• 12 beautiful lakes – RobinD_travel recently posted this over on the Bing Travel Blog:I must confess a freakish fascination with lakes. One night at the tender age of 10, I dreamed I would swim out to the middle of Lake Candlewood in Connecticut. The next day, I did. In 2009, I decided to swim across Lake Washington near Seattle as part of the Swim for Life charity event. It was 2.5 miles, and it took me 2.5 hours. I’m now in training to do it again in August.
• A Guide to Press Trips for Travel Bloggers – The Planet D: Around the World Adventure Couple -
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  Over this past year we have been fortunate enough to have been invited on several press trips. From tourism boards to cruise lines, hotel chains and tour companies, we have definitely had an exciting year of sponsored travel.
  We have learned a lot during these trips. We’ve experienced a different way of travel, been spoiled and pampered and enjoyed some of the most amazing adventures of our lives. At the same time we made a lot of mistakes and discovered that there are many factors that a travel  show all text

   
• Fortress snaps up BAE’s leasing arm -
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  Defence specialist sells non-core business, including 151 regional aircraft, to Aircastle investor in $187 million deal  show all text

   
• #TTOT topic for 31st of May is: ‘Epic Journeysl’ via @Insidetravellab | Facebook -
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  Facebook is a social utility that connects people with friends and others who work, study and live around them. People use Facebook to keep up with friends, upload an unlimited number of photos, post links and videos, and learn more about the people they meet.

   
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  Travel Talk on Twitter – Description: #TTOT occurs *twice* on Travel Tuesdays: 9:30 AM and 9:30 PM Greenwich Mean Time (Check timeanddate.com’s World Clock and Meeting Planner to find where that time is in your part of the world.) meeting.html | Facebook

   

Today in Travel News for May 31st 2011

• Royal Jordanian 787 delivery pushed nearly four years -
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  Amman-based Royal Jordanian Airlines says it will receive its first of 11 Boein…  show all text

   
• http://flickr.com/photos/whitehouse/5680724572 -
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• Reversing the nickel-and-diming trend, an airline reduces fees – Brad Tuttle recently posted this on This Just In… Newsweek’s Travel Blog:Yes, it is possible. Ticket change fees and baggage fees are now cheaper on one U.S. carrier.
• The Most Wanted Face of Terrorism -
  nytimes.com - By KATE ZERNIKE and MICHAEL T. KAUFMAN
  

  With the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Osama bin Laden was elevated to the realm o…  show all text

   
• PICTURES: Crashed AF447 flight-data recorder found and retrieved… -
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  Search teams have located and recovered the flight-data recorder from the crash…  show all text

   

Travel News for May 1st 2011 through May 2nd 2011

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Paris at night (Courtesy cameraman/myBudgetTravel)

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Our 18,100th blog comment!

Old Faithful in Yellowstone National Park (Courtesy dni/myBudgetTravel)

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The nation’s 58 national parks, those stalwart symbols of American ingenuity, will get the true celebrity treatment this weekend, when Ken Burns’ latest documentary The National Parks: America���s Best Idea debuts on PBS this Sunday.

National parks: Deals inspired by Ken Burns’ new doc

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How to behave in a Paris restaurant

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Las Vegas: Get half-price show tickets

Culebra Island, Puerto Rico (Courtesy cheronrs44/myBudgetTravel)

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Better than San Juan?

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Paris attractions: Top 5 free events in September

Mendenhall River, Juneau, Alaska (Courtesy vmetts/myBudgetTravel)

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Worth reading: Spend the weekend in Juneau, Alaska