Category: Travel Bob

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Originally uploaded by Suffering the Benz

The view from my fifth floor room at the Copperleaf Boutique Hotel in Appleton, Wisconsin. Overall, nice hotel. OK gym (clean but too few machines). And Appleton was a nice surprise. Great cigar store (Appleton Souvenir and Cigar Co.) a short walk from the hotel and a watering hole called the Durty Leprechaun which, sadly, I didn’t test drive.

That’s the Fox Cities Performing Arts Center to the right, on College Avenue, where I found the cigar store and noticed the Durty Leprechaun.

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As I was paying my parking fee late last night at mighty McGhee Tyson airport, I noticed a sign warning that they’re raising rates effective July 1, 2008. Looks as if long term will jump from $8 to $10 a day. Short term is going up, too, but I didn’t catch the rate since I was more focused on the long term increase. Of course, their website makes no mention of the hike. Guess they’re too ashamed to make it public and try to explain themselves.

So gas prices are soaring. Airlines are nickle-diming travelers every chance they get and providing a truly miserable experience. And now the airport is going to charge you an extra $2 a day to park long term. Sorry, but that’s crap. Talk about kicking road warriors when they’re down …

Truck Crash in Fredericksburg

Originally uploaded by Howard Owens

Leave it to Howard to get the news angel in the Rooms with a View group. This is his shot of a truck crash in Fredericksburg as seen from his room at the Hilton Garden Inn.

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