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Join the Crowd and Experience China: In-Depth 15 Days from Under $1,500

What's not exciting about China? They're well-known exponential economic growth has spurred a rise in travel and a renewed interest in the customs, mores, culture and language of the…

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On the Road in Melbourne: On the Waterfront in the New Docklands

Visiting your hometown as a tourist can be a strange experience, especially when new roads, buildings and gardens have popped up since you left, and, in the case of Melbourne, an…

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January's Prize: Win a Trip for Two to India!

Frommers.com and the Ministry of Tourism, Government of India are sending one lucky winner & a guest to India! Register now to win this vacation!

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Spend Many A Night in Morocco and Tunisia: Complete Packages Start at $999

It¿s a shame that most Americans probably aren¿t as familiar with travel destinations in northern Africa along the Mediterranean as they are with the European counterparts across the…

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On the Road in Melbourne: Kicking Back in St. Kilda

Summer wouldn't be summer in the city on Port Phillip Bay without a visit to St. Kilda Beach.

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Baseball Means Sunshine: Get Ready for Spring Training Earlier Than The Players

Who wouldn't want to spend a long February or March weekend in Florida or Arizona watching superstars shag fly balls, take batting practice and give out autographs and smiles more…

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The Dog Days of January: Chinese New Year Celebrations, Part 1

In late January, Chinese immigrants and Chinese-Americans across the country will say goodbye to the year of the rooster and usher in the year of the dog. Here's where to have a blast…

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Editor's Choice: Our Favorite Books that Make us See the World

Our passions for the page run the gamut -- literature, history, poetry -- you name it. Some books remind us of places we've been, prompting exclamations like 'Ooh! I've been there!'…

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New Orleans Update: Devastated and Recovering, All in the Same Breath

New Orleans is back. New Orleans is flat on its back. New Orleans is normal again. Except for the parts that will never be the same again.

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Pause a While in Portland, Maine's Winter Retreat

With an urban history dating back more than 350 years and a hopping harbor area with breweries, cozy restaurants, maritime museums and sites, Portland makes for a romantic winter…

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Fly to Rio por la Musica and Support Public Broadcasting While you Samba the Night Away

Two radio stations, WBGO-FM in Newark, New Jersey and WGBH-FM in Boston, have teamed up with Brickhouse Productions Jazz Music and Cultural Tours for a bossa nova winter dream: a music…

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Cowboys, Oil & A Prairie Song in Bartlesville, Oklahoma

A pleasant city in northern Oklahoma, Bartlesville bills itself as a city of legends, naming oil barons, Frank Lloyd Wright and Native Americans as three good reasons to come for a…

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November's Prize: Win a Trip for Two to Greece!

Frommers.com and Gate 1 Travel are sending one lucky winner & a guest to Greece! Register now to win this vacation!

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Editor's Choice: Traveling for Seasonal Foods

For many travelers, a vacation is about seeing the world's great sights and attractions, a perfectly respectable reason to get out of the house. For others, trips are for de-stressing…

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New York Chocolate Show Returns! Free Wine & Chocolate Pairing For Frommer's Readers

Few food festivals can reduce us to a state of schoolgirl giddiness quite like New York's Annual Chocolate Show. For one, it's a festival dedicated to chocolate, so they have us at…

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Nothing Could Be Finer than a Week (or Two) in China from $699

Fall and winter mark the low season for travel to China, so prices generally fall and there are some excellent vacation packages with offers to help you navigate your way around this…

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Don't Say Eek to Responsible Travel: Do Your Homework and Embrace Ecotourism

The concept of ecotourism is sometimes misunderstood and, in practice, is often exploited as a marketing tool to promote tourism that is related to nature. If you are interested in…

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Cooperstown, Synonymous with Baseball, Also Traffics in Art, Opera and Beer

At the south end of a gorgeous watery gem, Lake Otsego, Cooperstown lives off tourism and second-homers, with streets full of curious shops, clean restaurants and historic houses.

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Canada eh? Discover Montreal and Ottawa this Fall

The weak U.S. dollar still goes a long way in Canada, making Montréal and Ottawa far bigger bargains for U.S. travelers than pricey Paris -- especially during the fall and winter…

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Discover the Mystique of Mongolia

If Mongolia is not the most mysterious destination in Asia, it certainly makes the short list. This distant sprawling land of camels and nomads, shrouded behind legends of Chinggis…

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Bolivia It (Or Not!): Delve into the South American Wonder for a Full Three Weeks

One of country's greatest benefits is that fewer tourists visit, prices are generally lower and with less exposure to western influences, you end up with a more culturally authentic…

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Antiques, Bric-a-Brac and Hidden Treasures: Find Them All At Markets Across Europe

I have one motto that I swear by when it comes to shopping while traveling and that is 'You Only Regret What You Don't Buy.' It is an adage that I strictly adhere to and espouse to…

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Go Stomp the Grapes on Wine Tours in Lesser-Traveled Regions

Historically, California has enjoyed the lion's share of wine, accounting for nearly 90 percent of the US production. Many states are establishing new wineries as we speak, eager to…

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Live Like the Locals: Learn More about Your Destination with Indigenous Home Stays

What better way to really discover the country you are traveling in than to stay amongst its people and experience their lives and culture first hand.

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Go Looney for St Louis: Plan a Fall Getaway to the Gateway to the West

St. Louis, city of about 332,000, the famous arch, a fabulous zoo, and some of the friendliest people in the Midwest, offers more than sixty free things to do, a number that's second…