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African Safari Basics

Most people visit Africa to see animals on safari. While self-drive safaris are popular, most first-time travelers visit Africa's private game lodges and game reserves. At a private game lodge you will be met and pampered by Africa's most knowledgeable game rangers.

Safaris average 4-10 days. Use the thoughts here to help you pick and plan, but note that there is much more to see and do in Africa in addition to viewing game!

Self-Drive Safaris
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It's Maple Sugaring Time in New Hampshire!

During the fight for American independence, pouring maple sugar over flapjacks was a revolutionary act. Benjamin Franklin encouraged maple sugar as a substitute for white sugar from the West Indies, the purchase of which benefited the king of England. Processing maple syrup became a vibrant industry and remains so to this day. New Hampshire is responsible for about two percent of the world's annual production of seven million gallons.

Maple sugaring time runs from mid-March...

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Flying Tips: Airports, Baggage & Security

Tightened security at U.S. airports requires changes of habit when preparing for a flight, arriving at the airport, and moving through airport terminals. Below are some important things you need to do or know to make your trip go safely and smoothly:


If you wish to cancel or postpone flights due to anxiety or change of travel plans during wartime, it's best to call the airline if you booked your trip...

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Tips for a Better, Cheaper Hotel Stay

According to travel-industry analysts, the average traveler's largest single expense is for lodging. But while many travelers spend hours seeking the best possible airfare, some spend comparatively little time researching their lodging options.
To make things easier, we've broken down the process of selecting a hotel into a few simple steps and have collected our best insiders' tips to get you started. Three...

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Kid Road Trip Survival Guide

Traveling with children can be exciting, enlightening -- and exasperating. Most kids have an innate and nearly boundless sense of curiosity, which family travel can spark and nurture. But few children are "born" travelers, and car travel can bring out the worst in them.

The following tips can help you keep them content and comfortable while you're on the go. Most involve at least one of the...

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Playing the Games: Casino Strategy

During the past 50 years the name Las Vegas has become synonymous with gambling. Nine out of 10 visitors gamble while they're in town. It is almost perverse to visit Las Vegas and not gamble. But while unreasonable expectations can lead to disappointment---or worse, as in the loss of a lot of money---the key to having a good time is to approach the casinos with the idea that, contrary to popular opinion, you can win or, at the very least, get much more than your money's worth of playing...

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Packing for family travel

Pack light. Pack light. Unless you’re riding in a van with unlimited space, pack only the clothes you think you’ll wear, then try to pare that down by half. Leave space in a suitcase or a vehicle for items acquired while on the road. Overcrowding is neither comfortable nor safe, and cramped kids tend to be crabby kids.

Backpacks for everyone. Take a backpack for every child old enough to carry one, and let him or her pack it with things that provide some of...

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Sintra, Portugal

The path was more difficult than I had imagined, though the guidebook had warned about it. We hiked steeply and steadily, sometimes losing the trail to wisps of low cloud, under the wet cover of lush greenery. Though it was not hot, I was dripping with sweat, and understood why so many opted to take the shuttle bus to the top. After some twenty minutes, we broke into a clearing so obscured by roiling fog that we could not discern...

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