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The Moor, the Merrier: Tour Spain's Cities, then Hit the Beach from Under $100 a Day

Southern Spain is known for its warm weather and ancient Moorish history where you can spend days drinking sangria, nights dancing the flamenco and afternoons recharging with a little…

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January's Prize: Win a Trip for Two to India!

Frommers.com and the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India are sending one lucky winner & a guest to India! Register now to win this vacation!

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Spend Many A Night in Morocco and Tunisia: Complete Packages Start at $999

It¿s a shame that most Americans probably aren¿t as familiar with travel destinations in northern Africa along the Mediterranean as they are with the European counterparts across the…

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On the Road in Melbourne: Kicking Back in St. Kilda

Summer wouldn't be summer in the city on Port Phillip Bay without a visit to St. Kilda Beach.

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Baseball Means Sunshine: Get Ready for Spring Training Earlier Than The Players

Who wouldn't want to spend a long February or March weekend in Florida or Arizona watching superstars shag fly balls, take batting practice and give out autographs and smiles more…

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Wet and Wild in Belize: Diving Excursion and Six Nights' Stay for $862

Belize is one of those countries that most people have heard of but few people have actually visited. Nestled between Mexico and Guatemala on the Caribbean coastline, Belize offers a…

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The Dog Days of January: Chinese New Year Celebrations, Part 1

In late January, Chinese immigrants and Chinese-Americans across the country will say goodbye to the year of the rooster and usher in the year of the dog. Here's where to have a blast…

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Editor's Choice: Our Favorite Books that Make us See the World

Our passions for the page run the gamut -- literature, history, poetry -- you name it. Some books remind us of places we've been, prompting exclamations like 'Ooh! I've been there!'…

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New Orleans Update: Devastated and Recovering, All in the Same Breath

New Orleans is back. New Orleans is flat on its back. New Orleans is normal again. Except for the parts that will never be the same again.

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Pause a While in Portland, Maine's Winter Retreat

With an urban history dating back more than 350 years and a hopping harbor area with breweries, cozy restaurants, maritime museums and sites, Portland makes for a romantic winter…

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Fly to Rio por la Musica and Support Public Broadcasting While you Samba the Night Away

Two radio stations, WBGO-FM in Newark, New Jersey and WGBH-FM in Boston, have teamed up with Brickhouse Productions Jazz Music and Cultural Tours for a bossa nova winter dream: a music…

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December's Prize: Win a Trip for Two to Fiji!

Frommers.com and Air Pacific are sending one lucky winner & a guest to Fiji! Register now to win this vacation!

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Cowboys, Oil & A Prairie Song in Bartlesville, Oklahoma

A pleasant city in northern Oklahoma, Bartlesville bills itself as a city of legends, naming oil barons, Frank Lloyd Wright and Native Americans as three good reasons to come for a…

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November's Prize: Win a Trip for Two to Greece!

Frommers.com and Gate 1 Travel are sending one lucky winner & a guest to Greece! Register now to win this vacation!

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Editor's Choice: Traveling for Seasonal Foods

For many travelers, a vacation is about seeing the world's great sights and attractions, a perfectly respectable reason to get out of the house. For others, trips are for de-stressing…

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What's New: An Online Update for Frommer's Bahamas

Despite some protests against gay travelers, the Bahamian government extends a welcoming hand, Cable Beach begins an extensive revitalization program, Atlantis looks to expand, new…

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From A to V: The Caribbean is Swimming in Winter Reductions

There is no shortage of deals to the Caribbean in wintertime. We've scavenged the islands for the best, most unusual and unexpected deals available between now and into the New Year.

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New York Chocolate Show Returns! Free Wine & Chocolate Pairing For Frommer's Readers

Few food festivals can reduce us to a state of schoolgirl giddiness quite like New York's Annual Chocolate Show. For one, it's a festival dedicated to chocolate, so they have us at…

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Nothing Could Be Finer than a Week (or Two) in China from $699

Fall and winter mark the low season for travel to China, so prices generally fall and there are some excellent vacation packages with offers to help you navigate your way around this…

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Don't Say Eek to Responsible Travel: Do Your Homework and Embrace Ecotourism

The concept of ecotourism is sometimes misunderstood and, in practice, is often exploited as a marketing tool to promote tourism that is related to nature. If you are interested in…

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Cooperstown, Synonymous with Baseball, Also Traffics in Art, Opera and Beer

At the south end of a gorgeous watery gem, Lake Otsego, Cooperstown lives off tourism and second-homers, with streets full of curious shops, clean restaurants and historic houses.

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Mayan, Oh Mayan: Cancun, Cozumel and More from a Low $339

With the exception of the more heavily tourist-friendly destinations in Cancun, there are still sandy unspoiled beaches in this area, and plenty of opportunities to golf, scuba dive,…

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We Got the Dominican Dillio: Air and Hotel Combos from $459

Close, affordable, diverse, filled with sandy white beaches and all-inclusive resorts, the Dominican Republic delivers.

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Canada eh? Discover Montreal and Ottawa this Fall

The weak U.S. dollar still goes a long way in Canada, making Montréal and Ottawa far bigger bargains for U.S. travelers than pricey Paris -- especially during the fall and winter…

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Belize, from the Inland Out

Don't let its small size deceive you: with several thousand miles of beaches, the Western Hemisphere's largest barrier reef, and some of the richest rainforest in all of the Americas,…