You could win a $200 gift certificate to shop at Mountain Khakis
[giveaway id=630802] We’re longtime Mountain Khakis fans. Pants, shirts, dresses, jackets — at...
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8 superstitions travelers need to know when exploring Asia
From the practical to the downright odd, superstitions in different Asian countries are not only...
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Best travel underwear – bras, briefs, boxers and socks
What makes the best travel underwear? Yeah, we’re talking skivvies, such as bras, briefs, panties, boxers and socks — the foundation for any comfy travel outfit.
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Win free Chill Angel Jammies – A Sereni-Tee and Boxer Set
We want to give ONE lucky winner a free Chill Angel Sereni-Tee and Boxer set. That’s a $170 value.
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We were just nominated for a Liebster Award!
We were recently nominated for a Liebster Award! Quite honestly, when we were first told about...
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Berlin photos – A collection of favorite images
Berlin is endlessly fascinating and remains one of our favorite cities in the world. We’ve included our favorite pics from our “Berlin photos” Instagram feed.
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Biking the Danube – A photo tour
Biking the Danube. It is a picturesque journey that follows the Danube River along a bike path that passes through Germany, Austria, Slovakia and Hungary.
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Street art from around the world
Great street art can take your breath away. Street artists have changed how this art form is viewed globally. We love street art, and seek it out anywhere we travel.
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Cozy travel comfort gear: Pillows, eye shades, clothes
Travel doesn’t have to be overly uncomfortable, as long as you assemble a packable travel...
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The Best Travel Luggage: What we use and recommend
Luggage is so personal, particularly for travel. It is frankly impossible to name one suitcase...
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Best travel pants – What we wear and why
Since a lot of travel also involves sitting and walking, what you pull on over your legs makes a...
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Training tips for a multi-day bike tour
A bike tour, like other kinds of adventure travel and active travel trips, demands slightly different fitness preparation than other types of vacations or holidays.
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8 Simple Ways to Stay Healthy During Travel
Trying to stay healthy during travel can be a challenge. It doesn’t matter if you are trying to...
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Travel to Ethiopia for an Orthodox Christmas experience
Cheryl K. of New York chose this particular trip in December 2016 to travel to Ethiopia to see how Ethiopians celebrate Orthodox Christmas, which is called Genna, and “Timkat,” which is the baptism of Jesus.
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Traveling with MS: Finding accessible adventure in Costa Rica
Travel naturally inspires individuals to experience new cultures, food, adventures, and activities. Traveling with MS (multiple sclerosis), especially to exotic locations such as Costa Rica, adds an additional challenge that demands careful planning and flexibility.
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Teddy Bear Wisdom: Travel with your best friend
Dr. Whoo and Tony have been traveling together now for several years. And, as you can tell, they are not exactly similar in style or even appearance though they have become the best of friends. And that is because they have learned to work together, listen to each other, encourage each other, and communicate openly and honestly.
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Three Asian Luxury Hotels that Stand Out
When Absolute Travel recommends Asian luxury hotels, it’s not just because the hotel boasts 5-star status and finds its way onto lists of the world’s best hotels each year. The Absolute Travel team prefers to be a bit more selective, sending its luxury travel experts to seek out hidden boutique gems you have perhaps never heard of, but should know about. Here are three Asian luxury hotels that stood above the rest among all the hotels where the Absolute team stayed in 2016…
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Two European luxury hotels that stand out
When our travel lodging experts recommend European luxury hotels, it’s not just because the hotel boasts 5-star status and finds its way onto lists of the world’s best hotels each year. The team prefers to be a bit more selective, sending its luxury travel experts to seek out hidden boutique gems you have perhaps never heard of, but should know about. When choosing a hotel that’s considered a standout, the team looks for superb location, thoughtful design with a sense of place, a commitment to a light footprint, cuisine that is so good you will not want go outside the hotel to eat, and a staff that makes its guests feel so at home they never want to leave. Here are two European luxury hotels that stood above the rest among all the hotels where the team stayed in 2016 — plus three more to take a peek at.
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Travel is fatal to prejudice and gives life to new friendships
JoJo knows from experience that travel is fatal to prejudice because travel gives life to new friendships that are never based on skin color, birthplace, language, religion, or sexual orientation — in other words, senseless fears of differences.
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An exotic taste of Latin America in Cartagena, Colombia
Cartagena, Colombia, promises an exotic taste of Latin America even if you only have a week or less of vacation time. What you’ll discover: some of the best seafood of your life (so good, Anthony Bourdain counted it among his top picks); colorful streets that ooze Spanish-colonial charm and beg to be photographed; regionally made, artisan keepsakes such as wide-brimmed straw hats and iconic mochila bags; boutique properties so sumptuous and inviting they feel more like a stay at your friend’s historical mansion than a hotel; and day trips to remote islands for snorkeling and seafood straight from the ocean to the grill.
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Love is Traveling Together
For Charlotte and FoxFury, the adventure of traveling together and the wonder and joy of seeing new places, meeting new people, and learning new things is the ultimate expression of love.
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Mukluk experienced his first snowfall and first snow angel
Hiking in the Sierra Nevada Mountains near the towns of Portola and Graeagle just north of Lake Tahoe, Mukluk encountered his very first snowfall and of course had only one thought — he had to make his first snow angel.
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Lost in Translation: Funny Chinese instructions in hotels
You don’t have to spend more than a few hours in China before funny Chinese instructions begin to leap out at you resulting in raised eyebrows, giggles, smiles, and even outbursts of laughter. But it is in hotels that the level of ridiculous attempts at English take on an entirely new level of funny.
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Lost in Translation: Funny Chinese English on warning signs
The eleven signs with funny Chinese English in this post are part of our second offering in a series of stories on funny Chinese-to-English translation fails. If you missed it, be sure to check out “Lost in Translation: Fire warnings become funny Chinese signs.” Now, without further ado, funny Chinese signs with extremely humorous translation fails focused on warning the public about something or other.
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Lost in Translation: Fire warnings become funny Chinese signs
Chinese English translation fails are legendary and the stuff that inspires countless online spoofs, digital highlights, published humor books and even plays. You don’t have to spend more than a few hours in China before funny Chinese signs and translations begin to leap out at you inspiring raised eyebrows, giggles and even outbursts of laughter. And while we were told by a local that there was an official Chinese government office in charge of vetting and approving English translations, it’s staff apparently needs to spend more time actually learning English rather than how to work Google translate.
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