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Riding 300 Miles for Just $6 in the Pacific Northwest

Along Washington's gorgeous Olympic peninsula, I traveled more than 300 miles for $6 last month. No, I don't have a car that gets 100 miles per gallon: I took the bus. And not grimy…

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Amtrak Codes Cool Down for Fall

We had high hopes this summer for low fares on Amtrak, but it turns out the railroad has been ratcheting back its discounts for single travelers, while still allowing savings of up to…

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Join in the Brew-Ha-Ha at Oktoberfest in Munich

Oktoberfest a.k.a. Beerfest, is arguably Europe's biggest annual party, attracting nearly six million people. The 172-year-old free event actually starts in September, the 17 in Munich…

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Paris When it Sizzles: Elegant but Affordable Hotels and Discount Rail Travel

If you're heading to the city before early September, it's often tricky to find an elegant but reasonably priced hotel with air-conditioning. Nights can be stifling in mid-summer, but…

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Pass on Passes, Get Rail Savings Directly from Operators' Sites

Railpasses are great, but there's another way to save big bucks on European trains: by booking individual tickets well in advance, directly through European rail operators' websites.

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Distill the One: You'll Shout "Great Scot" Over Packages and Tours to Scotland

This summer and fall, take advantage of the topography, geography and enigma that is Scotland by grabbing a low-priced budget travel deal.

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It's Going To Be A Code Summer on Amtrak

Summer's here, and the trains are rolling. A new season means a new round of Amtrak discount codes, those luscious little numbers that knock up to 90% off of regular fares when punched…

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Start your European Trip with a Star: Eurostar Train Travel

When the concept of creating a tunnel under the English Channel was first proposed, skeptics questioned how two countries (England and France) that had been at war for hundreds of…

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Transit Navigators Get You There Without Driving

For tourists to unfamiliar with urban areas, bus routes especially can seem impossibly arcane and difficult to decipher. Enter the transit navigator: a great website breed that helps…

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Don't Waffle, Gobble Up These Budget Belgian Bargains

Whether you go for the Duvel or the diamonds, the walled medieval towns or the open fields of blooming bulbs, Belgium makes for an ideal weeklong getaway in April or May. This…

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Four Wheels for a While: A Breakdown of Long-Term Car Rentals

Next time you're traveling for a month or more and have to leave your own wheels at home, don't sign a rental contract until you've looked into the agency's long-term rental program as…

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For Cancer Patients and Their Families, Hope is Alive and Well in Vermont

Every now and again, members of the tourism and leisure industry will do something so special that you can't help but feel compelled to tell the world about it. The generous people of…

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Ease on Down the Road in Your Recreational Vehicle from as Little as $24 a Day

It's that time of year when roadtrippers and weekenders alike start planning to captain their own rolling home. Look to these two companies for the best RV rentals offers that give you…

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Tag Along in the Outback on Off-Road Adventures

Australia is a lot more than the Sydney Opera House, kangaroos and beautiful beaches. Some of the country's most spectacular scenery and adventures await if you escape the cities and…

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All Aboard: Luxury Train Travel Around the Globe

The romance of travel has all but disappeared as travelers seek the quickest and easiest way to reach a destination. But what if getting there was just as important as the destination…

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Winter's End Brings Late Season Savings for Air, Hotel and Rental Car Offers for London and Paris

As we were going to press (so to speak) with this Newsletter, we received word from one of our favorite travel providers about a small grouping of deals to two of Europe's pinnacles of…

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Foreign A-Feria: Head to Seville for the Best Spanish Festival

If Spain means red wine and black olives, lamenting guitars, flamenco dancers on a slow burn and matadors risking life and limb in the face of raging bulls, then Seville's Feria de…

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Hop on the Bus, Gus: Escorted and Hop On, Hop Off European Tours

When people think of traveling within Europe the first thing to come to mind is the all-train EuroRail pass. Heralded as the best and most affordable way to see Europe, the rail…

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Come in from the Code: New Amtrak Discounts for the New Year

You know the drill by now: Amtrak has semi-secret discount codes that shave money off fares, so there's really no reason to pay full price for your rail journey. Between the fire-sale…

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We've Cracked The Secret Code For Cheap Rail Fares

October 21, 2004 -- Amtrak re-did their web site recently, but they kept the old ways to save. Unless you're traveling around holiday time, there's really no reason to pay full price…

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Up the Alps Without Upping the Pricetag

Whether it's for the slopes or just the après ski, the Alps are the quintessential mountain getaway. Several companies are currently air and hotel packages to spots all along the…

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Ups & Downs of Swiss Travel: Alpine Bus Tours

October 5, 2004 -- Traveling through Switzerland with an English couple working on a guidebook to that country, and asked before getting into their car how many miles we would be…

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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…

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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…

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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…