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.
Allegiant Airlines is introducing three new nonstop routes connecting five cities nationwide, including new service to Burbank, California, with one-way fares on the new routes for $39 or $49. The new routes launch February 2026 and tickets are on sale now. The new routes between Burbank, California via Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR) and the following cities include:
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If there’s a new driver or new graduate in your family who needs to drive something other than the family car, consider these safe and affordable 2025 models on your back-to-school shopping list. Hyundai models top the list of the annual Best Cars for Teens list features dependable, reliable models with crash prevention and safety
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There are six FREE admission days to national parks, monuments and historic sites in 2025, the same as in 2024. There are more than 400 National Park Service sites nationwide, with at least one in every state.
Get the best price for the Vail Resorts Epic Pass for the upcoming season before prices go up on Sept. 1st, to ski/snowboard at more than 50 downhill destinations in the US, Canada and Europe. Prices are up around 6% for all pass types since last season, and will go up again if you wait.
Travelling with kids can be stressful enough – all those “are we there yet” questions – without the added stress of a family member with special needs. These tips from the National Autism Network and other accessible travel experts will help make summer vacations more fun for everyone. Many of these accessible travel tips are
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The lottery for tickets to the new season of Saturday Night Live is open only August 1-31. Here’s how to snag a free seat in the studio for the 51st season of shows which begins in September.
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. Okay, I’ll
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Most visitors to NYC take a ride on the Staten Island Ferry, between Lower Manhattan and St. George. This is an invitation to explore more of Staten Island beyond the ferry terminal, including beaches and breweries, museums and historic sites, one of the NYC’s largest parks, great dining and shopping. Staten Island offers something for
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The automobile was born on August 26, 1885. That is the day Gottlieb Daimler filed a patent for his ‘riding car’, the world’s first vehicle with an internal combustion engine. Dr. Carl Benz registered a patent for a similar device six months earlier, with three wheels and large enough to carry passengers. So you
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