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Editor's Choice: Our Favorite Travel Horror Stories

It's a given that the editorial staff here at Frommer's loves to travel. What may surprise you is that our travel experiences aren't always perfect; after all, if you travel a lot, you…

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How to Cruise Southeast Asia Like a Local

A cruise is a super convenient way to take in the highlights of the Far East. Unpack once and let the ornate temples, gilded Buddhas and golden beaches come to you.

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Indulgence vs. Restraint: A Philosophical Guide to the Buffet Line

Although rumor has it that most people gain five pounds or more on a cruise, you only do that if you let yourself. But is it at all possible to avoid gaining weight on a cruise?

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Goodbye Canjet, Hello Porter For Trips to Canada

Canjet's disappearance didn't cut off many options for U.S. travelers to Canada, but a new airline, Porter Airlines, will open up some intriguing new ones.

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All Work and No Play Makes U.S. a Tired Country

Travel is about passion and saving money to visit dream destinations. So why do Americans take such short vacations?

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Getting Spiritual: Taking Your Obsessions to Sea

Cruise ships can be intimate places for groups to congregate and are well equipped to handle meetings with hotel-like amenities and services. Find out from a Frommers.com writer what…

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The Secret to L.A. Gridlock Blues

It's true that southern Californians generally live an automotive lifestyle. But with 1.2 million people boarding the bus each day and the second-largest fleet in the nation, public…

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Editor's Choice: Our Favorite Winter Holiday Destinations

Our favorite destinations include a little fun in the desert sun, a snow-blanketed city rich in history, the solitude of beaches sans all those cooler-toting day-trippers, the flashing…

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The Jersey Shore + Glitzy Excess of Vegas = One Perfect Casino Resort: What I Learned From a Recent Trip to Atlantic City

Carrie Havranek reports on her recent trip to Atlantic City and explores the fact that the casinos, for the most part, could do a better job of capitalizing on their prime location:…

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Tricks of the Trade: Learn How to Become a Travel Writer from Tim Cahill, Pauline Frommer, Amy Tan and More

If you've ever dreamed of making a living as a travel writer or photographer you may want to consider attending the 15th Annual Travel Writer's and Photographers Conference this August

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Travel With Kids on Long Flights, And Survive

If you're over 35, chances are you didn't hop on a plane until you were old enough to drive, and maybe even later. Family vacations used to mean long car rides to the beach, the Grand…

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Editor's Choice: Our Favorite Live Music Experiences

We asked Frommer's editorial staff to talk about their favorite live music experiences around the world. We hope they help you relive some of your own adventures.

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Traveling the U.S: A Catalogue of State Tourism Offices

You'll find a multitude of money-saving resources (including coupons and special promotions), maps, suggested itineraries, calendars of events and more.

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Miami Nice: A Complete Look Into Miami International Airport

Getting stuck in an airport when planes are delayed by weather is one thing, being forced to stay if you are 'stateless' Tom Hanks in The Terminal is another. But choosing to stay when…

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Love, Fun and Business Opportunities are in the Air with AirTroductions

With increased security and decreased in-flight amenities, what solo flier wouldn't mind unplugging the iPod and talking to the person next to you, knowing ahead of time that you…

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No Fleabag Stays for Fido: Resources and Deals for Traveling with your Pets

People love their pets -- so much so that there is an entire sub-industry out there of pet related leisure wear, accessories and travel gadgets. There is also a plethora of travel…

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If You Can't Give the Gift of Travel, Give a Travel Gift Instead

With so many things to choose from, where to start can be as confusing as deciding where to go. Here are a few sites to help.

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Frommers.com Relaunches with a New Look

Based on your feedback over the past year, we have made some exciting changes to the look of Frommers.com.

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Why WiFi?: WiFi Hot Spots and How To Find Them

Let's face it, getting away from it all isn't what it used to be. Until recently, when you went on vacation, the only way you could be contacted was on your hotel telephone but today,…

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A Return to New Orleans

Last week, we all went down to see for ourselves, see our home, see our city. It was at once better than we hoped, as bad as we expected, and worse than we feared. Contrary to some…

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Editor's Choice: Our Favorite Travel Blogs

The noun, short for weblog, was defined by the dictionary as a 'site that contains an online personal journal with reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks provided by the writer.'…

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Editor's Choice: Travel Items We Can't Do Without

When it came to compiling this list of essential travel items, we found quite a few differences of opinion. From alarm clocks and books to lucky talismans and queasy pops, here are our…

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New Orleans: A Post-Katrina Update

At this time, there is no predicting precisely what will happen or when. However, we remain cautiously optimistic that New Orleans will recover, albeit slowly and in unpredictable ways.

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London After the Bombings: What Travelers Need to Know

Today, four separate but coordinated explosions on three subway trains and one double-decker bus brought the city of London to a frightened halt. In the wake of these terrorist…

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Relaxation or Education? Enjoy Both In-Flight and Learn a Language

It used to be that inflight entertainment meant watching a movie you'd already seen (or even worse, intentionally missed), flipping through the inflight magazine or having to converse…