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Bored Much? 12 Global Summer Festivals to Visit this Year

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Get your passport ready, people! It’s time to travel! You might think you’re having a great summer with all the picnics, hikes and garden parties, but there is nothing like an international getaway to bring you and your family joy, memories…
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8 Child Tracking Devices to Keep an Eye on Your Toddler While You Vacay

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As the pages fly off the school calendar, many families start thinking about their summer vacation plans. However, this generation of moms and dads saw the “It’s 10 o’clock, do you know where your children are?” ad campaigns on national…
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15 Great American Train Rides You Cannot Miss

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May 10 is National Train Day, celebrated country wide by special train fares, displays and events. Train rides are more fuel efficient than either planes or cars, as train travel allows passengers to reduce their carbon footprint while still…
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20 National Tourist Traps That Aren’t

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May 7 is National Tourism Day. It’s a day for tourist destinations around the country to promote their local areas, regions or states. A lot of these places get a bum rap and are referred to as “tourist traps.” But upon further investigation,…
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Summer Travel Essentials for Young Families

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Whether it’s a road trip to see abuela or a grand-scale European vacation with multiple plane trips, families everywhere are revving up for fun spring and summer travel. And as anyone who’s ever traveled with little kids knows, efficiency…
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Creeping Along the Amazon Tarantula Trail

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I tightened the laces on my hiking boots, picked up my flashlight, and fell into last place in the line of people heading into the darkness of the Amazon Trail. A stray hair tickled the back of my neck. I nervously brushed it away. What was…
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10 American Beach Vacation Spots You Must See to Believe!

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Summer is right around the corner, so if you haven’t planned your ultimate beach vacation yet, there’s no time to waste. No room in your schedule or budget to accommodate summering on the French Riviera or lounging seaside in the Caribbean?…
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Brazil is Happiest Place on Earth

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Is it the beautiful beaches? The gorgeous women? The pulsating rhythms of samba and bossa nova? Is it all of the above? Whatever it is, Brazilians – at least those who use the social media app Instagram – are the happiest people in the…
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How Traveling to Peru Taught Me Gratitude

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Travel, especially to an underdeveloped country, can be an eye-opener. Traveling to Peru taught Diane Valenti gratitude. My guide, Marco, showed up promptly at 8 a.m. His clothes pressed to perfection, face scrubbed, and shoes shined. I could…