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EcoReport is written and edited by Evelyn Kanter, a professional journalist with a lifetime of experience a magazine and newspaper writer and photographer, radio and television news producer and reporter, and guidebook author and editor -- all focusing on travel, automotive, lifestyle, the environment, and your rights as a consumer.

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Eco-Friendly Green Football Stadiums Help Environment

Top ten eco-friendly green football stadiums include site of Super Bowl LXV

The real winner of Super Bowl XLV was the environment, because Cowboys Stadium is one of the most environmentally friendly stadiums in the USA.  It’s in the top five of a list of ten compiled by SunRun, which provides and installs [...]

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John Lennon and Beatles History are Alive in Liverpool

Beatles history is year-round in their hometown Liverpool

There were worldwide tributes to John Lennon marking the 30th anniversary of his murder.  In Liverpool,  where The Beatles grew up and wrote about in the songs that changed the sound of music forever, Beatles history is a year-round affair.

Liverpool is a great place [...]

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Munich Oktoberfest Celebrates 200th Anniversary in 2010

Munich Oktoberfest celebrates 200 years in 2010

Germany is justifiably famous for its great beer and wine festivals, which start in late summer or early fall and focus on regional wines, beers, and culinary specialties.  The most famous is the Munich Oktoberfest, the world’s oldest and largest beer festival , which celebrates its 200th anniversary in 2010.  Festival dates this year are September 18 to October 4.

The Munich Oktoberfest turns the city into party central.  Dozens of huge tents serve food, beer and entertainment to thousands of people each night, and a sprawling midway lures visitors to Ferris wheels and other rides.  Each of Bavaria’s beer breweries has its own tent and serves only its own beer, and of the beer tents serve tons of wurst, roast pig and chicken nightly, and every tent features an oompah band.

World's largest Oktoberfest beer festivals are in Munich and Stuttgart

Every few minutes, the band plays a rendition of the “Prosit” drinking song, and everybody stops chatting or eating or drinking to stand up and sing while waving their beer mugs in unison.  It’s tough to resist.

I’ll admit — I’ve been there, and I’ve done that.  And, I never ceased to be amazed at the strength of the waiters and waitresses who thread their way through the crowds while  juggling up to eight one-liter mugs without spilling a drop.  You’ll have the most fun if you pick one tent and stay there for the evening, rather than tent-hopping.

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Follow the Footsteps of Robin Hood in Nottingham, Sherwood Forest

RobinHood_RussellCroweRobin Hood, the new Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Ridley Scott action film, is sure to be a blockbuster, and also sure to increase interest to visit Britain.

You can follow the footstps of Nottingham’s famous outlaw on a special website from Visit Britain, the country’s official tourism agency, where you’ll find itineraries, behind-the-scenes movie location information,  travel ideas and discount tickets for the London Eye and London Eye River Cruise.

  • Contest for a free trip to Nottingham – You could also win a trip to England in this contest sponsored by Visit Britain,  American Airlines and Holiday Inn.  The prize includes round-trip air-fare, four nights hotel,  on American Airlines, four-nights for two at a Holiday Inn, a Medieval banquet with the real Sheriff of Nottingham, an archery lesson, and  a visit to Sherwood Forest and to Nottingham Castle.

See the movie trailer and more discount deals and suggestions on the next page…….

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Free iPhone Apps for Travel

The best things in life are free, the saying goes.  And free is also a great way to get around in some of your favorite travel destinations, via free iPhone apps.

The first Monaco-specific mobile guide immerses savvy travelers in the local culture, cuisine and contacts to the famous principality on the Mediterranean. This [...]

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Paris is on Sale Jan. 6 to Feb. 9, 2010

EiffelTower_LondonGuardianParis is wonderful any time of year, but it doesn’t get much cheaper than during Les Soldes, which translates as The Sales.  Each  January and July, retailers liquidate the previous season’s collections offering reductions of up to 70% off what prices were just before the sales.

All of Paris celebrates the city-wide after-holiday sales.  From January 6-9, 2010, there are street parties with live music, dancing, wine tastings, and gastronomic events. Many shops stay open late, even on Sunday, and there are multi-lingual shopping ”concierges” on hand to show you around the neighborhoods and guide you to specialty shops.

There a special website to help you locate the best sales and travel packages to get to the sales.

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