If you can't afford a vacation this year, consider this: Take the time to explore your own area: by foot! You need not live in the mountains to enjoy hiking. Find a park, or just an unexplored...
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When searching for lodging deals, many people are discovering the benefits of choosing a vacation rental as opposed to a hotel. Vacation rentals usually come with fully-equipped kitchens, which...
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Greetings Flyaway fans! I'm pleased to announce that I have yet another page on Examiner.com! I already told you about my Colorado Mountain Fitness Page Now, here's another page to bookmark!...
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Photo courtesy of Fireside Inn, Breckenridge, Colorado There are many travel writers. Some are "just the facts, mam" types of writers. Others write from a more personal perspective. It...
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Photo Courtesy of Freefoto.com When reading hotel descriptions, do you have trouble deciphering the lingo? The folks at Hotels Combined understand that interpreting hotel acronyms can be confusing....
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When reading hotel descriptions, do you have trouble deciphering the lingo? The folks at Hotels Combined understand that interpreting hotel acronyms can be confusing. After all, you might need a...
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The folks at Microsoft have done it again! Now, you can take your run of the mill photos and turn them into a 3-dimensional tour. The new software is called Photsynth Apparently, it works by using a...
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I have an embarrassing confession: Although I spent most of my life in New York City, the last time I went back, I was totally overwhelmed. That's what happens when you spend nine years in Boston...
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Whether you ski in the winter, bike in the fall or hike in the spring and summer, mountain recreational activities require a unique type of fitness. All of these activities require balance, agility...
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While waiting in the airport lounge for our flight to the UK, I received a call from a friend. "If you're going to the Cotswolds, be sure to visit Broadway." Broadway? What kind of name...
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While I've been advising you to avoid pricey admission fees, Keith Harding's World of Mechanical Music in Northleach is worth every penny. This one-hour tour takes you back in time to the...
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As I've mentioned in many earlier posts, the idea of budget travel in the UK is an oxymoron. However, with some savvy planning, it's possible to visit the Cotswolds without taking out a...
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Photo: FreeFoto.com So you want an Apple iPod. You also want to take a fun family vacation. Can you afford both? Probably not. So here's a novel idea. Why not plan an apple picking vacation in...
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When we lived in New York City, my husband and I were acolytes at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine. As if that was not a strong enough link to the great C of E, I must......
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There are many people who claim to feel "intense mystical vibrations" while visiting Stonehenge. Call me shallow, but having twice visited the 3,000 year old famous Druid rock pile, all I...
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Greetings, travel lovers! Lest you think that I've abandoned you, my husband and I are actually on a brief holiday in the English Countryside. As you probably know, this is not exactly a budget...
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Well, the airlines might want you to pay to check your bags, pay for your food and not serve you any drinks, but Delta has decided to offer an interesting new perk: Wi-Fi! Will it be free? Don't...
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Here's an idea whose time has come! Galavanting (gotta' love the name) is a new travel website for gals on the go! Their philosophy: "We've come a long way, ladies, but there a lot...
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The National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg, PA is the largest Civil War museum in the country uniquely portraying both Northern and Southern perspectives on the greatest conflict in American...
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Wondering if you should bow or shake hands with your Chinese colleague? Worried that you might have offended your Moroccan hosts by declining that second cup of tea? Want to know the best time to...
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