green living, smart spending
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 favorite places in the USA and Canada and for a fall getaway.
Grab and GO: How to prepare for an emergency. Even if you are not in the path of a hurricane, flood, tornado or wildfire, it’s important to be ready for an emergency.
The Canstatter Volksfest in Stuttgart is a smaller version of Munich’s gigantic Oktoberfest, although the suds-fueled merry-making is just as raucuous. When some 5,000 people get together in a tent with mountains of food, rivers of foamy brews and a band encouraging sing-a-longs, it is just not possible to sit quietly for long. I’ll admit
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It’s not often we write about sweepstakes, but this one is too good to resist, since it can get you and a guest a ride on the iconic Goodyear Blimp. Goodyear’s “Golden Ticket” sweepstakes will give a lucky enthusiast and guest the opportunity to win a once-in-a-lifetime flight on the Goodyear Blimp. Enter the sweepstakes
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Ikon Pass is expanding in Asia with the addition of Madarao Mountain Resort in Japan and Beidahu Ski Resort and Lake Songhua Resort in China for the 2026/27. Ikon Pass holders now have access to 14 of the best destinations and snow in Asia. That’s a total of up to 98 days on the slopes of Japan,
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Movies on the cheap – AMC is changing it’s long-running Discount Tuesdays program to include Wednesdays. That’s two days a week to see new film releases for 50% off, and he deal includes 50% off on popcorn and drinks.
There is always something new to report about our airlines and airports. This update of airlines adding Starlink service for in-flight news and entertainment ranges from top carriers to those we usually describe as budget airlines. Because it’s all about competition. Engineered by SpaceX, Starlink delivers an unparalleled broadband experience in flight, with high-speed, low-latency
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Do you know how much it costs to own a car? According to the AAA, the average annual cost to own and operate a new vehicle is $12,863, or $1,071.92 per month. This is up by about $2,000 a year, or $100 a month, since 2025, and reflects continued increases from fuel prices, depreciation, and
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I’ve been swamped so far this year with phony emails supposedly from airlines, Medicare and other health insurance providers, alerts that my Microsoft subscriptions was renewed or couldn’t be renewed, that I’ve won a free seat cushion or tool set, from senders who aren’t really FedEx, and several warning me – helpfully – that there’s a virus on my computer. Here’s how to protect yourself from the spammer scammers.
Where were you on September 11, 2001? I was in Bermuda, waiting to fly home to New York City and watching the horror unfold on a TV screen in my hotel lobby. An expected hurricane two days before had closed the airport, and the first flight home I could get was Noon on Sept. 11.
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