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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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AAA Travel projects that 40.8 million Americans will drive 50 miles or more from home during the four-day Independence Day 2013 holiday. That’s a 0.8 percent decrease from the 41.1 million people who traveled last year. Even so, stock up on patience for traffic jams in popular getaway spots and the roads leading to them.
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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