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Got the wanderlust and an active passport? Then take advantage of these super cheap flights to Europe as low at $99 each way. Book your flight by Sept. 13 to London, Rome, Paris, Oslo and Berlin and enjoy a fall, winter or spring holiday in Europe for less, from gateways including New York City, Boston,
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My two favorite things to do in Milwaukee are visiting the Harley-Davidson Museum and filling up on traditional German food and beer in Old Town. Milwaukee is a great place to visit any time, except when its crowded for a major event such as the first televised GOP debate of the 2024 Presidential Campaign on
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It’s Elvis Week at Graceland, with events memorializing him the week before the anniversary of his death on August 16, 1977. He’s also celebrated year-round in Tupelo, Mississippi where he was born and grew up. I loved my recent visit to the small Mississippi Delta hometown of The King of Rock ‘n’ Roll – and you
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki, two cities devastated in World War II, have become symbols of peace and hope and important places for visitors to learn about the tragic consequences of the atomic bomb. There are several places in each city that memorialize the destruction, the fortitude of the Japanese people to rebuild their lives, and hope
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Simply, some airlines are better than others for reliability, comfort and customer service, availability of lounges, how easy it is to book, change or cancel a flight, even how friendly it is to family seating and pets. If you are traveling soon, these are the top ten US airlines, for all those reasons, and more.
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ecoXplorer Evelyn Kanter visits Churchill, Canada, where polar bear outnumber humans.
Standing on its hind legs, an adult male polar bear can reach 18 feet or more, so you don’t want to be in a cute little subcompact car, or even a pick-up, that a curious bear could push over or climb on. The “tundra buggies” that carry tourists for close-up views of these phenomenal animals are bigger and tougher than the bears. Think school bus on steroids.
Consider one of these five eco-hotels for your next travel escape, including one destination with a LEED certified spa and another within a UNESCO World Heritage site. The super green eco-hotels are new members of Beyond Green, a global portfolio of sustainable hotels, located in such popular destinations as Miami Beach, Lake Tahoe, Maine and
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Allegiant is celebrating six new routes with a limited-time airfare sale of one-way tickets as low as $40. The new routes launch in November in time for holiday travel, to popular vacation spots including Nashville, Portland, Phoenix and several Florida destinations. Tickets are on sale on the airline website. Flights must be purchased by July
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The historic and popular city of Dubrovnik is banning rolling suitcases because of noise they make and damage they cause to the city’s famed cobblestone streets. The ban applies to the narrow winding streets in Dubrovnik’s Old Town, but may be expanded to the newer parts of the city. Visitors who do choose to carry
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On July 4th 1789, George Washington took the oath of office as first President of the United States in New York City, which was the first Capital of the new Nation. There are more than a NYC dozen locations to visit where the Revolutionary War general and first US President ate, drank, slept, prayed, and
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