Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Travel News – Newsletter for July 14, 2010

Wednesday, July 14, 2010


WaterFire art installation celebrates 15 years on Providence rivers this summer

Bonfires on the river: Providence WaterFire is 15

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – WaterFire, the Providence art installation that consists of 100 bonfires on the city’s three rivers, is celebrating 15 years this summer.
Lightings scheduled for the rest of the season will take place July 17, July 31, Aug. 14, Aug. 28 and Oct. 9.
The lightings are synchronized …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Sleepy Austrian village wakes up with annual beer fest, complete with dirndls and oom-pah-pah

Austrian beer fest: Get your lederhosen on

ALTAUSSEE, Austria – Dirndls, lederhosen, an oom-pah-pah band and beer: It doesn’t get more traditional than this when the sleepy Austrian village of Altaussee wakes up for a nonstop beer party, Sept. 4-6.
The annual three-day beer fest is sometimes described as a more intimate and less commercial version of … Read : Sleepy Austrian village wakes up with annual beer fest, complete with dirndls and oom-pah-pah.

Contractor wanted to lead ‘Hard Hat Tours’ at New Mexico spaceport

Spaceport seeks tour contractor
LAS CRUCES, N.M. – The New Mexico Spaceport Authority is seeking proposals for a contractor to provide regular sightseeing tours of the spaceport facilities and construction site.

Officials hope to start regular weekend tours as early as Sept. 1.
The so-called “Hard Hat Tours” will be conducted every Friday, Saturday and Sunday with clearly …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Contractor wanted to lead ‘Hard Hat Tours’ at New Mexico spaceport.

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