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Celebrate the signing the Great American Outdoors Act with FREE admission to national parks and public lands on Sunday, August 4, 2024. It is one of six free admission days this year, to national parks across all 50 states, five territories and Washington, D.C., which all benefit from $6 Billion in maintenance and repair projects
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Here’s why you should put Tahiti on your bucket list, especially it’s most famous island, Bora Bora. It sparkles with its diverse marine life, rugged mountain landscapes thick with colorful flowers and deep green trees, and luxurious glass-floored bungalows that seem to float over pristine turquoise lagoons.
As expected, the 2034 Winter Olympics return to Salt Lake City, site of the 2002 Winter games. The announcement was made in Paris as the Summer games got underway there. Back home in SLC, a 3 a.m. public watch party gathered to see the broadcast from Paris, awarding both the Olympics and Paralympics. According to
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From the Archives – In honor of the 55th anniversary of the release of “Easy Rider” in July 1969, we are republishing this article including my interview with Dennis Hopper about the film, the movie motorcycles and his post-Hollywood life as an artist and photographer. In May 2009, exactly one year before Dennis Hopper passed away
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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 the Republican National Convention in July 2024, or another major
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You have to be kidding – Haiti has just launched a new tourism campaign. Haiti is mired in years of political crisis that has generated widespread gang violence with thousands of murders and kidnappings and more than 580,000 people displaced, more than half of them women and children, according to a United Nations report. Tourism
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Thank you for your service. These discounts are available year-round to active and retired military and family members, reservists and Gold Star families, and first responders without a military background. Military discounts include restaurants, clothing, travel, entertainment, cars and trucks, technology and even engagement rings. These deals are 365 days a year, not just during
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Where To Go Next – For many of us, it’s not a vacation unless it includes the beach. Start making plans to visit one or more of these top-rated beaches in the USA, for sand and surf, sunrises and sunsets, snorkeling and shell collection, and serenity. Winners span from Maine to Oregon, and eight different
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American history is alive and well in Sheridan, Wyoming, home of William “Buffalo Bill” Cody, whose Wild West Show was an international sensation in the 1800s.
Celebrate National Park Week with FREE admission and FREE events in many of the 424 national parks and historic sites in the USA. National Park Week 2024 is April 20-28, and encourages all of us to discover something new about their national parks and monuments, from the Statue of Liberty in NYC to Yosemite in California. With
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