JOTTINGS IN A JOURNAL A SMALL WORLD FOR TICKETS.Byline: - Staff and Wire Services Travelers bound for Disney World in Orlando, Fla., can now buy multiday ticket from castle-shaped kiosks at more than 350 Disney Stores nationwide. A family of four purchasing tickets before they leave home can save up to $48 over tickets bought at the gates At the Gates are a Swedish melodic death metal band. They are one of the forebears of the Gothenburg sound of heavy metal along with other bands of the Gothenburg metal scene like Dark Tranquillity and In Flames. . Guests also can buy tickets in advance at www.disneyworld.com, by calling (407) 934-7639 or through a travel agent. If you still plan to buy one-day tickets at the gate, be prepared for a price hike. Disney has raised rates by $2, bringing adult daily admission to $52. NO-PAPER AIRPLANES: American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the and Northwest Airlines have doubled their fees for issuing paper tickets to $50, and American has stopped issuing paper tickets entirely for some domestic itineraries. ``The reason for doing this is really to encourage e-ticket usage,'' said Kurt Ebenhoch, a Northwest spokesman, saying that the fee is ``not a revenue generator.'' He also said the paper-ticket fee affected a very small number of the airline's customers, adding that in May, 92.4 percent of Northwest's domestic customers used e-tickets. GET YOUR KICKS: American Road, a new quarterly magazine, focuses on the great two-lane byways on which the nation first discovered the pleasure and adventure of highway travel. The debut issue includes articles about the Tamiami Trail through the Florida Everglades, a B-17 World War II bomber that was converted into the world's most successful gas station, and a tour guide of U.S. Highways 191 and 163 through some of Utah's most spectacular vistas. It also celebrates the 50th anniversary of Juan Delgadillo's Snow Cap drive-in, a famous eatery on Route 66. Information: (877) 285-5434. A subscription costs $15.95 for one year, $27.95 for two. The second issue is due in August. IRISH EARS ARE SMILING: Every summer, Ireland celebrates its traditional music with dozens of festivals. Granddaddy of them all is the Fleadh Cheoil The Fleadh Cheoil (lit. Festival of Music in English) is an Irish music competition run by Comhaltas Ceoltóirí Éireann (CCÉ). There are various stages to the competition. na hEireann (pronounced flah KEE-ohl nah HAIR-in), the national championship. Outside of the competitions, roughly 10,000 noncompeting musicians gather just to play, party and maybe sell a few CDs. Passes to the competitions cost no more than a few dollars; outdoor events and pub sessions are free. Clonmel, County Tipperary County Tipperary (Irish: Contae Thiobraid Árann) is a county in the Republic of Ireland situated in the province of Munster. Tipperary was one of the first Irish counties to be established in the 13th century. (about three hours southwest of Dublin), is host to this year's fleadh, Aug. 22-24. More than 200,000 people attended last year, and hotels are booked months ahead. Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann, which organizes the event, has an office in Clonmel, (353-52) 24960, www.clonmelfleadh.com, and helps people find hotel rooms in nearby towns. CROSSING THE POTOMAC: Visitors to Washington or Alexandria, Va., can take advantage of a new program to encourage excursions to the other city. The Liberty Pass, which can be used through Labor Day Labor Day, holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Monday in September to honor the laborer. It was inaugurated by the Knights of Labor in 1882 and made a national holiday by the U.S. Congress in 1894. , includes a cruise along the Potomac River Potomac River River, east-central U.S. Rising in the Appalachian Mountains of West Virginia, it is about 287 mi (462 km) long. It flows southeast through the District of Columbia into Chesapeake Bay. It is navigable by large vessels to Washington, D.C. as well as a sightseeing tour of Washington and admission to several historic attractions in Alexandria. Passes are $38, $20 for those 11 to 17 and free for those younger than 11. Information: (800) 388-9119 or www.funside.com. NO MORE BRACELETS! Club Med Club Med (short for Club Méditerranée) is a French corporation of vacation resorts found in many parts of the world, usually in highly exotic locations. It is seen by many as having started the all-inclusive resort concept, which is now a popular vacationing style for , the last major chain with separate charges for between-meal drinks, has added unlimited drinks and light meals to packages at 11 resorts in the Caribbean, the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Mexico and French Polynesia French Polynesia, officially Territory of French Polynesia, internally self-governing overseas country (2002 pop. 245,516) of France, consisting of 118 islands in the South Pacific. The capital is Papeete, on Tahiti. . All rates at these locations now include alcoholic and nonalcoholic non·al·co·hol·ic adj. A beverage usually containing less than 0.5 percent alcohol by volume. beverages and all-day access to light meals and snacks. Snack bars will be open between meals and until the bar or nightclub closes for the evening. Before the change, which began in late April, guests paid for drinks and snacks a la carte or bought optional all-you-can-drink bracelets. Information: (800) 258-2633 or www.clubmed.com. BACK TO THE GARDEN: While most of the country associates Woodstock, N.Y., with cultural activity in the 1960s, its history as an arts haven dates back 100 years. A centennial celebration of the colony established by Ralph Radcliffe Whitehead, who opened a 30-building utopian center for the Arts and Crafts movement Arts and Crafts movement English social and aesthetic movement of the second half of the 19th century, dedicated to reestablishing the importance of craftsmanship in an era of mechanization and mass production. in 1903, is in full swing. The collective is still a summer home to artists, writers, composers, and dance and theater companies. Nancy Green Nancy Green (November 17, 1834 - September 23, 1923) was a storyteller, cook, activist, and one of the first African-American models hired to promote a corporate trademark as "Aunt Jemima". , a curator at Cornell University, chose the more than 100 works being displayed in three locales downtown: the Kleinert/James Art Center, through Sept. 7; the Woodstock Artists Association, through July 28; and the Center for Photography, through Aug. 3. Entry to the exhibition is by donation. Information: The Woodstock Guild, 34 Tinker St., Woodstock; (845) 679-2079, www.woodstockguild.org. |
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