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January 20, 2012 | Author: TwinCitiesGal
What do you think of when you hear the words flight attendant safety demo? Perhaps viral YouTube videos come to mind, such as the Air New Zealand crew members covered in body paint as they talk airplane safety. Or maybe you recall the Southwest Airlines [Read more]
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January 2, 2012 | Author: PolyGlotGuy
Learning a Romance language on a romantic vacation can broaden your appreciation of your travel destination. France, Italy, Spain, Brazil and the rest of Latin America – just the thought of these places makes me sigh in recollection of good times and [Read more]
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December 21, 2011 | Author: ColoradoGal
Don't let the name of this brilliant booking site fool you! It might be an irreverent term for "crazy white person," but the folks behind this Riviera Maya vacation reservation website are anything but nuts -- LocoGringo.com agents are friendly, patient and [Read more]
Posted in: Family Travel, Travel Tips | 3 comments
December 16, 2011 | Author: TwinCitiesGal
Every day at airports across the world, airline cabin crews have to deal with the lack of overhead bin space. We flight attendants do have wings, but unfortunately we do not have magic wands that allow us to fit every passenger's bag aboard every flight. [Read more]
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December 2, 2011 | Author: TwinCitiesGal
Let's get one thing straight: in my world the best candy store is the one I'm standing in, preferably with chocolate in hand. Looking through my thousands of photos I recently realized that I have been through a lot of candy stores over the years and every [Read more]
Posted in: Family Travel, Travel Tips | 6 comments
November 16, 2011 | Author: ThemeParkGuy
Disneyland Paris is arguably Disney’s most beautiful theme park, combining the classic layout of the original Disneyland with stunning European-style architecture. It holds a special place in my heart, as it was the first of the company’s parks that I was [Read more]
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November 12, 2011 | Author: TwinCitiesGal
Year after year when the holidays roll around the topic of traveling with gifts arises. You can always count on the media covering the latest airport security rules - remember the year snow globes were banned? In the meantime, blogs and other travel sites [Read more]
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November 7, 2011 | Author: AdventureGal
The one question that I have been asked the most about Florida’s newest theme park, LEGOLAND Florida, has been, “Is it worth it?” There’s no doubt about it, a day at LEGOLAND Florida is a splurge. If for no other reason than the incomparable [Read more]
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October 31, 2011 | Author: FloridaGal
Leaving the children behind while you and your significant other head off for a week filled with kid free moments and dinners at tables with real cloth napkins, tablecloths and maybe even a vase full of flowers can be both an exciting and daunting [Read more]
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October 12, 2011 | Author: ColoradoGal
I recently spent a lovely autumn weekend in Keystone, Colorado, with a gaggle of girlfriends. At 9,280 feet in elevation, the sky was bright blue, the air quite crisp. Aspens were turning a glorious shade of gold and craggy mountain peaks taunted us their [Read more]
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