Stunning U.S. State Parks
Playgrounds, green pastures and playful pups; these are a few of the things we first think of when we hear the word "park." Not that these associations aren't on point, but there are more than 7,500...
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How to Blog Like an Expert: 10 Tips From Top Travel Blogs (Pt. 2)
Stephanie Be in Alanya. About a month ago, I "pulled a slim shady," admitting that although an experienced traveler and expat, I'm new to the travel blogging community. I thus sought advice from...
View ArticleWhere to Go Dogsledding With Alaskan Huskies
Where can you take a helicopter ride to meet a pack of enthusiastic huskies ready to take you on an adventure? Alaska, of course. Less than an hour south of Anchorage, Alaska, you'll find a resort town...
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What's Enough in the Land of Everything?
We had the pleasure of doing a radio interview last week with a financial journalist about our new book on retiring overseas on a budget. We exchanged emails afterward, and he was kind enough to offer...
View ArticleEuropean Travel: Seventeenth-Century Opera in Two European Cities
So far in 2014, using the excellent Web resource OperaBase as a travel-planning tool, Jackie and I have built two European vacations around performances of operas by the seventeenth-century Venetian...
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Things to Do in Nairobi
I was born in Nairobi and have spent a LOT of time there over the years. Now that I am in the safari industry I get a lot of requests for recommendations for things to do in Nairobi. Of course there...
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Where to Go When You Want to Do Nothing
There are a million ways to travel these days. You can choose to give back, booking a trip that involves rolling up your sleeves and volunteering. You can choose to be adventurous, filling your days...
View ArticleIncredible Seaplane Views of Anchorage, Alaska
Alaska is known for its spectacular scenery. But you'll really do yourself a favor by seeing the city of Anchorage from the best vantage point: up in the air in a seaplane! Head over to Lake Hood, the...
View Article5 Steps to Earn a Free Honeymoon this Summer with Credit Cards
Getting married is expensive. Not including your honeymoon, the average wedding in the United States cost $25,200, according to The Wedding Report, Inc. An average eight-day honeymoon costs $4,466...
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These 6 Deep-Sea Sub Tours Offer Unique Views of the Underwater World
(Photo Courtesy of Submarine Safaris SL) By Nicolle Monico Okay, so you've traveled the world enough to be over the traditional tours that are offered at each different country, and are probably in...
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Finders Keeper's: This State Park Is Filled with Diamonds
And just two weeks ago, David Anderson, an intrepid diamond hunter, discovered a 6.19-carat white diamond after searching for four hours. It's the 15th largest diamond to have been found at the park...
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Bardo Museum: A Tunisian Treasure
I couldn't get enough of the fabulous mosaics dating from ancient Greek times to well after the Christian era at Tunisia's renovated National Bardo Museum. Plethora of mosaics at Bardo Museum...
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Russian Buildings Pretty Enough to Eat
Are we supposed to love or hate Russia right now? Yeah, they hosted a fabulous Olympics; then, less than three weeks later, decided to slice off a piece of another country. One thing's for sure: While...
View ArticleThe Truly Awful Part About Food Allergies (and How I Got Over It)
If it were up to me, I'd rather not talk about my food allergies. It didn't used to be that way. When I was first diagnosed, I was happy to explain all the time. I finally felt some relief from the...
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8 Underrated Beer Cities
Bernt Rostad / Flickr Any bona fide beer geek already knows they can find a great brew in Denver, Portland, Oregon, and Dublin. But if you've already tapped the keg on these well-known beer cities,...
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How to Not Scream You Are Tourist in Hawaii
Nearly 8 million travelers flock to the Hawaiian Islands every year packing trendy new bikinis, slippers (flip flops ) and wide-eyed enthusiastic grins. Although Hawaii prides itself on the generous,...
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5 Things Europeans Say About You Behind Your Back
Photo courtesy of alexgbaguio/myBudgetTravel. Article by Robert Firpo-Cappiello of Budget Travel. Europeans are among the world's most gracious travel hosts, rolling out a red carpet of good manners,...
View ArticleCoastal Tuscany's "Hidden" Treasure: Exploring Morellino di Scansano
While international tourists routinely bypass the beautiful coastal region known as the Maremma on the way to central Tuscany, in-the-know Romans and international jetsetters alike flock to its beaches...
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How to Answer the Question: What Are You Going to Do After You Graduate?
I used to wake up in the middle of the night soaking wet in my own stress sweat. I was 22. I was a recent college grad -- with a degree in English and journalism -- and I would sometimes wake up in the...
View ArticleTop Airport Restaurants
While the promise of a favorite restaurant at the end of a flight can be incentive enough to get through a long day of travel, eating at the airport can be just as rewarding. Airport restaurants these...
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