Friday, June 5, 2009

Spin the wheel and save at Connecticut inn

The Whalers Inn in Mystic, Conn., has a unique promotion going on. Log on to the  website, and spin the wheel for discounts. Prizes range from a free night at the inn  to substantial discounts, prizes and gifts. You can also win a Downtown Mystic Savings Pass, offering up to 25 percent discounts with participating restaurants, area attractions and shops.

Visit www.whalersinnmystic.com.

How's that again?

A sign in front of a temple in Bali, Indonesia, lists people who are not allowed to enter, including "Dvotees Getting Impure Due to Death."

Send Dad high into the sky for Father's Day

The Old Rhinebeck Aerodrome in Rhinebeck, N.Y., wants you to treat your Dad to an air show on June 20 or 21, Father's Day weekend. Admission for dad is $15 (a $5 discount), and a $75 biplane ride/air-show combo ticket is also is available. The aerodrome sends people aloft in a 1929 New Standard open-cockpit biplane.

The website is www.oldrhinebeck.org or call 845-752-6481.

Thursday's trivia answer 

The Congo is not landlocked,while Niger,  Chad and Burkina Faso are. (But don't you love the name Burkina Faso. It means, roughly, "Land of the Honorable Men." )

Go on a shopping spree in Rhode Island

The Renaissance Providence Hotel is featuring an Ultimate Shopping Spree package that includes overnight accommodations, a $50 Nordstrom gift card, Nordstrom personal shopper assistance, a complimentary Nordstrom shoe shine and breakfast for two. Rates begin at $204.
For the package, click here or call 401-276-0023. Use promotional code SHO. 

London exhibit gets beneath it all

On June 12, London’s Fashion and Textile Museum will open its its newest exhibition, "Undercover: The Evolution of Underwear." The exhibit covers everything from Stars and their Bras (a look at celebrity branding) to the themes of female underwear such as boudoir and everyday glamour. Displays include a La Perla bra coated with Swarovski crystals and an original Merry Widow corset inspired by Lana Turner in the film of the same name.

For more about the exhibit, click here.  


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