This Is the Most Visited City in the World A record number of Americans are traveling abroad. That’s wonderful news when you consider just two decades ago only 20 percent of Americans possessed a passport. Yes, we are all collecting those tiny little passport stamps left and right, but where exactly are international travelers going? According…
Celebrating Day of the Dead in Mexico Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) is a holiday celebrated throughout the Americas and combines ancient Indigenous traditions and modern fanfare. It is a whimsical and yet serious holiday that primarily takes place between October 31st and November 2nd. Mexico may have the most spectacular festivals in the hemisphere. Well…
If you are looking to travel and want to go back in time here are ten great historic travel destinations for the history buff on the go. From Castles to Great Walls to Pyramids here you will find 10 Historical destinations that everyone should visit. Do you have any places in mind that are both historic and…
1. Northeast Kingdom, Vermont Autumn is New England’s high season, with brilliant red, yellow, purple and orange leaves. Avoid the crowds; head for Vermont’s remote Northeast Kingdom. During the local Fall Foliage Festival, visit seven towns in seven days, each with crafts, home-baked apple pies, church suppers and live music (Sept 30-Oct 6; nekchamber.com). 2. The…
You’ve decided you want to travel more this year (good on you), but you’re struggling to choose your next destination. Surely there’s an easier way than trawling through endless travel mags and guidebooks for the answers, right? That’s where our ultimate month-by-month travel guide comes in: your easily digestible list of places to visit, things…
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Many Dominican resorts show off photos of candlelit dinners, secluded beaches, and mesmerizing sunsets. What they won’t show you are the screaming toddlers, the poolside beer-chugging contests, and the flies buzzing around the buffet. After touring the D.R. incognito, we can assure you that these hotels (many of the adult-only) truly deliver — comfortable rooms,…
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Avid cruisers seem to break down into two types: Those that gladly sail to the same sunny destinations again and again and those that have a bucket list of ports that keep getting more and more far flung. And while we’re happy to hoist a fruity drink with that first group, we’re proudly in the second,…
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Check out these 6 reasons why you should choose Aruba for your next Caribbean family vacation. Planning a great family vacation can be incredibly time consuming, but choosing Aruba, one of the top family vacation spots in the Caribbean, will actually make it much easier for you! Check out these 6 reasons why you should…
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There are plenty of attractions that you must see when traveling. You can’t go to Paris for the first time without seeing the Eiffel Tower, and few people want to come home from Yellowstone without photos of Old Faithful. But for every tourist destination that’s come by its iconic reputation honestly, there’s a crappy tourist…
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By: Gary Chandler. The Amazon basin is a marvel of the world and the imagination, an ecosystem of unrivalled size and diversity, and a place of near mythical status among travellers. The Amazon River has more water than the next eight largest rivers combined, and is twice the area of India, and the basin spans eight…
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