Travel Blogs
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Marjie's tips for riding roller coasters
I spent the better part of a week in Central Florida last month, checking out new attractions at the theme parks (watch for Sunday’s Travel section for my report). In my spare time, I indulged one of my passions – riding roller coasters. That spree reminded me that being [...]
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The best dishes at chain restaurants
Josh Dinar, author of Good, Better, Best Dining Out: A No-Nonsense Guide to America’s Favorite Chain Restaurants, has come up with a list of 10 chain restaurant dishes he thinks you should try on your next road trip. He also tells us where we should eat them, although he doesn't say [...]
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Roadtripping in Virginia
Virginia is catering to roadtrippers with a tourism campaign aimed at enticing travelers into an “Old School” road trip.
The Virginia Tourism Corp. is counting on lower gas prices and a trend toward later vacation planning to get people to take to Virginia’s highways.
The state is promoting itineraries built around “old [...]
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Taking the Bus to Orlando Is A Fast and Cheap Way To Go
Miami Beach 411 offers an affordable and convenient way to get to Orlando, with 5 different buses running throughout the day. Last year I wrote about my day trip to Universal and what to expect when taking our tour there and back for the day. This month I hopped back [...]
From Miami Beach 411 - Must Read News About Miami & Miami Beach at June 06, 2012, 4:58am in Communities, Life, Travel
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What is the best sandwich in the USA?
Knowingly or not, the Travel Channel’s Adam Richman has entered the Miami vs. Tampa fray over which city is the real home of the Cuban sandwich. On Adam Richman’s Best Sandwich in America, which premieres Wednesday night, Richman looks at the first of 30 sandwich finalists. And here’s the [...]
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What US city has the worst-dressed people?
How does your style sense stack up against the people who live in whatever destination you plan to visit this summer? If Alaska is on your itinerary, readers of Travel + Leisure magazine say your sense has got to be better. A reader poll by the magazine declared that Alaskaresidents are the worst-dressed [...]
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Tennessee road trip: New attractions await
If your road trip plans include Tennessee, some new attractions await, including a roller coaster at Dollywood, exhibits at Graceland, and the newly legalized sampling of Jack Daniel whiskey during tours of the Lynchburg distillery. Read the full story here.
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Blastaway Beach opens at Wet 'n Wild in Orlando
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Wet 'n Wild, Universal Orlando's water park, on Saturday opened a new attraction, Blastaway Beach. The sandcastle-themed water playground features 15 slides and expands across two pools with 160 soakers, jets, waterfalls and water cannons. Get information here. -
Deal: No rental car drop-off fee for one-way travel out of Florida
If you missed out on Hertz and Alamo’s no-dropoff-fee promotion for rental cars driven out of Florida this spring, Budget Car Rental has just started a similar deal, good only for the next two weeks.
These promotions are aimed at snowbirds headed home to cooler climates but also offer a way for [...]
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2 new cruise ships launched in Europe
Carnival Cruise Lines took delivery of the Carnival Breeze on Thursday at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy. After spending the summer and early fall sailing Mediterranean cruises, the 130,000-ton ship will become part of the Miami fleet in November and do Caribbean cruises year-round.The Carnival Breeze, the 24th [...]
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