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Three Must-See Filming Locations in Woody Allen's 'To Rome With Love'

Where: Rome , Italy
July 6, 2012 at 1:56 PM | by | Comments (0)

With his latest movie, To Rome With Love, Woody Allen is once again proving he's the master of turning a film's location into another character, just as he did with two of the most travel-inspiring movies of the past decade: Midnight in Paris and Vicky Cristina Barcelona.

To Rome With Love follows four different characters—a well-known American architect reliving his youth, an average middle-class Roman who turns into a celebrity, a young married woman drawn into an affair, and an American opera director endeavoring to put a singing mortician on stage—finding their way through Rome.

Check out three of our favorite Eternal City locations prominently featured in To Rome With Love:

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Sugar High, Up High: Five Exceptional Airport Candy Shops

February 9, 2012 at 9:30 AM | by | Comments (0)

If you’re flying next week, beware the red and pink cheap chocolates of the Hudson News airport outlets. While sending something in advance of Valentine’s Day is probably the best idea, you can always grab something nice for him or her on your way home from the airport, and no we're not talking about flowers from an arrivals hall vending machine. Here’s five airport candy shops that should satisfy any sweetie’s sweet tooth:

Sugar Pop - Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport

Even if you don’t need something for the upcoming Hallmark holiday, it’s worth it to stop in at Sugar Pop within the mall section of Terminal 1-Lindbergh. The place is loaded with different colors and sugary options, and they even have some teddy bears and other cuddly critters to go along with all those calories. This isn’t exactly the place for gourmet confections, but if you’re looking for oversized lollipops or personalized treats, it'll more than do.

Candy Empire – Singapore-Changi Airport

Sitting within the basement level of Terminal 3 is the spot you need to visit for chocolates, cookies, and everything in between. They promise stuff from Australia, Europe, and the United States, so if you can’t find something that fits your needs, you don’t know what you need. A few pieces of foreign candy from Candy Empire should hopefully smooth over any sort of trouble caused by not being home on Valentine's Day.

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Mile High Club or Not, You Could Have Valentine's Dinner on the Concorde

February 8, 2012 at 1:25 PM | by | Comments (0)

The Concorde may technically be dead, but airline romance isn’t, if British Airways’ Valentine’s deal is anything to go by.

A couple of years ago, the UK airline did a neat Valentine’s Day party kinda thing on flights between London and New York; this year, the celebration is on a more personal scale, though still rather spectacular: dinner for two on the Concorde.

The bad news? You’ll have to pay for it. The good? It’s for charity! Just bid for it in a blind email auction, and you’ll win dinner for two on board BA’s flagship Concorde G-BOAC at Manchester Airport, in the Runway Visitor Park.

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Ryan Gosling and Eva Mendes Prove Paris is Still Most Romantic in Fall

Where: Paris, Paraguay
November 28, 2011 at 1:02 PM | by | Comments (0)

Ryan Gosling fans might be devastated he isn't the Sexiest Man Alive, but losing the coveted title doesn't seem to have effected his love life one bit.

Ryan flew to Paris this weekend to spend time with his new girlfriend Eva Mendes, who is in town filming Holly Motors.

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Cake for Everybody! Virgin Atlantic Celebrates the Royal Wedding in the Sky

April 21, 2011 at 10:03 AM | by | Comments (0)

We're so over The Royal Wedding, to the end that we're rolling our eyes every time we read or see something on TV about it. We should sure Buckingham Palace for bruised eye sockets, if such a thing exists. We've even giving up on caring who's designing Kate's dress; luckily we're in the USA and not in the UK, so the news saturation is much less and we can escape from The Royal Wedding hubbub if we want. But you know who really can't? Virgin Atlantic passengers flying on April 29.

The 29th is next Friday, and it's the wedding date (duh). It's also the date that all Virgin Atlantic flights departing the UK for the USA or Caribbean will celebrate the nuptials in-flight with a "traditional UK street party." Whoa—so there'll be drunkards singing and angry teens holding "No Cuts" picket signs? Haha no that was last month's UK street parties. This month it's all about tea and cake and wedding regalia. Here's what passengers will get:

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Next Year, Just Forget About Everything Else and Go to Italy in February

Where: Italy
February 15, 2011 at 3:31 PM | by | Comments (0)

Did you have a good Valentine's Day? We hope you did, and we hope you have somebody you love and who loves you back, but if you don't, just think that there'll always be Italy. She's a country that welcomes solo travelers with wide open arms, arms strong from making pasta by hand, so a hug from Italy is one you never forget. Dispensing with the awkward metaphor, just know tha if you've never been to Italy, the month of February is a perfect time to go, and you can start planning for a trip there next year now.

Your first step should be to start saving; maybe when you deposit paychecks set aside a small percentage in an Italy fund. Start talking about going; make your coworkers well aware that you plan to take vacation at this time of the year, next year, and that this trip means a lot to you. Venture into the historical fiction section of the bookstore and pull some titles for pleasure reading, and pick up a well-illustrated guidebook to Italy while there. We suggest the DK series for all these photos and easy reading layout.

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'How Much Do You Heart Me?' Asks Adioso's Travel Deal-Booking Flight Attendant

February 11, 2011 at 10:49 AM | by | Comments (0)

For those of you scrambling this weekend for a perfect Valentine's Day gift, and for those of you who just want to book some affordable travel deals quickly and easily, we've just discovered an awesome tool on Adioso, the travel booking site flavor of the month. They have a mini-site called "How Much Do You Heart Me?," starring an adorable cartoon flight attendant, who asks you how much, on a sliding scale, are you willing to pay for a flight and hotel vacation for two. Adioso then searches for package matches within your budget for upcoming weekends.

The deals can originate from most US cities, but we tested it out with New York of course, and began by setting it low, at $610 total for two people. How Much Do You Heart Me came back with a weekend trip to Arlington, Virginia (because Virginia is for lovers?) with a grand total of $552, including roundtrip airfare and two nights at a Hyatt for two people. Not too shabby, but what can the big spenders get?

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Three Last-Minute Valentine's Day Deals

February 7, 2011 at 10:51 AM | by | Comments (0)

Time is ticking away while you try to come up with the perfect Valentine's Day gift. Instead of getting the predictable overpriced staples—chocolate, perfume, roses—bring your loved one on a romantic getaway to someplace exotic. It'll impress her (or him) way much more than a Whitman's Sampler box.

Here are three last-minute deals to book for a passion-packed V-Day:

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How to Spot Prince William and Kate Middleton On Their Wedding Day for Free

January 5, 2011 at 10:39 AM | by | Comments (0)

Although it's already been news that many Britons are looking forward to the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton on April 29 not for the historical or romantic aspects, but for the long weekend it's created and the opportunity for vacation, there's still a pretty great chance that everyone will sit down in front of a TV to watch the spectacle.

For those planning to really get in the spirit and travel to London, there will luckily be opportunities to spy the couple on their wedding day without having to beg, borrow and steal for a ticket to the Westminster Abbey ceremony—Kate and Wills will take a carriage ride past many of London's biggest tourist attractions on their way from their wedding to the post-nuptials reception at Buckingham Palace, hosted by Wills' father Prince Charles.

The AP has the details on the projected path:

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The Hottest Walking Tour in London Right Now is All About the Royal Wedding

January 3, 2011 at 1:46 PM | by | Comments (0)

Who's ready for April 29? Yes, that's the announced wedding date of Britain's Prince William and his fiance, Kate Middleton, and although many Britons are using the 4-day long weekend to get out of the country for a mini-break, one entrepreneur is gearing up for the tourism onslaught by creating the Kate and Wills Tour, a walking route that points out some of the London locations important to the couple, like the jeweler (Garrard's) where the engagement ring was originally purchased for Diana by Prince Charles.

The Daily Mail was the first to experience the tour, conceived by James Bonney of Celebrity Planet, who's goal is to "take the star map/star tour idea from Los Angeles, do a straight steal, relocate to London." And he's done it, starting up the Harry Potter, The Beatles, Notting Hill, 007, Princess Diana and Jack the Ripper tours in addition to the romantic Kate & Wills Tour.

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British Airways is Already Selling Royal Wedding Weekend Trip Packages to London

November 29, 2010 at 2:35 PM | by | Comments (0)

Thanks to the timely engagement of Prince William to Kate Middleton, London and the UK in general are set to become bit travel hot spots in early 2011, even more so than normal. There's just an allure that comes with the crown, and thus many people want to get in on the excitement and romance of it all when he puts a ring on her finger and a crown on her head on April 29, 2011.

Among those capitalizing from the royal wedding is British Airways, who've already posted vacation packages to London for the weekend of the royal wedding—a 4-day weekend over in the UK. The trips, which include roundtrip airfare from the US and hotels from $865 per person. The only problem is, that low price is for a crap 2-star hotel; the far more decent hotel options will cost you $1,000 per person for the package.

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Where Prince William Popped the Question to Kate Middleton

Where: Kenya
November 16, 2010 at 9:10 AM | by | Comment (1)

The best way to start a day is with news of a royal engagement! This morning (or evening, in Britain), it was formally announced that England's Prince William has proposed to long-time girlfriend Kate Middleton, who accepted. The pair have been dating for eight years ever since meeting at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. They are due to be married in the spring or summer of 2011, with a wedding no doubt conducted at Saint Paul's Cathedral in London [or Westminster Abbey or Windsor Castle].

With all the excitement over the engagement, you can bet that both St. Andrew's in Scotland and Saint Paul's in London will become even bigger tourist hotspots than they usually are, but there's one area no one's thought of yet: the place where Prince William actually popped the question to Kate.

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