green cars, green travel and smart spending
Scam Alert. Unfortunately, many cars and trucks flooded in hurricanes will wind up for sale by unscrupulous dealers to unsuspecting customers. Here’s how to avoid getting soaked by buying a vehicle that is – simply – dangerous to drive. Electronics, including computer chips, hate water. Since modern vehicles are heavy on electronics, water damage could
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World’s best green hotels: While many hotels and restaurant chains around the world are just starting to eliminate plastic straws, Angama Mara, the award-winning luxury safari lodge in Kenya’s famed Maasai Mara, is already celebrating one year of being virtually plastic-free. Kenya is on the short-list of countries which have outlawed the use and distribution
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Where to go next: The tourists have gone home, the kids have gone back to school, sweltering temperatures have tamed to tolerable levels, and hotels have reduced their peak summer rates. It’s an ideal time to enjoy the crisp autumn air and the technicolor palette that Mother Nature serves up each autumn. Here are my
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With deadly hurricanes in the headlines once again, it’s important to be ready for an emergency, in case you and your family must evacuate quickly. Whetheryou live in the path of a hurricane or not, pack an emergency Go Bag now so you are ready for stormy weather, fire, or even a personal family emergency
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September is National Preparedness Month, a good time to think about those affected by disasters such as fire, floods and hurricanes, and a good time to have your own emergency preparedness plan for the unexpected. Less than half of U.S. families have a family emergency plan. It is crucial you have a plan of what
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Every year on September 16, Mexicans celebrate Mexican Independence Day with mariachi performances, traditional dances, food and drink fests, locally-inspired games, fireworks and more. Here’s where and how to celebrate Mexican Independence Day like a local in Puerto Vallarta, Los Cabos, Playa Mita, Cancun, Playa Nayarit and elsewhere along the Maya Riviera coast, including special
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Going Green News: Honda is launching a program that allows owners of its electric vehicles to get money back when they recharge vehicles when demand on their local grid is lowest and availablity of renewable energy is highest. The new Honda SmartCharge program helps you save money and reduce your environmental footprint at the same
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Going green is much more than a trendy thing to do, since it will help save the green in your wallet at the same time it helps keep our planet green, or at least help to slow the progress of air and water pollution and climate change. Be eco-friendly to Mother Earth and
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The price of jet fuel is going up, and JetBlue is passing on the cost to passengers by increasing the cost of checking a bag. It’s just $5, from $25 a bag to $30 for the first bag, and from $35 to $40 for the second checked bag, each way, but that effectively raises the
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Cancer patients and their caregivers can get free hotel rooms if they must travel far from home for treatment. The largest free hotel room program is the partnership between the hotel chain Extended Stay America and the American Cancer Society. Since the Keys of Hope program launched in 2013, the hotel chain has donated more
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