green living, smart spending
A new $330 million road connecting the South Florida mainland with the Florida Keys is finished, with built-in safety and environmental features to make drivers, local wildlife and conservationists happy. The new “18-Mile Stretch,” a segment of U.S. Highway 1 between Florida City and Key Largo, took nearly seven years to construct. A concrete median
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Get ready to be dazzled by the annual autumn display from Mother Nature. Fall means grab your gear and your significant other and head out to a fall getaway. The tourists have gone home, hotels have reduced their peak summer rates, and the scenery sparkles in the crisp autumn air. Here are five favorite destinations
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Best free travel apps: These free, useful travel smartphone apps will help you check your packing list, find Wi-Fi, translate important phrases, coordinate your travel itinerary, call home, even find a bathroom when you travel overseas. And did I say they are free? Skype – don’t worry about cell phone coverage overseas, or astronomical international
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Hotel prices and airline and cruise fares usually go up as the peak summer vacation months approach. But there are plenty of travel deals to book now to help you stretch your family travel budget for now through fall 2011. Cruise deals — Kids sail free on Norwegian Cruise Lines cruises through September 2011. The
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How appropriate that at the same time the Ford Motor Company is making headlines for producing green, energy efficient vehicles such as the Focus and Fiesta, a hotel named for company founder Henry Ford has earned a top rating from Green Lodging Michigan and the Michigan Dept. of Energy, Labor and Economic Growth. The hotel
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Celebrate spring with these budget travel discounts and bargains to the Caribbean. Some of these travel deals can be booked now for travel later this year, others are for spring only. Barbados –Get one night free on a five-night stay, or two nights free on a seven-night stay, with the Take Me to Barbados promotion
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Airlines, hotels and tourism boards are giving away free vacations. Some current travel contests, sweepstakes and promotions often involve little more than signing up to the company’s Facebook page. Now that I have your attention — Grand Velas Riviera Maya — the prize is a two night all-inclusive vacation for two adults and two children
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There are 50 million allergy sufferers in the United States who have problems going on vacation because of the allergy aggravators in hotels, from the cleaning supplies used to the feathers inside the bed pillows. Hotel chains have taken notice, and are offering allergy-free rooms for sensitive noses for whom there aren’t enough antihistamines or nasal
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It’s already snowing in the Rockies. The upcoming ski and snowboard season begins officially by Thanksgiving in most resorts, and as usual, the best deals are early in the season. To celebrate the start of winter, many towns and resorts in Colorado are offering budget deals for early season lodging and activity packages, with prices
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There’s still time to book special eco-friendly getaways for the holidays. These travel adventures are great gifts to give yourself. Zion National Park is one of my favorite places in the world to hike and inhale the beauty of the rugged scenery and the clear air — that photo of me is atop the Angels
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