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Airlines' Dirtiest Secrets
Photo courtesy of MattHurst/Flickr. Article by Robert Firpo-Cappiello of Budget Travel. I recently did a fun segment on morning television here in New York about the airlines' dirtiest secrets. Lately...
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Tied to an Elephant
Watching elephants bathe is kind of magic. You can see their eyes roll back with pleasure when their trainers scrub their two-inch-thick skin with heavy brushes. Then they take matters into their own...
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Top 10 Ways to Annoy Your Flight Attendant
Ten ways to annoy your flight attendant? Wait! No! Scratch that! I'm a glass half full type of gal, a flight attendant and a mother! I can't possibly take that angle. We need to turn this around!...
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The Orthodox Churches of Ios On the Greek Cyclades
If you like Greek Orthodox churches and chapels, the island of Ios in the Greek Cyclades is the perfect place for you. Nobody knows exactly how many churches and chapels are scattered over the island,...
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Bollywood Brings Glitz & Glamour to Tampa for 2014 IIFA Weekend & Awards
Bollywood glitz met Hollywood glamour at the 15th Annual International Indian Film Academy's Weekend & Awards April 23-26 in Tampa. It was the first time the IIFA extravaganza, known to fans as the...
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The 7 Best Cities for Beer
The number of local craft breweries is at an all-time high in the United States. From coast to coast (and everywhere in between), privately-owned breweries are producing delicious brews for every...
View ArticleValpo Burning
Valparaíso was engulfed in flames, but not the one I know. A city embedded in rainbow colored hills, many residents live their lives watching over the Pacific. Gritty but enchanting, the beauty of...
View ArticleHow to Turn Coach Into First Class
We all know it: Flying coach can be painful. There's almost no legroom, you always feel like you're going to get squished by the person in front of you, and customer service isn't exactly top notch....
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10 Reasons Florida Will Always Be The Best State To Retire In
When I was kid, my grandparents left Long Island and moved to Florida. At first, I was incredulous. My grandparents moved so far away from me! (I had really thought that their world revolved around me....
View ArticleLove Letters: Fairbanks
Erica Meckel is a 26-year-old Alaska Native athlete living in Fairbanks, Alaska. Born and raised in the interior of the 49th state, Meckel is a graduate of Lathrop High School and the University of...
View ArticleTop Wellness Escapes
Once upon a time, a vacation was an excuse to form bad habits: drink a little extra, eat a bit more, laze indefinitely. But in the last few years there has been a reversal, with a surge of wellness...
View ArticleThe 10 Weirdest Tourist Attractions
By Marisa Lascala, CNTraveler.com An homage to Stonehenge made of classic cars. A museum devoted to instant noodles. A gnome reserve. We track down some of the world's wackiest tourist attractions, for...
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Put Your Camera Down. Now. (Your Smartphone Too)
My husband was being attacked by a group of hungry squirrels. They ran from all directions, tried to leap up at him, climbed a fence to get to his height and cornered him back into our car. Squirrels...
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5 Amazing Bali Hotels under $100
Photo and article by Milda Ratkelyte, contributor to Budget Travel. Known as The Island of the Gods, Bali is Indonesia's most popular tourist destination. Once a secret of surfers, Bali has now become...
View ArticleAmerica's Best Margaritas (PHOTOS)
No detail is too trivial for New York's Empellón Taqueria, which stocks more than five types of salt just for its margaritas. "Salt helps to draw out other flavors and balance the tartness of the...
View ArticleDestined for Fun at Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort
I have always been drawn to the beach, but of late it is often difficult especially during the winter months to find a place that is not overrun by tourists or so remote that I begin to get anxious...
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The Fantastic Faroe Islands
Few people have heard of the obscure Faroe Islands, much less visited them, but a chance encounter with one of their countrywomen had put them firmly on this traveler's map... First impressions at Bøur...
View ArticleThese Survival Myths Could End Up Killing You!
What do you do when survival is not guaranteed? Many of the most spectacular examples are in glaciers, formed as summer meltwater widens openings in these ever-shifting rivers of ice. Deep blue glacial...
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World's First Library of Mistakes Opens in Edinburgh
So, how does one chronicle the misdeeds and misfortunes of Wall Street scumbags, day-trading crooks and hedgefund fraudsters who have royally screwed the economy, destroyed people's pensions and...
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Visit the Samurai Sword of the WWII Japanese Pilot Who Bombed Oregon
The town of Brookings, Oregon has a very interesting artifact in their possession. A "priceless" 400-year old samurai sword. It's not just any priceless, 400-year old samurai sword. But the sword of...
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