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Daily Routines for Disconnecting & Truly Appreciating Life

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Vinson Expedition: Cifelli & Team Arrive at Vinson Base Camp

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Best New York Hotels for Solo Travelers

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Get Into the Spirit with Free Holiday GIFs and Images

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How to Find Gay Hotels When Traveling

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digital nomads

Launching a Dream into Reality – The Xscapers Convergence at Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta

Cherie Ve Ard

It started as a dream… a wish. A wish for a community of like minded RVers who are choosing a nomadic life and not waiting for the promise of traditional retirement. A network of peers where we can share experiences, navigate the tricky parts of this lifestyle together, and strengthen our combined voices. Announcing Xscapers at the Escapade in March with Escapees founder Kay Peterson, her grandson Travis, and his wife Melanie. Of course community on the road happens on its own…

digital nomads

Planning a USA Road Trip – 10 Things Australians Should Know

Bethaney Davies

image: Shutterstock.com Every traveller should do a USA road trip at least once in their life. The US is the absolute best country for road tripping. It’s big but very drivable and the roads are excellent. There is such a huge amount of diversity in this massive country. Each state feels very different from the next, both in landscape and in culture. After road-tripping in the US for…

Culture & luxury travel

The Bauhaus Archive Museum of Design, Berlin

Shing Yoong

Bauhaus – ‘house of construction’ “Let us strive for, conceive and create the new building of the future that will unite every discipline, architecture and sculpture and painting, and which will one day rise heavenwards from the million hands of craftsmen as a clear symbol of a new belief to come.”- Walter Gropius Tucked away alongside the Landwehrkanal in Tiergarten, South West Berlin, lies the Bauhaus Archive Museum of Design, an archive that studies …

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Just Back: Borneo

Intelligent Travel

National Geographic’s Andrew Coleman (on Instagram @andywcoleman) recently traveled to Borneo to explore one of the oldest rain forests in the world. Hoping to spy an orangutan in its natural habitat, Andrew was quickly blown away by the biodiversity he encountered on this unique island, the planet’s third largest, in Maritime Southeast Asia. Here are some of the high points of his trip, in his …

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Luxury Villa Review: The Blue Door in Palm Springs, California

@mrsoaroundworld

The Blue Door in Palm Springs, California The Blue Door, is a beautiful 3-bedroom and 3-bathroom villa located in Palm Springs, California, which accommodates 6 people. On this occasion, I travelled with my husband, his daughter and my friend Trudi – making this the perfect-sized holiday home for us. We stayed for 5 nights. Booking process  We booked the property via a vacation rental website, and it was done in minutes. We had excellent communication with…

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The List: Where to Stay for England’s Rugby World Cup 2015

Darren Dunne

Every four years, Rugby Union’s elite come together to decide the destiny of the famous Webb Ellis trophy at the Rugby World Cup. The 2015 edition takes place in the United Kingdom this fall, marking the perfect opportunity for fans to catch several games in person. For those mulling over a trip, herein we’ve highlighted key clashes, and matched them up with winning hotels nearby.

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Your Next Plane Ticket Could Be Free

Robert Schrader

The best things in life are free—the best things in travel are priceless. Having a local connection, for example, allows you to enjoy a one-of-a-kind experience you’ll never forget. Traveling around the world the past several years, I’ve been lucky enough to make many such connections. Sam in Indonesia walked me inside a volcano that spews blue fire in the middle of the night. Helene in …

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From Security Lines to Delays: Your Ultimate Holiday Travel Survival Guide

Christine Dayao

Flickr/lunchtimemama Ready for Thanksgiving? The holiday is a time to give thanks and spend quality time with family and friends — but it happens to be one of the most hectic and busy travel periods, too. But fear not. From delays to packing, here’s how to survive Thanksgiving. Getting Through Security There are tons of ways to get to your gate more quickly, including: downloading a mobile boarding pass, searching for less central (and therefore often less crowded) security checkpoints, or even upgrading your ticket to access …

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Three Reasons to Travel to Latvia

Abigail King

Close Your Eyes and Think of Latvia If I asked you, without pause for a heartbeat, what first comes to mind when you think of travel to Latvia, I wonder what I’d hear. Would you feel the salt lick of spray from the ocean, feet squeezing soft sand beneath them? Would you see willows at sunset and aristocratic stone houses, rich plum satin curtains gathered up in gold threads? Or would you be walking through vineyards, chatting with bright blue eyes and splashing liquid through glass …

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London Musicals You Didn’t Know You Wanted To See

Heather Robinette

Categories: Best OfTravelingImage: Although musicals are performed across the United States, London provides a unique opportunity to see a vast number of musicals in one city. During my time studying abroad in London, I saw four musicals and one play. I never thought I would like musicals, but the performances were remarkable. I’ve put together some information about the musicals I saw and information on finding current musicals. You have the opportunity to enjoy …

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Four Surprising Things You Should Know About British Gin

Matt Long

Last week I traveled around London and Scotland as part of a larger project, a type of effort that I haven’t done before. Working with UK Trade & Investment, I was asked to help them research and share the history and culture of iconic British gin. I’ve always said that food and drinks are a huge part of the travel experience, as is learning about how they’ve impacted the culture of their respective countries. Great Britain has many culinary traditions that have made the global rounds and gin is right there at the top. Before my…

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The Best UK Bothies For Eager Wild Hikers

Alex Pierce

Bothies often aren’t well-known throughout the UK, even though they are kept in good order by the Mountain Bothies Association (MBA), and they are fairly common. If you’re wondering what a mountain bothy is, it’s a stone house, which is almost completely empty – there is usually no electricity, resources, or facilities, but it provides shelter from the elements; think of it as a stone tent, for all intents and purposes. Some come with some useful extras, but don’t go …