http://www.offbeattravel.com/articles.html Feature Articles on Offbeat Travel en-us All contents copyright 2007 OffbeatTravel.com Sat, 10 May 2008 10:20:48 GMT Sat, 10 May 2008 10:20:48 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.offbeattravel.com/san-juan-puerto-rico.html Hmmm, that warm Puerto Rican sun as it delights your skin thirsty for heat. I call it bliss. And it is something this Caribbean island has in abundance. That, and a beautiful location. A territory of the USA, yet with its own distinct Spanish style and influence, Puerto Rico is the jewel in the South Caribbean Sea. http://www.offbeattravel.com/san-juan-puerto-rico.html http://www.offbeattravel.com/beijing-bird-park.html In the chill of early morning, I locate the birdpark that Aming had told me about and wait for the old men to arrive. http://www.offbeattravel.com/beijing-bird-park.html http://www.offbeattravel.com/tuskegee-alabama.html Peanut margarine and some of the most courageous fighter pilots of World War II share common roots. So do author Ralph Ellison, pioneer research in the field of polio vaccines and the first African-American four-star general. http://www.offbeattravel.com/tuskegee-alabama.html http://www.offbeattravel.com/norway-cruising.html Like many people, I have come to Norway to see the fjords and, hopefully, catch a glimpse of the Northern Lights. It is about 7 p.m. and I am aboard the MS Polarys. An announcement has just come over the PA from the silky-voiced cruise director Nils Eriksson that the Northern Lights have been spotted at the aft of the ship. The lights might have disappointed a bit, but the adventures continue. http://www.offbeattravel.com/norway-cruising.html http://www.offbeattravel.com/cairo-egypt.html The call to prayer floats over the city. The eternal sounds, the ancient melody is both beautiful and calming. It competes with the more mundane sounds of traffic, and forms a counterpoint to the driving base of horns and treble of screeches. http://www.offbeattravel.com/cairo-egypt.html http://www.offbeattravel.com/portland-oregon-visiting.html A thin curl of smoke wraps around an ancient Chinese man, as he leans against a brick wall in the dim corridor smoking a clay pipe. He averts his eyes while two hulking men drag an unconscious sailor down the passageway. Echoes from the past nestle in old buildings and linger just beneath its downtown streets. http://www.offbeattravel.com/portland-oregon-visiting.html http://www.offbeattravel.com/shorts.html World's Largest Swimming Pool San Alfonso de Mar, near Santiago; Europe's only tea plantation -- Porto Formoso, on the island of São Miguel in Portugal's Azores Islands; Beverly Cleary Sculpture Garden in Portland, Oregon http://www.offbeattravel.com/shorts.html http://www.offbeattravel.com/travel.html May 17th - Helldorado Day Celebration at the Boneyard in Las Vegas; May 16th through 18th -- Main Street Days in Grapevine, Texas; May 22nd through 26th -- Abbey Road on the River in Louisville, Kentucky; May 31st -- It's the Outlaws and Lawmen Poker Run at the Muscogee (Creek) Nation Casino in Muskogee, Oklahoma http://www.offbeattravel.com/travel.html http://www.offbeattravel.com/website-evaluation.html I started OffbeatTravel.com in 2000 and have often been told by travel professionals that they just don't know how to distinguish a travel publication that is web-based from a personal or vanity site. Further, there is much confusion over the different purposes and uses of the internet and print in reaching people and helping them plan their trips. This article may be helpful in understanding travel websites. http://www.offbeattravel.com/website-evaluation.html http://www.offbeatnewmexico.com It's our newest site dedicated to the Land of Enchantment. And everything that's a bit Offbeat http://www.offbeatnewmexico.com/ http://www.offbeatnewyork.com For everything in the Big Apple including offbeat attractions, free stuff, little known places to visit, a city-filled with events and festivals. It's all here. http://www.offbeatnewyork.com/