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Argentina: No One's Crying About Going There (When Packages Start from $499)

Buenos Aires has been called the Paris of South America. Long boulevards framed with wide sidewalks sprawling with cafes full of extremely attractive, well-dressed people of all ages,…

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Become a Student of Travel with Spring Break in London and Amsterdam

Don't believe the hype. London in March can be sunny as spring emerges and flowers start to bloom throughout the city's many public gardens. Yes, chances are it will rain, but those…

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Go East, Way East to Rediscover Budget Europe

Enough about the dollar's piddling worth in Europe.It's true that U.S. currency is devalued drastically in western Europe, where American travelers tend to gravitate. In a handful of…

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We Love Paris in the Springtime, Especially at Remarkably Low Prices

While we're in the middle of deep freeze so cold it hurts to breathe outside, it's the perfect time to consider a spring fling to someplace romantic, fanciful and, ideally, warmer.…

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Thirian Lies the Deal: Air and Hotel Offers to Santorini, Mykonos & Athens

With whitewashed, cliff-side villages, electric blue waters and black sand beaches, Santorini (also known as Thira) is the dangerous beauty of the Greek Cyclades, in the Aegean Sea.…

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Continental Brakes: Fast Fly and Drive Offers to Points Across Europe

The days for booking winter travel bargains in Europe are numbered, though many of the continent's greatest off-season events have yet to occur -- carnival festivals begin erupting the…

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Long Distance Love with Valentine's Day Getaways

Valentine's Day falls on a Monday this year, which is a windfall for the tourism industry and traveler alike as a three day weekend seems almost mandatory to celebrate the festival of…

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The Baltic States Are Hot Off-Season, We're Tallinn Ya

Although the Lithuanian independence effort hastened the collapse of the U.S.S.R., the Baltic states are the former-Soviet-republics-less-traveled, since eastern Europe opened to the…

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Mediterranean Meditations on Three Mythical Islands

The Mediterranean Sea has not lost its historical luster or travel appeal. Corsica, Malta and Sicily possess old world charm and combine European mythological history with cultural…

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Checking It Out: Knowing If A Travel Operator is Legit

It happens all the time: you see a great deal, a terrific deal, an impossible deal. But it's from Joe Schmo Travel, which you've never heard of. How can you figure out whether Joe is a…

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On the Tip of the Tongue: Barcelona is the New Buzzword for Galloping Gourmands

The top reasons for visiting Spain have shifted a bit since since Catalá n chef Ferran Adrià began driving food critics to their knees to utter the unspeakable -- that the chefs of…

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Chilly Up Here, Eh? Winter Retreats to Frosty and Frolicsome Canada

November 19, 2004 -- Canadians suffer their winters by braving them defiantly and in public -- taking to the outdoors on skates and skis, in furs and downs, with the friendliest, most…

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Settle in Snowy Scandi-Save-ia: Air & Hotel Start from $519

October 27, 2004 -- Although Scandinavia in summer has its undeniable charms, in winter it shows its true face, the one we associate with Santa Claus, reindeer, cross country skiing,…

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Budget Berlin: Hotel, Roundtrip Air and More from $569

October 22, 2004 -- As the capital of western Europe's most heavily populated nation, Berlin is becoming more of a magnet to American travelers. Vibrant and innovative, it is getting…

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Snow Kidding: Pre-Season Discounts for Slopes in the Eastern US & Canada

October 21, 2004 -- Ski lovers and snowboard fans are divided into many kinds of groups, not the least of which is the line between those who swear by the kind of snow in the West and…

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Economical Eastern Europe: Hit Prague, Budapest & Other Gems on a Budget

October 14, 2004 -- When Hungarians want to say something is a mess, they remark that "it's become a goulash," a mixture of meat and vegetables laced with paprika. You can enjoy that…

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European Specials as Low as the Temperature

October 13, 2004 -- Just when you thought that airfares and packages to Europe couldn't get any cheaper, along comes a selection of fall and winter specials that will make you forget…

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Cheap China Sets: Air, Hotel and Tours from $799

October 12, 2004 -- You may have been to many places, but if you haven't visited China yet, you must make plans to do so. As the world's largest nation (in terms of population)…

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Au Revoir US, Bonjour Slopes: European Ski Offers Start Piling Up

October 12, 2004 -- Innsbruck, Val D'Isere, Chamonix, Courcheval, Interlaken, St. Moritz, Zermatt. The names even sound glamorous. They should. Skiing Europe is glamorous, challenging,…

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Cradle of Civilization Closeout: Tarry in Low-Tarriff Turkey

October 8, 2004 -- Always a haven for visitors from places such as Germany and Britain, it is now increasingly popular with American travelers, too. Here are a couple of more reasons…

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Late Season Italy Priced to Move

October 7, 2004 -- October weather provides some of the nation's finest days. A few of our favorite packagers have deals well into the autumn, so let's share some with you right…

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Have a Rio Good Time & Warm Up to These Savings

As we start sliding into chillier temps, the mercury starts rising south of the equator. Here are a few of our favorite packages to get you there on the cheap.Gate 1 Travel has an…

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Czech Out These Low Prague Prices

September 1, 2002 -- We've seen travel prices rise and fall with the seasons, with each burp in the economy, and with each terror alert and the calm that inevitably follows the Sturm…

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City of Light, Light on Your Wallet: Paris from $399

August 26, 2004 -- We've reported on an avalanche of bargain vacations to Europe over the Thanksgiving holiday, so we won't belabor the point. Suffice it to say that fall and winter…

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A Christmas Present to Yourself: Holiday Market Tours in Europe

August 20, 2004 -- We've rounded up the early offerings for December trips to Paris, Rome, London, Prague, Munich and more. Visit between Thanksgiving and Christmas Eve to tour holiday…