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U.S. Customs Destroys Musician's Handmade Instruments
A professional musician flying home to Massachusetts over the holidays says he had 13 of his instruments destroyed by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials because the instruments were deemed to...
View ArticleThe Top 10 Travel Quirks of 2013
Last year I traveled an average of twice a month, mostly with groups of strangers: other writers and PR reps who I'd be meeting for the first time in an airport lounge or at a Caribbean resort cocktail...
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Romeo Romances the Traveler With Music
If I had I my way, I never would have met Romeo Farrington and that would have certainly been my loss. His daughter Esprit was the one who picked me up from the airport in Nassau, drove me to dinner...
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Organizing a Trip Around the World
This is the beginning of the adventure of my life. 85 days on the road, 4 continents, 14 countries, 17 cities, 9 different languages, hundreds of stories, thousands of pictures and many, many...
View ArticleA Beginner's Guide To Sochi, The So-Called 'Russian Riviera'
SOCHI, Russia (AP) — For visitors to the Winter Olympics, Sochi may feel like a landscape from a dream — familiar and strange at once. Palm trees evoke a tropical seaside resort, but the Black Sea...
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Pilot Says Jet Had 'Near Miss' With Rugby Ball-Shaped UFO
An airline pilot claims his aircraft experienced a near-miss with a rugby ball-shaped UFO near London's Heathrow Airport. While the incident took place last July, the details are only now coming to...
View ArticleThe 5 Coolest Places to Go in 2014 (PHOTOS)
A new year is upon us, and you know what that means -- time to plan your 2014 vacation, of course! And you, being the trendsetter that you are, are planning to go to somewhere on the cutting edge....
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'Heaven USA Map' Is A Divine Tour Of America's Angelic Places
Designer Jonathan Hull exposed America's dark side a few months ago with a devilish map of the nation's most hellishly named places, but now he's come over to the light with his new "Heaven USA Map"...
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What Not to Do When a Snowstorm Threatens to Cancel Your Flight
By Billie Cohen, CNTraveler.com Boston's Logan Airport, shown here during a 2010 snowstorm (Photo: Boston Globe via Getty). Everyone is freaking out about the northeast's supposed snowpocalypse. And...
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At the Helm of an Emirates A380
On my first stab at flying an A380 I flubbed the landing hard, coming in fast, nose down, into Dubai International Airport. There were no flames, screams or debris though, even after I careened into...
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Two Days in Anegada, British Virgin Islands
"Let's go somewhere warm. This weather is killing me." It all started with my dramatic plea for a vacation. My husband and I have been to many warm destinations when the New York temps start to...
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Organizing My 2014 Travel Dreams into the Best Possible Itinerary
With the holidays behind us, now I set my sights on my 2014 travel dreams. Year after year, my major fault is trying to pack too much into my itinerary. This year, I'm determined to let a little...
View ArticlePandamonium Set To Grip D.C. As Bao Bao Prepares For Her Debut
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bao Bao, the giant panda cub at the Smithsonian's National Zoo, is getting used to seeing fans outside her panda house enclosure as she prepares for her public debut this month. Bao...
View ArticleGoPro Attached To Underwater Crab Trap Sees More Visitors Than Just Crabs...
If you can't go scuba diving today, this underwater video is a pretty decent alternative. One clever man attached a GoPro to his crab trap and proceeded to film a "Day In The Life Of A Crab Trap" off...
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5 Easy Tips for American Parents Traveling to Italy with Kids
My son Zack skiing in the Alps, even during the holidays, ski areas in Italy were amazingly uncrowded. Scenery was really beautiful. If you are planning a trip to Italy or Europe with the kids, it is...
View ArticleCarmen Lechin, Ex-Miss Venezuela, Facing Trial Over Plane Incident
HOUSTON (AP) — A former Miss Venezuela is set for a federal court trial later this month in Houston after she was accused of causing a disturbance on an airline flight. Carmen Lechin faces a...
View ArticleLindsey Graham's Plane Makes Emergency Landing
South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham (R) tweeted Monday that a plane he was taking to Washington, D.C. had to make an emergency landing. Graham was flying from Greenville, S.C. to Washington when the...
View ArticleLearning from a Year of Living On a Bicycle
2014 is here. How crazy is that? A simple minute, 11.59 to 00.00, but with it a switch from one year to the next. Even though in reality it's just a brief moment, the new year is a great marker -- a...
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The Ultimate (Affordable!) Tropical Vacation
Photo Courtesy of Whitney Tressel. Article by Whitney Tressel of Budget Travel. We can almost guarantee that if you haven't been to Costa Rica yet, one of your travel-crazy friends has. And they've...
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9 Luxury Homes That Are Far, Far From The Polar Vortex Right Now (PHOTOS)
In case you haven't heard, a good portion of the country is in the grips of a "polar vortex" that's bringing record-breaking low temperatures and wind chills to places unaccustomed to such extreme...
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