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Is an Alaska Cruise Right for You?

Talon Windwalker

I have long wondered what a cruise would be like. It seems awfully popular, but it also seems really against the way we like to travel. Recently, I was turning 50 years old. I wanted to do something special and different to celebrate “the big 5-0.” As I’m still not interested in taking long flights or having a long travel day involving airports—and train travel in the US just doesn’t compare to what we’ve experienced elsewhere—I decided to do an Alaska cruise for my birthday. After doing lots of research …

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Seven Best Foods to Try in Rajasthan

Joseph Hanover

The princely state of Rajasthan has mostly been known for its splendid forts and the royal atmosphere which exudes from them. Being largely covered by desert, the limitations of access to water have resulted in the use of milk as a core ingredient more than anything else. The main diet, like most of Hindu origin, remains vegetable oriented with lentils and legumes forming a base and a lavish sprinkling of spices added for flavor. The seven top must-try Rajasthani dishes handpicked…

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Music and Horizons: Stories of Hope

Kerry Dexter

Categories: Best OfStoriesImage: Early summer: it’s often a season of weddings, graduations, changes, endings, new beginnings. The shifting world situations which were at the beginnings of this series of articles continue to evolve and present their own challenges, too. With those things in mind, here are five pieces of music to spark and accompany reflection, contemplation, celebration, and hope. Sarah-Jane Summers is a fiddle player, composer, and educator who grew up in the Highlands of Scotland. She lives now in Norway, and she’s long been fascinated by the connections between …

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History Comes Alive in Rüdesheim am Rhein

Sandy Bornstein

Categories: Best OfTravelingImage: Like many international travelers, I have landed in Frankfurt on my way to another destination and then departed a short time later. Until recently, I never considered exploring the city or any nearby destinations. After seeing history come alive in Frankfurt, we drove into the countryside to Rüdesheim am Rhein in the Upper Middle Rhine Valley. In 2002, this region was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.  Boosenburg…

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10 Travel Ideas to Write About

Bert Maxwell

Categories: Best OfTop 10Body: Year round, people to take time off work and take a holiday to rejuvenate themselves–and some may need guidance on how to make their travels more enjoyable.  As a travel blogger, you need to write captivating content that will give your readers inspiration of what to do during the holidays when they travel.  Here are a few travel ideas that will benefit you as a blogger and, most…

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“Josh Recommends” in a JULY 4 Week-end Special Edition By Josh Garrick

Josh Garrick

Categories: Best OfTravelingBody: “Josh Recommends” in a JULY 4 Week-end Special Edition By Josh Garrick  Red, Hot & Boom at Cranes Roost Park  July 3 beginning at 4 pm FREE and open to the public, the City of Altamonte Springs’ “Red Hot & Boom” is back with a bang! Known for fantastic musical performances, friendly crowds and spectacular fireworks, JULY 3rd is sure to rock your world at Crane’s…

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Facebook, Instagram Release Top Checked-in Locations of 2013

Zach Everson

Filed under: Internet Tools, News Alamy Photo-sharing app Instagram and Facebook, a website your parents visit, released lists of their users most checked-in locations for 2013 earlier this week. Congratulations to Disneyland for being the top U.S. spot for Facebook check-ins and the third most photographed location on Instagram. And props to all of Canada: its most checked-in location was a hockey …

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Sorry Indianapolis, You’re No Longer the Sole Location Offering TSA PreCheck Enrollment Background Checks

Zach Everson

Filed under: North America, United States Getty Two weeks ago, the Transportation Security Administration announced that it would began allowing travelers to apply for its PreCheck program, “an expedited screening process” through airport security. Curiously though, the only airport in the country where travelers could complete the program’s required background interview was Indianapolis International Airport. That changed today when TSA opened three enrollment centers in the Washington, DC area. Interestingly, none of them are …

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London, Rome, Paris Top TripAdvisor’s Most-Reviewed Cities List

Zach Everson

Filed under: Europe, North America, France, United Kingdom, United States Alamy The litany of year-end travel-related lists continues. Today, it’s TripAdvisor, which unveiled its most reviewed cities. Leading the way: London, Rome and Paris, according to the Telegraph. The top U.S city was New York, which ranked fourth overall — a stunning blow for American exceptionalism.Continue reading London, Rome, Paris Top TripAdvisor’s Most

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MapQuest Unveils 10 Top Destinations of 2013

Zach Everson

Filed under: North America, United States Alamy Las Vegas, Nashville and Orlando were the top three searched for cities on MapQuest in 2013. The results are a compilation of destinations searched for on both MapQuest’s website and its recently updated-and critically acclaimed-iPhone and Android apps. [Full disclosure: AOL owns both MapQuest and Gadling.] Texas was the only state with two cities in MapQuest’s top 10 list: Houston was eighth and Dallas was …

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Does Julia Roberts’ Bali Still Exist?

Robert Schrader

If you’ve come here looking for the Eat, Pray, Love Bali, I have good news and bad news. The bad news is that this Bali largely doesn’t exist. Decades of over-development and mass tourism have destroyed much, if not all, of what once made Bali such a special place. The good news? If you’re simply asking “where was Eat, Pray, Love filmed in Bali?” and are open to the what may currently exist in the locations you visit, irrespective of what you saw in the movie, then you …

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Visiting Astoria, Oregon

Talon Windwalker

I’ve traveled through Astoria often on my way to Seaside and Cannon Beach. Occasionally, I’ve stopped there to get a meal, but for some reason I hadn’t really spent any time exploring the city itself. When I was looking for some “me time” over a weekend, I decided to visit Astoria and just spend time there. Thankfully, I used to live fairly close to the Oregon border, so it wasn’t going to be a long drive. If you don’t have that advantage, though, you can often find cheap flights to Oregon. Lodging As I wanted to be close to …

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Visiting Astoria, Oregon

Talon Windwalker

I’ve traveled through Astoria often on my way to Seaside and Cannon Beach. Occasionally, I’ve stopped there to get a meal, but for some reason I hadn’t really spent any time exploring the city itself. When I was looking for some “me time” over a weekend, I decided to visit Astoria and just spend time there. Thankfully, I used to live fairly close to the Oregon border, so it wasn’t going to be a long drive. If you don’t have that advantage, though, you can often find cheap …

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Florida Artist Creates Unique Monument to “Unmourned Animals”

Josh Garrick

Categories: Best OfStoriesBody: In the Hartsdale, New York Pet Cemetery, there is now a bronze and granite memorial unlike the hundreds of ‘monuments’ – large and small – dedicated to the animals who once had a loving human companion. The new monument, created through the compassion and determination of a Florida Artist/Professor, is placed in honor of the thousands of animals who never had a ‘home’ but who were bred and killed for food. The unique Monument to Animals We Do Not Mourn was created by Artist Linda Brant, and represents a four-year saga of compassion, creativity, and…

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Florida Artist Creates Unique Monument to “Unmourned Animals”

Josh Garrick

Categories: Best OfStoriesBody: In the Hartsdale, New York Pet Cemetery, there is now a bronze and granite memorial unlike the hundreds of ‘monuments’ – large and small – dedicated to the animals who once had a loving human companion. The new monument, created through the compassion and determination of a Florida Artist/Professor, is placed in honor of the thousands of animals who never had a ‘home’ but who were bred and killed for food. The unique Monument to Animals We Do Not Mourn was created by Artist Linda Brant, and …

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Travel Blogging Turns 20 Today

Zach Everson

Filed under: History, Blogs HP Virtual Museum Today marks the 20th anniversary of what’s believed to be the first travel blog post. So happy birthday to us, and maybe you too! In honor of the occasion, travel bloggers worldwide are raising a glass (ok, they were probably doing that anyway), Jeff Greenwald, the author of that first travel blog post, uploaded from the tourism bureau in Oaxaca, Mexico, reflected …

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Do You Find Savings When Traveling?

Lauren

How often would you say you travel in a given year? If you’re like many people, you get away at least several times in a calendar year. That said how good of a job do you do when it comes to saving money during such getaways? If not saving money when traveling, those costs over time can limit or even prevent you from getting away. So, are savings waiting for you on your next trip? Don’t Spend Too Much on Your …

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The Most Majestic Architecture in Europe

thehipmunk

This article was posted by thehipmunk on Hipmunk’s Tailwind blog on October 6, 2015 Traveling through Europe is a great way to experience not only some of the world’s best food, art, and culture, but also some of its best architecture. Architecture in Europe seamlessly blends the ancient with the modern to create a landscape that honors history, while also being innovative and forward-thinking. Though nearly every European city offers up an array of beautiful museums and storied cathedrals, there are a few with magnificent architecture that set them above the rest. Valencia, Spain Popular for its sunny beaches along…

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When Making Decisions is Tough

Talon Windwalker

1Dad1Kid.com Like with anything in life, long-term travel has its own set of stressors and challenging moments. It can be really hard making decisions that seem so easy for others. My first step for dealing with tough choices is to apply the regrets test—Will we regret it if we do/don’t . . .  If the answer is yes, that makes the decision much easier. Fortunately, most decisions can be easily made after this test. But, occasionally, the potential outcome is much harder. When we were in Ecuador, I was offered a…

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Visiting the National Aviary

stasia.lopez

Categories: Best OfTravelingBody: When I was in primary school, somewhere around first or second grade, our class went to The National Aviary in Pittsburgh. Field trips were something to be desired as a child and now, as a grown-up, I yearn to take my husband to all the places that were special to me…

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Skift Acquires Gadling Travel From AOL

Rafat Ali

Filed under: Business, Talking Travel The Skift team — now the Gadling team, too — in Iceland this May. It’s been quiet here for a while, but that’s about to change. I’m happy to announce that Gadling is becoming part of the Skift family. You may have read about us in this Gadling interview when we launched nearly two years ago. Since then, Skift has become the largest travel industry news and information site in the world. Over the short two years of our existence, our brand has become the lingo in travel. As AOL has decided to focus on …