Newsletter #36

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Dear Travellers,

If your summer travels have been at all stressful you can take comfort that passengers on board a cancelled U.S. Airway's flight from the Dominican Republic to Philadelphia had it worse. If the beaches you've been too have been more packed than peaceful then check out what the Outer Hebrides offers.

We've got more top travel stories, this week's hottest travel shot, news from our blog and the destination of the week below.

Happy travels,

The iloho team

This week's top 5 stories

A grandmother was arrested after refusing to delete a video she took on a JetBlue flight showing a tiff between two passengers. This post shared by BusinessClassFreak, says the airline threatened to backlist her and accused her of interfering with a flight crew.

StarTraveler shares news that U.S. Airways threw 274 stranded passengers out of Punta Cana airport and refused to pay for hotels after a flight to Philadelphia was cancelled. Armed guards ordered the passengers to leave the airport during Tropical Storm Fay.

Visitors to London are no doubt as anxious to see the inside of a proper pub as they are Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament. So why not combine a pint with a spot of culture and check out London's top 10 heritage pubs. Thanks to Malabar for sharing.

If you want white sand beaches and unspoiled countryside, and if you want it all to yourself then check out Harriet's post about a beach holiday in the Outer Hebrides. She says "I can't believe it's really Britain", and looking at the photos neither can we…

Fed up of bulky guidebooks? Check out this post about a GPS tour of Barcelona. The new GPS system claims to show you the best of the city without a guidebook in sight.

Hot shots

"A New Day Begins" by tam4683 is this week's hottest shot. Taken in Halong Bay, Vietnam, tam4683 says: "This densely
concentrated zone of stone islands, world famous for its spectacular scenery of grottoes and caves, forms the central
zone of Halong Bay, which has been named a UNESCO World Heritage Site."

On the blog

This week on the iloho blog we've been talking about China and photography. Check out our posts on China Made Easy - tips and tools to help travellers a successful trip to the middle kingdom – and A DIY Tour of Beijing's New Architectural Stars. We've got a new "Shot of the Day" slot and feature Hong Kong and Bangkok this week. If you've got a shot that you'd like to submit please add it here or here.

Spreading the word

If you've got your own travel blog or website you can download our iloho bookmarking button to make sharing and promoting your writing even easier.

Click here for simple instructions about how to download our bookmarking tool and start sharing your articles.

Destination of the week

Barcelona, Spain: Neither the Romans nor the Moors could get enough of Barcelona and it's easy to see why, she is one sexy senorita. Blue seas, quirky architecture, tongue-tastic tapas and some seriously hot nightlife; Barcelona is a must for any visitor to Spain and Europe.

Culture vultures will get heady on Barcelona's architectural treats, football fans can check out the action at Camp Nou, photographers can get snap happy at Barcelona's UNESCO sites and the more intrepid amongst you can bike, ride, kayak and sail. For more itinerary ideas click here.