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Wandering Between Sacred Foxes and Abraham
It is day two of my seven-day walk-and-talk with a group of seven friends. Our purpose: to test new sections of the Abraham Path between Urfa and Harran in southeastern Turkey and then climb up into...
View ArticleBobcat Breaks Into Nelson Home, Gets Tangled (PHOTO)
Imagine this: you come home to hear some rustling in the basement. You take your dog downstairs with you to see what's going on. Once down there, you think you see a house cat. But it isn't long before...
View ArticleBullet Train Service Between Spain And France Opens
MADRID (AP) — A high-speed rail service linking Spain and France has been inaugurated that will cut the journey time between Barcelona and Paris by half. Up until now the train journey between these...
View ArticleSouthwest Adds Baltimore Flights To Portland And Oakland
LINTHICUM, Md. (AP) — Southwest Airlines is adding two new nonstop flights to Portland, Ore., and Oakland, Calif., from Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport. The seasonal...
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New Orleans' OTHER Cemeteries, Part 1
In New Orleans we live with the dead every day. That's an odd thing to say. But the spirit of death is ever present: in the devastation of Katrina; in the evidence of Voodoo practices seen here and...
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The Ridiculous Hotel Package That Comes With a Diamond Ring
From CNTraveler.com We're always intrigued by over-the-top luxury -- $1,954 hotel dinners, $500 spiked milkshakes -- but this latest offering by The New York Palace Hotel takes it to a whole other...
View ArticleTraveling Over the Holidays? Don't Miss These Tips for Smooth Sledding!
Christmas and air travel. They go together like peppermint bark and stretch pants. Many of us can't enjoy the former without having to resort to the latter. But unlike stretch pants, air travel can be...
View ArticleFirefighters Accidentally Spray Fire With Jet Fuel Instead Of Water
Good thing it was only for practice! A late-October training exercise in North Bend, Wash., went seriously awry after firefighters there mistakenly sprayed jet fuel on a fire instead of water. Video of...
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Our Italian Adventure/In Italo Veritas
2013 marks the "Anno della Cultura Italiana", a year-long celebration of Italian culture in the U.S. While numerous festivities have been held in the States to fete the occasion, my family and I...
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My Best Last-Minute Holidays
Has your Christmas Day (or Druid solstice, Kwanza, Hanukah, whatever) been torpedoed? Mine has. The happy, if chaotic, family gathering I proposed months ago is history, ruined by the lure of the open...
View Article11 Places the Kids Will Never Forget
With winter break on our radar (and spring break looming ahead), Cheapflights.com rounded up 11 places to take the kids that will blow their minds. And, no, sugar isn't featured -- too much.
View ArticleWhy Guests Shouldn't Stress About Destination Wedding Gifts
The rules of wedding etiquette are constantly changing, making it difficult for modern brides, grooms and guests to find up-to-date and correct information. But here at HuffPost Weddings, we're all...
View ArticleAdler Planetarium's 'Winter Sky Live' Show Explores Season's Unique Wonders
On any given night here in Chicago, light pollution makes it difficult for us to get much of a look at the stars above, but (thankfully) we're also home to one of the world's top places to get a...
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Endless Summer: 4 American Beaches That Are Warm NOW
Photo Courtesy of Dreamstime. Article by Mark Sullivan, contributor to Budget Travel. You don't need to splurge on a trip to the Caribbean to spend time on the beach this winter. These four U.S....
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The Hobbit's Ultimate Guide to New Zealand
Two hundred sixty-six days, 500 people, 115 truck drivers, 263 beards, and more than 140,000 cups of coffee. These are a few of the astounding statistics behind the logistics of filming the latest in...
View ArticleVancouver, Most Expensive City For Expats In Canada: Report
Vancouver, a place that is known for having the ritziest condo and being the priciest city to live in North America, can add a new feather to its hat: Canada's most expensive location for expatriates....
View ArticleDelta Puts The Kibosh On In-Flight Phone Calls
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Delta Air Lines says it won't allow passengers to make voice calls from its planes. CEO Richard Anderson says the airline's frequent fliers believe that voice calls in the cabin...
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2013 Street Art Images of the Year From BSA
Here's our 2013 wrap-up featuring favorite images of the year by Brooklyn Street Art's Jaime Rojo. When it came to choosing the 112 images for the video that capture the spirit of the street art scene...
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California Restaurant Month Steps Up to the Plate
Last week, on an unseasonably mild December day, I headed to Dish Cooking Studio in Toronto for some stellar southern California cuisine. SoCal chef and restaurateur Suzanne Goin was in town to launch...
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Find. Eat. Drink.'s Chefs and Bartenders Weekend Guide to West L.A.
Spend a weekend discovering the west side of Los Angeles. There is plenty to keep you busy in the Santa Monica and Venice neighborhoods. Take the Find. Eat. Drink. app with you for lists of...
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