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Given that we operate in 19 cities worldwide and I spend a good chunk of the year traveling between them, you’d think that I’d be pretty expert in all the ins and outs of visa requirements and travel planning. And yet, on a recent trip to Beijing and Shanghai from the U.S. I was caught out at the last minute without a visa for China. Read more »
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May 11th, 2012 under Beijing, Budget Conscious Travel, City Life, Context Travel, Shanghai, Transportation, Travel News.
Olympic flame was lit in ancient Olympia today and started its journey to London for the 2012 Olympic Games.
Tradition has it, that since the theft of the holy fire of the Zeus by Prometheus, a sacred flame is lit by the sun’s rays in Olympia and kept burning throughout the Olympic Games. The tradition continues today. Read more »
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May 10th, 2012 under Athens, Culture, Travel News.
The Greek debt crisis has drawn a lot of attention in the media in the past two years, and this has created some false impressionsabout the current situation on the ground. No doubt, many Greeks have turned to the streets to protest against largely unpopular austerity measures, and occasional violence has erupted. Does this make Greece a dangerous place? Not at all. Read more »
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May 8th, 2012 under Athens, City Life, Family Travel, Travel News.
We were delighted to meet Sarah and Tom from Bespoke Beijing a few weeks ago over plates of dumplings, noodles, and plenty of Peking Duck at Duck de Chin. Read more »
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March 5th, 2012 under Beijing, Shopping, Travel News.
On April 22 we are running our Divided City tour of Berlin for €1 per person in honor of Slow Travel Berlin’s annual gathering. We love this organization, which seeks to promote a slower, more sustainable—and, therefore, deeper—approach to visiting Berlin. Read more »
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February 24th, 2012 under Berlin, Special Events, Travel News.
Context began as a protest. I love travel. But, to be honest, I hate the travel industry, which is one of the most old fashioned, backwards, and inefficient industries in the world. But, more to the point, I hate the travel industry because of its continual drive to the bottom: Mass tourism, with huge groups that spend 5 minutes in front of a monument, erects a barrier between the visitor and the destination and runs like a bulldozer over the true character of place. I love history, culture, art, and the heady experience of immersing myself in a place. Our walking seminars inspire me; bus tours and cruises make me sick.
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January 22nd, 2012 under Context Foundation, Context Travel, Travel News.
Spending my share of time in Florida and the east coast of the United States, I’ve lived through tropical storms and hurricanes before. This left me absolutely unprepared for what I experienced early in the morning on December 30th just outside of Pondicherry on the southeast coast of India. Cyclone Thane, a storm categorizes as “very severe” or a category 1 hurricane, made landfall just after midnight.
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January 18th, 2012 under Culture, Special Events, Travel News.
A few weeks ago I received in the post a package from Indagare. The package contained a set of precious maps put together by the Indagare team. Why are the maps so precious? Because they are packed with tips about restaurants to try, museums to visit, shops and all sorts of useful information. They come in a sleek black case, making them the perfect travel accessory. Intrigued by the idea, I decided to interview Melissa Biggs Bradley, founder of Indagare and brain behind the maps.
Context Travel: Melissa, you come from the publishing world where you were one of the Founding editors of Town &Country Travel Magazine. What made you move from this role to that of Founder of Indagare travel? Read more »
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November 27th, 2011 under Books & Literature, City Life, Culture, Food and Wine, New York, Shopping, Travel News, Uncategorized.
Autumn is a fabulous time of year to visit Venice. As sweaty summer throngs dissipate along with the August heat, the old lady of the sea reveals her treasures more serenely to those who visit in the autumn. Fall brings mellower days, sometimes sunny and golden, sometimes misty and ethereal, and, yes, occasional rain. But Venice may have another surprise in store for the autumn visitor: it is the season of acqua alta (high water). Read more »
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September 26th, 2011 under City Life, Context Travel, Docent Essays, Family Travel, Transportation, Travel News, Venice.
Although construction proceeds apace on the skycrapers that will fill the void on the tip of Manhattan, the 9/11 Memorial opened this week in the wake of the 10-year anniversary. Because the site is still under construction, visitation is tightly controlled and limited to those who pre-book on the Memorial website. As of today, the earliest tickets available are for November 14. Read more »
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September 16th, 2011 under Architecture, Museums and Monuments, New York, Travel News.
