The extremely delicious dessert of choice in Ottawa: a BeaverTail. While the East Coast was getting pummeled with snow earlier this month, I managed to sneak away for a few days and escape snowpocalypse . But instead of an island paradise, I headed north, up to Ottawa, Ontario, and got a taste of...
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Here's the good news: Amex is giving you a chance to win roundtrip airfare for 2 to Antigua and 4-nights of all-inclusive accommodation at Jumby Bay . The resort is located on a 300-acre private island in the Caribbean, the perfect setting for a "tweetheart" getaway. To enter, all you have to do...
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The cruise industry is balking at new pollution limits for ships that could go in effect in Alaska later this year.
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Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index just scored the happiest and least happiest cities in the U.S. Two of the top three happiest come at little surprise: Boulder, Colorado (above); Holland-Grand Haven, Michigan; and sunny Honolulu, Hawaii (our very own Washington metropolitan area...
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I don't write too much about my personal life on this blog, but here goes. I recently dated a pilot for a few weeks. I couldn't help thinking to myself: a pilot and a travel writer, what a perfect pair! A few days in and I was already planning our trip around the...
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Filed under: Business , Airlines , News Are frequent flyer miles worth collecting anymore? I've asked that question elsewhere, and have been advocating the use of credit cards paying up to 5% cash back as a better alternative for many travelers who rack up most of their miles using airline-affiliated credit cards. For...
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Carnival Cruise Line provides a fun vacation at a good price with lots of ports of departure to choose from for Caribbean cruises.
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I’m not normally posting about a new guidebook that comes along for one of The World’s Cheapest Destinations, but when there’s been a three-year lag between the first and second editions, in a place where lots has changed, it’s a bigger deal. So let’s welcome edition #2 of Honduras and the Bay Islands from...
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SHERMAN’S EXCLUSIVE The Deal Conserve as much as 30 percent with discounted suites, meals, and extras. Stay Raf?es Canouan occupies half of tiny Canouan island and is the extravagant chain’s ?rst Caribbean venture. The large resort has a golf course, a spa, and three beaches. All 88 villas come with use of a golf...
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A spa newbie experiences hydrotherapy and gets a seaweed wrap and massage aboard Holland America's ms Eurodam cruise ship.
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