Its a few months away, but the Busabout people are ready to take your reservation for their day tour to La Tomatina, August 29, 2012.

I went last year (read my gory account of the action) and my friends and I sorted out our own train tickets and everything to get to Bunol from Valencia. You can easily do it yourself, and as a free event that doesnt require tickets you dont even have to do it in advance.

But if you prefer to have someone else handle all the details for you, and get a commemorative shirt to boot, then Busabout is an option.

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The Velvet Moments travel photo series is a collection of photographic moments that define a Velvet Escape travel experience. Launched in January 2010, the series houses many of my favourite photos taken around the world. I decided to take this series a step further by inviting some of my favourite travel bloggers to contribute a photo “that has Velvet Escape written all over it!”. 

Here’s a contribution from Nellie Huang, a.k.a. Wild Junket.

Panglao Island in the Philippines is a palette of colors: different shades of blue are on full display. We are currently on this beautiful island, exploring its pristine beaches, lush green rainforest and rolling chocolate hills. This s

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Knowing the 112 emergency number could prove especially important this summer when sports fans travel to the UEFA football championships being held in Poland and the Ukraine. It could also be a lifesaver for people visiting the UK for the Olympic Games this summer, or indeed for UK travellers holidaying in 24 European countries.

The EU Commissioner for digital and IT issues Neelie Kroes said: “You can save a life by knowing and dialling 112. But 112 only helps if people know about it.

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This site, where I have shared so much with you and in turn have learned so much from you all, has turned 3 years old.

To think that in December of 2008 I simply started writing with the intention of staying connected to our family out-of-state and share with them what our new lives back in NYC from Wisconsin, and with me as a stay at home mom (yes, this was what I was supposed to do) was going to be like.

I was excited to share, but lacked the confidence in my voice, in my ability to interest anyone even my family in what I had to say. So, I hid behind the 3rd person.

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