You can help, if you really want to. The Gulf of Mexico spill that has been filling the newspapers continues to be a battle and there are lots of ways you can help, even if you don't want to get your hands dirty.
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Hurricane season doesn't start until June, so that makes May the last time to hit the high seas once roamed by pirates and enjoy some island fun.
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Orbitz.com has come up with a cheap cruise that can show you the rites of spring. Take a big boat from sunny southern California to coastal spring in Alaska. The 13-day cruise includes stops in San Francisco, Vancouver, Juneau and other ports of call. The entire trips can cost as little as $$799 (for...
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The Hotel Kura Hulanda Spa & Casino and Lodge Kura Hulanda & Beach Club want to give you money to visit either resort facility in Curacao. They’ll toss in $200 for your airplane ticket, $200 for you to eat, a free night at the resort and even a few more perks just for setting...
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March may be here, but that doesn’t mean winter is over. (Technically, it’s gone March 20th, but for anyone who can see snow out their window, you know May is still pretty far away.) So now is the time to start looking at those last minute deals to places water laps up against the...
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The LA Time Travel blog recently wrote about traveling with needles. Basically, heroine addicts and speed shooters may want to think twice before packing up a bunch of needles in their carry on bags (checked luggage is still game though).  The reason: TSA agents tend to become pricks when they come across a few...
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If the cougar cruises are wrong -- then Carnival Cruise Lines is in the right. Of course, it doesn't mean these cruises will ever go away -- no, it looks like they are here to stay.
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Royal Caribbean is now taking grief for bringing tourists back to Haiti, miles away from the devastating earthquake site of Port-au-prince. Right or wrong, it's an ethical question most cruisers don't want to face or have to justify. They're leaving that for the executives.
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