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Where the Rhine Meets the Moselle: My Week Aboard the New Riviera Resplendence
For me, the best part of river cruising is waking up in a new destination each morning without ever touching a suitcase. That’s what keeps drawing me back to the rivers of Europe. This time, that p...
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Finding Stillness in Sweden’s East Coast Archipelago
Sweden has more than 267,000 islands, more than any other country on earth. I don’t think I understood what that number really meant until I was standing along the shore of a tiny island watching a...
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Agafay, Morocco: Why an Overnight Stay Beats a Day Trip From Marrakech
Most itineraries for Morocco begin the same way. A few days exploring Marrakech, perhaps a visit to the Atlas Mountains, and if time allows, a journey to the Sahara. Agafay is often mentioned as an...
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Branson (MO) Golf Celebrates Pointe Royale’s 40th Anniversary
Back when Pointe Royale Golf Village opened in 1986, superstar performers such as Andy Williams and Mickey Gilley called the community home and the golf club their own. Now, the gated, resort desti...
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Beating the Booking Giants: A Survival Guide for Travel Agents
As a travel agency operator, you probably know the feeling when a client asks, “Can you match this price on Booking.com?” It’s an awkward question, but it’s also a reality of the industry. Online ...
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Is There an Electric or Automatic Soft Top for a Jeep Wrangler?
Open-air driving is one of the features that makes owning a Jeep Wrangler distinctive, but manually opening or removing a roof can sometimes make drivers think twice about using it. Traditional sof...
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48 hours in South Africa’s Great Karoo heartland
The Great Karoo is a place to slow down. Its open plains, rocky hills and small towns make for a road trip that feels far removed from the rush of everyday life. Street scene with the Dutch Reforme...
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Joburg’s hidden gems for live music, coffee and good food
Johannesburg has never really needed giant stages to make a night feel memorable. Sometimes all it takes is a low ceiling, a warm light, a glass on the table, and a band close enough that you can c...
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The rare wildlife hiding in South Africa’s provinces
South Africa’s wildlife map is full of surprises. Geometric turtle/Jacques van der Merwe/Wikimedia Commons Beyond lions, elephants and rhinos are tiny frogs, secretive rabbits, mountain birds and r...
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Along the Gambia River: Markets, Crossings and Chimpanzees
Before I properly met the river that gives the Gambia its name, I met a kola nut. Sitting in Yousef’s palm, it looked like something a squirrel would reject, the color and demeanor of an old bruise...
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Ghent, Belgium: The European City Break Hiding in Plain Sight
Discover Ghent through its medieval canals, creative food and design scene, sustainable spirit & newly opened 1898 Porter’s House. The post Ghent, Belgium: The European City Break Hiding in Pl...
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On Ontario’s French River, The Lodge at Pine Cove Makes Space for Deeper Retreats
There are places that host retreats. And then there are places that seem to understand why people need them. The post On Ontario’s French River, The Lodge at Pine Cove Makes Space for Deeper Retrea...
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Places to Visit in Lonavala: Best Attractions & Where to Stay
Snuggled right between Mumbai and Pune, right down the middle of the Sahyadris, Lonavala is the resort that both cities make their pilgrimage to at any time weekend comes a calling. Laced with mist...
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7 Best Cocktail Bars in Tbilisi (Classics & Signatures)
Tbilisi has become one of the most rewarding cocktail cities in the region, and it arrived on its own terms. In a country that has been making wine for 8,000 years, bartenders reach instinctively f...
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CDA National Reserve Offers No-Tee-Time Golf in Idaho’s Lake Country
Most golfers plan their rounds around a tee sheet. At CDA National Reserve, members can simply arrive and play. That no-tee-time approach is one of the defining features of CDA National Reserve, a ...