Morning Links: Antarctica Tourism, Road Tripping With Harry Truman and More
Travel Blog • Michael Yessis • 04.06.09 | 9:16 AM ET
- An earthquake struck central Italy early today, killing at least 70 people.
- The U.S. plans to push for limits on Antarctica tourism.
- Can you believe that last year airlines had their highest-quality performance in four years?
- Arizona’s airline graveyard is filling up fast.
- Anna Brones interviews un-roadtripper Boaz Frankel.
- Jayne Clark interviews Arthur Frommer. He calls Twitter and Facebook “a waste of the time for a lot of people who should be reading.”
- Two Paraguays, no Ecuadors. That’s one messed up map. (via The Book Bench)
- Photos: The most interesting bookstores of the world. (via @RebeccaSkloot)
- Harry Truman: Road tripper. Matthew Algeo’s piece about the former president’s travels ran in the New York Times yesterday. His book Harry Truman’s Excellent Adventure comes out next month.
- Amtrak hopes to locate—and celebrate—the last of the Pullman porters.
- Finally, the Onion’s Doyle Redland details Disney’s plans to open a Times Square-themed store in Walt Disney World and a Florida woman’s efforts to get pale for a vacation in Minnesota.
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