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World's Most Beautiful Spring Flowers: When to Travel

If you don't know when and where to see the best blossoms, chances are you won't -- the timing of the prettiest blooms varies by region and can last just a few weeks. Whether you want…

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Titanic Sights: Making History More Than 100 Years Later

On April 14, 1912 at 11:40pm, the RMS Titanic , the largest passenger liner in the world, hit an iceberg off the coast of Nova Scotia. She was 4 days into her first Atlantic crossing.…

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Best of Crete: 9 Favorite Moments

Crete is an island of extremes -- the biggest Greek island, the farthest south, the hottest, with the longest summers, with people who are the hardest, proudest, most unforgiving of…

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Best of Naples & the Amalfi Coast: 14 Favorite Moments

This is, without a doubt, one of the most colorful, vibrant, and interesting areas of Italy, home to world-class museums and archeological sites, extraordinary scenery, superb…

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Best of Sicily: 18 Favorite Moments

The Mediterranean's largest island is a cradle of civilization. Shaped by its past and the earth-moving volcano Mt. Etna, Sicily has an on-the-brink feel. Since the beginning of human…

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10 Great Places to Take a Summer Vacation in Canada

When you live in a country that stretches nearly 8000km from one coast to the other, and covers nearly 10 million square kilometres, where to take your summer vacation can be an…

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Best of Toronto: 14 Favorite Moments

Canada's largest city has at last shed its reputation as a dull, repressed metropolis. What locals and visitors alike have discovered is an ever-expanding city with a remarkably…

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Experience Miami

To experience Miami, you just have to stay in a hotel in Miami Beach. Truly. As much a part of the landscape as the palm trees, Miami's hotels are on display as if they were…

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9 Destination Surf Camps Around the World

Why spend your beach vacation gazing out at the waves when you could be learning to ride them? Whether you're looking for an intensive one-day lesson or a weeklong immersion course,…

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What to See in Lanzarote, Canary Islands

As the fourth largest of the Canary Islands, and the closest to Africa, Lanzarote's landscape is by far the most dramatic. If all you want is sun, sun, and more sun--be it in secluded…

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Experience Brussels

Hergé's cartoon creation Tintin is probably Brussels' most famous son, but he is not the only cartoon you'll find in the Belgian capital. Reveling in "the ninth art," the city is home…

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New England's Best Outdoor Adventures

Whether you prefer to hike, bike, kayak, or canoe, warm weather in New England gives you a reason to enjoy the outdoors. Here's how to experience the best outdoor adventures in…

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Gourmet Lima: 7 Ways to Eat Better in Peru's Capital

The last decade has seen an explosion of worldwide interest in Peruvian cuisine, and Lima is now recognized as the gastronomic capital of South America. The city is suddenly a foodie…

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Things to See in Edinburgh, Scotland

Calton Hill, on the edge of Edinburgh's New Town, was author Robert Louis Stevenson's favorite spot to overlook Scotland's capital. Rising 106m (348 ft.), you can get even higher by…

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Experience Prague

What follows are the classic sights and experiences of Prague. And they start with the star of the Old Town Square, the medieval astronomical clock. Watch it at the top of the hour—on…

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Experience Chicago

Beyond Chicago's many world-class museums—and they truly are spectacular ( click here to read our reviews of them), we like to get outdoors in the Windy City. This is a city of…

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Experience Madrid

Many sights call out to visitors, but we think the best for a first day in Madrid (especially if you're jetlagged) is splendid Parque del Retiro. It is one of the world's great city…

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Experience Boston

History and innovation combine in Boston to create a small-scale destination that's easy to explore yet always surprising. This view from the city's Harborwalk takes in the impressive…

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Experience Lisbon

This monument to Portugal's exploration was originally built as a temporary exhibit in 1940 for the Portuguese World Exhibition. José Cotinelli Telmo and Leopoldo de Almeida's…

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Road Trip: Ireland's Antrim Coast

The most extraordinary stretch of countryside in Northern Ireland, Antrim's attractions include the awe-inspiring Giant's Causeway , the picturesque Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge , and…

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Experience Barcelona

Thought by many to be the crowning glory of the modernista movement, Antoni Gaudí's avant-garde apartment building Casa Milà is better known as La Pedrera, or Stone Quarry, for its…

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Best of Greece with Kids

Greece is much more than a big museum with a "do not touch" sign hanging on it. The whole family can splash along the beaches, head to public parks and playgrounds, and explore…

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6 Best Family Adventures in France

France is packed with world-class art and some of the best food and wine on earth. But it's also brimming over with whimsical attractions and immersive park experiences that kids will…

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Experience Venice

If you have just a short time in Venice, what follows are experiences you can get to in just one day. If you have more time, take a look at our complete online guide to the city. Start…

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Experience Dublin

Guinness is available the world over, but it really does taste better in Dublin. Where serves the best pint? It's hard to say for sure, but it's always good watching a pint being…