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Take in the Arts and Nightlife in Two Michigan Towns

After my trip to Michigan's Grand Rapids and Detroit, I originally felt compelled to write 37 pages about it. Luckily, we've paired it down to the very best both cities have to offer.

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Music to Our Ears: Summer Festivals Across North America

Whether you want to sway to some funky jazz, enjoy the crescendo of classical music, do a jig to blue grass, or get political listening to folk music, the festival circuit is full of…

Article / Travelers with Disabilities

Disabled Travelers: A Compendium of Trip Planning Resources

We've provided you with an exhaustive list of agencies and organizations that can assist the disabled traveler.

Article / Outdoor & Adventure

Leapin' Lions! Spring into an African Safari from $2,599 for Two Weeks

You don't expect a rhinoceros to be so dense, or a baby elephant to be so cute. And you don't expect to feel the same excitement you felt as a child every time something new and…

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Embrace the Cold Shoulder Season in Chile and Argentina

As we head into our spring here in the Northern Hemisphere, our cousins down below brace for fall and winter. Most tour operators stop offering outdoor adventures to Patagonia and the…

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Limited (but Legal) Means for Americans to Enter Cuba

While the rest of the world can come and go, Americans are greatly restricted on how and why they can visit Cuba.

Article / Family & Kids

Tag Along with the Kids to a Family Camp this Summer

Promising fun for the entire family, camp programs combining sports, science and nature programs put parents and their kids together for educational and physical adventure.

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Chilly American Cities Warm Up for Spring Travelers

A weekend getaway in Minnesota, Wisconsin or Michigan in the middle of winter doesn't sound so inviting, but come spring, some of the coldest states in the nation suddenly get a lot…

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Take a Cultural Tour of Havana, Cuba

As I was on a group humanitarian mission, there was little time to wander on my own, and practically no chance to speak to locals. However you go, you'll be dealing with a kind of…

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Head to a Homeland to Learn the Native Tongue

While you might believe in osmosis or think you can best learn a language with a lessons-on-tape approach, nothing beats total immersion. Since 1968, the National Registration Center…

Article / Beach & Water Sports

The Beaches of Barbados from $699 for Five Nights Including Air

Idyllic shores like Crane Beach, Brighton Beach, Paynes Bay, Brandon's Beach, and Paradise Beach await you, so pack your sun block and your bathing suit and enjoy a spring getaway in…

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Whale Watching, Surfing and Sunsets Make Rincon A Puerto Rican Paradise

When you're nicknamed 'the surfing town' and the 'town of beautiful sunsets,' you better live up to the hype. Rincon, on Puerto Rico's tropical West coast, does.

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Dude, Where's My Mare? Hunker Down with the Whole Family on a Ranch Vacation

Summer is a busy time for working ranches. Experience your own little slice of the old west at dude ranches, also commonly referred to as 'guest ranches,' located mostly in the western…

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Head Down Under, Under Water, That is, On a Diving Vacation

While you can always hightail it to Belize, the Cayman Islands, the Turks and Caicos or the Great Barrier Reef in Australia to find hotels that offer dive services or day-trips into…

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Practice Your English en España: New Dates and Locations for the Popular Englishtown Program

The company wants outgoing and open-minded English-speaking natives -- with no knowledge of Spanish or experience teaching English as a foreign language -- to come to picturesque…

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Get your Free Frommer's Audio Tour of New York's Greenwich Village

If you've got your iPod or MP3 player in tow, you can put on your headphones and enjoy this free walking tour as you tour the city.

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Brush Up on Fun as Four European Cities Party in Honor of Major Artists

This year marks anniversaries for art world legends Cézanne, Picasso and Rembrandt in Europe. To celebrate, a number of cities are offering discerning visitors a wonderful opportunity…

Article / Outdoor & Adventure

Caravan Around the World with an RV Tour

Nowadays, touring companies lead groups of RVers around the globe in great big caravans. From Central America to Oregon to European vacations, RV touring puts drivers and countries on…

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Southwest Adventure: One Week in Arizona with Kids in Tow

As it turned out, November is a great time to visit Arizona. The weather is comfortable during the day and then cools off at night, but best of all, there are no crowds. Not at the…

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Editor's Choice: Our Favorite Off-Beat Travel Experiences

Off-beat can short for 'off the beaten path,' (or a musical term for a note that hits when you don't expect it to). And sometimes, even in a big city or major tourist destination, you…

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Tourist Areas in New Orleans Rebound While Other Parts Remain Far Behind

Consider leaving the bubble, and driving and walking the streets of Lakeview, of East New Orleans, of the Lower 9th Ward. Get the oily mud on your shoes, and look at the rubble of…

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Alt.Vacations: Yoga Retreats Mix Healing and Great Views on the Cheap

The online yoga world is sophisticated, easy to maneuver, and well-designed. And of course, they want you to feel good about yourself, so good karma abounds.

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Music, Arts and Package Tours Round Out the Belize Experience

After doing absolutely nothing but wearing flip-flops and tattered collared shirts to the finest of Belizean restaurants and through the sunniest of Belizean days, and then after…

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Only in America: The Best (and Worst) of U.S. Festivals this Spring

We're serving up six of the States' strangest and most unique festivals this spring. They may not be to everyone's taste -- but that's what makes American celebrations so special.

Article / Beach & Water Sports

Breaking the Laze with Activities and Tours in Belize

Much more than a parasailing haven where tourists toy around on catamarans or sunfish or lounge around on the beach waiting for their one lazy walk to town, Belize and its cayes have…