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If you’re planning on bringing the kids to New York, there are plenty of options, including things interesting for the grown-ups as well.
The #1 choice is probably the American Museum of Natural History. From dinosaurs and dodos to live butterflies and the planetarium space show, this museum is good for all ages. The cafeteria in the basement should do you for lunch, and you can expect to spend almost all day here. If you’re coming with more than one child and plan to see the special exhibits and an IMAX show, consider buying a museum membership even for the day because it comes with lots of discounts and lets you skip the entrance line.
Across the street from the Natural History Museum sits Central Park. It’s a great spot to let the kids get their ya-yas out after the museum, with rocks to climb on and much space to run around.
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If you’re planning on bringing the kids to New York, there are plenty of options, including things interesting for the grown-ups as well.
The #1 choice is probably the American Museum of Natural History. From dinosaurs and dodos to live butterflies and the planetarium space show, this museum is good for all ages. The cafeteria in the basement should do you for lunch, and you can expect to spend almost all day here. If you’re coming with more than one child and plan to see the special exhibits and an IMAX show, consider buying a museum membership even for the day because it comes with lots of discounts and lets you skip the entrance line.
Across the street from the Natural History Museum sits Central Park. It’s a great spot to let the kids get their ya-yas out after the museum, with rocks to climb on and much space to run around.
Central […]

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Very few countries have a history free of involvement in war, be it civil war or a the global scale. It is therefore not surprising that many places which have witnessed extraordinary occurences of war are of increasing interest to the weary traveler looking for a more meaningful experience than plastic Eiffel Towers and “I Love New York” t-shirts.
Europe is full of battle sites from World War I and II ranging from the battlefields of Flanders and the D-Day landing beaches of Normandy, to the Nazi Concentration Camp of Auschwitz - Birkenau in Poland. A popular pilgrimage for Australians and New Zealanders is Gallipoli’s ANZAC cove in Turkey, where on April 25 thousands converge to pay their respects to the fallen soldiers of the bloodbath at the site in 1915.
The most visited attraction in Hawaii for Americans is the Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor, while in Singapore a visit to […]

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Flying to or from San Francisco’s International Airport (SFO) just got a whole lot easier. According to the SF Convention & Visitors Bureau there are some new airlines flying from SFO, not to mention existing carriers offering new routes.
This is great news for travelers heading to or from San Francisco, especially when it comes to finding low-cost and budget airfares. In the travel industry competition is a very healthy thing for consumers.
Here’s a quick summary of the new routes and services from SFO:

Southwest Airlines resumes SFO service in the fall of 2007! This pioneering low-cost airline will start with 14 daily departures with a mix of short, medium and long-distance flights and a promise of cheap […]

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