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REI Adventures Takes 25 Percent Off Special Guided Trips in 2011

To celebrate its 25th anniversary of selling guided adventure trips, the terrific outdoor outfitter REI is selling a select group of its 2011 trips at a 25% discount so the whole family...

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How to Prepare High School Age Students for International Travel

One of the students going on the Peru trip in March, just told me he started a trip countdown on his Facebook page.  The 5 students who are going on this trip have not expressed their...

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Custom Itinerary – Month In Peru & Colombia, South America with Kids

Q. Brent J. and his wife from Washington are going to South America with their 5 and 7-year-olds, spending 10 days in the Galapagos with his sister, and looking for ideas for the rest of their stay.Thanks...

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Custom Itinerary – Guatemala on a Six-Month Vacation

Q. Diane W-L of Washington asks for ideas for a home base, as well as a culture and history-focused travel itinerary for a 6-month trip to Guatemala, where she will travel as a single mom with adventurous...

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Machu Picchu: Mystery and Mountains

Machu Picchu, high in the Andes Mountains of Peru, is one of South America’s most magnificent and one of  the world's authentic destinations.Once a royal palace built by...

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Travel Resources For Parana, Southern Brazil

Getting there and around this bio-diverse and environmentally rich state, plus the best places for families to stay, eat, and find a tour in Southern Brazil. rom Curitiba to the Atlantic coast,...

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Pickpockets: Where To Find Them And How To Avoid Them

Thanks to the popular hotel review site, TripAdvisor, we have some fresh thoughts on how to avoid pickpockets, the bane of every traveler's existence. Well, some would say that airport security...

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Curitiba, Star Of Biodiverse Parana In Southern Brazil

From Curitiba to the Atlantic coast, this trip represents a small sample of Brazil's environmental diversity in an off the beaten path tourist region.It would be unfair to the rest...

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A Galapagos Eco-Adventure

Seven days in Ecuador's prehistoric landscape, cruising and watching unusual wildlife together with family, may be the ultimate bonding experience. After decades of travel, no other destination...

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