February 18, 2022

Spectrum News 1: Website helps people with disabilities find rentals

New-to-me, from Spectrum News 1: Website helps people with disabilities find rentals. “Lorraine Woodward was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at the age of 2. For the last 21 years, she’s lived in a house she helped create to be wheelchair-friendly. She says homes like hers are few and far between, especially among vacation rentals….She’s using designs from her home to model other vacation properties in Raleigh, Tennessee and Arkansas. She also created the website Becoming RentABLE for people with disabilities to find rentals that fit their needs.”

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March 6, 2021

Lifehacker: 11 Things to Stream If the Pandemic Stole Your European Vacation

Lifehacker: 11 Things to Stream If the Pandemic Stole Your European Vacation. “Whether you were planning to go to grad school in the UK or were finally going to take that long-planned trip to Greece, it’s likely the pandemic changed everything. Well, we’ve spent the last year living through our screens, so why stop now? While you can’t physically take that life-affirming trip, here are 11 transporting recent movies and TV series that will take the trip for you, giving you an approximation of that European vacation experience.”

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November 27, 2020

Washington Post: College students hit the road after an eerie pandemic semester. Will the virus go home with them?

Washington Post: College students hit the road after an eerie pandemic semester. Will the virus go home with them?. “They have endured the strangest fall term in memory, cooped up in dormitories and apartments, taking classes mostly online, seeing professors in person only occasionally, if at all, hanging out with just a few close friends and imagining how this lakeshore capital in a state swamped by the coronavirus might someday recover its boisterous college vibe when the pandemic subsides. Now thousands of University of Wisconsin students are making getaway plans, part of a mass pre-Thanksgiving exodus from campuses nationwide that could spread the dangerous pathogen in hometowns across the country if students and schools aren’t careful.”

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August 29, 2020

BBC: John Laing workers’ summer holiday photos added to archive

BBC: John Laing workers’ summer holiday photos added to archive. “Pictures of post-war workers heading off on their summer holidays have been added to an online archive. Historic England has spent almost two years digitising 10,000 pictures from the John Laing Photographic Collection for public viewing online. The latest and last to be added are 700 pictures taken by John Laing photographers for the construction firm’s in-house newsletter Team Spirit.”

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June 4, 2019

Baylor University: When It Comes to Vacation Memories, ‘Focus before Facebook’

Baylor University: When It Comes to Vacation Memories, ‘Focus before Facebook’. “In this digital age, what’s more important when you’re on vacation — the experience itself or the selfie that proves you were there? If you want to preserve the memories, it’s best to process the experience before you post the photo — a modern-day twist on the adage ‘think before you speak,’ says Charles Weaver, Ph.D., professor and chair of psychology and neuroscience in Baylor University’s College of Arts & Sciences.”

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July 19, 2018

Twin Cities Agenda: Jealous of vacation photos you see on social media? Look again, new study says

Twin Cities Agenda: Jealous of vacation photos you see on social media? Look again, new study says. “In an age where our self-worth is often quantified by the number of followers, likes, shares, etc. we get on our social media platforms, the need to represent ourselves in a certain way has never been stronger. We’re all celebrities now – at least according to our Instagram accounts. But, in the least-surprising revelation of 2018, these photos and posts don’t always tell the whole truth.”

Research & Opinion 0
July 12, 2016

Google Tweaks Its Travel/Vacation Searches

Google wants to make it easier for you to plan your vacation. “Now, when you search for specific types of hotels like ‘pet-friendly and under $175 a night,’ Google can surface results nearest you (or whatever location in your search query) that fits those requirements. You can also narrow results down by clicking various filters, like ‘budget’ or ‘luxury.’”

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April 14, 2016

Backchannel: Instagram is Ruining Vacation

Backchannel: Instagram Is Ruining Vacation. “The phenomenon of photography annoying tourists is far from new. My parents wielded disposal cameras and Polaroids with the best of them, occasionally begging for at least one decent photo of my brother and me at the state fair, in front of the Golden Gate bridge, or smiling half-heartedly next to a mascot. My grandparents and their peers surely sat through the tediousness of home movies, slideshow sessions or guided photo album tours from friends and neighbors who were all too eager to brag about their recent safari or trip to Niagara Falls. Today, I treasure those family photos, especially the ones of generations of awkward siblings. But it never felt like the chronicling was the purpose of the trip, rather it was an afterthought.”

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