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Yikes! “Brain-Eating Amoeba” Is Moving North from Southern U.S. Lakes

A deadly "brain-eating amoeba" that thrives in warm lakes and rivers has long been a cause for concern among vacationers who take dips in natural swimming holes in Southern U.S. states…

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Maps: The Most Popular Holiday Gifts and Sweet Treats Across the USA

It may say something about the slow job market that the folks at the career site Zippia seem to have enough time on their hands to do deep dives into Google search holiday data. But…

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Japan’s “Crying Therapy” Walking Tours Seek Healing Through Sob Stories

If you've been crying more lately due to, oh, everything, tell your concerned friends and family that you're not having a breakdown—you're practicing a Japanese therapy called…

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Steeply Discounted Dude Ranch Vacations in Arizona

We may not be able to travel in the coming weeks, but there's no rule against planning travel for the future. The key is to make smart decisions. That's why we were so pleased to see…

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If My Toddler Refuses to Wear a Mask on a Flight, What Can I Do?

A few days ago, a video—of desperate parents trying to wrangle an overtired two-year-old—went viral. That's a pretty common scenario for a viral video, but in this case, the tot was…

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Amazing Photos Let You Explore Sweden’s Icehotel Without Freezing Your Tuchus Off

The 31st iteration of Sweden's Icehotel opened its frosty doors to the public on December 11. The frozen palace is world-famous for being sculpted each winter from ice and snow taken…

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6 Ways to Dream a Vacation Now, but Pay Over Time or Take It Later

News about vaccines is making people wish we could be traveling again. Vendors are already helping customers make future plans—and spread the costs over time.

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Shop the Markets of Marrakech from Home on a New Live Video Tour

Combining culture and commerce, a new virtual shopping tour provides the opportunity to buy handmade crafts and other items in real time while a video guide walks you through the…

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Beach House From HBO’s “The Undoing” Is Available on Airbnb

The Long Island beach house that plays a pivotal role in HBO's The Undoing, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant, is available for rent via Airbnb. Located in East Marion, New York,…

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Locals from Great World Cities Name the Dishes They Say Represent Them Best

Every week or so, you read about a new survey or scientific study that proves something everyone probably already knew. I'm thinking of such headlines as "Cats Like People!" or "Four…

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Dive in! World's Deepest Pool Now Open in Poland

A new aquatic facility in Poland lays claim to having the "deepest diving pool in the world." Located in the town of Mszczonów (about 30 miles southwest of Warsaw), the aptly named…

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Half Off Colorado Ski Vacations Just Announced

Skiing is innately socially distanced. After all, it's done in the open air—and this year, ski resorts around the United States are creating new protocols, such as limits on the…

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Time Is Running Out to Visit These Natural Wonders Now in "Critical" Decline

If the Great Barrier Reef (pictured above) in Australia and the Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California on the Pacific coast of Mexico are on your must-see list, you…

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The Best and Worst International Cities for Relocation? A Global Survey Names Them

There's nothing quite as sexy, it seems, as packing up and moving somewhere foreign for a spell. That may be why my recent post about countries that are popular in searches by would-be…

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It's Official: Emotional Support Animals Can No Longer Fly Free

The days of getting free flights for your untrained emotional support Pomeranian are over. The government has closed the doggy door. The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has…

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Live and Work in Paradise! Hawaii Has a New Program for You

As I have written recently, more and more destinations are pursuing digital nomads to replace the tourists that once filled lodgings. Barbados has a new visa program that allows…

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Writers in Residence: How to Visit Where Great American Authors Lived and Worked

Though the best way to engage with great authors of the past is, of course, to read their work, there’s plenty to gain from visiting the places where they lived and scribbled. Touring…

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Kauai Drops Out of Hawaii's Testing Program, Will Force Quarantine

Hawaii, you may have heard, has been working to salvage its tourism-dependent economy. In October, the state began the new Safe Travels system that allows visitors to skip the…

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You Can Now Visit the Studio Where Bob Ross Made His Iconic PBS Art Show

Fans of painter and icon of chill Bob Ross—the bearded PBS host with the Chia Pet hairdo, ASMR voice, and penchant for bucolic nature scenes—can now visit the studio where he presided…

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Grand Canyon Rafting Trips Are Already Filling Up for 2022

Imagine owning a business that, year after year, mostly sells out its products just minutes after they're released to the public. And this is for something that won't be used until…

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Relocation Is the New Way to Travel, but Where Do People Want to Move?

Given that the coronavirus is raging in most parts of the world, a weeklong vacation isn’t socially responsible right now. But with so many working remotely, inveterate wanderers are…

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Volunteering Can Earn You a Free Night at a Hawaiian Hotel

Many eco- and culturally conscious Hawaiians are hoping that the state's post-pandemic travel industry will be more sustainable than the way things were before. (Frommer's reported on…

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Latest Dining Trend? Rapid Covid-19 Tests at Restaurants

What pairs best with a nasal swab—prosecco or champagne? The City Winery restaurant chain is about to ask that question. City Winery locations, dedicated to wine appreciation and live…

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Canada's Famed Rocky Mountaineer Train Expands to the American West

Lovers of great rail journeys will tell you: The Rocky Mountaineer, a privately owned luxury train that threads through the Canadian Rockies in the summer with special bubble-top…

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SoCal's Six Dazzling Holiday Drive-Throughs, from Stranger Things to Elf on the Shelf

The notion that Southern Californians spend all their time in their cars is a tired cliché—but in 2020, it feels freshly apt. As one of the few options for getting out of the house…