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  • July 2008
    • Vacation Too Pricey? Try the Staycation

      Vacation Too Pricey? Try the Staycation

      (Newser) - Some Americans aren’t letting high fuel prices and a weak dollar get in the way of travel plans, the Wall Street Journa l finds. Wannabe wayfarers are taking the “staycation”—a holiday spent at home—to new heights of creativity, with one Bronx woman swapping a trip to Japan for a week in NYC complete with a tea ceremony, taiko drumming concert, and postcard-writing. More »

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      gas prices   travel tips   travel trends   cheap travel

  • May 2008
  • April 2008
    • 'Lonely Planet' Writer Admits He Made It Up

      'Lonely Planet' Writer Admits He Made It Up

      (Newser) - Lonely Planet guidebook executives are reeling in the wake of memoir confessions by one of their authors that he fabricated or plagiarized parts of the books—and dealt drugs to fund his trips. Thomas Kohnstamm also writes in Do Travel Writers Go to Hell? that he flouted guidebook policy by accepting free travel. “They don’t pay enough for what they expect the authors to do,” he told Australia's Herald Sun . More »

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      Colombia   memoir   plagiarism   cheap travel   Lonely Planet   solo travel

  • March 2008
    • 25 Ways to Save in Europe

      25 Ways to Save in Europe

      (Newser) - Worried that exchanging your dollars into pounds will leave you with pennies? MSNBC outlines 25 ways to stretch your money in Europe. Find no-cost entertainment, like free days at museums or public concerts. Use a credit card or get cash from an ATM for the best exchange rates and lower fees. Haggle, especially at outdoor markets or street vendors. More »

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      travel   Europe   money   US dollar   euro   travel tips   cheap travel   pound

    • Eastern Europe: Charm for Less

      Eastern Europe: Charm for Less

      (Newser) - The ever-pricier euro is sending determined travelers east, past the Eiffel Tower, to overlooked treasures like Prague's Old Town Square. Check out cheaper, Eastern European must-sees as recommended by Forbes : Peterhof State Museum-Reserve, St. Petersburg, Russia: These palaces and 18th-century gardens rival those of Versailles. Plitvice Lakes National Park, Plitvice Lakes, Croatia: Nature lovers can camp among 16 lakes, a dozen waterfalls, and 140 species of birds. More »

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      list   Russia   travel   Europe   Ukraine   Poland   Eastern Europe   Czech Republic   Albania   Bulgaria   Croatia   cheap travel   Hungary   Slovenia

  • October 2007
    • Luxury Hotels for the Fiscally Challenged

      Luxury Hotels for the Fiscally Challenged

      (Newser) - Even upscale chains like Ritz-Carlton will rent you a room for a reasonable price—if you seek out a favorable exchange rate, an independent hotel, or an off-the-beaten-track domestic destination. Forbes finds 10 luxury lodgings that are affordable even in peak season: Ritz-Carlton Kuala Lumpur, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Domaine Des Hauts De Loire, Onzain, France Shangri-La Hotel, Bangkok, Thailand More »

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      list   Italy   travel   hotel   luxury hotels   cheap travel

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