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Why Bavaria Rivals Texas in State Pride
When I lived in Texas for college, I was struck by the strong sense of state pride -- many residents pitied anyone who wasn't born in what they considered the nation's greatest state, and I even knew...
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Trunkster's No-Zipper Suitcase Has A Surprise Feature You Have To See
Looking for a sleeker, more efficient suitcase? Check out Trunkster. The company, which makes zipper-free luggage with "intelligent features," launched a Kickstarter campaign on Tuesday and far...
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We're Dreaming Of These Beach Huts At The Four Seasons Nevis
If you're anything like us, you're already over this winter we're having... even though it's still technically fall. Never fear, the Four Seasons Nevis is here to make all your beach-y dreams come...
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What Street Style Looks Like Around The World
Thanks to Fashion Week and photographers like Scott Schuman, Tommy Ton and Tamu McPherson, street style has become a phenomenon. But we often find inspiration in the women and men who aren't trying to...
View ArticleGiraffe Smuggler Wanted By International Police
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Have you seen a man who loaded live giraffes into a Tanzanian military plane for delivery to Qatar? If so Interpol would like to speak with you. The international police agency...
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A Poetic Exploration Of The Hunting Tradition In America's North
Photographer Clare Benson comes from a long line of hunters. Growing up in northern Michigan, she remembers her father, now 82 years old, winning archery championships and reminiscing about his time as...
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6 Great Ways to Blow Your Family Vacation Budget on the Sunshine Coast
Depending where you live in the world, there's a good chance you might blow your family vacation budget just getting to the Sunshine Coast. It's worth it. This geographical paradise is one of the most...
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Confessions of a Serial Songwriter: Slumdog Millionaires
When you've be writing songs as long as I have sometimes it's nice to have a change of scenery... Get out from inside the same studio or the familiar surroundings of Santa Monica and Sherman Oaks....
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Istanbul's Newest Hotel Is a Stunner
WHAT: The Raffles Hotel group is spreading its wings from its Singapore base. Istanbul makes its 10th property (number 11 is coming to Jakarta soon). Just opened in September, there are 181 rooms and...
View ArticleChocolate Lover's Guide to Paris
In the last five years, Paris has witnessed an explosion on the chocolate scene to rival any city on the planet. While boutiques are proliferating all over the city, Paris's chocolate epicenter,...
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Ski Bums Pick: North America's 10 Most Livable Ski Towns Year-Round
Is this you? You have moments when you study the calendar in front of your office desk and question what you did with all those days gone by. Your body feels sluggish and you think your back might be...
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7 Essential Thanksgiving-Travel Reads
By Gretchen Kalwinski for the Orbitz Travel Blog Rule no. 1 of in-flight entertainment: Don't rely on the in-flight movie. While you're traveling for the holidays -- whether it's to a tropical beach or...
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Homeless Group Books 100 Rooms At Radisson, Manager Says They're 'Not A Shelter'
A New York City hotel was excited when the city booked 100 rooms during a notoriously slow season. But when the establishment learned that the guests were homeless people they were less than pleased....
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This Victorian-Era Clothing Exhibit Is to Die for... Literally
Not all that long ago, pretty much everything could kill us. It wasn’t uncommon for loads of high society Victorian peeps to drop like flies, courtesy of the weirdest way to kick the bucket ever…...
View ArticleScuba Diving Between Continents in Iceland [VIDEO]
The Silfra Diver: Diving Between Continents from Humanity on Vimeo. --- Just outside of Reykjavik, in an oft-visited site for tourists, The Golden Circle is one of Iceland's iconic and must-see day...
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Thanksgiving Travel Turns Into Tragedy
If our everyday lives are hectic, then the holidays are doubly so. How many times have you stayed up late cleaning, packing or worse -- driving through the night to get to your destination to "start...
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5 Stunning Art Hotels
By Laura Pearson for the Orbitz Travel Blog Drab landscape paintings, sad still lifes, framed stock photos, garish lobby sculptures. Too often hotel art is amateurish and unconsideredif not an...
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This 'Boy' I Met in Afghanistan Has a Secret
When you travel, sometimes it's not so much about the place you travel to but the people you meet. And sometimes the people you meet can be a little... out there. When I went to Afghanistan in February...
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7 Other Taj Mahals That Look Extremely Similar To The Original
From a fake Statue of Liberty to takes on Venice and the Eiffel Tower, it seems pretty clear that when you build a beautiful landmark, there’s sure to be copycats. Unsurprisingly, the same goes for the...
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Paris' New Tower Is A Massive Glass Pyramid From The Future
Move over, Eiffel: there's a new tower in town. The Triangle Tower -- a massive cone of glass windows -- would poke nearly 600 feet up from the Parisian skyline like a shiny pyramid from the age...
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