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Top 10 Things You Must Do in Amsterdam
You know how you have that long list of the top places you want to travel? Well, Amsterdam was never on my list and now I'm kicking myself wondering why it wasn't! I still haven't figured out why, but...
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Travel Lessons: Find Your Way, With a Little Help
"How do you know the way?" the Ethiopian tour guide cheerily asked us. He had poked his head into the open window, as our hired van backed away from the ticket booth for the Blue Nile Falls sightseeing...
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There Are No Alligators Here! Kakadu National Park
My recent trip to the Northern Territory of Australia was one of the best I've taken - dramatic landscapes, red earth, interesting outposts, luxury trains, and crocodiles - really big crocodiles!...
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The Bizarre World of Cruise Ship Kitchens
Photo © Carey JonesBy Carey Jones for FWx Throughout its history, cruise ship fare hasn't exactly had the best reputation. (You can thank budget cruise lines with their endlessly dull buffets for...
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7 Photos From the Caribbean That Make Me Want to Go Back
I took these photos from my Caribbean cruise with Princess Cruises earlier last month, and all I want to do is go back. This winter is harsh in New York City, and although the Caribbean islands are...
View ArticleSuing Cruise Ship Doctors for Medical Malpractice
Modern mega cruise ships now have urgent care centers on board that are staffed with doctors and nurses who can treat passengers suffering from a wide range of illnesses and injuries ranging from sea...
View ArticleDark Tourism Comes to Ukraine: Before and After Photos of Chernobyl
On April 26, 1986 the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant's reactor No. 4 exploded after a cooling capability test, resulting in the release of radiation 400 times more potent than the bomb dropped on...
View ArticleThe Survival Guide for Battling Holiday Travel
This post originally appeared on Map Happy. While the holidays are about nice, happy things like spending time with family, it's really every person for him or herself at the airport during the...
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Extreme Ice Survey: Success on South Georgia Island
Extreme Ice Survey, the team featured in the Emmy award-winning film Chasing Ice, is aboard our ship, the National Geographic Explorer, in Antarctica. Over the next two weeks, they'll be installing...
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Richard's Picks: Ten Best Wildlife Places for 2015
photo by Didrik Johnck What a wonderful medley of wildlife roams our world. But while our Ark still sails, a cabinet of the Seven Seas, it is faring through whirlpools that threaten to tip the boat...
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Amazing Hotels in Rome You've GOT to See
Rome is the third most visited city in Europe, just behind Paris and London respectively, and this comes as no surprise. After all, the "eternal city" a) is beautiful and b) has a rich history dating...
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The Ticket to Giving a Great Gift
How to Give the Gift of Show Tickets Growing up, my favorite Christmas gift to receive was tickets to a Broadway tour at the big theater in my hometown. My mom, never one to ignore the details of gift...
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The Guide to Carrying on Holiday Foods and Goodies
Thanksgiving and the holidays: It's peak travel time, peak chow time, and, if you're like me and wanting to cling for a taste from home, peak traveling with chow time. I would take a whole fridge of...
View ArticleTips for Managing Flight Disruptions This Winter
Winter is upon us, and in fact it seems like it's arrived early. That means flight delays and cancellations. Here are some tips to make your air travel easier when the flurries start flying: 1. If at...
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Royal Chundu - African Utopia
Photo credit: Royal Chundu As I waved goodbye and the shuttle bus drove away from Royal Chundu Zambezi River Lodge, I unexpectedly found myself cornering a tear. The kindness the staff had bestowed on...
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Chocolate On Your Thanksgiving Turkey
After the long flight to Mexico City to prospect for chocolate's earliest religious heritage, my energy spiked as I deplaned and meandered into an Oaxacan-based chocolate shop named Mayordomo....
View ArticleThanksgiving Is Straight-Up Trash. Here's Why.
By: Dave Infante I think Thanksgiving sucks major butt. This makes me unpopular, because most people (including you, probably) think this particular holiday sucks minimal butt, or perhaps even no butt...
View ArticleThe Meaning of Friendsgiving
I asked for ketchup. I specifically asked for ketchup to be there. I texted my friend, Ainsley, who'd invited me to my first Friendsgiving as I boarded a train from Grand Central station to make sure...
View ArticleUnsettled by Global Warming
"Blue rain from a blue sky. Our world a cube of sunlight- but to the south the violet admonition of thunder." -- Alistair Te Ariki Campbell I moved from Chile to New Zealand on a Working Holiday Visa...
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Who Even Knew Airports Had Yoga Rooms?
Luggage. Passport. Yoga mat. A zenned-out airport experience. Finally. Photo by Cyrena Lee. By Cyrena Lee for Fathom | Rush through airport traffic. Drag bags through winding check-in line. Unload and...
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