L.A. Travel & Adventure Show Hot Travel in 2012

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The L.A. Travel & Adventure Show occurring this weekend at the Long Beach Convention Center, features star guests Andrew Zimmern, Samantha Brown, Pauline Frommer and Patricia Schultz. They unveil their favorite travel spots for 2012.

Andrew Zimmern, Travel Channel host of Bizarre Foods recommends the following for traveling foodies:

   Barcelona, Spain: “Barcelona offers a remarkable depth and breadth of eateries. The best in Spanish cuisine is well represented here.”
   Montreal, Quebec: “It’s a city with more culinary balls than any other on earth. Classic eats, street fare, indulgent, boozy, chef-driven, extreme cuisine.”
   Aleppo, Syria: “This former Spice Route capitol was the world’s greatest food city a thousand years ago and is still one today. Paved with ancient pathways, it’s perfect blend of Middle East and North Africa.”
   Venice, Italy: “It’s the perfect walking city, dark and brooding at night, hidden and mysterious, and the food is once again on par with the town itself.”
   Taipei, Taiwan: “I love Chinese cuisine, maybe above all else. The night market in Taipei offers what is perhaps the best street eats on the planet narrowly beating out Penang’s New Lane and Singapore’s hawker stalls.”

Andrew will be speaking 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM on Saturday and 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM on Sunday.
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Samantha Brown, the ever-popular host of the Travel Channel’s Passport Series, names the following travel destinations:

   Siem Reap, CambodiaBuenos Aires, Argentina
   Salt Lake City’s Ski Country, Utah
   Berlin, Germany
   And last but not least: Portsmouth, NH (There’s no place like Samantha’s hometown.)

   Samantha will be speaking 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM on Saturday and 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM on Sunday.
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       Pauline Frommer, author of Pauline Frommer Guidebooks, recipient of the Lowell Thomas Award for her magazine columns. Her Top 5 budget destinations are:
       Las Vegas: A plethora of oft-empty hotel rooms means accommodations go for as little as $50 on the Strip. Plus, tourists can find great discounts on shows and meals when crowds are thin in Sin City.
       Guatemala: To celebrate the “end of the world,” Guatemala is setting up a trail through the country that will introduce visitors to Mayan culture. And as always, cheap meals, transportation and housing are easy to come by.
       Poland: Unlike other EU countries, Poland’s currency exchange rate is in our favor: a whopping 3½ zloty to the dollar. Plus, it’s fascinating yet not touristy.
       China: It’s possible to get first class tours for as little as $899 including airfare (from San Francisco) for an 8 night tour to Beijing and Shanghai.
       India: It’s always been one of the cheaper countries to visit, but the rupee is currently at an all-time low, which is great for tourists. Not to mention, India’s vibrant culture makes for the trip of a lifetime.

   Pauline will be speaking 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM on Saturday.

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   Patricia Schultz, famous for Places to See Before You Die  (both global and North America editions) and hosted a show on the Travel Channel of the same name.

           Top 5 emphasizes experience over specific destination:

   Go on an African safari
   Rent an apartment for a week, or a villa for a month
   Explore your roots
   Go anywhere in Southeast Asia
   Visit Cuba, now that restrictions have been lifted
   Patricia will be speaking 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM on Saturday and 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM on Sunday.

L.A. Travel & Adventure Show is hosted at the Long Beach Convention Center on January 14 to 15 from 10 AM to 5 PM each day. $10 at the door, $7 if purchased online with code: LAPR.    

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Posted 01/12/2011 by Laura Raymond, President, Destination Cuisine

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