Even though winter is slowly but surely loosening its grip, that doesn’t mean there isn’t room for one more — or two — trips to the Caribbean. The good news is that prices have held steady, and that includes St. Martin.

Here are a few more reasons to book your trip now:
*Sunset Beach is always entertaining, [...]

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Ah, you just knew it had to happen.
Know a teenage girl who is absolutely enthralled with everything Bella and Edward? Or are you one of the legions of adult women who are secretly — or perhaps not-so-secretly — enamored with Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight books?
There’s a trip for that. Trek America is offering a camping adventure in [...]

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No sooner had I finished researching monasteries and nunneries that produce wine for a recent assignment over at Wine Enthusiast, than I started to see stories about them in other places.
Between travel and deadlines, magazines in my life tend to stack up. So I tend to read them all at once. And in every single issue [...]

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Way back in 1981, to celebrate my newfound freedom from home and school, I decided to spring for a solo trip to Club Med in Martinique. I went by myself because I knew when I got there, I’d have lots of opportunities to make new friends and explore new activities. After all, that’s what Club [...]

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Get Your Winter Olympics Jones Someplace Else
With the Winter Olympics days away, some travelers are invariably looking into last-minute deals and hotel room vacancies in Vancouver.
Totally unnecessary. You don’t have to go to Vancouver to soak up Olympic glory. A variety of hotels and resorts — many in warm-weather locations — are featuring special Olympics-themed [...]

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Can’t deal with the crowds in New Orleans, but you still want to celebrate Fat Tuesday in style this year?
Here are four other places to celebrate Mardi Gras.
*Pensacola, Florida: Celebrating Mardi Gras since 1874, Pensacola’s revelry is as colorful and diverse as the city’s 450-year heritage. Three huge parades with outlandish costumes and extravagant floats [...]

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