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Five Best Places for July Fourth Fireworks and Concerts

Macy's Annual July Fourth Fireworks in NYC is largest in US

The Fourth of July and fireworks displays go together like hot dogs and mustard, kids and ice cream.  Here are five of the best places in the United States to watch Fourth of July fireworks:

New York City — The biggest and best, of course, [...]

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Travel to the Gulf Coast Now Despite the Oil Spill

Despite the BP oil spill, the worst environmental disaster in US history, most beaches along the Gulf of Mexico remain open and ready for visitors.  One of the best ways you can help resort communities in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and  Florida is to travel there and spend your money in the local, family-owned  restaurants, boutiques, [...]

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“American Graffiti” Sixties Car & Music Festival in London, Canada June 4th, 5th

American Graffiti Sixties Car and Concert Festival in London, Ontario, Canada

Rev up your engines and head for the Sixties in London — the one in Ontario, Canada, not the one in England.  The Seventh Annual Fleetwood Country Cruize on June 4th and 5th celebrates the iconic coming-of-age 1973 film “American Graffiti”.  Be whisked back decades [...]

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Chrysler, Zac Brown Band Partner to Support US Soldiers with Letter Writing Campaign

2010 Dodge Ram 1500 Laramie Crew Cab

Write a letter to a U.S. soldier and get a free Zac Brown Band CD.   “Letters for Lyrics” is a unique partnership between Chrysler’s Ram Truck division and the Grammy-winning Zac Brown Band.  The goal is to generate one million letters to U.S. men and women in uniform serving around [...]

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Follow the Footsteps of Robin Hood in Nottingham, Sherwood Forest

Robin Hood, the new Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, Ridley Scott action film, is sure to be a blockbuster, and also sure to increase interest to visit Britain.

You can follow the footstps of Nottingham’s famous outlaw on a special website from Visit Britain, the country’s official tourism agency, where you’ll find itineraries, behind-the-scenes movie location information,  travel ideas and discount tickets for [...]

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Guestroom Amenities Get New Life

Crystal Cruises recycles unused soap, shampoo

It always breaks my heart to leave behind soap and other bathroom amenities that I used only a couple of times, knowing they will be thrown out by housekeeping.  I’ve been wishing for years somebody could figure out a way to recycle them.  Somebody has.

Non-profit foundation Clean the World has developed [...]

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