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Feeling Special at Houston's Hotel Derek
In every city, there are hotels designed to be one-of-a-kind--boutique and classy. When I'm looking for a spiritual retreat, I pride myself on seeking these havens out and enjoying every bit of the...
View ArticleMissing Malaysian Airlines Flight 370
Co-authored by Anne J. Adelman, Ph.D We are all riveted by the story of Malaysian Airlines Flight 370, which has seemingly disappeared off the face of the Earth. We can practically hear the fading...
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19 Under-The-Radar Places In Southeast Asia That Will Actually Change Your Life
If the flocks of postgrad travelers in elephant print pants haven't told you already, Southeast Asia is having what we like to call "a moment." It's not an area of the world that tops everyone's bucket...
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19 Signs You Have An Incurable Case Of Wanderlust
There is no heart as restless as the traveler's. Curious explorers live in perpetual pursuit of the next adventure, whether it's merely skipping to the next town over in search of a new place to eat or...
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Lanterns, Wild Flowers And Purim Revelry: Week In Photos, March 16 - 23
Nothing quite compares to the power of a photograph to communicate the goings on in the world. Ranging from the serious to the silly, these photos offer peeks into what happened around the globe this...
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Looking To Escape America? Here's Where You'd Have The Most Company
When Americans want to leave the United States for foreign lands of opportunity, where do they go? Thanks to an excellent new tool made by the Migration Policy Institute, we now have an answer to that...
View ArticleThese 14 Home Bars Are What Dreams Are Made Of (PHOTOS)
Whether you're a homebody or just enjoy a good cocktail party, a home bar is a must. But while most of us call a corner of a counter, cabinet or shelf our "bar," some have an almost pro-level set-up in...
View ArticleMissing Malaysia Airlines Plane: Australia Prime Minister Hopeful After Sighting
By Matt Siegel and A. Ananthalakshmi PERTH/KUALA LUMPUR March 23 (Reuters) - Australia's prime minister said on Sunday there was "increasing hope" of a breakthrough in the hunt for a missing Malaysian...
View ArticleWhy Was Stonehenge Built? Seven Odd Theories About Mysterious Monument Explained
Researchers recently had the rare chance to thwack the giant megaliths at Stonehenge and noted that they each resonated with sounds like those of metallic or wooden bells. They proposed that the...
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13 Photos That Prove Chernobyl Is Still Haunting
After last month's tasteless Top Gear episode with a Chernobyl challenge and a recent Smithsonian article about forests around Chernobyl not decaying properly, the nuclear power plant has once again...
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Mayreau, The Island Hideaway Of Your Dreams
It's only accessible by boat (private or ferries from nearby Canouan or Union) and there are only about 250 people who live there in the hilltop village of Station Hill, and all of this is just fine by...
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Your Weekly Travel Zen: Vancouver
This week's Moment of Travel Zen comes to us from Kelly Chiello. Of her photo she says: "There is nothing more beautiful than visiting Vancouver's rain forest and the Capilano Suspension Bridge....
View Article'I Died In The Mare': Mare Favela Children Speak About Brazil's Slums In...
Children growing up in Mare favela, one of the most dangerous slums in Brazil's Rio, have seen appalling violence. The cluster of 16 neighborhoods that is home to some 130,000 people is notoriously...
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Ireland's Wild Atlantic Way: Heading West On Adventure
This is Part II of III chronicling a trip to Ireland for 12 remote radio shows and a media trip surrounding St. Patrick's Day by the Karel Cast, Karel, Niall Forester and Dennis Cope. It started at the...
View ArticleIreland's Wild Atlantic Way Out West Diverse, Exhilarating (VIDEO)
This is Part III of III chronicling a trip to Ireland for 12 remote radio shows and a media trip surrounding St. Patrick's Day by the Karel Cast, Karel, Niall Forester and Dennis Cope. It started at...
View ArticleAnimal Photos Of The Week: Baby Polar Twins Wake Up To Spring
This week has been an interesting one in the weird, wild world of animal news: Smithsonian's National Zoo is hand-raising a baby sloth bear after its mother proved to be unfit to raise the cub. Pythons...
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Family Glamping: 8 Hotels With Fabulous Faux Camping
(photo: Los Angeles Athletic Club) With winter now behind us, plenty of us may be longing for a balmy, summer camping vacation with stars, a campfire, and s'mores. A handful of hotels offer in-room...
View ArticleMaking the Most of Jazz Fest
Jazz Fest 2014 has recently announced the 2014 lineup. Rest assured, the well-rounded New Orleans Jazz Heritage Society has programmed something for everyone. Headliners include Bruce Springsteen,...
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Europe Revisited
You've scaled the Eiffel Tower, ridden the London Eye, strolled Las Ramblas and posed outside the Pantheon. If you've been there and done that in Europe, Jetsetter.com has some alternative suggestions...
View ArticleForeign Tongue, Clearer Mind
Facing an emotionally freighted decision? If you speak a second language, you're in luck. Considering and discussing the problem in a foreign tongue may help you decide more rationally. In a new paper,...
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