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The Frugal Traveler: Foodie vacations offer frugal travel alternative
Those who think food-focused vacation dining has to cost as much or more than their accommodation expenses may want to reconsider how they approach culinary travel. Here are a handful of my favorite ways to enjoy full-flavored travel experiences....
Tags: Personal Service, Hotels and Accommodations, Clearwater (Pinellas, Florida), Restaurants, Vegetarian Diet
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Welcome to the Sunshine State, Carnival Breeze
Carnival Cruise Lines had its official naming ceremony for the Carnival Breeze in PortMiami this weekend, after bringing the Caribbean-themed ship to its home port after a summer sailing in Europe. The ship was christened on Saturday, Dec. 8, in the...
Tags: Trips and Vacations, Festive Events, Arts and Culture, Travel, Miami Heat
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The Fountains resort an attraction unto itself in Orlando
Decisions, decisions. It's rough when you choose a place to stay in the middle of the theme park capital of the world and the place is so nice that you don't want to leave.
The Fountains resort, located along International Drive in Orlando, offers up...Tags: Animals, Chicken Wings, Trips and Vacations, Dining and Drinking, Travel
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Carnival Breeze names a godmother
Carnival Cruise Lines revealed the godmother for its newest ship, the Carnival Breeze.
The Breeze, which debuted this past summer and has been sailing the Mediterranean repositions to its year-round home of PortMiami to sail eastern and western Caribbean...Tags: Human Interest, Tourism and Leisure, Trips and Vacations, Festive Events, Arts and Culture
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Carnival Breeze joins the Carnival Cruise Lines fleet
Carnival Cruise Lines got its hands on its newest ship, the Carnival Breeze, in a ceremony at the Fincantieri shipyard in Monfalcone, Italy.
The 130,000-ton, 3,600-passenger sister ship to the Carnival Magic and Carnival Dream becomes the 24th cruise...Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Trips and Vacations, Port of Miami, Festive Events, Sailing
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Walt Disney World vs. Disneyland -- A Disney throw down
Which U.S. Disney park reigns supreme? Loyal Walt Disney World fans balk at the idea of deigning to visit the, in their minds, inferior Disneyland. Meanwhile those loyal to the original Disney park may visit Florida's Disney World for its additional...Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, Pixar Animation, Hollywood (Broward, Florida), Trips and Vacations, Disneyland Park
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Cedar Point, Kings Island are top seasonal amusement parks
Kings Island and Cedar Point are the most popular seasonal amusement parks in the United States, according to a new theme park attendance report issued by the Theme Entertainment Association.
Both parks saw a rise in attendance last year - Kings Island...Tags: Wizarding World of Harry Potter, Orlando, SeaWorld, Trips and Vacations, Cedar Fair LP
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Kennedy Space Center tours go behind the 'gee whiz'
TITUSVILLE, Fla. - The Vehicle Assembly Building at the Kennedy Space Center is huge and homely and almost 50 years old. It's tall enough to house a 363-foot Saturn V rocket, wide and deep enough to dwarf a space shuttle, cavernous enough for its powerful...Tags: Saturn, Titusville, Trips and Vacations, Heavy Engineering, Travel
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Touring the Biltmore, on horseback and foot
ASHEVILLE, N.C. - From the back, the Biltmore House appears sleeker and taller than it does from the front. Built into a hillside, the back side is six stories tall, rising majestically from its stone facing to its French Gothic spires, while the front is...Tags: Frederick Law Olmsted, Trips and Vacations, Horse (animal), Equestrian, Travel
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If you haven't visited lately - or ever - Singapore will surprise you
Nanny state. "Asia Lite." "Disneyland with the death penalty." A "fine" city. It's all about shopping and eating. And you can see anything worth seeing in a 3.9-day visit. Or in 3.9 hours.
Even without the headline, savvy travelers would already have...Tags: Singapore, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Trips and Vacations, Casino and Gambling, Disneyland Park
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New Transformers ride at Universal puts you in the movies' world
UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif. — The 10-foot-tall, red-blue-and-silver Transformer Optimus Prime stomps his way through the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park — sending adults and kids scrambling.
No, this isn't a scene from a new "Transformers""...Tags: Star Wars (movie), Hasbro Inc., Movies, Indiana Jones (fictional character), Peter Cullen
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Florida Cruise Homeport Spotlight: Port Canaveral
Special CorrespondentEstablished in 1953, this deep-water port on the Atlantic coast of Central Florida, less than an hour's drive from Orlando (about 54 miles from Orlando International Airport), offers a variety of cruises to the Bahamas and the Caribbean including three-,...Tags: Florida, Hotel and Accommodation Industry, Orlando, SeaWorld, Titusville
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