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...Monday, January 19, 2009, in the quiet car of an Amtrak train from Penn Station to Union Station, I claimed a seat beside three women traveling together. They offered me homemade cake and a stick of gum while they chatted and sipped mini-bottles of white wine from the café car. Through the train’s windows, we watched the American cityscapes and countrysides fly by. I knew I had to go. Especially when I found out that I would finish finals the Saturday before he was to be sworn in. But despite my long-standing resolution...
...administration approved calendar reform for the 2009-2010 academic year, students remain in the dark about the mysterious “J-term.” The creation of a J-term itself should be commended; many promising break options lie outside Cambridge, allowing students to work or travel over the four-week period. But, as the university puts its finishing touches on the schedule, it must remember to furnish offerings for the rest of us as well—those who lack the resources or the desire to set up shop elsewhere...
Travelocity for the Disabled. Craig Grimes, who has traveled through Spain, Nicaragua and several other destinations in a wheelchair, has created a new website called Accessible Travel, an online info and booking site devoted to helping his fellow handicapped globe-trotters. Launching on Feb. 19, the site will include information on accessible hotels in San Francisco and eight European cities - including London, Paris and Prague - and will expand over the next few months to include New York City, Miami, Chicago, Boston, L.A., Scandinavia and New Zealand...
...Ladies Who Lunch - and Travel. The Plaza hotel has paired up with high-end cobbler Jimmy Choo, offering transportation from the hotel to the Madison Avenue shoe store in a Rolls Royce, a glass of champagne to loosen your wallet and $200 off purchases of $1,000 or more. Show off your new goods at the hotel's Rose Club, where you'll get complimentary cocktails. Rates for the "Be My Valentine" package start at $645 per night. Feb. 13 and 14 only. Fifth Avenue at Central Park South...
Habla Espanol? Intrepid Travel is offering a buy-one, get-one-half-price deal on Latin American packages. Choose from sailing and snorkeling in the Galapagos, sipping your way through the Malbec wine region in Chile and Argentina, or climbing to the ruins of Peru's Machu Picchu. Package prices range from $1,705 to $2,480. You can take a companion, or opt to use the half-price trip yourself as a separate booking. Travel must be arranged by Feb. 28. Quote code...