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10 Things You Don’t Know About… Ireland

IrishCentral.com, home to all things Irish, has compiled a list of TEN THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT IRELAND.  If you have any interest in visiting the Emerald Isle, you’ll be well served by taking a refresher course of Ireland and its culture on that site.

  1. Technically, it is an offense to be drunk in public in Ireland.
  2. An Irishman founded the Argentinean Navy
  3. Only two members of U2 were born in Ireland
  4. The British Embassy in Tehran is on a street named after an Irishman
  5. Up until around the early 1990s, Ireland had a low per capita consumption of alcohol
  6. A Belfast hospital is a world leader in kneecap reconstruction
  7. Ireland has the fourth largest stadium in Europe
  8. In the summer of 2007, it rained in Ireland for 40 days straight
  9. Playboy was banned in Ireland until 1995
  10. More Guinness is sold in Nigeria than in Ireland.  (Ireland is the third largest market for Guinness.  Check the link for who’s number two…)
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10 Things Travel

The winner of the 2010 dirtiest hotel in America is in San Francisco. Are you surprised, or not?

Hotel Sleep Sack

We’ve all been travelled a bit across the country and have been disgusted by what we’ve found in a dirty hotel room, right?

Web Watch recalls one hotel we stayed at that was so disgusting that we did everything we could to avoid touching anything in the room (we didn’t have much choice as to where else to stay, and it was only for one night – we figured we could stick it out for a few hours. Of course, we didn’t have a hotel sleep sack to use at the time — that would have been most awesome!).

One year, a travelling companion of ours found a used condom on the floor of her off-strip hotel in Las Vegas. You’d think the cleaning folks would have noticed it was there and destroyed the evidence. (She ended up getting her night comped, but not before subjecting the hotel manager with some very harsh words.)

Even the local news stations have run reports on how you’re not supposed to drink out of the in-room glassware or use the in-room coffee pot at even the fanciest expensive hotels, because those items may not be cleaned in as regular a time period (or in a sanitary way) as a guest would like.  Just saying…

The point is that TripAdvisor has released their list of the TOP 10 DIRTIEST HOTELS IN AMERICA, based on survey results they have received from world travellers.

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Movie Review Travel

Movie Review: UP IN THE AIR


Up In The Air

Rated R for brief nudity, language, and obscene product placement imagery
Rating: A-

UP IN THE AIR is one of those high-concept films that tend to leave some audience members baffled at whether what they saw was good or not, yet they still leave the theater satisfied that the answer is “yes”… even if they can’t exactly say why that is.

George Clooney is typecast as himself – a charming guy who lives for travel and wearing suits – who is playing a character whose job it is to fly around the country and fire people. 

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Ever feel like visiting all 31 NFL stadiums to take in a game? This guy did just that in 4 years

Texas Stadium

Detroit’s Hans Steiniger knows all about what it takes to be a true football fan.

That’s because HANS STEINIGER HAS VISITED ALL 31 NFL STADIUMS as part of a four-year quest to complete a unique journey of experiencing each stadium as a “local fan”.  Yup, he attended the games as a local would – in full jersey, face-painted, bead-wearing, cheesehead-toting regalia.

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If we learn just one thing today, it’s this: St Louis residents have NO style whatsoever

1000 Places to See Before You DieIf you travel a lot, then you probably have as many opinions about the places you visit as you have visited places.

But for those who don’t get to see the world for free, we have to rely on others to tell us what to believe.  TRAVEL + LEISURE magazine recently conducted a survey to determine AMERICA’S FAVORITE CITY.  So of course, Web Watch is braving the way to tell you exactly which of the 30 cities surveyed come out on top, and which ones (like St Louis) are floundering at the bottom.

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Who wants a roadtrip? LIFE names the top “must do” sporting events

Running of the BullsWe’ve all watched the infamous RUNNING OF THE BULLS festival from Spain, and just like Billy Crystal, have thought about what it would take to actually go through with the suggestion and run with the bulls ourselves.

Web Watch is not one of those who have felt the need to participate.  Watch and cheer, sure.  But from the safety of some balcony overlooking the craziness.

LIFE magazine has released their list of the TOP 34 MUST-SEE SPORTING EVENTS AND SPORT LOCATIONS.  To them, this represents the ultimate sports “bucket list” that everyone should attempt to complete. 

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Funny Internet Travel

“Visit Bulgaria” needs a better marketing campaign than this

Visit BulgariaGoogle News will automatically find appropriate images to display alongside news articles, based on article keywords and other things.

If this is what visiting Bulgaria is all about, Web Watch really doesn’t want to go.

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Disney shopping Travel

Want the ultimate Disney Wedding package? It’s exclusive, one-of-a-kind, and costs $198,000

Disney Fairytale Wedding MusicIf you’ve dreamed of having the ULTIMATE DISNEY WEDDING, EXCLUSIVE AND MADE JUST FOR YOU, then WALT DISNEY WORLD and SAM’S CLUB has the deal for you:

The first person to send a wire transfer of $198,000 on November 18th, 2009 gets a phenomenal wedding package.  How exclusive is this offer?  Some of what is being offered is not available at all under any circumstances.

The package includes: