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Spend a night at the five-star Fairmont Grand Del Mar for $299 (instead of $500)

9/19/2018, 1:17:51 PM
The 400-acre San Diego resort racked up three Forbes Travel Guide five-star honors this year, for the hotel, restaurant and spa. ✔ Tested : I checked several overnight weekend dates in October and November and found the $299 price available for a room with one king-sized bed or two queen beds ✔ This is a good deal for anyone who wants to sample why this resort receives so much buzz



DIY SOS: The Big Build is back - find out where the team are headed tonight

9/19/2018, 2:31:02 PM
NICK Knowles and his DIY SOS crew’s mission is to revolutionise and improve another person’s living situation. The presenter and his crew of builders, decorators and designers travel th… ✔ Nick and his team do incredible amounts of work in just days and the telly favourite admits they're all knackered after completing the mammoth transformations on the show ✔ In 2000, it became known as DIY SOS: The Big Build with a slight change to its format



The incredible moment a plane flies head-on IN BETWEEN two jets

9/19/2018, 3:40:52 PM
U.S light aircraft pilot Pat Hoban commented that it's an event you just wouldn't see if you were a passenger on any of the planes – as they're all aligned vertically. ✔ U.S light aircraft pilot Pat Hoban commented that it's an event you just wouldn't see if you were a passenger on any of the planes – as they're all aligned vertically ✔ 'SleepyPizza7' said: 'I made a swooshing sound in my head when I saw this even though my sound is off.' While 'Polerize' wrote: 'That is something I've never seen ✔ Incredible enough to be following one, then another coming head on!'



Why you might spot A-Listers changing in Heathrow loos - and more airport secrets

9/19/2018, 3:02:57 PM
FAMOUS people fly from Heathrow every day, but one of the places you’re most likely to spot an A-list actor is actually in the airport’s public toilets. That’s because stars filming movies an… ✔ FAMOUS people fly from Heathrow every day, but one of the places you're most likely to spot an A-list actor is actually in the airport’s public toilets ✔ Rachel revealed: Kit filmed a chase scene in the airport with some baddies ✔ It's to make sure that passengers' journeys aren't disrupted



Huge spelling mistake on Cathay Pacific plane

9/19/2018, 3:39:29 PM
Hong Kong-based airline Cathay Pacific spelled its own name wrong on the side of one of its Boeing 777s. ✔ Sometimes, a massive typo is right in front of your eyes and you can't see it ✔ Icelandair -- Northern Lights: Not only is the livery of Icelandair's Boeing 757's Hekla Aurora design impressive, cabin lighting inside the plane also mimics the Northern Lights



How to stay alive in Europe's harsh easternmost wilderness

9/19/2018, 2:46:08 PM
undefined ✔ Laying on bigger sticks, the fire is quickly roaring and Mikko places meat, onions and red peppers directly onto the coals ✔ Mixing water, flour, sugar and yeast in a tin, he kneads it into a dough, propped up on a log to face the flame ✔ See karusurvival.com and visitfinland.com for more information



American carriers rake in most in extra charges followed by Ryanair

9/19/2018, 12:59:35 PM
The research looked at 73 airlines across the globe that disclose how much they make from additional charges and found that a total of $47.2 billion (£36 billion) was collected by the carriers in 2017. ✔ Following are Lufthansa Group ($1.95 billion/£1.5 billion), Alaska Air Group ($1.3 billion/£986 million), Air Canada ($1.3 billion/£986 million) and Easyjet ($1.28 billion/ £971 million) ✔ 'That includes boosting mobile web booking capabilities, implementing dynamic pricing methods, and reaching to capture more travel spending, particularly from hotels, sightseeing, and car hire.' How much airlines made in sneaky add-ons in 2017  Tables created by the IdeaWorksCompany show how much 73 airlines made in ancillary revenue in 2017



Qantas scraps music from in-flight entertainment on some routes

9/19/2018, 12:59:47 PM
The Australian carrier said the decision to scrap music from in-flight entertainment came after a review found just 10 per cent of passengers were listening to on-demand songs and radio channels. ✔ Podcasts and audiobooks are still available on domestic flights ✔ Last year, American said that 90 per cent of passengers were already bringing phones or other devices with them, where they could either stream or watch or listen to pre-downloaded content



Reindeer on a bun? Denver eatery elevates hot dogs with game meat

9/19/2018, 12:18:50 PM
Biker Jim’s menu evolved around wild game and today features a laundry list of sausage oddities you’ll rarely see elsewhere ✔ There is also a stand in Coors Field open during all Rockies home games ✔ Reason to visit: Alaskan Reindeer, Wild Boar and Rattlesnake/Pheasant sausage; amazing toppings; fried macaroni & cheese logs The food: I knew when I started I wanted to do something a little different from your regular street food, Pittenger told a video interviewer ✔ Some of the venues reviewed by this column provided complimentary services



Plan A Trip To England And We'll Tell You Which "Miranda" Character You're Most Like

9/19/2018, 3:03:27 PM
Such fun! ✔ Via Angel Wholesale Via English Teapot Via Amazon Via Alibaba Looking for even more travel in your life ✔ Here's a handy guide to help you start posting today! This post was created by a member of BuzzFeed Community, where anyone can post awesome lists and creations



Toni Braxton, 50, oozes with style in figure-hugging sheer ensemble

9/19/2018, 3:14:47 PM
Toni Braxton, 50, was oozing with style when she stepped out in a figure-hugging sheer ensemble in LA on Tuesday night. ✔ Toni Braxton was spotted enjoying a night out with friends on Tuesday at LA's celebrity hotspot Craig's ✔ Toni, Tamar and their sisters had been attending a session with famed life coach Iyanla Vanzant to work on some familial issues when the two got into a tiff



Strolling in Swansea: take a dander in Dylan’s footsteps

9/19/2018, 12:03:29 PM
The creator of September’s Now the Hero/Nawr Yr Arwr theatre event takes a walk through his hometown, shining a light on its artistic treasures, old and new ✔ It was targeted because of the docks and you can explore that history in the National Waterfront Museum ✔ To get there, walk down the architecturally wonderful Wind Street (locally known as Wine Street), which is quiet by day but lively at night – because all the banks have been taken over by bars, pubs and clubs ✔ Browse Guardian Holidays to find a range of fantastic trips



Remarkable things you probably didn't know about medieval London

9/19/2018, 2:19:14 PM
London in the Middle Ages was both fascinating and terrifying in equal measure. ✔ A deafeningly loud and increasingly crowded city crammed inside barely one square mile ✔ Baynard’s Castle, named after the nobleman Ralph Baynard, stood where the Thames and Fleet rivers once met - close to what is now Blackfriars Tube - for more than a century ✔ King John had it torn down in 1213, but a second property with..



Booking.com's top reviewed hotels in Munich for Oktoberfest

9/19/2018, 12:45:27 PM
Oktoberfest begins in Munich on Sept. 22. Booking.com names the 20 top reviewed hotels for world's largest beer festival. ✔ Booking.com Fullscreen CORTIINA Hotel is the 16th top reviewed hotel in Munich on Booking.com ✔ Booking.com Fullscreen CORTIINA Hotel is the 16th top reviewed hotel in Munich on Booking.com ✔ Take a look at photos of the hotels in the gallery above



How Britain is marketed to the world

9/19/2018, 1:08:12 PM
“When people think about Britain, everyone thinks they know what it is all about – Buckingham Palace, the Queen, red letter boxes, so [they think] we’ll go one day,” says Clare Mullin, the person in charge of marketing Britain to the world. ✔ When people think about Britain, everyone thinks they know what it is all about – Buckingham Palace, the Queen, red letter boxes, so [they think] we’ll go one day, says Clare Mullin, the person in charge of marketing Britain to the world ✔ We are on loads of peoples’ bucket lists, and that’s not..



Greek tour explores ancient history and modern life

9/19/2018, 1:17:50 PM
Greek tour focuses on Athens and the Aegean Sea. ✔ Stand in the shadow of the Acropolis and Parthenon, visit coastal towns and islands, sail across the sea on a high-speed catamaran on a 10-day tour of Greece with Abercrombie & Kent ✔ Dates: Departures May 22, June 5 and 19, Sept ✔ 4, 13 and 18; Oct. 2 and Oct. 9 Price: From $6,495 per person, double occupancy; $2,295 single supplement ✔ Includes lodging, most meals, transportation, museum fees and tours



Trump visits North Carolina as governor pleads for patience

9/19/2018, 3:48:57 PM
WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) — The death toll from Hurricane Florence climbed to at least 37, including two mental health patients who drowned when a sheriff's van was swept away by floo ✔ Wilmington, population 120,000, was still mostly an island surrounded by floodwaters, and people waited for hours Tuesday for handouts of food, water and tarps ✔ An olive-drab military forklift moved around huge pallets loaded with supplies ✔ man says his family home is a total loss after being struck by a fallen tree and soaked by flooding during Hurricane Florence



Congo political prisoner Paulin Makaya released [The Morning Call]

9/19/2018, 12:12:16 PM
Congolese opposition leader Paulin Makaya, who has been in prison for nearly three years, regained freedom on Monday, four days after a court ruling ordered the end of his detention. ✔ 13:36 Congo political prisoner Paulin Makaya released [The Morning Call]



Memorial in downtown Las Vegas honors victims of October shooting rampage

9/19/2018, 12:45:48 PM
The Las Vegas Portraits Project/1 October Memorial opened Sept. 17 in the Rotunda Gallery of the Clark County Government Center in downtown Las Vegas. At its core are tributes to the 58 people who died while attending the Route 91 Harvest country music festival along the Strip. ✔ Victims’ photographs grace some of the white wooden crosses ✔ Dozens of stained glass angels, crafted by volunteers from Angels of Love in Orange, Calif., are displayed beside a TV monitor showing photos of those who died ✔ The paintings will be given to family members of the victims ✔ The crosses will go into storage, for preservation purposes, at the Clark County Museum



Best bargain in Vegas right now? Golden Knights' free public practices

9/19/2018, 1:10:15 PM
Now is the time to get a taste of the town’s hottest new ticket. Practices are free and open to the public, which quickly takes the edge off a piping hot Las Vegas day. ✔ Las Vegas became a passionate hockey town very quickly, thanks to the Golden Knights’ Stanley Cup run in their inaugural season ✔ But the best deal in Vegas are the Knights’ preseason practices at City National Arena in Summerlin, 11 miles from the Strip



Cruise secrets: Never accept this when booking your cruise holiday

9/19/2018, 12:08:41 PM
CRUISE secrets have revealed some of the secret ways passengers can save the pennies when booking a trip, one of which is to never accept a particular service from the ship. ✔ Cruise secrets: Hotels in the area can often offer free or discounted shuttle services to the port (Image: Getty) This is also a safer option for a place to leave cars - many travellers who chose to leave theirs at the port returned to find them damaged in 2007 following a hurricane



September's #avgeek gallery: 30 cool aviation photos

9/19/2018, 12:18:49 PM
Check out our latest batch of fun airplane and aviation photos from around the globe. ✔ A Joon Airbus A320 lands at Lisbon Airport in Portugal in June 2018 ✔ Jeremy Dwyer-Lindgren, special to USA TODAY Fullscreen Ryanair jets prepare for takeoff from Lisbon Airport in Portugal in June 2018 ✔ August July  June May  April March January/February January/February December 2017 November 2017 October 2017 An Alaska Airlines Airbus A321 painted in the colors of the San Francisco Giants baseball team rests at a gate in Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in August 2018



You've been saying your holiday destinations all wrong!

9/19/2018, 12:59:41 PM
A survey looked at the hardest-to-pronounce tourist destinations in the world, along with hard-to-say foods and the languages that most often stump holidaymakers. ✔ The landmarks that those surveyed found hardest to pronounce, with the No1 perhaps coming as no surprise A selection of difficult-to-say places, what the mispronunciation often is - and how to say it revealed The second hardest-to-pronounce city in the world is Guimaraes, pictured, in Portugal WATCH YOUR LANGUAGE: HOW TO SAY THE HARDEST CITIES TO SAY  1



'Arrogant diners': villagers angry at Michelin restaurant's expansion plans

9/19/2018, 2:53:43 PM
Neighbours of the Raby Hunt, only two Michelin-star eatery in England’s north-east, claim traffic traps them in their homes ✔ Photograph: Kevin Gibson Photography Meanwhile, Barbara Braithwaite, chair of the Summerhouse village hall committee, said the owners and staff treated the village with contempt ✔ Planning officers have recommended the proposal for approval by councillors later this week, stating it would cause a negligible increase in customers visiting the premises, and that the impact on residents and road issues was not sufficient to warrant a refusal



Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will ‘reveal baby news this year’ claims Sally Morgan

9/19/2018, 12:08:33 PM
MEGHAN MARKLE and Prince Harry will announce they are expecting a baby by the end of the year, TV psychic Sally Morgan claimed yesterday. ✔ It will also be nice to be anchored to something grounded and in the same place ✔ I believe there was a meeting of sorts with her father - whether that be on the phone or Skype ✔ Sally went on to claim there has been a healing as a result ✔ She went on: I’m not saying ‘death’, but I think there will be someone stepping aside



The medicinal cannabis panel is already failing children like my daughter | Tannine Clarry

9/19/2018, 2:06:37 PM
CBD oil is being treated as the option of last resort. This is simply no good, says Tannine Clarry, a full-time mother from Suffolk ✔ Before I took the decision to try treating my daughter Indie with medicinal cannabis she was on a trial of a traditional pharmaceutical drug ✔ It was the eighth different drug that we had tried, none of which had reduced her seizures ✔ Local medical teams and their governing trusts seem reluctant in the extreme to even apply to the panel



Avengers 4 theory: Doctor Strange will save the universe with these TWO Infinity Stones

9/19/2018, 1:41:20 PM
AVENGERS 4 will see Doctor Strange use the Reality Stone and Time Stone to save universe, according to a new theory. ✔ This theory is somewhat akin to the plot from Arnold Schwarzenegger's movie Last Action Hero ✔ As Einstein once stated when he said - ‘Imagination is more powerful than knowledge’ ✔ To understand where this power came from and NOT to get religious ✔ Avengers 4 is released in UK cinemas on April 26, 2019



Opinion | The Way We Categorize Hurricanes Puts People In Danger

9/19/2018, 1:57:14 PM
The scale we use to measure hurricanes like Florence does not adequately communicate risk to the public. So why are we still using it? ✔ Bloomberg / Getty ImagesDozens of people in Wilmington, North Carolina, wait in line for ice on Sept ✔ Emergency managers and meteorologists went into overdrive trying to explain why the lower category did not mean that the storm was anything less to fear



Everything we know about Saga's new cruise ship Spirit of Discovery so far

9/19/2018, 12:45:46 PM
We take a sneak peek inside Saga's newest cruise ship Spirit of Discovery as well as everything we know about the new ship so far... ✔ It will offer a more laidback atmosphere, with a drinks menu including wines, craft beers and cocktails, not to mention that thanks to its large televisions it'll be the perfect spot for watching live sporting events ✔ We’ve taken inspiration from some of the best of British interiors and now we are rising to the challenge to deliver a luxury, cruise ship that will be built around our customers' tastes



Is this the most beautiful show of the year?

9/19/2018, 3:12:24 PM
Ruth Asawa, interned during World War II, is finally being recognized for her sculptures. ✔ By Sebastian Smee Sebastian Smee Art critic Email Bio Follow September 18 at 6:53 PM ST ✔ Encouraged by someone she met in Mexico, she attended Black Mountain in the late 1940s in the company of Merce Cunningham, John Cage, Robert Rauschenberg and Buckminster Fuller



Universal Life Insurance, a 1980s Sensation, Has Backfired

9/19/2018, 3:01:02 PM
A long decline in interest rates caused premiums to soar when they were supposed to stay level, trapping retirees and forcing many to drop coverage. ‘These life policies were quicksand,’ says one 85-year-old customer. ✔ Insurers stress that materials given to customers say only a minimum interest rate is guaranteed; higher rates used in sales pitches are hypothetical ✔ It responded that we understand your frustrations but that the company appeared to be in compliance with policy provisions ✔ My children are all so supportive, but I don’t want them to pay for mine



27 Organization Products That’ll Bring A Tear To Any Neat Freak’s Eye

9/19/2018, 3:14:38 PM
Take your neatness to another level. ✔ A day-of-the-week pill organizer so you never forget to take your medication on time ✔ Check out all of BuzzFeed’s gift guides! The best things at three price points The best things at three price points More BuzzFeed Reviews More BuzzFeed Reviews



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