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5 Cool Cargo Ship Cruises
5 Cool Cargo Ship Cruises

Take an un-cruise on a working freighter

Conjure an image of what's it is like to go on a cruise. Are you picturing buffet dinners? On-deck spinning classes? Retirees playing shuffleboard? Many cruises really are like that. But if you're looking for a different sort of cruise scene consider traveling by cargo ship. Cargo ship ...

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Inexpensive Travel Netbooks: Acer vs Asus
Inexpensive Travel Netbooks: Acer vs Asus

We review and compare the Acer Aspire One and Asus Eee PC

The Acer Aspire One and the Asus Eee PC each weigh only 3 pounds (1.3kg). Each are highly portable, as thin as a 450-page paperback book. And each have high-quality models that cost only $350. So which one should bring on your next trip? Read on . . ...

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Eat Underwater in the Maldives
Eat Underwater in the Maldives

Ithaa, the world’s first under water restaurant

The food at the Ithaa Undersea Restaurant is quite tasty—we suggest the pan fried Maldivian white fish with fennel sauce and curry. But diners here don't pay much attention to what's on their plate. They are too captivated by this underwater restaurant's 270 degree view of crystal blue ...

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You Buy It, You Break It
You Buy It, You Break It

Break up a stressful day at Sarah’s Smash Shack

Feeling frustrated? Tense? Angry? There are several stores that sell stress relief in the form of yoga lessons, aroma therapy or, say, Quaaludes. In San Diego, California there's a shop where you can reduce tension a different way.

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The World’s Largest Swimming Pool
The World’s Largest Swimming Pool

There’s plenty of room for both swimmers and sail boats in this pool in Chile

You know a swimming pool is big when an average swimmer is unable to complete a single lap within it. And when this swimmer is likely to be passed by a sailboat while trying.

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The Unusual Hotels of Harlingen, Holland
The Unusual Hotels of Harlingen, Holland

Sleep in a lighthouse, a lifeboat, or a crane

When in Harlingen, on the Dutch coast an hour's drive from Amsterdam, you'll need to crane your neck upwards to spot two of the three coolest hotels in town. One of those hotels is atop an actual working crane. The other is in a lighthouse. And the town's ...

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