Morning Links: Vocation Vacations, the World Beard Championships and More
Travel Blog • Eva Holland • 05.22.09 | 9:25 AM ET
- Happy Memorial Day weekend! Forbes Traveler looks at America’s most visited memorials for the occasion.
- The next Improv Everywhere stunt is taking place on New York City’s Roosevelt Island this weekend, and you’re invited.
- In the U.K., British Airways saw its worst-ever losses this year, with a pre-tax deficit of £401 million. The good news for us? There will be no price increases to compensate going forward, as the airline struggles to retain its remaining customers.
- A friendly reminder for U.S. travelers heading overland to Canada or Mexico: the new border rules come into effect on June 1.
- In the latest Madison Magazine, World Hum contributor Frank Bures takes a “vocation vacation,” working as a swordsmith for a day.
- The World Beard and Moustache Championships are set to take place in Anchorage this weekend; the Los Angeles Times has a slideshow.
- The Globe and Mail’s Tyler Stiem visits some of Istanbul’s lesser-known mosques.
- Americans are planning shorter, closer-to-home vacations this summer, USA Today reports. Let’s hope this doesn’t prompt a resurgence of the S-word.
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