Caroline Allison

What the heck is a slow loris, you ask?  After you see this video a few times, I think you might even want one.  Who needs a cat, when you can have something this cute?
You can find these little creatures in jungles of Indonesia.  Sadly, these cute little guys are on the endangered species list.  [...]

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Did you know that roughly 20% of travelers have been inspired to travel to a destination after seeing it in a film?  That’s right.  Film locations inspire vacation destinations for nearly 20% of travelers.
Viscape’s Top 10 movies list for 2010 unveils this year’s top “location vacation” destinations.  In a prior blog post Top 10 movies [...]

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With the movie awards season well underway, roughly 20% of travelers have been inspired to travel to a destination after seeing it in a film, according to research released today by travelsupermarket.com.
-Film locations inspire vacation destinations for nearly 20% of travelers
-30% of under 20s likely to visit a place after seeing it on film
-This year’s [...]

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Think Caribbean.   And what comes to mind?  Turquoise waters.  White sandy beaches.  Salty air.  Soft sand that melts at your feet.  Cool ocean breeze.  And coral reefs full of rainbow fishes waiting to be explored.
Its hard to go to the Caribbean and not find a lot of great beaches.  So, as you can imagine, [...]

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The “king of Las Vegas” Wayne Newton may not not be the king of his own castle soon.
According to the Las Vegas Sun, motorsports mogul Bruton Smith is suing Newton and his wife, claiming that they have failed to make payments on on a $3.35 million loan.
The Newtons asked Smith for a personal guarantee to [...]

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Were you wanting to go to the Winter Olympics but couldn’t find affordable accommodations in Vancouver?  If you weren’t able to go, Viscape’s got you covered.  By the time the Olympics are over, 3.5 billion people will have tuned into various parts of the Vancouver Olympics either by television or mobile device.
With ratings up 22% [...]

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Seeing is believing.  And that’s why when we saw this video about a cat warding off a bear from a pet friendly vacation rental, we couldn’t help but reflect on how your pets can be an asset on your vacation.  Check out this video about a cat fiercely go after a bear.  The bear is [...]

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The Sundance Film Festival is abuzz with “The Runaways,” starring new breakout star Kristen Stewart, who plays a young Joan Jett, when she started her rock band at age 16, named you guessed it – The Runaways.  The high octane coming of age drama portrays real life punk Joan Jett who runs away from home [...]

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Its Day 2 of the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.  If for some reason, you weren’t able to land a deal on a Park City vacation rental and couldn’t make the event, we’ve got you covered.
The big news coming out of the event is that Google launched an online rental service for 2010 Sundance movies.  Google’s [...]

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The Nights of Rodanthe is a huge deal simply because it brought the silver screen and worldwide exposure to the Outer Banks of North Carolina.  And its the first big screen movie to be filmed in the Outer Banks since the sci fi thriller Brainstorm in 1983, starring Chris Walken and Natalie Wood.  The Outer [...]

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