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Best July Fourth fireworks + concerts

Best July Fourth fireworks + concerts

The Fourth of July and fireworks displays go together like hot dogs and mustard, kids and ice cream. Here are four of the best places in the United States for Fourth of July celebrations:   New York City — The biggest and best, of course, is the annual Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks display, the nation’s
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2011 Honda Models Get Top Ratings for Green, Fuel Efficient Cars

2011 Honda Models Get Top Ratings for Green, Fuel Efficient Cars

For the eleventh year in a row, Honda is the most green, most fuel efficient car company in the world.  That’s the word from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), which rates five Honda models as among the “greenest vehicles of 2011” . The greenest, most fuel efficient of them all  is the
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Honoring 50th Anniversary of JFK Inaugural with Volunteer Vacations

Honoring 50th Anniversary of JFK Inaugural with Volunteer Vacations

Combining travel with volunteer work is one of the fastest-growing segments of the travel industry.  So much that there’s even a new word for it — volontourism.  It ranges from emergency help for a community, such as cleaning beaches on the Gulf Coast and clearing rubble in Haiti, to building libraries in Bhutan and maintaining
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Best Green Hotels in the Caribbean: Bucuti & Tara Beach Resorts, Aruba

Best Green Hotels in the Caribbean: Bucuti & Tara Beach Resorts, Aruba

Go green with one touch at Bucuti & Tara Beach Resorts, Aruba’s top resort for couples and one of the most eco-friendly in the Caribbean.  The resort has added what it calls a Green Button by the bed that allows guests to opt-in to the resort’s energy conservation program. The Green Button activates motion sensors
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2011 Nissan Leaf Electric Car Named European Car of the Year

2011 Nissan Leaf Electric Car Named European Car of the Year

The 2011 Nissan LEAF has been named the 2011 European Car of the Year, the first electric car to win the prestigious award.  The Nissan LEAF award comes just two weeks after its top competitor for world headlines, the Chevrolet Volt, won the important Green Car of the Year award at the Los Angeles Auto
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Electric Cars You Can Buy Now: Wheego LiFe

Electric Cars You Can Buy Now: Wheego LiFe

Wheego has been under the radar while all the attention and headlines about electric cars has focused on Tesla, Fisker and the Nissan Leaf and the Chevrolet Volt, even though the Volt isn’t an EV at all, but a plug-in extended range hybrid. Wheego makes two-passenger sub-compact EVs that are about the same size and
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Allergy-Free Hotel Rooms

Allergy-Free Hotel Rooms

There are 50 million allergy sufferers in the United States who have problems going on vacation because of the allergy aggravators in hotels,  from the cleaning supplies used to the feathers inside the bed pillows. Hotel chains have taken notice, and are offering allergy-free rooms for sensitive noses for whom there aren’t enough antihistamines or nasal
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Holiday Travel Adventures and Deals to Book Now

Holiday Travel Adventures and Deals to Book Now

There’s still time to book special eco-friendly getaways for the holidays.  These travel adventures are great gifts to give yourself. Zion National Park is one of my favorite places in the world to hike and inhale the beauty of the rugged scenery and the clear air  — that photo of me is atop the Angels
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Best Green Hotels in USA: Pittsburgh Fairmont

Best Green Hotels in USA: Pittsburgh Fairmont

Best green hotels in USA: The first LEED certified green hotel in Pittsburgh is the new Pittsburgh Fairmont, and it proves that green can be beautiful. Here’s some of what makes this luxury hotel so green that it has been awarded the Gold level of green: Lighting — energy efficient LED and compact flourescent bulbs
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World’s Most Beautiful Cars are At 2010 Pebble Beach Concours

World’s Most Beautiful Cars are At 2010 Pebble Beach Concours

The 2010 Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance is the 60th anniversary of what has become the most famous and most prestigious vintage and antique car show in the United States, perhaps even the world. The Pebble Beach Concours is this weekend, August 13-15, attracting thousands of classic car fans to Monterey and Carmel, California, to see
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