Countdown to the Olympics: Find Free Events
By Mommy Points There’s only 1 week left until the opening ceremonies of the 2012 Olympic Games in London! I’m lucky enough to have tickets to a few official events, but I am still in search of other inexpensive things to do while enjoying the …
Hotel Commonwealth Celebrates Fenway’s 100th Anniversary
In anticipation of tonight’s MLB All-Star Game (and, of course, after last night’s homerun derby), we’ve got America’s national pastime on the brain. Even though Boston is still mourning the loss of Kevin Youkilis to the White Sox, the city is in the process of …
Kansas City: Host of the MLB All-Star Game
Welcome to the “Paris of the Plains,” where, tonight, the National League will go head-to-head with the American League in the 83rd Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, MO. Maybe they won’t settle the argument of whether a designated hitter …
Wimbledon 2012: The Final Days
Didn’t make it to Wimbledon this year? The tennis championship wraps up tomorrow with the men’s final, but before the last serve hits the court, get a glimpse of what it would feel like to be at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club …
US Sprinters Felix-Tarmoh Runoff Called Off: Other Races to See
If you’re anything like us, you were pretty excited about US sprinters Allyson Felix and Janeba Tarmoh’s runoff scheduled for today. So we were bummed to find out that the runoff has been postponed … for now, anyway. But until the race actually happens — …
This Week in Travel: April 13-19, 2012
On April 17, visitors milling about on the National Mall in Washington, DC, got to snap some quick photos of a once-in-a-lifetime event –Space Shuttle Discovery’s very last flight. It wasn’t flying solo though; the space shuttle was mounted to a 747 carrier aircraft as …
Run on a Real Airport Runway
by Jimmy Im Has your plane ever been stranded on an airport runway? Not fun, considering the number of hours you could potentially remain seated. But now there’s a way you can move freely at your own discretion — and you won’t be asked to …
Travel’s Freebie Friday: Celebrate the Final Four in New Orleans
Just because your bracket is totally shot, doesn’t mean you can’t get in on some Final Four fun this weekend. If you’re lucky enough to be in New Orleans, but not quite lucky enough to actually have tickets to the semifinals, fear not! You still …
Travel Super Bowl: NYC vs. Boston
Are you ready for some football? Well, specifically are you ready for Super Bowl XLVI, and the matchup between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots. Football fans have already converged on Indianapolis’s Lucas Oil Stadium for a few days of fun festivities. …
US Soccer’s Krieger Embraces German Culture
Often times there’s rarely a real connection between an athlete and a specific sports travel destination. More than any other player on the US Women’s National team competing at the 2011 FIFA World Cup, Ali Krieger feels quite at home in Germany, the host country …
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