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Where the hell is Rhinebeck, New York

Where the hell is Rhinebeck, New York

It’s the wedding of the century or the weekend, depending on who you talk to. Chelsea Clinton is tying the knot to some guy (his name is Marc Mezvinsky, and eventually will get his own Wikipedia page, he doesn’t have one now). While the media just won’t shut up about this wedding, we’re more...
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Gulf tourism will cost $23 billion to fix

Gulf tourism will cost $23 billion to fix

The oil has stopped gushing and the media has gone on to cover other breaking stories. Oh, there may be a couple of hundred million gallons of oil still floating around, but, well, whatever, if there’s not fresh video of birds dying, what’s the point of covering it? Sadly, that is case of our...
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Riding out of history: King Tut’s chariot awaits NYC

Riding out of history: King Tut’s chariot awaits NYC

King Tut, who’s been dead for about 3,300 years, should be aware of the following rules in New York City. Parking, when you can find it, is very expensive. And that’s only if you can find it. Double parking, while illegal, is often the preferred method if you’ve just got to run into the...
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Chicago: Live in a museum for 30 days, collect $10,000

Chicago: Live in a museum for 30 days, collect $10,000

Some trips are an adventure. Now Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry are offering a once in the lifetime adventure that will never let you leave the confines of its walls. The museum wants one person to live there for 30 days. That’s 24/7 inside the museum. When people leave, you stay — able...
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LAX goes Pink’s

LAX goes Pink’s

It only makes sense that Los Angeles International Airport would get the hotdog stand for the stars. Pink’s hot dogs, which, according to the LA Times Travel Blog, has been steaming up wieners to Hollywood’s finest for seven decades has now opened up a stand at LAX. Passengers haven’t had this much access to...
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Hitched: Jax Beach’s Casa Marina Hotel named top wedding venue

Hitched: Jax Beach’s Casa Marina Hotel named top wedding venue

If you're looking to tie the knot, or just kick back for a long weekend, check out Jacksonville Beach's hidden secret, Casa Marina Hotel.
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The summer of fear: Hurricane scare churning up again

The summer of fear: Hurricane scare churning up again

Who is really surprised that hurricanes arrive every year? We mean, they do come every year, almost like they are nearly a predictable weather pattern rolling off of Africa, zooming across the warm waters of the Atlantic Ocean and then gathering strength in the Caribbean, twisting and turning and then moving from tropical weather...
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Are those monkeys in your pants or are you just glad to see security

Are those monkeys in your pants or are you just glad to see security

A Mexican smuggler was caught with 18 tiny monkeys stuffed under his clothes as he tried to go through security in Mexico City, according to Mexican authorities. Security officers decided to take a closer look at Roberto Sol Cabrera after noticing him acting nervously as he stood in line and stuffed bananas down his...
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Aim High – Oakland is

Aim High – Oakland is

Oakland – the highest city in California at sea level is aiming higher. Come November, you may want to think of Oakland as a vacation destination. If you plan your vacations around where you can get high, you’re probably aware that California has an initiative on the ballot in November to legalize marijuana. Chances...
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Travel-Ticker of the Caribbean

Travel-Ticker of the Caribbean

Jack Sparrow couldn’t even find these kinds of deals — mostly because only Somali pirates have Internet access. But we’ve recently made contact with the folks over at Travel-Ticker.com — an interesting travel website and off shoot of HotWire.com. The site is pretty simple and easy to follow and it does a nice job...
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