US state department asks: sure you’re hot enough to be chatted up at a bar?

Bureau of consular affairs acknowledges #springbreakingbadly tweet warning ugly Americans to be wary in bars when overseas was probably not a good look The US state departments bureau of consular affairs has apologised for warning Americans to be aware of the limitations of their own attractiveness while travelling overseas. The department shared the travel tip …

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9 Money-Saving Tricks Every Traveler Should Know

In Savvy travelers know that they should book flights far in advance, and they know that packing a carry-on saves coin.  But master travelers take things just a feeew steps further, and they save big-time on trips as a result. Check out some of our all-time favorite money hacks for travel, and get ready for quite …

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Hey, You Folks in Sweden, Ive Got Your Number!

A Stockholm-based tourist association has posted a number that will put you through (sometimes) to one of 10,000 random volunteers ready to talk about anything.”> The American (me) was the seventh such random foreigner to have dialed him since Sweden got its own phone number a few days ago, thanks to a new initiative by …

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This Has To Be The Scariest Photo Op Of All Time

There are a million reasons to visit Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, including the fact that the beaches are magical, the foodie scene is bustling and the nightlife is world class. We know all this. But now that we’ve learned about Pedra da Gavea, a mountain towering approximately 2762 feet above the vibrant blue of the South …

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Get Around Language Barriers With The ICONSPEAK Travel Shirt

What do you want to accomplish during your lifetime? Having a family, spending time with friends, and finding a fulfilling career are all the usual goals in life. But what about going beyond the ordinary? We all have our own unique bucket lists. For some people, an adrenaline-inducing activity like skydiving tops the list; for …

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Required reading for Johnny Depp: a short history of dogs in politics | Catherine Shoard

The A-lister isnt the first to find that canines can complicate public life and he wont be the last By and large, reaction to Irish setter, Seamus, to a kennel on his car roof for a 12-hour journey. Relations between Vladimir Putin and Angela Merkel got a lot frostier after the former allowed his black …

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The worst TSA checkpoints in the US | Fox News

Next? A TSA agent beckons the next passenger at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. (AP) The Transportation Security Administration is the federal agency everybody loves to hate. Call them necessary evil if you will, but bad-mouthing them all the time is not always fair. Some checkpoints have been organized in a way that makes the job easier, …

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The Happiest Part Of Your Vacation Isn’t What You Think

When we imagine the most blissful part of our vacation, we picture ourselves sipping coconut cocktails at a barefoot bar or stumbling across an enchanting waterfall. But the happiest part of your vacation actually happens way before you ever step foot in your destination. According to a 2010 study published in the journal Applied Research …

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Everything You Must Know to Become a Grill Guru This Summer

John Sirianni/Getty Images What are the differences between gas and charcoal? If I’m cooking with propane, how can I tell if my tank is full or empty? And if I’m using charcoal, how do I know which type of charcoal to buy? In this series of videos, we do our best to provide clear and …

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Way Too Many Americans Didn’t Take Enough Vacation Days Last Year

Craving a break from work? You’re not alone.  By and large, Americans get significantly fewer vacation days than workers in other high-income countries. But the truly sad part is we fail to use the few vacation days that we do get. In fact, more than half of Americans took seven or fewer vacation days last year, …

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