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If you are flying with Delta or Northwest this holiday season, you don’t have to worry as much about bad weather ruining your travel plans. Until January 7th, Delta and Northwest are waiving any fees associated with changing your airline tickets due to bad weather.

With bad weather all around the United States, it’s been difficult for travelers to stay on strict travel schedules. This flexibility will be helpful for both business travelers and vacationers alike. With the typical fees removed, those looking to travel by air can do so without the inherent risks typically involved at this time of year.

It should be noted that only one free travel change is available per ticket. Additionally, if the destination or the origin is altered, there may still be a fee. The only changes guaranteed to be free are when the destination airport and origin airport are unaltered during the change.

Although this current deal ends on January 7th, it may be extended if bad weather persists. Updates on waived fees are available on the official websites for both Delta and Northwest – Delta.com and NWA.com, respectively. Additionally, updates are available via telephone for Delta (1-800-325-1999) and Northwest (1-800-441-1818).

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The cause of the airplane accident in Denver that injured 38 people is still unknown. Although the black box has been recovered and a number of first-hand accounts have been told, investigators are baffled by sounds that were heard prior to the accident.

Part of the problem for investigators is that the airplane’s captain is one of the 38 people who were injured in the accident and he hasn’t been able to give his account as of yet. Another aspect that is slowing down the investigation is the fact that travel conditions all across the United States are treacherous and it is making it difficult for experts to convene in a central location.

The accident occurred on the ground prior to take off on Saturday. As the plane was on the runway, it suddenly veered off to the side and went approximately 2000 feet before finally coming to a stop. When the airplane did stop, the plane itself was battered, the landing gear was torn off and the right side of the plane went up in flames.

Thankfully, there have been no fatalities as of yet, however at least five passengers remain hospitalized. All told, there were more than 100 passengers and five crew members on board when the accident happened at the Denver International Airport.

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Baltimore is somewhat of a shopper’s paradise with a huge variety of shopping destinations that satisfy the most die hard buyer and the most frugal window shopper at the same time. For those looking for something familiar and national retailers then a trip to Inner Harbor will satisfy your craving. Looking for something a bit unusual, both Mount Vernon and Fells Point are loaded with specialty stores and fine boutiques that are brimming with unique items. Antique shoppers have probably already heard about Antique Row on Howard Street, it’s well noted and worth a visit for those quality items that they just don’t make anymore.

Harbor Place Fountain

Harbor Place

The premiere shoppers stop in Baltimore, Harborplace & The Gallery is where specialty boutiques and national chains come together. Sort of a haven for someone looking for a little bit of everything in one convenient location. The restaurants also cater to this attitude with dozens of fast food stops and more than a handful of nice restaurants as well.

This Inner Harbor landmark is situated in two waterfront pavilions and a four story glass atrium. Not satisfied to be just another shopping destination, Harborplace & The Gallery takes advantage of its waterfront location and brings others to the center by having regular entertainment, concerts, street performers, visiting ships and holiday fireworks. photo credit: Brad & Kristine

Hampden

Not actually a shopping center, Hampden is a quaint part of the city that is known to some as the “real Baltimore”. Its older charming homes and neighborly atmosphere lend a unique flair to the stores that dot the streets. The community is well aware of the history that supports the local tourist industry and works diligently to keep this Hampden feeling alive and strong.

Another reason Hampden is such a popular place for shoppers is all of the other visitor’s treats the region has to offer. Within walking distance are a couple art museums, the Baltimore zoo, Notre Dame College and other attractions that can keep the rest of the family occupied for a long time. For a day of fun, look to Hampden to keep you occupied.

Neon pork sign from Lexington Market Baltimore

Lexington Market

The Lexington Market has been in operation remarkably since 1782, longer than any other in the region, offering shoppers the staple items necessary for regular home cooking and then some specialty foods that make dining a complete delight. It’s not your traditional shopping destination but it’s a really nice twist on a day spent shopping. If you’re traveling and don’t have the luxury of a kitchenette at your disposal, use the Lexington Market as one of the biggest buffets around and select some fresh off the vine foods for a family picnic. photo credit: danielle_blue

Owings Mills Mall

For the mall rat group, Owings Mills Mall has everything you could ever want. It’s the complete and total mall experience that you’ve come to love and think of as home. Wear your shopping shoes because you can spend the entire day shopping at your favorite stores, with JCPenney and Macy’s serving as the anchor stores. No need to really stop shopping when it comes to meal times, there is a food court and some well-known sit down restaurants that let you give your weary feet a rest. Kids will enjoy Arcade Alley and stay out of your hair for several hours.

Towson Town Center

Towson Town Center is for mall shoppers who want to kick it up a notch. More stores and better choices is the name of the game at Towson. After having undergone an expansive renovation that spanned several years, Towson is now ready to unveil its new and improved retail heaven. High end, upscale stores line the hallways of this four story structure with Nordstrom and Macy’s serving as the anchors. In addition to some of the more exclusive chain retail outlets you’ll find a few unique retail options that further make this a destination shopping experience. Food choices are the standard boxes that live in mall areas but if you’d like to get it on the fly, the newly renovated food court is more than adequate.

Broadway Market and Fells Point

Another happening market place is the Broadway Market which is simply loaded with local flavor. Situated in Fells Point the Broadway Market should be scheduled as a lunch stop as you’re exploring the stores of Fells Point. Fells Point is packed with wonderfully eclectic stores that are perfect for gift purchases, or just a few little treats for yourself. You will find just about anything you could ever want in these quaint stores, everything that is except mass produced charmless pieces that can be found in the malls. Treasured souvenirs and one-of-a-kind keepsakes are definitely to be found at Fells Point and Broadway Market.

Mount Vernon

Is another section of Baltimore that’s steeped in history and charm and offers shoppers a paradise of stores that just can’t be found anywhere else. With a backdrop of 19^th Century architecture and a gentle touch of parks littered throughout, the atmosphere couldn’t be more inviting and more appropriate for the boutiques and specialty stores lining the streets. In addition, the Mount Vernon area offers shoppers some added entertainment with world-class restaurants, many festivals and a hopping nightlife. It’s a city where you can easily spend an entire day occupying your time with numerous activities and never get bored.

Antique Row

And lest we forget, the famous Antique Row in Baltimore. For at least 100 years Antique Row has been drawing antique aficionados to this part of the city. Whether you know what you’re doing and you’re going to put that research to use scooping up the best deal, or the most perfect piece for your home, or if you’re hoping to find the next unknown Caravaggio, you’ll be thrilled with the sheer amount of products and the variety of stores in Antique Row. In fact, you could probably spend so much time shopping there that you become an antique yourself.

If you’re even a little bit of a shopper and headed to the Baltimore area, bring your credit cards because they’re sure to get a workout. This city is packed full of shopping destinations to keep you occupied. And if you’ve got other family members to worry about, most of the shopping destinations offer alternatives for non-shoppers or they’re close to cultural areas with tons of alternatives.

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If you read some of the headlines this week about airline expansion, new planes and new routes, you might be surprised, considering most of the world is in a recession. And while some airlines are limiting routes and cutting staff, others really are behaving as though the economy is running well. Here are just a few examples of airline activity this week:

America to Australia Route Heats Up

V Australia are starting their budget long-haul flights between the United States and Australia soon and have announced that they’ll fly from late February – tickets are already available and they actually are below $1000, with Los Angeles to Melbourne return fares on sale for $780. Qantas says they’ll compete with this and Delta Airlines are also ready to get into the action of this route, this week announcing Los Angeles to Sydney non-stop flights starting from July 2009. Travel industry insiders are predicting that come mid-2009 there will be a huge price war going on United States to Australia routes and perhaps prices will go even lower, so planning a trip Down Under could be a good New Year’s Resolution.

Emirates Getting More and More Planes

Emirates have started flying their A380 superjumbos on the Dubai to London route meaning they can fit 40% more passengers on to each flight. They’ve got a stack more A380s coming after ordering a total of 58 planes and as more are delivered they will put them into service on the Dubai to New York and Dubai to Sydney and Auckland routes. At the same time, Emirates are looking further ahead to their next plane of choice, the A350, with final designs expected to be ready in February.

Taiwan to China Travel Now Allowed

In yet another part of the world, political reasons have got airlines (and ferry companies, incidentally) suddenly active in providing new routes. Since 1949 direct travel between Taiwan and mainland China has been banned, but negotiations between the new Taiwanese president and the Chinese have gradually seen some relaxation of these rules with weekend flights occurring for the last few months. But this week some sense of normalcy returned to travel in the region and over a hundred direct passenger flights between Taiwan and various cities in mainland China will now be taking place every week. Since travelers previously had to travel through Hong Kong airspace, this cuts the travel time in half and opens up new possibilities for tourist routes, too.

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Nashville is the country music capital, therefore, your first stop on a tour of this city’s museums would have to be the Country Music Hall of Fame. After you’ve engrossed yourself in costumes, photographs, instruments and memorabilia of the top country singers of this century and the last, you will be excited to know there’s even more to see. However, the real surprise is the wide array of museums that call Nashville their home that have nothing to do with country music.

A collection of jackets from Ray Charles from the Country Music Hall of Fame

Country Music Hall of Fame has moved to it’s new location in the heart of Nashville. Although this has been the home of America’s country music since 1967, it reopened in it’s new building, on the west bank of Cumberland River, in 2001. Besides viewing country music’s story through the years, there is on-site dining for your dining pleasure. Country music changes and grows day to day, but it stays, as Willie Nelson said the place where, “people tell their life stories.” photo credit: cliff1066

Musicians Hall of Fame & Museum includes not just the country music talents, but all musicians. You’ll find the spirit of Jimmy Hendricks, but also names you may not be familiar with, who worked in the background but shaped the music world, just the same. You’ll see Chad Smith’s (Red Hot Chili Peppers) snare drum, Billy Sherril’s piano where he composed “The Most Beautiful Girl” and “Stand By Your Man,” Peter Drakes steal guitar heard on classics sung by Bob Dylan, George Harrison, George Jones and Tammy Wynette. If you are a music lover, this is one stop you can’t afford to miss while visiting Nashville.

Exterior of the Grand Ole Opry

Grand Ole Opry Museum will mesmerize you with the spirit of country music with stars such as Patsy Cline (they have a rendition of her living room) and George Jones. Besides enjoying a trip down memory lane, this music museum is great for the budget and the price of “free.” The Opry Museum includes interesting history from early Opry days as well as exhibits of all the greats such as Minnie Pearl, Tex Ritter, Marty Robins and much, much more. photo credit: debaird

Tennessee Museum was first opened on the Nashville public square by artist, Ralph E. Earl back in 1817. Earl was a portrait artist who painted a famous life size likeness of General Andrew Jackson. There are many traveling exhibits throughout the year, but the permanent ones include “The First Tennesseans,” “The Frontier,” “The Age of Jackson,” “The Civil War and Reconstruction,” “The New South” and “Antebellum” which was a period of prosperity for Tennessee between 1840 and 1860.

Travelers Rest Plantation and Museum is located in a historic house built in 1799. It was claimed by the National Society of the Colonial Dames as it was to be demolished. Today it is a museum, restored to it’s original style and charm and is a National Register property. Besides feeling like a time traveler as you view this plantation/museum, there are many traveling exhibits and event throughout the year such as the Holiday Decorating (join the staff to fill the house in old fashioned decoration), “All Through the House” (an early old fashioned Tennessee Christmas) or “Civil War” (an historical role playing game).

Tennessee Central Railway Museum is all about preserving Tennessee’s railroad heritage. Besides viewing historic railway equipment, you can take a passenger excursion while seeing the beauty of Tennessee. The streamline coaches are air conditioned and have huge picture windows and there’s always something unexpected going on like a train robbery, a murder mystery or visits from Santa or the Easter Bunny. It’s the kind of place you will want to plan a full day visit.

Tennessee Sports Hall of Fame Museum is in a 72,000 foot building located in the Summit Center on Broadway. It features exhibits of college basketball and football teams. However, the most fun is the interactive areas of a strength training piece of equipment used by Olympic swimmers and the interactive (virtual reality) one-on-one basketball game. They also have 2 – 30 seat theaters where visitors can watch sports videos. Their hours are Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

1949 MG TC Midget Roadster from the Nashville Lane Motor Museum

Lane Motor Museum is home to 150 unique cars and motorcycles. They include prototypes, competition cars, alternative fuel cars, micro-cars, military vehicles as well as amphibious vehicles. The majority of the vehicles on display range in age from 1950 to 1970 although they also have some from as far back as 1920 and as new as 2000. They pride themselves on being a working museum where they attempt to keep all cars in working order. The real treat of this car museum are the one-of-a-kind vehicles on display. photo credit: Brent and MariLynn

Nashville Toy Museum is the place to visit if you are in love with toy trains and antique toys. Kids don’t get exposed to these kind of things these days, but they will love it. There’s also a whole room of nothing but military toys. And another room of antique dolls and stuffed toys. Fun for the kids and those that are kid at heart.

Willie Nelson General Store and Museum walks you through the life and times of Willie Nelson and his friends. Feel what it would be like to live in the midst of country music stardom while learning exactly what toll it may have had on some. The joys and sadness, the ups and the downs, their all there for you to imagine while walking through the memorabilia of these country music stars.

Cheekwood Botanical Gardens and Museum of Art allows you to stroll through their beautiful gardens before or after you visit their museum filled with contemporary regional artists. It is all housed in a spectacular mansion complete with a restaurant for lunch, The Pineapple Room. You could spend and hour or a whole day enjoying the art and grounds.

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