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Traveling with friends or family is often preferable to traveling with a stranger, particularly if you know from the beginning that you share some common interests. But traveling with a companion doesn’t necessarily mean being heavily involved with that person. You can, by mutual agreement, keep to yourselves during the days and simply share a room or cabin. It’s your call, only be sure you and your companion are on the same page before you make final arrangements. … [Read more...] about Solo Travelers: Avoid the Single Supplement

Since the arrival of Tian Tian and Yang Guang, panda fever has hit at this already popular visitor attraction – and that’s before you even consider the famous penguin parade, cute koalas and comical chimps. Plenty of picture material here. … [Read more...] about Travel: The ten most Instagram-worthy Scottish sights

WHAT’S HAPPENING?UK commemorates the Gunpowder Plot’s foiling with explosions (or fireworks) on Bonfire Night. Thailand lights up in more serene style, with floating offerings and swarms of khom loi lanterns at Loi Krathong. Americans tuck into turkey and Macy’s festive inflatables parade in New York for Thanksgiving, followed by Black Friday and Cyber Monday’s super sales. Aussies do what they do best at Sydney Beer Week and Bondi’s Sculpture by the Sea installations wrap up, as Melbourne’s Spring Carnival races begin. Christmas comes early in Europe as winter markets arrive in places such as Prague, Brussels, Vienna, Berlin and more, while Sinterklaas rides into the canals of Amsterdam, watched by thousands with music and parades. … [Read more...] about Travel calendar: where to go in November

9 Things to Pack for Unpredictable Fall Weather: Because it can still be unseasonably warm (or cold) for Thanksgiving and Christmas. … [Read more...] about The Ultimate Holiday Travel Survival Guide

1. I always try to kiss people. After spending a lot of time in kiss-heavy countries like France, Spain, Argentina and Chile, it feels really normal to kiss others when I greet them. In fact it actually feels cold not to. So when I’m at, let’s say, a dinner party in MICHIGAN, I instinctively rush to kiss people on the cheek- which needless to say, really freaks out most Americans. … [Read more...] about 10 Ways that Travel Permanently Changed Me