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Tiger Woods Designing Public Golf Courses in Missouri and Chicago

It has become common for golf greats to turn into course designers. Arnold Palmer, Greg Norman, and Jack Nicklaus all went in that direction—a career avenue that seems unique to their…

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Tour Alaska On Your Own: Driving Its National Parks

Alaska is home to 23 national parks. Many of them are remote and are only reachable by expensive air charter, but luckily, a few of the best ones are accessible by car. From the city…

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The Caribbean's Newest Resorts are Now North of Cancun, Reports Arthur Frommer

We Americans tend to have widely divergent views about Mexico. Some regard that nation as a place of constant poverty and problems. Other more perceptive types are aware of Mexico’s…

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Arthur Frommer: Rejecting an Army Made Life in Costa Rica Better

Of all the documentary films recently shown in America, one has a special relevance to the world of travel. It is called A Bold Peace, and it deals with the Central American nation of…

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What to Do in Aruba When You're Tired of Sunbathing

For many, the allure of a vacation in Aruba has to do with sun, slot machines, and shrimp dinners. If that’s you, we get it. Life is hard; sand is soft. Still, some of us prefer to…

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Arthur Frommer: On an African Safari, Budget is Better

To a great many travelers, including myself, the African safari is one of the top travel experiences. There is something mystical, indeed mind-changing, about seeing the world…

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Frommer's Best Places to Go in 2019

This list was for 2019. For the list for 2020, click here. In an era of social and political movements propelled by fear and resentment of others, travel is more crucial than ever.…

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Thinking of Taking an African Safari? Some Tips from an Expert

African safaris: They are, for many, at the tippy top of the bucket list. But the how-tos for finding the right one have shifted in the last few years, so old conventional wisdom may…

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10 Wine Tasting Tours You Had No Idea You Could Book

Wine tasting tours are always in style. Whether you prefer bold cabernet sauvignons or oaky chardonnays, or even luscious dessert wines like ice wines and vintage ports, there’s a wine…

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Spectacular Spelunking: Cool Caves Around the World

Some of the most spectacular views of the earth come not from towering heights, but from deep inside it. These wondrous caverns—from the rainforests of Belize to rocky dwellings in…

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Brazil’s 11 Best Islands, From Ilha Grande to Fernando de Noronha

Brazil’s tropical beaches, rainforests, and beating metropolises make it one of the world’s most fantasized-about exotic destinations, and now that visas are easier to obtain, more…

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British Columbia's Rugged Northern Coast: Seeing Bears, Whales, and Wilderness

The west coast of Canada doesn’t come to a full stop—it’s more like an ellipsis . . . Innumerable islets, many of them just uninhabited rocks with some trees on top, dot the Pacific…

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How Much of What You Spend Stays in Your Destination? G Adventures Knows

Recently, I had the pleasure of interviewing Bruce Poon Tip (pictured) for our radio show. Bruce is the founder of G Adventures, one of the most important small-group adventure…

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What to Do In Hawaii: 12 Ways to Get Wet

Interacting with the Pacific Ocean is an essential part of any Hawaiian vacation. Get the most out of your visit to the islands with our roundup of the best beaches and water sports on…

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Looking for a Classic Caribbean Vacation? Arthur Frommer Suggests Belize

Although nearly a million American cruise passengers enjoy momentary contact with Belize each year, the number of its actual tourists is only 250,000 persons, and the country is…

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Would You Fly on Wires High Above Vegas? You Can!

Starting in November, you'll be able to ride a zipline high over the Las Vegas Strip—a first for Sin City, where daredevils have previously had to limit themselves to off-Strip zips…

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New Long-Distance Cycling Trail Links the Western Balkans

The first regional cycling trail to cross borders in the Western Balkans, the new TransDinarica route (www.transdinarica.com), has opened its first segment. Travelers can now cycle…

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10 Epic Open-Air Concert Venues Worth Traveling For

Your favorite band is finally touring. And while sure, you could catch them at the local arena, why not make it a full-throttle bash, a once-in-a-lifetime adventure? Yes, we’re talking…

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Switzerland Just Won the Gondola War (If That Exists) With This Crazy Tramway

Temperatures that plummet 20 degrees below zero. A hostile, windy crag 2.5 miles (4,000 m) high, totally devoid of trees. Air so thin that people can only wheeze, creeping around at…

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Best of The Redwoods: 10 Tip-Top Things to See Around California's Big Trees

No place on Earth will make you crane your neck, feel as small, or even as young as Northern California's Redwood National Park does. With a seemingly endless cluster of 500–700 year…

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Japan's Iwate Prefecture: Wild, White, and Wonderful

Although a record-breaking 28 million international visitors came to Japan in 2017, only one million made their way to the northern Honshu region of Tohoku. While it’s true that not…

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New, Heart-Stopping Bungee Catapult Launches in New Zealand

New Zealanders are like Elphaba in Wicked—they're obsessed with defying gravity. The world's first permanent commercial bungee operation was established by AJ Hackett Bungy (that's how…

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3 Swiss Peaks for Every Fitness Level—And How to Do Them

Set in a valley on the edge of Lake Lucerne and surrounded by the Swiss Alps, the city of Lucerne is one of Switzerland's most popular destinations. Best known for covered bridges that…

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Royal Caribbean's Private Beaches Make Second-Class Citizens of the Rest of Us

Most passengers on a Caribbean cruise are by now aware of the “private beaches” and “private islands” that cruise lines operate for the purpose of keeping you from contact with local…

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Arthur Frommer: Remove Ryan Zinke as Secretary of the Interior

The Secretary of the Interior of the United States is supposed to preserve and protect our national parks, national monuments, and public lands from commercial exploitation. He is…