: www.reflector.com

Very quietly, they reject Fidel Castro 
They are the sons and daughters of Cuba's ruling class, living in Spain but keeping a low profile so that Fidel Castro's government will let them return home for visits.
Source: www.miami.com

Thursday, June 29, 2006

Money tips for foreign travel



NorthJersey.com, NJ - Jun 11, 2006... accepted worldwide, you can charge purchases as easily in Moscow, Madrid or Manila ... Doug Leith of Ridgewood, who just returned from a week's vacation in Paris ...
Source: www.northjersey.com

Orbitz 'Takes 5' With More Hotel Innovations
PR Newswire (press release), NY - Jun 7, 2006... adding other popular cities including Dublin, Frankfurt, Barcelona, Madrid, Amsterdam, and ... travelers even more reason to book their European vacation on Orbitz ...
Source: www.prnewswire.com

First Edition Cycling News for June 7, 2006 



Having spent his fair share of 2006 at the front of the peloton with only one win to his name, Francaise des Jeux's Philippe Gilbert has won stage 2 of the Dauphin Lib r into Saint-Galmier.
Source: www.cyclingnews.com

ATW Daily News 
Cathay Pacific announced yesterday that the heads of Cathay, Air China, China National Aviation Co., Swire Pacific and CITIC Pacific met in Hong Kong to "finalize details of the formal agreement" related to CX's acquisition of Dragonair, confirming this week's reports ( ATWOnline , June 8) . A press conference was scheduled in Hong Kong for Friday morning local time.
Source: www.atwonline.com

Orbitz comes up with Euro Hotel Neighborhood Matrix 
With the new Euro Hotel Neighborhood Matrix, users can quickly and easily get map overviews of specific neighborhoods (descriptive), search for available hotels in a specific neighborhood and sort search results for easy reference.
Source: www.eyefortravel.com

Youth dies under suspicious circumstances 



One youth among a five member group who set out on a tour to Ponmudi died under suspicious circumstances. He has been identified as Safarulla (23), a native of Kollam. The version of his friends was that he collapsed and died while coming back from Ponmudi.
Source: www.kaumudi.com

Free congressional trips 
By Leah McBride
Source: www.greeleytrib.com

Tuesday, June 27, 2006

Spitz: More than one chance of a lifetime



MetroWest Daily News, MA - 14 hours ago... t destined to end Saturday afternoon in a small town south of Madrid while standing ... is what I dreamed of each time I packed for a family vacation in Virginia ...
Source: www.metrowestdailynews.com

Monday, June 26, 2006

Peep Shows for Poets



New Republic, D.C. - Jun 18, 2006... at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art and the Reina Sof�a in Madrid. ... airports were still full of romantic promise, and sun-drenched vacation spots, and ...
Source: www.tnr.com

Bulgaria Air launches flights Burgas-London
Bulgarian News Network, Bulgaria - May 30, 2006... Many British nationals choose to spend summer vacation in Bulgaria; others arrive to ... national carrier plans to launch Wednesday flights Burgas-Madrid and Burgas ...
Source: www.bgnewsnet.com

DM job brings superintendent back home
DesMoinesRegister.com, IA - Jun 6, 2006... Everyone - from former colleagues in Humboldt, Webster City, Nevada and Madrid, to the president of Drake University ... We never took a vacation without the kids. ...
Source: desmoinesregister.com

Fares are high, planes will be crowded and everybody's traveling
San Jose Mercury News,  USA - Jun 4, 2006... Americans don't get five or six weeks of vacation; they get one or two ... are headed to Europe, despite terrorist bombings the past few years in Madrid and London ...
Source: www.mercurynews.com