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I’ve written recently about Frugal Travel – Vacationing at Home and Five Reasons to Travel Home this Holiday Season, and along those same pennywise lines a new blog emerged called Make the Great Escape. Sam, Jeff and Steph decided to stop existing and start living by escaping their surrounds for short trips on meagre budgets [...]

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Has food been an important part of your travel experiences?, asked Beth at This Just In… Food is often a central theme to our travel plans, and a good restaurant can provide you: 1. Cultural experiences, 2. Opportunities to meet locals or fellow travellers and share travel tips, 3. Entertainment (professional acts or just the [...]

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Christmas is a cultural explosion in many parts of the world, a time for family, community and faith. That makes it a perfect time to visit another city and immerse your family in the local traditions. For us Southern Hemisphere types, a Christmas up North suddenly puts all those Christmas traditions into perspective. Here are [...]

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Travel is a drug, a good drug but no less addictive than narcotics and it leads many of us to stay away from home and family gatherings to save our precious vacation time for travel. Well, I’m suggesting you go cold turkey this year and expend some time on the home this Holiday Season. Here’s [...]

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These days will soon be passed but memories I know will last of the times I spent with you. Chris Bailey, The Saints What is your strongest and happiest vacation memory? Take a minute to think about it… My best friend and I lead very different lives; I travel the world and have rarely lived [...]

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