Rio De Janeiro Gets Its First Nude Beach
Joy to the nudies! The Brazilian city of Rio de Janeiro got its first official nudist beach this week, in what one activist calls a "courageous decision" by lawmakers. The spot is Abrico Beach, about...
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How To See The 2014 Leonid Meteor Shower
Here's another chance to wish upon a shooting star: the 2014 Leonid Meteor Shower will peak overnight between Nov. 17 and 18, filling the sky with at least a sprinkling of meteors. And since the moon...
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Five Sun-Drenched Caribbean Islands to Visit This Winter
Martinique (Photo Credit: Flickr/Luc Viatour) With winter holidays well on the way, there's no time like the present to set sights on a sun and fun filled escape to the colorful Caribbean. Covered in...
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Grand Finale, Ultimate Indignity - Blackballed by Greyhound: Canadian Odyssey...
The Ottawa reunion of us six old Cuba hands, class of the mid 60s, goes swimmingly. Our combined ages reach back to just before the birth of Abraham's great grandfather. We reminisce, abundantly...
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The Jurassic Coast Is Quite Possibly The Most Beautiful Place In England......
By jove! We do declare we've just stumbled upon the most beautiful spot in all of England! The Jurassic Coast spans 95 miles of pristine waterfront on the country's southern coast. Among the rolling...
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I Went to South Africa to See Lions and All Anyone Asked Me About Was Ebola
I flew to South Africa last week for my first adventure on the continent. It was a great trip -- I saw lions, learned about the horrors of apartheid and ate strange, delicious food -- but the one...
View ArticleHiking And Riding The Quilotoa Loop
"Man travels the world in search of what he needs and returns home to find it" (George Moore, English Analytic Philosopher) Carrying the bare essentials for 3 days of hiking and riding the Quilotoa...
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Stop the Thanksgiving Insanity
I'm amazed that millions of people still travel for hundreds of miles in brutal traffic or go to crowded airports to go someplace they don't want to go to. They do this in order to eat food they don't...
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The Crosby SoHo New York: Best Hotels in the World
By Nancy and James Chuda founders of LuxEcoLiving and co-founders of Healthy Child Healthy World I miss my dog! Not enough to fly him cross country in the belly of an airplane. But just enough to...
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Traveling Without Car Seats, A Reality Check
We've all done it. Gone on exotic vacation with kids to a developing country carting infant formula, water sterilizers for kids, hand sanitizer -- everything to ensure our children's safety...except...
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5 Best Grand Cayman Beaches
Grand Cayman is a British Territory south of Cuba in the Caribbean Sea. The Island is part of three landmasses that also include Little Cayman and Cayman Brac. Grand Cayman is about 76 square miles and...
View ArticleThe Most Beautiful Remote Destinations Worth The Trek
It's a small world and it seems to be shrinking all the time. We're now well into 2014 and there isn't much left on earth that hasn't been poked, prodded and probed by the human race. Aside from the...
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Nine Hotel Rooms That Encourage Naughtiness
Some hotels (our favorites) go all out to provide a sexy space for travelers looking to up the romance level, whether they're celebrating a honeymoon, anniversary, or hey -- simply a kids-free...
View ArticleInvestigators Exclusive: Incursion Runway Radar Malfunctioning At Newark...
NEWARK (WABC) -- An Eyewitness News exclusive investigation looked at safety at one of the nation's busiest airports. A radar system at Newark Liberty International Airport is suppose to prevent...
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The Bag That Lets You Take Your Whole Closet With You
Carry-on bag designers are on a serious roll. First, there was the genius bag that hooked directly onto your suitcase. And now we've come across a carry-on bag with so much functionality it's kind of...
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The 10 Best All-Inclusive Resorts In The World
There's nothing we love more than an all-inclusive resort. The boundless beverages, the boundless beaches, the boundless beauty... and the boundless food (because let's be honest, that's the whole...
View ArticleHow Air Travel Has Changed In 50 Years
The Federal Aviation Administration announced a few months ago that air travelers would be able to operate most of their electronic toys throughout a flight, including takeoff and landing. I have a...
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How A Bike Opened Up The World For One Middle-Aged Couple
Last summer, at the age of 57, Cathy Rogers and her 59-year-old husband, Paul, rode their bikes 3,300 miles from Washington State to Washington, D.C. as part of the Big Ride Across America. The ride...
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Matteo Pericoli Gorgeously Illustrates Writers' Views And Workspaces
Matteo Pericoli is an architect and illustrator. He began sketching window views after moving out of an apartment he'd lived in for nearly a decade, and realizing that he'd never gaze out at the same...
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How Looking At 'Contemplative' Architecture Could Be A Form Of Meditation
A new study out of the Catholic University of America (CUA) suggests that architecture has a measurable effect on the mental states of onlookers. Yes, architects have long been attempting to point out...
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