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If you own a Mercedes-Benz vehicle, this perk is for you: Get behind the wheel of a racecar and drive yourself around one of the legendary racetracks of Europe, including Hockenheim, with a professional race driver as your guide. The Mercedes-Benz Classic Trackdays experience is organized by the former racing driver Jörg van Ommen, a
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Travel tips: The holidays are the busiest travel days of the year. That”s no surprise. Also, no surprise that the reports of unruly passengers re increasing. Etiquette is as important at the airport and during the flight as it is anywhere else, so we can all avoid air rage, the flight version of road rage.
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Travel deals: If you’ve got the urge to get away, take advantage of one of these great airfare and hotel deals for fall and winter, for travel to to the Caribbean and the South Pacific, Europe and Asia. Book now to get the best deals for holiday travel. Fiji Airways is celebrating its national pride
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The biggest decision to make in Utah’s Heber Valley is whether to hike, bike, zipline or go fishing or golfing in warm weather or ski, snowboard or snowshoe in winter. It’s ideal location between Park City and Sundance also offers museums, fine dining, and a scuba diving center that will give you serious bragging rights.
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I’m just back from a week aboard the Fathom Adonia, the first US-flag cruise ship to sail to Cuba in more than 50 years, marking a new chapter in Cuban-American relations. Music, dancing, flags flying and lots of cameras marked our departure from Miami and our welcome in Havana – celebrations in both ports. Our
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It was a day that would change the world by setting it in motion. Happy 130th birthday to the automobile, born January 29, 1886, when German engineer Carl Benz applied for a patent on his “gas-powered vehicle”. Later the same year and independently of Benz, German engineer and tinkerer Gottlieb Daimler built his motorized carriage
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Happy 450th birthday to St. Augustine, the oldest city in what is now the United States. Even if you can’t attend the week-long celebrations in September 2015, this historic city is fascinating and fun any time. My favorite spots on a recent visit were the Fountain of Youth, the Pirate & Treasure Museum, the beach
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Visit Cuba legally now from the USA. My recent visit to Cuba proves it’s easier than you think, with or without the steps toward normalizing relations just announced by President Obama. I flew from Miami on a chartered American Airlines plane. Half the passengers were Cuban-Americans visiting their relatives. The other half was Americans like
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No passport? No problem. Enjoy a five-star Caribbean getaway in Puerto Rico, with world-class beaches, nightlife, fishing and golf, plus history, eco-adventures and more. My personal “must do” favorite spots in Puerto Rico from multiple visits over the years include these – Old San Juan, where picturesque streets and buildings transport you back to the
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Fans of Game of Thrones can visit several of the location sites of the popular TV series in a special tour of Croatia, including the beautiful city of Dubrovnik, the real life setting of King’s Landing. Book by June 15th and receive complimentary Blue-Ray/DVD Combo sets from the show’s first three seasons, as well as
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