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What to Expect - My First Cruise Experience

Some years ago my wife and I decided to take a cruise. We headed for Southampton to join our cruise ship, weighed down with luggage. (Why do women take twice as much as men?) Not knowing what to expect, we arrived at the terminal whereupon our cases...

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Hike these 5 great Wisconsin trails

A good hike can be great exercise, a ritual to calm the spirit, a chance to connect with the earth. It is a way to get to know nature by its species, and your soul by its moods. It is an opportunity to build a friendship, acknowledge your heritage or...

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Why Visit Magical Cape Town

People often ask me why we keep returning year after year to Cape Town and my answer is always the same, because we’ve not seen everything yet! “A world in one country” is the way South Africa is often described, but this statement can so easil...

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Online Travel Bargain

Are holiday bargains for true or have catches hidden? REMEMBER YOUR LAST CONVERSATION WITH THAT family relative who couldn’t talk enough of how much they saved on their last holiday package deal? Or that colleague bragging about his $59 round- tri...

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When Traveling Abroad, Use Your EQ

What do you do when you don’t know the language or customs? That’s when your EQ, or Emotional Intelligence, comes in handy.On my recent tour to Russia, the people in large cities (Moscow, Saint Petersburg) knew English, but not in the small villa...

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A Wine Drenched Tour Along The Red Route of Paarl, South Africa

The wine tradition in Paarl is older than the roots of the aging Oak Trees that line its Cape Dutch streets. The first European settlers arrived at the Cape of Good Hope in 1652, planting the seeds that solidified the Cape's reputation as a wine...

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Spring Break and the Sierra Madre

Spring Break and the Sierra Madre by: Ryan Windley As I walked up the jet way, I could feel the dry, desert air in my lungs. As I approached the baggage claim, I could hear the sounds of mariachi music. I wasn’t able to discern if it was being...

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Beware of Using Your Credit Card Abroad?

Beware of Using Your Credit Card Abroad? by: Gerron Woodruffe It’s summer. And for some lucky Americans, this means going vacation to a far off land in hopes of relieving the stress of everyday life. In general, it is a very happy couple of mo...

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Skiing in Val d'Isere

Skiing in Val d'Isere by: Jakob Jelling Val d'Isere is often known as the main skiing resort of France and one of the most appealing ones of the world. This way, this area constantly receives visitors from all over the world who approa...

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10 Things to Experience On Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island

10 Things to Experience On Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island  by: C.S. Deam 1) Mountaintop and seaside hiking trails. The Cape Breton Highlands National Park has both easy and rugged trails for both the casual and ambitious hikers. You can h...

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