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Jan 6, 3:30 PM
Party On
Mexico City Will Eat Cake, 22,000 Pounds Of It
Happy Three Kings Day! Spanish-speaking countries all over the world celebrate the appearance of the Magi at the manger today, and nowhere is the party bigger than in Mexico...
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Jan 6, 3:29 PM
Winter Travel
Ridiculous Harbin Ice Festival Officially Open
In December, we were a bit worried that the Harbin Ice Festival would fall victim to global warming and be a bit smaller of a spectacle. How little faith...
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Jan 6, 2:00 PM
Air Fare Sales
Five Air Fare Sales We Like Right Now
We've always found rounding up air fare sales to be a rather hard service to do. Namely because so many people want to go so many destinations from so...
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Jan 6, 1:15 PM
Carnival 2009
Getting Dirty With The Crews In Trinidad
Yes, New Orleans and Brazil are probably first in mind when you hear Carnival, but Trinidad and Tobago also throws down. How serious is the island about pre-Easter partying?...
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Jan 6, 12:00 PM
Recession Shopping
Kitsching Around At Chicago's Hollywood Mirror
Beloved by thrifty college students and design-hunters alike, Chicago's pop vintage store Hollywood Mirror delivers a hefty dose of kitsch for little cash. Specializing in everything from second-hand mid-century...
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Jan 6, 11:45 AM
Three Is a Trend
Restaurants On The Ground Are Out
Why eat in a plain-old ground-level restaurant when you can eat outdoors, high in the sky? We've already told you about dining atop a giant concrete tree in Japan...
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Jan 6, 11:15 AM
New South Wales Field Trip
Clubbing For Seafood
Our very own Aussie, Amanda Kendle, just returned from a trip to New South Wales, where the summer fun is in full swing. In the Hunter Valley region less...
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Jan 6, 10:31 AM
Flight Reviews
Tech Columnist Loves In-flight WiFi, Hates Paying For It
Show tunes aficionado and technology columnist David Pogue has finally gone where we've been for more than six months: Writing emails and reading RSS feeds thanks to in-flight WiFi....
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Jan 6, 10:05 AM
Security Theater
Finally, An ACLU Victory That's Not Annoying
The TSA and JetBlue have agreed to settle a court case alleging that they illegally discriminated against a passenger because of his race and what was printed on his...
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