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San Francisco CA: Voted Most Stuck-up Metropolis |
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At least that's the consensus of Travel + Leisure magazine's readers, who were asked to rank major U.S. metropolitan areas on their uppity attitudes.
San Francisco was voted the U.S. city that holds its nose highest into the sky, followed by New York City, Boston and Minneapolis-St. Paul. Santa Fe and Seattle were tied for fifth.
T+L says readers were asked to consider various factors, such as the city's reputation for snooty citizens, puffed-up culture and classical entertainment venues. The magazine cites San Francisco's reputation for its vast array of high-priced restaurants adds to the bragging effect.
Opinion of travel4seniors.com: We ask: What about other West Coast ego-driven towns, such as Beverly Hills, Hollywood, La Jolla and Malibu? San Francisco is one of the most delightfully beautiful, delicious and friendly cities in the world! If snobby, it has every doggone right to be!
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Rancagua, Chile: Lion Views Nose-To-Nose |
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Parque Safari in the central Chile city has a fantastically original concept of how zoos can be more interesting. Visitors are driven through the African lion area in a safely caged-in topless bus.
The lions, attracted by bits of beef on top of the cage, roam freely all over the outside of the vehicle. They can peer for face-to-face close-ups through the metal mesh for portraits with and by the fascinated humans. The lions are willing to accept safe and friendly finger pats on their bellies. Senior photo and video addicts can have muy divertido shooting selfies with the king of beasts.
Parque Safari is about an hour’s drive south of Chile’s capital of Santiago. December daytime temperatures in the mid-70s. Entry fees are from about $10 for the safari and other features of the zoo.
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Senior Air Travelers: Go Take A Flying Flu Shot |
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If you travel by air frequently, and your busy schedule has so far this season prevented you from getting a flu shot, check out your next airport stop. Many major ones now offer in-station medical facilities, including quick flu shots.
As of this writing, they include Las Vegas, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Cleveland, Chicago O’Hare and Nashville. In the New York City area, clinics are available at JFK and Newark. Other airports may also have or plan to offer the service in the future.
To protect yourself, especially during the heavy air traffic holiday season and winter, allow the extra time for the service. When you arrive at the airport, ask security where you can get your flu shot. Costs per shot can be as much as $50, or free for those with in-effect proof of insurance coverage.
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Cheap Air Seat/Bed Reminds Of WW2 Troop Bunks |
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A recent Yahoo article showed a prize-winning design that may make it possible for economy airline seats to be quickly flipped up into flat beds and back again. That’s the good news. The bad news is that airlines will probably flip the ticket charges up to premium economy and/or business prices.
Called The Butterfly Seats, they were created by Hong Kong’s James Lee of Paperclip Design. Do they bring back memories? Grizzled WW2 and Korean War vets today may recall being squeezed into tight seat-flip-to-bunk cocoons in cross-country troop trains and cross-ocean Navy transports. www.yahoo.com/travel/the-new-airline-seat-that-turns-economy-into-business-101370413642
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Paris, France: Picasso Museum Reopens |
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If you’re a fan of famed 20th Century abstract artists, on your next trip to Paris, put this on your cultural visit schedule. You’ll want to spend a day at the newly-restored Picasso Museum.
The museum, located in a former mansion, has more than 5,000 examples of the prolific artist’s work and life. They include, paintings, drawings, sculptures, ceramics, photographs and documents.
For fees, visitor hours and other info, go to www.museepicassoparis.fr/en
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