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We’re back to traveling again, and if your wanderlust includes international destinations which require a US passport, expect to wait up to three months for a new or renewed passport to the world. And as with groceries and gas for a road trip, it costs more to get a new or renewed passport in 2022
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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. Portland is an ideal base for exploring a variety of experiences nearby, including hiking, fishing and kayaking.
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The National Park Service is banning single-use plastics such as water bottles and straws, cutlery and food containers, over the next decade. The ban applies to 480 million acres of national parks, wildlife refuges and other public lands administered by the US Dept. of the Interior, which includes NPS.
Just in time for summer and fall travel, Condor Airlines, Germany’s leisure airline, has expanded its schedule between Frankfurt and several US cities. Condor, which has been serving the American market since the 1970s, first as a charter airline, offers new, non-stop Frankfurt (FRA) routes from New York (JFK), Boston (BOS), Los Angeles (LAX) and
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London is one of the most popular cities in Europe to visit, especially in 2022 during the celebration year of the Platinum Jubiliee of Queen Elizabeth. If you are a first-time visitor to London, these tips will help you get around and enjoy the city and daytrips nearby. Use Public Transportation One of the best
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Where To Go Next – Start making plans to visit one or more of the top ten beaches in the USA, for sand and surf, sunrises and sunsets, snorkeling and shell collection, and serenity, most of all. For many of us, it’s not a real vacation unless it includes the beach. A recent survey sponsored
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Expect airplanes and hotels to be crowded this summer, due to the pent-up demand to travel again now that Covid restrictions are loosening in much of the world. According to Allianz Partners’ Top 10 Summer Destinations review, travel will be up 16 percent over last year, with almost 75 percent of Americans planning to travel
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Celebrate National Park Week 2022 with FREE admission and FREE events in many of the 400 national parks in the USA, including festivities marking the 150th birthday of Yellowstone National Park, one of the most famous and most visited parks in the world. National Park Week, April 16 through 24, encourages all of us to
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Bye bye, snow boots and winter coats. It’s time to celebrate spring, and there are few places better than New York State, which blossoms with lively activities and festivals, memorable exhibits, and natural beauty. These are your must-see and must-do events and activities in New York State in spring. Remember to social distance and wear
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Amache National Historic Site, where thousands of Japanese-Americans were relocated to during WWII, is the newest addition to the National Park Service. It is one of ten such “relocation centers” in the West, where families were moved to after being forcibly removed from their homes and businesses. During its operation from 1942-1945, more than 10,000
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