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Wednesday Travel Deals (Hanoi, Cairo, Beijing)

Chicago to Cairo for $698: Chicago, I know Obama’s heading to Copenhagen to pull for you guys, but if I was a gambling man (if – ha!) my bet would be that Rio’s getting the Olympics. Take heart in this great deal to Cairo via Turkish Airlines. L.A. to Hanoi [...]

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madmen

Take Your Very Own New York “Mad Men” Tour

There are plenty of movie and TV related tours you can take in New York City, such as the infamous “Sex and the City” tour and the “Sopranos” tour. (Any chance of a forthcoming “Bored to Death” tour? Unlikely, but good show.) But how about a tour in the footsteps of Don [...]

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sweden

Sweden’s First National Marine Park

Let’s be honest, what’s not to love about Sweden? The place that gave us the infamous bikini team, has now designated its first National Marine park, just so they could have a place to frolic. Well, a guy can dream, right? Kosterhavet National Marine Park is found in the Koster Islands, between Sweden [...]

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basque

What Time Do The Basques Eat Dinner?

Trick question. The answer is that it depends. Are you in Spanish or French Basque country? What’s the difference? To find out, the NYT takes a road trip through both countries, starting from the westernmost part of the region in the beach town of Bakio — about an hour north [...]

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The Most Remote Places On Earth

Did you know that about 10 percent of the Earth is more than 48 hours away (by way of land travel) from the nearest city? Take that to “Jeopardy.” With roads, airplanes, satellites, and whatever else is out there taking pictures and measurements along the way, the true sense of [...]

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A Traveler’s Return: Suburban Connecticut And The Meaning Of Home

A traveler’s thoughts on the strangest and most unfamiliar part of any trip: coming home. By Alexandra Bregman A Traveler’s Guise Outside my hometown, Connecticut was a dirty word. I never wanted to tell anyone I was from Westport, Connecticut, the original location of the “Martha Stewart Show,” of the [...]

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Tokyo

TheExped Is Japan Bound!

As I wrap up my time in Asia, I’m fortunate to have the opportunity to squeeze in a trip to one of the most idyllic of Asian destinations out there: Japan. A few hostel reservations have finally been made between my scouring of the guidebook, forums, and posts here. With [...]

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photos

What I Did Over My Summer Vacation: In Photos

Did you catch the New York Times’ spectacular (and I don’t use that word liberally) collection of reader-submitted photos from their summer vacation? What started out as just a few earlier in the week has grown to a few hundred amazing photos from around the world. Here’s the link. Makes [...]

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lifttopia

How To Save 50% Off Skiing This Winter

Doesn’t the word “skiing” kind of look weird when it’s written, what with that double “i” and all. It looks like it should be Dutch or Swedish or something. But I digress . . . Looking for really cheap lift tix this winter for resorts in the U.S. and Canada? [...]

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stvincent

St. Get Me To A Caribbean Beach As Soon As Possible

The island of St. Vincent (not to be confused with the singer named St. Vincent) is actually the main island of the country of St. Vincent and the Grenadines, and it contains an active volcano — which last blew its lid in 1979 — that could one day obliterate St. [...]

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