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Whale sharks are sharks the size of whales, but unlike other sharks, they are not the least bit scary. Even so, swimming with creatures as large as 60-feet is an adrenalin experience, as I found out on a recent whale shark tour in the Gulf of Mexico near Cancun. Whale sharks are annual visitors to
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The summer blockbuster movie, The Great Gatsby, is generating lots of buzz along with travel deals with a Gatsby theme. Here’s where to get that Gatsby vibe and party like it’s 1922 and you are Leonardo de Caprio: This posting is from 2013. While the hotels are still in business hosting guests, these specific packages
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Indianapolis has a lot more to offer than the football and car racing. Sure, it’s world famous as the site of the Indianapolis 500, and getting worldwide attention as the site of Super Bowl XLVI between the New York Giants and New England Patriots, but that’s just for starters. Indianapolis has one of the best
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The release this month of the final film in the Harry Potter series, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2, is awaited eagerly by fans around the world. Scotland is making the most of it, too since many Scottish spots may have been the inspiration for locations featured in J.K. Rowling’s world famous wizardry books,
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The Epic Hotel is the newest Green Seal certified four-star hotel in Miami. That’s just it’s latest award. It also has been named one of the top 25 hotels in the U. S. in 2011, and one of the trendiest. The Epic is part of the Kimpton chain, which operates boutique hotels under the
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Summer of Love: In May 2009, exactly one year before Dennis Hopper passed away from the ravages of cancer, he was in Taos, New Mexico, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the movie “Easy Rider”, where much of that iconic 1969 movie was filmed. I had the great good fortune of meeting him and interviewing
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Here’s a way to get into a blockbuster art show — stay at a nearby hotel and get a fast track VIP ticket. The Ritz-Carlton Atlanta and Ritz-Carlton Buckhead hotels in Atlanta are offering special packages to the show on the life and work of Diana, Princess of Wales. Direct from the Althorp Estate in England, ancestral
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