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Nothing ruins a trip more than standing in line for hours to see the sights, and no country has more sights to see than Italy. Arriving hot, sweaty and tired at the feet of Michelangelo's David certainly doesn't improve one's art appreciation and if you're on a limited time budget it's a shame to waste it standing in line.
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John Brunton selects the best venues in the city to enjoy quality wine, cheese and charcuterie in the time-honoured French way
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I love staying at hotels. One would think that being an airline crewmember, I would dread layovers by now, but I don't. In fact, it's just the opposite, the longer I stay in this job, the more I grow to appreciate the amenities of a quality hotel.
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My sister wanted to go to Prague. I had always resisted the place but she was coming all the way from Australia so I dutifully got online and booked flights and hotels.
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I'm put off visiting Russia by high prices, visa requriements and lack of cheap flights.
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Edinburgh residents spill the beans on the best things to do in their home town
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I have been doing a lot of traveling this summer and just spent a week at a family resort for vacation. Here are ten images of tourists and travelers that I wish I didn't have to ever see again-but probably will.
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Allison and Michael the founders of Darn Good Digs which features "out of sight inns for in the know travelers" talk to Europe a la Carte.
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We have split our medical kit into two parts, each in its own zippered pouch. The large kit is for overnight trips away from potential help, in the wilderness or on a boat, or for long vacations. From the larger kit, we fill the smaller kit with whatever emergency supplies we need for a particular day hike or short outing, and it goes with us everywhere. These are what work best for us.
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My husband and I travel about three times a year on business and twice a year for pleasure. We've learned that whether you travel near home, fly to an exotic locale, or go on a cruise, there are a few items that make traveling a little more comfortable. Some I have learned by experience and some items I've picked up from other travelers on website reviews.
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Things can get pricy pretty quickly in Copenhagen, but you can still grab some wheels for free. The city's free bike program, called "Bycyklen Kobenhavn," was a pioneer in the urban bike program phenomenon. The city provides 1,300 free bicycles to anyone to zip around the city center.
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Floating B&Bs are a unique way to experience a city!
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It's a long flight, say, from Washington to Tokyo. About 14 hours trapped on a plane. About two meals and a snack. So how much would you pay to eat airline food? $7? $24? Maybe even $39? That's the question United is asking its customers as it contemplates charging for all meals in international coach.
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Alaska's six-million-acre Denali National Park is home to an abundance of wildlife (like grizzlies, moose, and caribou), as well as North America's tallest peak (20,320-foot-tall Mount McKinley). But soon, it might also be home to a fleet of hybrid buses.
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Train-love runs deep in Ohio, there are scenic railroads, train stores, train societies, clubs of train watchers and old railroad station restaurants. Here is another example. Friday, August 1 was the grand opening of EnterTRAINment Junction, a train attraction that is being billed as "the only train-themed family entertainment center in the world. "
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Music festivals are to summer what rock is to roll. If you haven't had a chance to beat the heat with your favorite legend, it's time to face the music. USA TODAY's Rebecca Heslin gets the lowdown on late-summer and fall festivals from Rolling Stone executive editor Jason Fine
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As part of our effort to spread the goodwill and do our part to build a sense of community among travel writers, today we're hosting a "Social Media Love-In. " (This idea was borrowed straight from Problogger, but our focus is on travelers. )
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"After five years' travel," veteran guidebook writer Geoff Crowther once recalled, "most of us went feral. " So did the books they wrote. Jammed into backpacks, ripped into pieces, guidebooks escape into the wild to get lost or abandoned for the next edition. Here are 10 that are so transfixingly odd that they've remained readable long beyond their original itineraries
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Interesting interview with Susan Steer, a docent with Context Travel, providing academic walking tours.
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Love on the plane, it happens. In fact, it happened to me. That's where I met my husband, on a flight from New York to Los Angeles. I'm guessing we were somewhere over Illinois when I gave him my phone number. The interesting thing about it is he wasn't even my type (not at all), which was good because my type, I soon realized, had a tendency to suck.
