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Fall train trips
USA Today put together a roundup of 10 train trips that take you through leafy landscapes. Here are three and read the full story to find out about all 10. Cumbres & Toltec Scenic RailroadChama, N.M.America’s highest and longest steam narrow-gauge railroad starts in northern New Mexico, and climbs over a 10,000-foot pass, covering 64 miles before ending in Antonito, Colo. “You’ve got tremendous steep grades and you can hear the chugging,” Heimburger says. “You almost feel like you’re in the engineer’s seat, struggling your way up these mountains.” 877-890-2737; cumbrestoltec.com Western Maryland Scenic RailroadCumberland, Md.The 32-mile route through rugged Appalachian scenery passes through the Narrows, a mountain cut that…
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Kids-only section on airplanes?
A fussy baby makes everyone anxious on a plane. Passengers are angered and sometimes even sent into a rage by the sounds of a crying child. The actual parents are uneasy because they know the noise is annoying, and then there are the flight attendants who are serving drinks to a plane load of edgy people. What’s the solution? A kids-only section on the airplane, according to a recent survey conducted by Skyscanner, a fare-comparison website. Nearly 60 percent of more than 2,000 travelers polled say they want airlines to create such a section, according to USA Today. Nearly 20 percent went as far to say they’d prefer child-free flights.…
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Saving money on your holiday extras
We all know that the costs of a holiday or mini break soon add up. What starts as a ‘great deal’ can soon end up costing you more than you bargained for by the time you have forked out for all of your holiday essentials. Travel insurance, car hire and airport parking to name a few are all deemed essential if you are traveling alone or with friends and family. The last thing you want is to spend your well deserved break in the local hospital, panicking about how you are going to cover the costs of medial assistance or arriving at the airport having not booked your parking space…
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Fly Cheap – Airfare Secrets Revealed!
Do you wish to know how to fly cheap anyplace and visit all the holiday destinations you dream for? You may think that finding low prices on airline tickets is a difficult task, but I am here to tell you that with the right tips and tricks it can be quite easy! Here I am going to show some of the fly cheap tricks in 3 easy steps. 1. The first method you can use to fly cheap anywhere is to take the flights that leave at odd times. Often times the demand for these flights is much less, and you may be able to get a great last minute…
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Skiing Gears and Tips
Ski clothes If you can help it, don’t buy specialist ski clothes for your first try – you might decide you never want to ski again. You can hire your boots where you hire your skis, and as for everything else, you can either borrow skiing gear or buy something that will double as everyday winter wear. Don’t wear denim jeans on the slopes. They shrink when they are wet and can freeze. If you can, borrow a padded pair of ski trousers or padded dungarees known as salopettes (which keep your midriff warner). These won’t get as soaked by wet show. When you are buying or borrowing trousers, make…