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submitted by Julia Leigh 196 weeks 6 days 8 hours 19 minutes ago
Have you heard that New Yorkers are rude, London is rainy, and China is just a shovel away? Here, the truth behind travel rumors
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submitted by Augie Brown 223 weeks 1 day 9 hours 3 minutes ago
Step away from that pumpkin! While we're more than happy to get into the swing of Halloween, we refuse to do a roundup of the trite and not-so-true haunted hotels around the world. Nonetheless, in our travels we've happened upon a number of places that are...(more)
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submitted by Adam for team Batboy's revenge! 215 weeks 6 days 5 hours 59 minutes ago
We all know that some airlines nickel-and-dime you with fees -- fees for baggage, fees for food, fees for blankets and pillows. But fees for death?
Monrovia resident Jane Wilkens, 48, was looking forward to a getaway to Hawaii's Big Island this coming April with her 77-year-old...(more)
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submitted by Julia Leigh for team Outdoor news 150 weeks 1 day 9 hours 25 minutes ago
You have to wonder whether it's a setup when you're in a Muslim country and someone asks, point-blank, "Are you lot drinkers?"
Despite the hooded djellaba he was wearing, John Horne, who was doing the asking, looked as though he had guzzled a few in his time,...(more)
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submitted by Grace for team Outdoor news 165 weeks 2 days 19 hours 52 minutes ago
When we asked the creators of the 800-mile Hayduke Trail, which winds from Arches to Zion National Parks, to name their favorite section, the answer was easy: Sections 13 and 14, the final 157 miles of this long-trail tribute to Edward Abbey's cranky anti-hero. "No one...(more)
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submitted by Julia Leigh for team Outdoor news 157 weeks 7 hours 18 minutes ago
The clock is ticking if you're planning an August camping trip.
If you slept in this morning past 8:15 or so, you might have missed your chance to reserve some of the choicest spots in the state.
But don't despair, you still have options.
The first moment to reserve...(more)
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submitted by Julia Leigh for team Outdoor news 68 weeks 2 days 9 hours 26 minutes ago
All backcountry campgrounds at Point Reyes National Seashore are booked full again this weekend, just like every weekend for the past six months. All the boat-in sites nestled on the western shore of Tomales Bay are taken, too.
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submitted by Christine 250 weeks 1 day 7 hours 20 minutes ago
A hunk of butter, a little garlic and a handful of mushrooms â Sporeboys owners David Robinson and Andrew Gellatly toss fresh chanterelles, portobellos and cepes in a saut� pan, sprinkle a bit of pecorino cheese and parsley on top and throw it all between two...(more)
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submitted by Gretchen Wright 178 weeks 1 day 10 hours 12 minutes ago
Even when the dollar was king, London prices made travelers cringe and cower. Now that our currency is a groveling pauper, Americans feel as if they've been subjected to some of the Tower of London's more inventive torture devices.
But even today there are decent hotel values...(more)
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submitted by Lisa 182 weeks 2 days 13 hours 2 minutes ago
As a surfer, on a sunny summer morning, I'll often find myself on the Internet clicking to a surf camera to check the waves in Santa Cruz. Of course, with the price of gas and the three-hour commute, the waves have to be perfect before I'd...(more)
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submitted by Julia Leigh for team Green Living 187 weeks 8 hours 56 minutes ago
If I hadn't taken the train, I'd never have learned how to say "Gunfight at the O.K. Corral" in Italian. Or had a Louisiana Cajun explain how to boil crawfish. Or met a veteran flight attendant who'd rather travel by rail.
I also wouldn't have gotten a...(more)
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submitted by Lisa for team Batboy's revenge! 160 weeks 1 day 18 hours 50 minutes ago
FIVE years ago, a good day for Meital Grantz went like this: Sell $10,000 worth of glitzy women’s wear (Chloé, Stella, Missoni) at her boutique on the Las Vegas Strip, Talulah G. Then, a group dinner at Le Cirque or Circo, both in the five-star Bellagio,...(more)
