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Travel Trends, Claire Martin

Why Train Travel Doesn’t Suck

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Live Blogging @ 37,000 Feet: I ♥ Virgin America

Posted 5 months, 1 week ago

Every once in a while, air travel doesn’t suck. You don’t get frisked at security or have your “personal items” scoured in front of a crowd of strangers. You score the bulkhead seat and can stretch your legs out half-an-inch more. You’re feeling downright pampered, right? Well, I’m here to tell…

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Terrorism Won’t Stop Our Trip to Bali — Probably

Posted 6 months, 3 weeks ago

The Australian foreign ministry freshened up its warning against travel to Indonesia a few days ago in the wake of the Jakarta hotel bombings. “We advise you to reconsider your need to travel to Indonesia, including Bali, at this time due to the very high threat of terrorist attack,” the

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A Soft Spot For Wildlife Porn

Posted 6 months, 2 weeks ago

I watched a python attack and devour an antelope online recently. As the camera pulled away from the antelope’s twitching leg and went in for a close-up of the python’s giant pink maw, two friends walked into my office. I fumbled for the pause icon and sheepishly…

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