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Photo courtesy of Flickr/M S You’ve probably seen “The Floating Piers” pop up on your Instagram or Facebook feed at least once recently. Brought to you by artistic duo Christo and Jeanne-Claude, this two-week public installation in Lake Iseo, Italy is nothing short of incredible. Carried by a modular floating dock system comprised of 220,000…
If relaxing by a pool in a beautiful faraway destination isn’t enough to satisfy your vacation needs (you deserve only the best, after all), we have some good news for you. Word on the street is that hotel pools around the world are stepping up their game with bonus perks. (And no, we don’t mean…
You worked hard all spring, fall, and winter — now it’s time to relax. Whether you’re on break from school, lucky enough to get summer Fridays, or simply ready to indulge in your wanderlust, summer is a prime time to pack your bags and hit the road. And with the Olympics, U.S. presidential election, National…
Las Vegas might not be the first place that comes to mind when you think family vacation, but more and more parents and kids are flocking to Sin City in true Griswold clan fashion. Almost half of the 42 million visitors in 2015 escaped to Vegas for vacation, and eight percent of those were under…
The seasoned traveler has likely seen and checked off most of the major U.S. tourist attractions from their bucket list. Take selfie in front of the Golden Gate Bridge — check. Hike to the Hollywood sign — check. Gobble beignets in the French Quarter — double check. The contiguous states, plus Hawaii and Alaska, have…
Many of America’s popular year-round destinations align with the country’s most populated cities and states. Every day, families, friends, and businesspeople travel to popular vacation spots like New York City and Los Angeles, where there’s already a dense population. In the summertime, many of those destinations still hold up, with a few notable exceptions. After…
A trip to the shore or amusement park may be the quintessential summer vacation, but those popular choices can be expensive, crowded, and a lot less fun in reality than one’s imagination. For travelers open to counterintuitive thinking, there are amazing off-season vacation picks around the world. Sometimes a location is cheap because the summer…
Photo by Craig Sunter via Flickr The average American working a full-time salaried job receives 8.1 paid vacation days per year — sometimes even less, depending on the company’s accrual policy. It’s enough (or, actually, so little) that it makes us green-eyed of our friends across the pond who can have up to a month…
You may be familiar with the Chinese system of Feng Shui , an ancient method of creating harmony and maximizing the flow of life force in rooms and buildings through the correct placement of furniture and other objects. While Feng Shui has been around in China and parts of Southeast Asia for thousands of years,…
The temperatures are rising and late-spring’s long-awaited Memorial Day weekend is just around the corner. Whether you see the annual holiday as a time to party, a time to relax, or a time to remember, most people will agree that it’s a good time to get out of town without having to worry about using…
