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Maritime Museum and Comic Con in San Diego

When Los Angeleans want to get away for a weekend, they’ll often head south to a place that’s just small enough in atmosphere to be relaxing and big enough to retain all the amenities one might expect in a world-class city. With such sights as the San Diego Zoo, Sea World, and the Maritime Museum, [...]

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Paris is a Melting Pot

Over 2 million people live in Paris, and the population is as varied as all of the United States; a good proportion of students, the elderly and young workers, travellers with an extended stay arrangement with many of the hotels around Paris , and foreign residents, all bringing a genuine wealth of culture to this [...]

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The Great Aquarium in Saint Malo

Saint Malo, France is one of the incredibly beautiful cities that are located in the region of Brittany and are well known for their amazing historic architecture as well as numerous cultural aspects. Even some of the hotels in Saint Malo are steeped in history and representative of the incredible architecture that can be found [...]

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NY Comic Con

New York City, the original Gotham, is not the center of the universe. There are multiple universes that collide within the city, and it does happen to be the center of most of these. In terms of great shopping for great deals, 14th street is as good as it gets in the world. For dive [...]

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Manhattan Skyline

Manhattan, New York is the fashion, business, and media capitol of the world, almost. This statement is not so far fetched considering the amount of business and politics that takes place in the 23 square miles that make up the city. Manhattan is the most densely populated borough of New York City. It is the [...]

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Coconut Cove Water park in Boca Raton

Well the time is drawing near for the season of fun in the water and sun to kick in at the Coconut Cove Water Park. March 27th is the first day of opening for 2010. They have spent the winter getting all the pools and slides cleaned up and repaired. The water is balanced and [...]

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Good Fortune in Hong Kong

There are many interesting sights to see and adventures to be had when vacationing in Hong Kong. As a tourists; one would have the option of either taking in the authentic and traditional attractions and landmarks that Hong Kong has to offer, or they could choose to visit the more modern tourist attractions. Many visitors [...]

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A Little Wine Tasting in Seattle

With almost everything checked off on my list of things to do in Seattle, I decided to just stroll around. I passed the quaint wine and olive oil shop and the sign in the window said something about wine tasting. That was good enough for me! I walked in and looked around for a minute, [...]

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Singapore Love Story in Progress

This would be a suggestion for a nice romantic getaway.  Going to another country is always the perfect way to make things more interesting.  For one thing, there’s a pressure that gets taken away.  In a new place, there are many expectations that tend to follow us around that seem unable to cross borders.  This [...]

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Beckett Does Dallas

It could be the first of May.  It could very well be raining.  Dallas is the place where I will have to find something else to do with my time.  It is not a difficult thing, finding things, not in this place.  It might be difficult to settle in on a choice, however.  Every choice [...]

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