smarter traveling, driving and spending
Through Jan. 20, Amtrak’s USA Rail Pass is available for $299, a savings of $200 off the regular price. With the USA Rail Pass, you can see the country and explore sights at more than 500 destinations using up to 10 travel segments over a 30-day period for less than $30 per ride. How it works:
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Since our mental health is connected to our physical well-being, these FREE fitness apps will help motivate you whether or not you are avoiding the gym at home or hotel gyms when you are on the road. These free fitness apps offer at-home exercises including yoga, measure your walks and hikes, and meditation to help
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Now that EVs and plug-in EVs have gone mainstream, we’ve got to learn to play nice and share parking spots with charging units, whether they are on public streets or in airports, shopping mall parking lots, or hotel garages. The EV version of spam is parking your internal combustion vehicle at a spot where there’s
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You probably have never heard of the boutique sportscar maker Automobili Estrema, and probably can’t afford to buy its $2 Million EV hypercar, but it’s nice to dream and drool. The Fulminea – which means “Lightning Fast” in Italian, is exactly that – able to rocket to 200mph in under ten seconds thanks to four
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Breeze Airways is starting 2023 with a Travel Bucket List sale and fares as low as $29 each way. Act quickly, though, because the bargain-priced tickets are available through Jan. 5 only, for travel between Jan. 11 and Feb. 14. Breeze Airways calls itself the Seriously Nice low-fare airline. It was founded by aviation entrepreneur
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Exploring the great outdoors is nothing like following the beaten path. Remote areas offer breathtaking sights and experiences along with a unique set of risks. Before you venture into the distant unknown, here are the basics for being prepared with the right safety gear, including sturdy clothing and navigation essentials. First Aid Kit A comprehensive
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Frugal Over Fifty: There are benefits to getting older, especially discounts for shopping, dining and traveling. More than 100 retailers, supermarket chains, health and wellness chains, airlines, hotels, restaurants and movie theater chains nationwide which offer discounts to seniors. Few of these offers are widely promoted. Some don’t even appear on the company website. The
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Elvis Presley was born in Tupelo, Mississippi on Jan 8, 1935, which celebrates its most famous native year round, not just on his birthday, when there are concerts of Elvis music and screenings of his most popular Hollywood movies. I loved my recent visit to the small Mississippi Delta town where The King of Rock
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If you are making New Year’s resolutions for 2023, add some that will keep you safe and prevent accidents. Here are my New Year’s resolutions for safe driving, which I invite you to make your own. Driving safety starts in the driveway or garage. Check the tires for proper inflation. Make sure there is enough
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For 119 years, Times Square has been the center of worldwide attention on New Year’s Eve, ever since the owners of One Times Square began in 1904 to conduct rooftop celebrations to greet the New Year. The first Ball Lowering celebration occurred in 1907, and this tradition is now a universal symbol of welcoming the
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