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With so many options for any lifestyle and budget, it can be a daunting task to find the perfect weekend getaway. Romantic escape or urban adventure? Beach or mountain retreat? Road trip or staycation? Cruise or camping? Sightseeing Adventures Close to Home – Be a tourist in your hometown or nearby. Take advantage of annual
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Some of the best reasons to visit national parks are the chance to spot wildlife, including bison, elk, bear, moose, wolves, eagles, trumpeter swans and more. Plus, of course, hundreds of species of birds. With more than 400 national parks and preserves in the National Parks System, there’s plenty of opportunity.
March is Women’s History Month. Here are the top women’s history destinations in the USA where you can celebrate the role of women in history. The sites include famous statues of women, the Suffrage Movement which gave women the right to vote 100 years ago, and a memorial to women in the military. Many women’s
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Low-cost carrier Frontier Airlines is the latest to take steps to make it easier for families to sit together on flights without extra fees – joining full-service United, which has announced a similar policy. Frontier will automatically seat a child under the age of 14 with a parent or other adult companion before the check-in
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One of the most hated recent airline policies is to separate families traveling together. Parents here, kids there, everybody unhappy. United has come to the rescue with an improved family seating policy that makes it easier for children under 12-years old to sit next to an adult in their party for free – including customers
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Whether you are a NYC native like me, moved here recently, or a visitor experiencing the greatest city on the planet, these are the best FREE things to do in New York City. This list offers something for everybody, including free museums and sightseeing, free guided tours, free tickets to late night TV shows,
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Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi on Jan 8, 1935, which celebrates its most famous native year round, not just on his birthday, when there are concerts of Elvis music and screenings of his most popular Hollywood movies. I loved my recent visit to the small Mississippi Delta town where The King of Rock
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As always, four-season resorts from East to West were busy this summer upgrading existing chairlifts and gondolas or adding entirely new ones to open acres of new terrain for skiing and riding. If you are a downhill enthusiast – as I am – check out these best new lifts to get you up the mountain
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Good news for parents traveling with young kids – United is bringing back special kids’ in-flight’ meals. Bad news – Even though United is promoting it as “just in time for holiday travel”, the child-friendly menu option does not start serving until 2023, after the peak holiday travel season between Thanksgiving, Hanukah, Christmas and New
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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 further, including beaches and breweries, museums and historic sites, one of the NYC’s largest parks, great dining and shopping. Staten Island offers something for everybody, for visitors and local residents, too.
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