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Red Lights, Rad City: Packages to Amsterdam
While Amsterdam's legal trade in illicit goods lends an intriguing edginess, this charming, friendly city has much more to offer than coffee shops and a red light district. Rembrandt,…
Good Trips Come in Christmas Packages
September 20, 2004 -- Unless you've got reindeer and a sleigh at your disposal, the time to get organized for a Christmas trip is now. Of the hundreds of options suggested to us, those…
Oh, To Be in Ireland Now that Fall is Here
September 20, 2004 -- Fall and spring are great times to visit Ireland. The Emerald Isle becomes even more lush and verdant, and prices on packages and airfares hit new lows. Below,…
Pimp Your Ride: Luxury Car Rentals
September 20, 2004 – You stay at five-star hotels, you have matching, high-end luggage and you fly business class when you can (or, let's be honest, when work is paying). So why are…
Travel Well, Travel Wisely with Tips for Maintaining Your Health and Keeping the Peace When Away
When you're busy doing big-picture trip planning like buying tickets, arranging for a house sitter, making hotel reservations, and packing, it's easy to let other things slide. While…
Bridging the Gulf: An Explorer's Guide to the Middle East
September 17, 2004 -- Although the term Persian Gulf is more likely to evoke images of Desert Storm than tourists frolicking on beaches, in fact there is a growing travel industry in…
In Rio, Life is a Carnival
September 17, 2004 -- Who hasn't fantasized about experiencing Carnival in Rio? Marching bands and samba dancers. Elaborate floats accessorized by scantily clad hotties. Endless nights…
Rome for the Holidays
September 17, 2004 -- If you'd rather be slurping spaghetti and sipping red wide than tucking into turkey at Thanksgiving, there are still some deals available for the holiday season…
Sin City, Sinfully Cheap
September 15, 2004 -- Even if you're not itching to tie the knot a la Britney Spears or Nicky Hilton, Las Vegas is one of those places that almost everyone checks out at one time or…
We Gotta Get Out of this Place: Planning a Last-Minute Trip
September 15, 2004 -- It's only Wednesday, but you're already yearning for Friday. Stress, deadlines, burning the candle at both ends -- you need to sleep, you need to relax, and most…
Dig This: Archaeology for Travelers
September 10, 2004 -- When people think of visiting archaeological sites, places like Italy, Greece and Egypt immediately spring to mind. But beyond these biggies, vast numbers of…
Orlando: Not Just for Kids Anymore
September 10, 2004 -- Orlando isn't just about theme parks. Visiting this part of Florida can also mean busting out the credit cards for a shop-till-you-drop day at designer-name…
A Travel Boost For Boosters: Our Pigskin Picks for Sports Fans
If wearing a dog mask like the Cleveland Brown's Dog Pound, or a cheese head like the fans of the Green Bay Packers makes you feel silly, you can show your team spirit simply by…
Take a Bite of the Big Apple this Fall
September 10, 2004 - Frank Sinatra couldn't have said it better: "Autumn in New York/It's good to live it again." Just plan your fall visit carefully; hotel prices jump up in September…
The High Seas Go High Tech: September's First Wave of Cruise News
In this week's roundup, the high seas go high tech, a cruise line that takes the sting out of hosting a family reunion, plus details on who's building new ships, who's delaying…
The ABCs of Latin America
September 10, 2004 - In terms of value for money, Latin America's best bets are as easy to remember as your ABCs: Argentina, Brazil and Costa Rica. Regardless of which one you decide…
Plunge into a Spa-tastic Vacation
Hey you! Yeah, you, reading this hunched over a computer, sipping stale coffee. Wouldn't you like a chance to relax and unwind, a chance to escape work obligations and everyday stress?…
America's National Parks: Nice Lodges, Decent Food, and Hey, the Views Aren't Bad
September 10, 2004 -- Rolling hills dotted with wildflowers, plunging red rock canyons, vast snow-covered peaks -- the sheer majesty and diversity of America's national parks is hard…
Why Washington, D.C. Rules
September 8, 2004 -- If you've always considered Washington, D.C. a stuffy city that's all about politics, government and lobbying, think again. The nation's capital is a vibrant…
Off the Map in Beringia: Small-Ship Line Cruise West Charts Remotest Alaska
An awful lot of people think they've seen Alaska. Thing is, those people have really only seen a tiny fraction of the Great Land -- and not even its most amazing parts.
Hurricane Frances Batters Florida Ports, Ivan Gathers Steam
September 9, 2004 -- Hurricane Frances made an all-points tour of Florida last week, forcing temporary closure of the state's commercial ports and the cancellation, rerouting, or…
A Boatload of Cruise Bargains
September 9, 2004 - From Christmas cruises in the tropics to deals for singles, we've got some of the best deals a handful of major travel agencies are advertising this week. Note that…
Essential China: Hong Kong, Beijing, Xian and More
September 8, 2004 -- Three reliable tour operators are providing moderately priced trips to China this autumn, two of them visiting one or more of the biggest cities, the third taking…
Hey, Nick & Nora! Get Clued in to Murder Mystery Weekends
September 3, 2004 -- I well remember my first hotel murder mystery weekend: I inadvertently solved it before it even began when I stumbled onto the actors as they were staging the…
Canada from City to Country: Reduced Rooms, Train Tours and More
September 3, 2004 -- The state of California's population rivals that of all of Canada. With nearly the same amount of people spread out over so more much land, you can often be…