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Beat the Heat with These 5 Alternative Destinations

June 12, 2012 17:17 ⋅ Priya Q

Summer is upon us and with the season comes additional trips to the ice cream store and higher air conditioning bills, all in an effort to stay cool. As you plan your summer vacation this year, take advantage of the opportunity to beat the heat and escape to somewhere with cooler temperatures, adventure and beautiful scenery.

Here are 5 alternative summer destinations to get your family out of the hot temperatures and into some weather that will allow you to enjoy the great outdoors, instead of being stuck inside.

1. Denali National Park, Alaska Read more...

Posted in: Guest posts, Information / Reviews, Travel ⋅ Tagged: Alaska, Alternative Destinations, beat the heat, Breckenridge, British Columbia, Colorado, copenhagen, Denali National Park, denmark, Mount Rushmore, South Dakota, Vancouver

life Around Tour de France – Stage 21…the final stage!

July 27, 2009 15:41 ⋅ Priya Q

This is a guest post by Mr.Q, a professional quizmaster and an ardent Tour de France fan…

Cavendish rules Champ-Elysees, Contador bags 2^nd TdF !!

Mark Cavendish Champ on Champs Elysees

As the riders left Montereau-Fault-Yonne for this the last stage of the 96^th edition of the Tour de France, for most, it is the fulfillment of their desire to finish once on the Champs-Elysees in front of the world media & over 500,000 cheering fans.

Armstrong on Champs-elysees

Cavendish racing away from Hurshod
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Posted in: Guest posts, Sports News, Travelogue..My Travel Diary ⋅ Tagged: 21st stage, Alberto, Andy Schleck, Armstrong, Beppu, Bradley, British Columbia, Champs-Elysees, Contador, cycling, final stage, France, Franco, Green jersey, Hurshod, King of mountains, Kloden, Lance, Mark Cavendish, Mark Renshaw, Montereau-Fault-Yonne, peleton, Pellizotti, race, stage 21, TdF, Thor, Thor Hurshod, tour de France, white jersey, Wiggins, yellow jersey

life Around Tour de France – Stage 19

July 26, 2009 11:59 ⋅ Priya Q

This is a guest post by Mr.Q, a professional quizmaster and an ardent Tour de France follower…

The biggest challenge is yet to come !!

Contador in yellow jersey smiles for us

With the announcement of his signing up with the Radio Shack team by Lance Armstrong, the battle lines are going to drawn very clearly now. Reports of displeasure within the Astana team on Contador’s move in Stage 16 is now in the open. Read more...

Posted in: Guest posts, Sports News, Travelogue..My Travel Diary ⋅ Tagged: 19th stage, Alberto, Alexandro Ballan, Andy, Astana, Aubenas, Bourgoin-Jallieu, Bradley Wiggins, British Columbia, brothers, Cadel Evans, Carlos Sastre, Contador, cycling, France, Green jersey, Johan Bruyneel, Kim Kerchen, Kloden, Lance Armstrong, Mark Cavendish, Mont Ventoux, Montelimar, Paris, Rabobank, race, Radio Shack, Saxo bank, Schleck, Silence Lotto, stage 19, Thor Hurshod, tour de France, white jersey, yellow jersey

Life around Tour de France – Stage 14

July 20, 2009 11:23 ⋅ Priya Q

This is a guest post by Mr.Q, a professional quizmaster and an ardent Tour de France follower

Cold & rainy – the tour moves on!!

Today, we were certified “crazy & mad” by our friends in Colmar, for we braved a consistent drizzle for over 2 hours on the streets leading to Sundhoffen – a small village on the route to Besancon, to catch the publicity caravan & the riders as we have been doing for the last 13 days. For us it was more of a thrill to see Contador, Nocentini, Armstrong, Cavendish & the other riders, who have become a part of our life – cycling by. But for majority of the crowd at this town it was the publicity caravan that was the focus, as getting gifts being thrown from the branded vans & participating in contests is equally thrilling!! Read more...

Posted in: Guest posts, Sports News, Travelogue..My Travel Diary ⋅ Tagged: AG2R, Alberto, Alps, Armstrong, Besancon, British Columbia, Cavendish, Colmar, Contador, cycling, Dambelin, Delle, Frnce, George Hincapie, India, Indian flag, Ivanov, Katusha team, Lance, Mark Cavendish, Nocentini, Norway, Novillars, peleton, Pntarlier, Pulvershiem, race, Roulans, Seruei, stage 14, Sundhoffen, Thor Hurshod, tour de France, Verbier, yellow jersey

Life around Tour de France – Stage 11

July 17, 2009 02:35 ⋅ Priya Q

This is a guest post by Mr.Q, a professional quizmaster and a passionate traveler

Cycling Schumacher in the making !!

The Tour de France has always been about the race for the Yellow Jersey & the titanic struggle which the leader of the race has to put up with. For most professional cyclists even wearing the jersey once would be a life time achievement. But guess what, this Tour is becoming a race for the Green Jersey!!
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Posted in: Guest posts, Sports News, Travelogue..My Travel Diary ⋅ Tagged: 11th stage, Alberto Contador, Alps, Arnac la Poste, Avenue des Champs-Elysees, Barry Hoban, British Columbia, Cervalo, cycling, France, Garmin Slipstream, George Hincapie, Green jersey, Lance Armstrong, malliot vert, Manx missile, Manxman, Mark Cavendish, Monteton, race, Rinaldo Nocentini, St.Fargeau, Thor Hurshod, Tonnere, tour de France, Trecon, Tyler Farrar, vatan, Vittel, yellow jersey

life Around Tour de France – Stage 10

July 15, 2009 14:08 ⋅ Priya Q

This is a guest post by Mr.Q, a professional Quizmaster and a passionate traveler

Petanque – a French pastime !!

As we made our way from Monaco to Issoudun, we saw what is a familiar sight to us now, a group of people standing around a small patch of hard soil, each of them with small steel balls, throwing them around from a stationary spot – all just like how we played marbles when we were young. The difference here was that there were very few young people playing this game and most of the players are often in the 50’s & 60’s!! Read more...

Posted in: Guest posts, Sports News, Travelogue..My Travel Diary ⋅ Tagged: AG2R, Alain Doubuche national museum, Alberto Contador, Bastilles day, Boules, British Columbia, champagne flutes, cochonet, cycling, France, French pastime, game, Haviland, Issodun, Kurt Asle Arvesen, Lance Armstrong, Limoge, Mark Cavendish, Monaco, Motorola, peleton, Petanque, porcelain, race, Rinaldo Nocentini, Royal Limoges, Saxo bank, St.Fargeau, tour de France, vatan, yellow jersey

Life Around Tour de France – Stage 3

July 8, 2009 04:40 ⋅ Priya Q

This is a guest post by Mr.Q, a quizmaster by profession and a passionate traveller

Doubting thomases, Lance is rising…

The 3^rd Stage is set from Marseille to a tourist town of La Grand Motte. Marseille is a very scenic place with lots of history going back to the 11^th century. There are many a Old castle which are being caught beautifully by the race team on television which is

being beamed worldwide.

We left Nice after 2 days of stay there and we already feel like having been here for a long time., maybe the old part of the town that we stayed in made us feel so!!
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Posted in: Guest posts, Sports News, Travelogue..My Travel Diary ⋅ Tagged: Astana, British Columbia, Europe, Fabian Cancellara, La Grand Motte, Lance Armstrong, Mark Cavendish, Marseille, Montpellier, nice, peleton, Popovych, Saxo bank, stadium, yellow jersey, Yves-du-Manoir, Zubeldia

Life Around Tour de France – Stage 2

July 6, 2009 21:42 ⋅ Priya Q

This is a guest post by Mr.Q, a quizmaster by profession and a foodie!

A Nice stage for the tour…

This part of South France where the race is now on, is usually known more for the sun & beaches, for the holiday spots & the jetset glitterati who sail around on their yachts – Monaco, Nice, Antibes, Cannes…etc.

Having seen the flag off at Monaco, we decided to park ourselves somewhere on the route today to catch the race, and did we have a wonderful time?? Right from the morning, it was very hot and though we don’t sweat very much here, the climate makes you slightly uncomfortable, particularly, if you are inclined to walk around in the sun as we were. Read more...

Posted in: Guest posts, Sports News, Travelogue..My Travel Diary ⋅ Tagged: 2009, Astana, British Columbia, Cancellera, Cannes, Carlos, Fabian, France, La Grande Motte, Lance Armstrong, Mark Cavendish, Marsellies, Monaco, nice, peleton, Sastre, Saxo bank, socca, tour de France, yellow jersey