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St. Patrick’s Day is celebrated around the world with parades, green beer and fireworks. Here are some of the biggest and best celebrations around the world, in alphabetical order: Honolulu – From a parade through Waikiki to what Guinness calls “the single biggest St. Patrick’s Day party” at Murphy’s Bar and Grill, you’ll be among
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Whichever film wins the 2015 Oscar tonight, you can add it to your own personal bucket list destination to visit. Here are four Oscar-nominated films and their real life – or reel life – locations. Wild The 2,650-mile Pacific Crest Trail (PCT), which stretches from Mexico to Canada, through California, Oregon, and Washington, is
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It’s award season in the automotive industry, too. Which models will get the auto version of the Oscar at the upcoming New York International Auto Show? Here are the contenders for the 2015 World Car of the Year awards, including some brands and models not sold in the USA. Just like Hollywood’s Academy Awards, there
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American Airlines is launching special amenity kits featuring the names and logos of airlines no longer in business, including TWA, Piedmont and Reno Air. I can’t decide whether this is a “gotcha” aimed at nine airlines that American either absorbed or otherwise helped put out of business, or a way to honor what American describes
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Google is providing qualified students with a $10,000 scholarship to study computer science, computer engineering, or a closely related technical field in the USA, or $5,000 to study in Canada. The Generation Google Scholarship is to inspire and support aspiring computer scientists become future leaders in computing and technology by breaking down the barriers that
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The winning coach of today’s Super Bowl XLIX match between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks will win a free vacation in Croatia. Why Croatia? Bill Belichick and Pete Carroll, the head coaches of both teams are of Croatian descent, and the country’s tourist board has offered a “trip back home” to the
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The real winner on Super Bowl Sunday will be chicken wings. According to the National Chicken Council’s 2015 Wing Report, 1.25 billion wings will be eaten Sunday during Super Bowl XLIX, as fans watch the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots battle for the Lombardi Trophy. That will match the chicken wings record last year
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Good news for family travel: kids travel free on Eurail in 2015. It’s one of several great new budget-saving deals Eurail is offering this year, along with new destinations. Here are the details: Eurail Global Pass Adds New Countries Four new countries join Eurail’s Global Pass offer for 2015. The additions of Bosnia-Herzegovina, Montenegro, Poland
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Enter to win a spring ski vacation for two to Jackson Hole, for the annual Rendezvous Festival of music and more. The sweepstakes is sponsored by Rossignol and Jeep, so the winner also gets new Rossignol Soul 7 Freeride ski packages and a rental vehicle courtesy of Jeep and Jackson Hole, plus four nights lodging
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Shop smarter and save money by knowing what’s on sale each month. Here’s the sale calendar for January: Computers, electronics and cameras: The world’s biggest electronics show, the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, is always the first week of January. As soon as new models are introduced, the ones they are replacing go
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