AP today made my day with a great travel news. Hartsdale Pet Cemetery made its way to travel history and entered Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2009. There the sight shares fame with architectural and historical landmarks such as the Taj Mahal and the Great Pyramids.

A spokeswoman for the travel guide publisher says the book tries to include “a variety of travel experiences.” Indeed, finally something exciting and off the beaten path.

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Okay, I should admit that this posting is one of those you need but definitely it is not curious or funny. However I believe that knowing the visa regulations might come handy in some cases. Imagine that you’re American and you travel to let’s say Slovakia. There you meet amazing someone, such fabulous boy/girl that you decide to invite him/her home. In cases like this and the strict American immigration policies it is always good to check the visa requirements. Otherwise your amazing someone can land and stay in this no-man’s land at the airports without being allowed to enter the country.

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1. I’m not sure if this is true. Or not true at all.
2. This could be amazing new advertizing technique for
a) IKEA
b) Mark Malkoff (filmmaker)
c) both
3. Here is the story:
Mark’s New york apartment was fumigated and he had no place to live in for a week or so. He decided that he won’t pay for a hotel so, he went to IKEA store in New Jersey and said: “Hello, let me live here for some time” and the manager said: “No problem, it’d be fun”, so that’s how Mark moved in and now he shares the store with other visitors. Employees are taking this with understanding and patience and Mark enjoys their hospitality (and shares their toilet&bathroom and on his turn shares his pizza). Everything seems so easy and fun.

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New York, the-city-that-never-sleeps, the-big-apple and the-largest-colorful-chaos-on-the-planet, recently launched new campaign to promote its travel and tourist services. This is Entertainment, This is Fashion, This is Food, This is Shopping, and This is Just Another Day are some of the This-is that NYC offers. Then you have Just Ask The Locals where celebrities and residents of New York will answer your questions. Watch out for Robert De Niro and Julianne Moore.

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Pizza made long way and highlighted the gourmet history. It was born in the poor neighborhoods of Naples and passed the ocean to settle in everyone’s heart and stomach. Though considered purely Italian, the truth is that the modern pizza industry was born in the United States. Today we have Domino’s and take and bake pizzerias and here is a short selection of the finest pizza places in America.

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