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How to protect yourself on a cruise ship
Every week, it seems, the tabloids report a new story about a crime committed on a cruise ship... read more >>
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An unexpected stop makes for some
magical Christmas memories Snowbound in Mexico? It was the last thing
we expected on our south-of-the-border
holiday getaway... read more >>
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Travel has no substitute
Clay pipes, quill pens, and sheets of parchment lay on several square tables covered with green cloth. It felt like the room's inhabitants were taking a brief respite but would soon return. read more >>
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How to avoid having to pay surcharges on your hotel bill
We were checking out of a Palm Springs resort about six years ago when we noticed an unexplained $15-a-day charge on our bill. "What's this for?" we asked the desk clerk... read more >>
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You'll be healthier and more productive if you take time off
When we arrived in Utrecht, Netherlands, last fall, our friend Monique greeted us with a story we could hardly believe. "I just got back from five weeks of vacation that I had to take," she said. Had to take? "It's the law," she told us. "In Holland, we legally have to take five weeks of vacation a year."
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Every American should get a U.S. passport. Here's how
Our friend had been a student leader in the former Czechoslovakia during the Prague Spring of 1968, when hopes for democratic reform briefly flourished, only to wither before an onslaught of Soviet tanks... read more >>
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Six things you might have to pay extra for on your next cruise
He was a retired bus driver. She was a former high school teacher. When we met the Detroit couple eight years ago aboard Holland America Line's Ryndam, they had already sailed on 25 Holland America cruises... read more >>
