green living, smart spending
Where to Go Next: Plan your spring and summer getaways now and take advantage of these three discount deals for airfare, cruises and hotels in the Caribbean, South Pacific and more. Take Your Sweetie to Tahiti – Paul Gauguin Cruises is celebrating Valentine’s Day 2018 with half-off all-inclusive fares with included roundtrip airfare from Los
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Celebrate the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Games in February by visiting the site of the 2010 Winter Games, in and around Vancouver and Whistler/Blackcomb, British Columbia. Here are ten ways to relive the enthusiasm, excitement and national pride generated by hosting – or following – the Olympics. Spend a day skiing or snowboarding with an Olympian,
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Yes, we’re all tired of the robocalls and the email spammers. But they aren’t the only unwanted intrusion in our lives. So is the junk mail stuffing up our mailboxes. US households throw out around 40 pounds of unwanted catalogues and other sales and marketing junk mail a year, including from retailers and charities we
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Picture this: Drive whatever car you want, whenever you want it, for a monthly fee. Match a model to that day’s activities, just as you match your shoes or the playlist for your driving route, even choose a model color to match that day’s wardrobe choice. We subscribe to magazines, streaming music and video services,
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Bad news for lovers of the National Park System. FREE admission days have been slashed from 16 in past years to just four in 2018, and none span an entire weekend. Worse, admission fees may double or more, to $70 per vehicle and $15 per person, for the most popular national parks, including Yellowstone, Yosemite,
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Changing technology, costs, demographics and tastes are changing hotels and resorts. Several trends are emerging for 2018. Some are big, some are small, but they all will affect your bill and your overall experience, whether you are traveling for business or pleasure. Trend: More Fees So-called “resort fees” that are tacked on to the room
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The stats are in, and here are the most popular ecoXplorer posts of 2017. You are a smart group of followers who want to avoid being ripped-off, since most of the top posts are our “scam alert” advisories. And an eclectic bunch, since other top posts ranged from how to help victims of the devastating
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Sustainability is good for the environment and good for business, including for hotels and resorts, especially one located inside a protected UNESCO biosphere preserve in The Maldives, in the Indian Ocean. The island nation is known for its beautiful sunsets and scenery, including clear turquoise waters and coral reefs for snorkeling, scuba diving and other
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Skellig Michael, the rugged, isolated island off Ireland’s south west coast, returns to play a starring role in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. And once again, Tourism Ireland is expecting a bumper crop of tourists this spring and summer. We got a glimpse of the UNESCO Heritage Site, seven miles off the coast of County
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If you thought electric vehicles and PHEVd are just for commuter cars, you haven’t been plugged in to some of the biggest news in electrification. EVs are being super-sized, with up to 1,000 horsepower and 300 miles or more on a single battery charge. Tesla made news recently with the introduction of a huge Semi
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