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Now that my hometown is back on top of the must visit destination list, here’s how to enjoy NYC on the cheap. Early fall is a great time to be in NYC, including for FREE museum admission, the annual Corn Maze at the Queens County Farm Museum, FREE Diwali celebrations, FREE behind-the-scenes tours during Open
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This is your the last chance for skiers and riders to score an Epic Pass for the 2025/26 season before the prices go up on October 8, and also get perks including new Epic Friend Tickets offering 50% off lift tickets for friends. Before the details what’s new at Epic Pass resorts this new season,
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Ikon Pass prices for the upcoming 2025/26 season increase on October 9, 2025 – so buy now to avoid paying more later, and get these new destinations, unlimited access, new lifts and terrain at participating mountains, and other perks.
Dramatic landscapes including rugged coastlines and mountain views, technical course designs and reliable playing conditions year-round make the Pacific Northwest a popular destination for golfers. These are the most scenic courses in Washington State, Oregon and Idaho.
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.
Now that kids are back in school, it’s time to focus on getting in gear for the 2025/26 ski and snowboard season. Here are the scheduled opening dates for more than a dozen Utah resorts, and some news of new lifts and terrain at some of them. Utah markets itself as having “The Greatest Snow
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Most European airlines have reduced or dropped transatlantic flights to major cities in the USA and beefing up routes to Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Caribbean. It’s in response to a drop-off in tourism due to rising concerns among European travelers about safety and border restrictions, and growing discomfort with new US policies including tariffs and
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It’s a great destination any time of year, including panning for gold, hiking on a glacier, soaking in hot springs, quirky museums and a traditional Athabaskan native village, spotting wildlife and visiting Santa at his North Pole village, all of which I did on a recent visit.
This is the 80th anniversary of the start of the Nuclear Age – the only time an atomic bomb has been used in warfare, and a good time to reflect on the worldwide danger. There are several places in Hiroshima and Nagasaki which memorialize their destruction, the fortitude of the Japanese people to rebuild their cities and their lives and hope for the future in a world without nuclear war.
Most visitors start their Maine vacation in Portland. The largest city in the state, it offers wonderful Victorian architecture, a collection of historic lighthouses, beaches, and some of the best dining in the northeast, including world-famous Maine lobster. Downtown, the Portland Museum of Art was founded in 1882 and claims to be oldest public art
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