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The Best Little Holiday Gift Guide to Handmade Travel Goods

Randy Kalp

A 12-pack of colorful travel-inspired pencils from Earmark Social Goods.

Feliz Navidad (Mexico), Frohe Weihnachten (Germany), Joyeux Noël (France), Buon Natale (Italy), Mutlu Noeller (Turkey)…Wherever you are in the world this holiday season, we’d like to wish you a Merry…

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5 Easy Ways To Improve Your Next Cruise

Randy Kalp

The lido deck and pool on the Carnival Dream.

Because of the “all-inclusive” nature of cruise ships, people often fall into a “set it and forget it” mindset after booking their cruise. There’s nothing wrong with this, of course.…

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8 Popular Cruise Myths Debunked

Randy Kalp

The Carnival Dream in port in Cancun, Mexico.

Maybe it comes from my mom who loves cruising—she’s been doing it now since the mid-90s—but I never understood some of the fears and misconceptions about taking a cruise. Following…

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5 Rockin’ Songs To Fuel Your Summer Road Trip

Randy Kalp

Clark Griswold did it. Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady, Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters did it too. So did Hunter Thomson, Kermit the Frog, and tens of millions of Americans…

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How We Work Together To Plan Our Travels

Randy Kalp

Relationships are a funny thing. You start out as two independent souls—each with your own way of doing things. Then over time you become a team, a perfect one-two punch,…

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The Things We Leave Behind When We Travel

Randy Kalp

Everyone writes about the things they take on the road. We all do it—bloggers, magazine editors, celebrity chefs. Why? People like the information; I like the information too. You see, travelers are an…

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Our Favorite American Towns to Drink Craft Beer In

Randy Kalp

Exploring San Diego’s Craft Breweries: 2 Newcomers and 2 Classics:

We’ve teamed up with Flights.com to bring you our favorite beer towns in America, and what to drink when you get there. There’s a good chance we probably missed your favorite,…

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