S1 Ep492: Sweet Travel Dreams
One of the best prescriptions for healthy travel: call it sleep.
2m Apr 16, 2016
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S1 Ep491: Dallying in a Danish Manor House
Grand manor estates are scattered throughout Denmark. Some offer travelers to experience what life was like to those in the fortunate few.
2m Apr 16, 2016
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S1 Ep490: Remembering Culloden Field
On this morning 270 years ago, the last pitched battle was fought on the British Isles.
2m Apr 04, 2016
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S1 Ep489: Taxing travel deductions
Expenses for business travel are deductible, but it's important to know, and follow, the rules.
2m Apr 04, 2016
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S1 Ep488: Walking With Our Third President in Paris
The five years Thomas Jefferson spent in Paris helped shape his view of the world. Numerous places he lived and walked remain.
2m Apr 04, 2016
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S1 Ep487: A Birthday Visit to the Home of Our Third President
More than just the house that Thomas Jefferson built,  Monticello, his estate in the heart of Virginia, encompasses his entire life.
2m Apr 04, 2016
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S1 Ep486: Tips for a Romanic Getaway
Though an escape to some beautiful place can be just what the romance doctor ordered, there are common-sense cautions to consider.
2m Apr 04, 2016
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S1 Ep485: Previewing the Shaw Festival
The opening of the annual Shaw Festival marks the coming of the season in this charming Canadian community on Lake Ontario's southern shore.
2m Apr 04, 2016
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S1 Ep484: A Bit of Inn-trospection
Around the world, charming inns make an excellent accommodation option.
2m Apr 04, 2016
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S1 Ep483: In the Land where Bourbon was Bred
For those who love this uniquely American whiskey, several towns in north-central Kentucky offer places of pilgrimage.
2m Mar 17, 2016
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S1 Ep482: A History of Fools
The tradition of playing practical jokes on the first of April goes back a long way.
2m Mar 17, 2016
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S1 Ep481: More Tips about Airline Ticket Consolidators
As explained yesterday, airline ticket consolidators can offer significant savings on some flights, but at a cost. Make sure you don't get stuck holding your bag.
2m Mar 17, 2016
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S1 Ep480: Looking for a Cheap Airline Ticket?
Once known as bucket shops, airline ticket consolidators are still in business and can offer significant savings on long-distance travel. But...
2m Mar 17, 2016
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S1 Ep479: Understanding the Ups and Downs of Altitude Sickness
Altitude sickness is no joke, and it can affect anyone traveling to altitudes of over 8,000 feet. Here
2m Mar 17, 2016
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S1 Ep478: Contemplating the Center of the Incan Empire
Situated at 12,000 feet above sea level, Cuzco, Peru is the Western Hemisphere's highest metropolis. It has been so since the 13th century.
2m Mar 17, 2016
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S1 Ep477: Lending a Helping Hand
Getting together to help others can be a life-bonding experience. Volunteer vacations are a good way to accomplish that mission.
2m Mar 11, 2016
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S1 Ep476: A Look at Scientific Vacations
Rather than spending a week on the beach, many travelers are using their time to learn something new.
2m Mar 11, 2016
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S1 Ep475: Rafting the Big Bend of the Rio Grande
Floating the Rio Grande River through Big Bend National Park takes you through majestic canyons that are up to 1,500 feet deep.
2m Mar 11, 2016
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S1 Ep474: Celebrating America's National Monuments
Th e US has 120 National Monuments, historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric structures, and other objects and places of "historic or scientific interest."
2m Mar 11, 2016
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S1 Ep473: Contemplating a Concentration of Cranes
Witnessing mass migrations in nature is always a spectacle. For the next few weeks, Nebraska will host the largest gathering of sandhill cranes in the world.
2m Feb 29, 2016
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S1 Ep472: Tinkering With Time Around the World
At 2 a.m. on Sunday, people across the U. S. will set their clocks forward one hour. Daylight savings time is practiced many other places around the globe. But not everywhere, and not on the same days.
2m Feb 29, 2016
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S1 Ep471: Enjoying Three Great Public Gardens of the South
The South is resplendent with great old gardens. Here are three of particular note.
2m Feb 29, 2016
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S1 Ep470: On a Pilgramage to Natchez
Each year around this time, owners two dozen of grand private mansions of the old south open their doors for visitors during the Natchez Spring Pilgrimage.  The 2020 pilgrimage runs from March 17 to April 17.
2m Feb 29, 2016
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S1 Ep469: Enjoying Grapefruit, Cactus, and Baseball
The Major League spring training season has arrived in Florida and Arizona. Catching a game offers a taste of how the game used to be played.
2m Feb 29, 2016
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S1 Ep468: The Art of Taking Pictures at Sea
While an ocean cruise offers many photographic opportunities, it also entails some special photographic challenges. We offer a few basic tips.
1m Feb 29, 2016
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S1 Ep467: Making Day-glow dives in Puerto Rico
Bio-luminescent bays are only one attraction on Vieques, the small island off the eastern tip of Puerto Rico. 
2m Feb 29, 2016
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S1 Ep466: Exploring Arizona's Mountains on Horseback
The wild west can be found in the Superstition Mountains just two hours east of Phoenix 
2m Feb 29, 2016
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S1 Ep465: Uncovering the Stone Age in an Irish Bog
Ceide Fields provides an inside perspective of life in ancient Ireland.
2m Jan 27, 2016
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S1 Ep464: Appreciating a Writer's Writer and a Traveler's Traveler
For much of the 20th Century, Norman Lewis was the definition of a literary traveler.
2m Jan 27, 2016
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S1 Ep463: Visiting England's Literary Landmarks
Yesterday, we looked at places of American literary pilgrimage. It goes without saying that England is also well endowed in this regard.
2m Jan 27, 2016
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S1 Ep462: An Itinerary for literary Travelers
All across America there are places literary travelers find special.
2m Jan 27, 2016
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S1 Ep461: Learning the Bequia Tilt
On this island in the Grenadine chain, they even have a special way of walking.
2m Jan 27, 2016
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S1 Ep460: Capturing Carnival in Cadiz
The annual festival in this Spanish seaport are known to be among Iberia's most raucous.
2m Jan 27, 2016
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S1 Ep459: Skiing Around Oslo
The annual Holmenkollen Race, which kicks off this year on February 29, is a big deal, but so is the city itself.
2m Jan 27, 2016
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S1 Ep458: Taking Time Out on Tobago
Last time, we looked at Trinidad. The other island in this Caribbean nation has its own charms
2m Jan 27, 2016
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S1 Ep457: Celebrating Carnival in the Caribbean
Carnival is celebrated at different times throughout the Caribbean. Thigs are getting hot in Trinidad and Tobago.
2m Jan 27, 2016
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S1 Ep456: Marley Party
3m Jan 19, 2016
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S1 Ep455: It's Not Just Another New Year's Day
You'll be happy to know January 1 is the world's most widely celebrated holiday. But it hasn't always been so.  Either way, have a great 2020.
1m Dec 17, 2015
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S1 Ep454: Going from the Atlantic to the Pacific, by Boat
On this day in 1914, the Alexandre La Valley, a humble floating crane, became the first vessel to transit directly between the Caribbean and the Pacific.
2m Dec 17, 2015
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S1 Ep453: Spending a Night in Tunisia
The smallest of the four nations along Africa's Mediterranean coast, Tunisia is a faceted country. The ancient ruins of Carthage are only one of its major attractions.
2m Dec 17, 2015
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S1 Ep452: Rapelling into Godzilla's Nostril
Moaning Caverns in California's Gold Country has been attracting curious people for millennia.
2m Dec 17, 2015
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S1 Ep451: Relaxing in Iceland's Blue Lagoon
Leave it to the Icelanders to make the most of a blue thing.
2m Dec 17, 2015
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S1 Ep450: Enjoying a Margarita on Margarita Island
With internal tensions relaxing, Venezuela's Margarita Island will be rediscovered by North American travelers.
2m Dec 17, 2015
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S1 Ep449: With a Little Snoring in England
Many countries have comical sounding place names, but perhaps none more so than England
2m Dec 17, 2015
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S1 Ep448: Doing Laps in Lapland
The northern tip of Norway was once as close to the North Pole as people could get.
2m Dec 17, 2015
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S1 Ep447: On an Island Where It's Christmas Every Day
Here's another South Pacific option for avid fishers.
2m Dec 17, 2015
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S1 Ep446: Putting a Little Trip Under the Christmas Tree
The trip of a lifetime is a gift to remember, but here are thoughts for givers to keep in mind.
2m Dec 17, 2015
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S1 Ep445: Shark Fishing in New Zealand
If you like big game fishing, mark Waitangi on your map.
2m Dec 17, 2015
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S1 Ep444: Tips on Charter Flights
Charter flights were once a popular option for inexpensive travel. They still can be.
2m Dec 17, 2015
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S1 Ep443: Covering 12 Seconds and 120 Feet
On this morning in 1903, mankind first took to the sky.
2m Dec 01, 2015
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