5 Easy Ways to Stay Healthy When You Travel
Intelligent travel is a learned skill. Veteran jetsetters collect countless tips and tricks that can help make any trip easier. They know the best times to book flights, how to get the best deals on...
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Cirque du Soleil Finds a New Home in the Mayan Riviera
Cirque du Soleil is certainly not new, but their artistry for reinvention is nearly as remarkable as the magic they create on stage. While Las Vegas is seen by some as "exotic" the excitement for the...
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Women on the Map: Who Was Virginia? Charlotte? Louise? Beverly?
Flying to Mexico for some fun in the sun at Playa del Carmen? Or maybe to Charlotte Amalie down on St. Thomas? Or to Lake Louise up in Canada? Or to Victoria Falls over in Africa? Or to Beverly Hills...
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The Most Chaotic Driving in the World
After people hear I've been traveling for over seven years now, I always get asked to rate countries. What was your favorite? What was your least favorite? Who has the best food? Who had the hottest...
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10 Species of Skiers You Encounter on Every Ski Trip
Stop me if you've heard this one. You walk into the lodge/bar/lift line at a ski resort and you look around, shaking your head in disbelief. "I've been here before," you think. But you haven't. You've...
View ArticleNorth Korea Detains American For Illegal Acts
SEOUL, June 6 (Reuters) - North Korea said on Friday it was investigating an American who had entered the country as a tourist on April 29 for violating the country's laws. The U.S. citizen had...
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11 Famous American Sites Before They Were Famous
Ever wonder what your favorite American landmark looked like before you came along? Thanks to good ole Getty Images we've found a treasure trove of vintage pics of some of America's most famous...
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How Not To Get Sick On A Plane
Most of us already think of planes as hotbeds for nasty germs. But if you need a study for confirmation, just consider this report from researchers at Auburn University, who found that MRSA infection...
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18 Reasons To Celebrate Sweden On Sweden Day
June 6 is Sweden Day! Hip, hip hooray! Swedes will be celebrating their national day with balloon launches, flag-raisings and a ceremony with the royal couple. We won't be there for the festivities,...
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Ancient Folks in Sicily
Sicily continues to amaze me. The history here is so multi-layered and so ancient that I, from Boston with its proud and (very) young history, am overwhelmed and find it incomprehensible on many levels...
View ArticleTwo Unexpected Hotels in Sweden: Hotel Skeppsholmen in Stockholm and the...
When looking for places to stay in Sweden last month, we hit upon two fairly new, slightly quirky hotels that both proved to be excellent choices. Sweden's coast is a place of islands -- thousands of...
View ArticleAirline Reunites Dad With His Sick Son For An Emotional Father's Day Surprise
The airline that facilitated a jaw-dropping Christmas miracle last year is back at it. This time, they've set up the perfect Father's Day gift. WestJet teamed up with Ronald McDonald House Charities...
View ArticleTop 10 Romantic Things to Do in Florence, Italy
Our quest for the most romantic cities in Europe continues with a visit to Florence. (Did you miss our take on Valencia?) My husband Warren and I are traveling to 10 cities by train to celebrate the...
View ArticleThe Best National Parks in America: Ranked!
Which government system protects some of our most prized land, offers affordable recreation and is great for the economy? You guessed it -- it's the National Park System. Some have called it, "the best...
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8 Things You Don't Know About LGBT Pride
June is Pride Month, a time to celebrate the LGBT brothers and sisters by heading to one of those colorful and wild parades, right? Right -- but there's more to LGBT Pride Month (first declared...
View ArticleThe Beatles and Liverpool: A Never-Ending Connection
A little over a month ago I had the opportunity to complete my lifelong dream of visiting Liverpool, the birthplace of The Beatles and where the seeds of the British rock invasion of the 1960s were...
View ArticleA 'Wilde' Vacation -- Gay History for Gay Travelers
Gay tourism may be a specialised field within the wider tourism industry, but it's nothing if not lucrative. According to a leading LGBT tourism trade organization, the annual expenditure on LGBT...
View ArticleA Case for Bratislava
A world apart from Paris, my home for the past year, Bratislava is a fraction of the size and has a fraction of the reputation, yet it has won me over entirely. As I write from the bus to Budapest, the...
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The Sorded Smell of Salesmanship
What's wrong with this picture? I was recently in India, visiting family, and went into a drug store to pick up some toiletries that I probably didn't need (they are much cheaper in Mumbai than in...
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Intense, Exciting Florence
Our Best of Europe in 21 Days tour hits all the biggies: and one of those is certainly Florence. With just under two days each in Venice, Florence, Rome, and Paris, ever hour needs to be carefully...
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