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Best Dining Bets in San Francisco on a Budget

An excellent cuisine has always been a major lure of San Fransico. Can you give into its culinary temptations without going broke? Yes -- our best bets for dining will show you how.

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Forty-Two Tips for Planning an Affordable Vacation in San Francisco

San Francisco definetely isn't the cheapest destination for traveling. But if you take the advice of 'our people' out West, you can afford an enjoyable vacation there.

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Best Dining Bets in London on a Budget

No need to live on chips (hold the fish!) when in London. Our tips on affordable dining will let you eat like a king without becoming a pauper.

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Fifty Tips for Planning an Affordable Trip to London

A trip to London shouldn't require a loan! Let us show you how to afford an enjoyable stay.

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Best Dining Bets in Australia on a Budget

You definetely need a guide when faced with the enormous variety of Australian cuisine. Read our bets and you'll know all the what's and where's of Oz's 'restaurant row.'

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Best Dining Bets in Paris on a Budget

Ah, the French cooking! It sounds so delicious and so...pricey. With our bets savoring French culinary art will not turn into a guilty pleasure.

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Fifty Tips for Planning an Affordable Trip to Paris

Don't think you can afford a comfortable trip to the City of Light? Read our tips and book a flight!

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Seventy Two Tips for Planning an Affordable Trip to Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. is a destination which every serious tourist simply must visit. Our tips will show you how to make this trip affordable and enjoyable.

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March's Prize: Island Getaway Sweepstakes to Aruba!

Frommers.com and Bucuti Beach Resort are sending one lucky winner & a guest to Aruba! Register now to win this vacation!

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Big Waters, Small Craft: The ABC's of Chartering Your Own Boat

If you've never considered a sailing vacation, give it a shot. It can cost less per day than a standard European vacation, and it can be refreshingly interactive.

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Bounce Over to Bermuda, Spring, Summer or Fall

February 25, 2004 -- Bermuda is good enough for New York City's Mayor Bloomberg to use as his regular vacation hideaway spot, dodging reporters and refusing to tell anybody in advance…

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Himalay One on Me: Air, Hotel, Tours to Tibet and More

February 25, 2003 -- Everyone has a private Shangri-La, whether it be a summer resort, a cozy chair or a purely imaginary hideaway. But who hasn't wanted to visit that real Himalayan…

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Learn or Teach a Language: Two Programs Mix Travel and Education Affordably

Updated February 13, 2004 -- Fearful of traveling to places where they don't speak your language? Here are two outfits that turn that weakness into a strength. The first allows you to…

Article / Family & Kids

Early Birds Get the Rooms in Our National Parks

February 16, 2004 -- Although America's national parks didn't yet exceed pre 9/11 numbers last year, there were still plenty of times when would-be visitors couldn't find…

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Sunrise, Sunset: Southern Exposure in San Destin FLA

February 16, 2004 - Cutting more than halfway across southern Alabama, Florida's Panhandle region was largely undiscovered by vacationers other than neighboring tourists from Alabama,…

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Portland, Oregon: Green City of Roses

Twice a year they roll out a 'Deals' program to make it less expensive than at the regular prices, moderate enough to begin with. Between the two, the whole year is covered in savings.

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These Hotels are All Wet: An Ode to Great Showers

When I'm ragged and jetlagged, covered in airplane gunk or just bone-tired from twelve hours of walking, there's nothing as miraculous as perfectly-tempered hot water falling on my…

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Old Meets New on the Beach: Hawaii Packages for the Spring

February 13, 2004 -- Warm beaches with crashing waves, volcanoes spewing molten lava, vibrantly colored flora and fauna, and resuscitated ancient customs interplay with Hawaii's more…

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Que Es Mas "Fun"? New Royal Caribbean Ships Raise the Bar on Good Times

You've seen the ads: healthy thirty- and forty-somethings kayaking through crystal water, hiking on a glacier, or climbing up a sheer rock face, then sipping wine on deck as the sun…

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Cruise News Roundup: What's Doing on the High Seas

Here you'll find recent itinerary changes, new launches, continuing bankruptcy sagas and more.

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Chautauqua Amidst Florida's Palm Trees

February 6, 2004 -- You may have heard about the Chautauqua of yesteryear, a kind of county fair of education and uplift, with a weekend of lectures, workshops and seminars, but nary a…

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Love is in the Air: Frommer's Favorite Romantic Hotels Across the USA

Spending a night in one's own hometown can be just as romantic (with the right person of course) as a trip to a far away destination.

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Cozy & Chic Florida Retreats

February 4, 2004 -- The Florida Experience doesn't have to mean an acre of bodies roasting around a huge swimming pool or a line of high-rise hotels blocking your view of the beach. It…

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The Nuts and Bolts of a Sightseeing Tour in Tokyo

Bob Fisher takes you step by step on an escorted city tour and tells you what's worth seeing (and what you should skip).

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Adios, or Good Buys, to Mexico

February 2, 2004 -- Nothing can beat Mexico for an exotic place to travel that's right on our doorstep yet serves up flavors of the exotic still at good prices.Pleasant Holidays has…