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One of my favorite charity organizations, SOLES4SOULS, has just announced that it is offering public opportunities to travel worldwide on their distribution trips. Now volunteers and supporters can experience first-hand the impact a pair of shoes can truly make. Very cool.
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
Information about this offer is available at www.thetrain.com/armedforces, by contacting the military Joint Services Travel Program ITT/ITR Office or calling 1-800-THETRAIN (1-800-843-8724). “This is a sincere offer that expresses our appreciation for everything our military men and women do for our country,” said Angela Berrigan, vice president of sales and marketing for the Grand Canyon Railway.
Grand Canyon Railway operates daily train service between Williams, Ariz., and the Grand Canyon. Guests travel 62 miles through northern Arizona’s Colorado Plateau through ponderosa pine forests, high desert and the Coconino Canyon. The trip takes two hours and 15 minutes each way and features musical entertainment and a train robbery.
The Railway offers four distinct classes of rail service as well as accommodations at Grand Canyon Railway Hotel in Williams. Grand Canyon Railway is an authorized concessioner of the National Park Service and the U.S. Forest Service. For more information, visit www.thetrain.com or call 1-800-THE-TRAIN (1-800-843-8724).
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
With 2009 fading fast in our rearview mirrors, it’s a good opportunity to reflect upon the big trends and behaviors likely to shape the year ahead. Will good deals be plentiful? Which destinations will offer the best value for your vacation dollars?
Wonder no more. Read on for a look at the most significant trends likely to affect your travels in 2010 from the travel gurus at SmarterTravel.com.
Click here to read the full report
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
With the close of 2009 upon us, it seems appropriate to look back at one of the most tumultuous decades in our nation’s history. It was a time marked by unthinkable tragedy, but also by perseverance, strength, and miraculous luck. In chronological order, check out these top 10 travel events of the last decade from SmarterTravel.com.
Source: SmarterTravel.com
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
SKI NEW MEXICO, KOAT-7 HELP KIDS LEARN TO SKI
KOAT TV-7 in cooperation with Ski New Mexico and nine (9) of its resorts ( Angel Fire Resort, Pajarito Mt.., Red River Ski Areas, Ski Santa Fe, Sandia Peak, Ski Apache, Sipapu Ski Resort, Taos Ski Valley, and Nordic area - Enchanted Forest ) join the nationwide efforts of “Learn a winter sports month” this January 2010.
For a price of $30.00 per day a youth 6-12 may contact any one of the following ski areas and make a reservation for the program. The program starts on Jan.4, 2010 and runs through Jan. 31, 2010.
The program has limited space available and is by reservation only.
For reservations,
Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".
Prizes range from hotel gift certificates and overnight stays to digital cameras to camera bags to luggage to noise-cancelling headphones to travel guidebooks and DVDs.
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Ellen Barone is an American writer and wanderer. She co-founded and publishes the group travel blog YourLifeIsATrip.com and is currently at work on her first book "I Could Live Here".