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Annapolis uncovered: Behind colonial doors

A haunted house in Annapolis, Maryland (Photo: Jacquie Kubin)

To visit Annapolis is to visit one of our country’s oldest capital cities. A place where Colonial history is vibrantly alive.

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Galapagos: Eco-wonderland

A Santa Fe Land Iguana in the Galapagos Islands (Photograph by Heather Blumberg)

Our destination was the Galapagos Islands and our flight was to depart at 9:30 AM. I couldn’t have been more excited about getting out of dreary-cold-rainy-high altitude Quito.

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A visit to The Hilton Inn At Penn

A guest room at Hilton’s The Inn At Penn

Visiting the ‘City of Brotherly Love’ meant finding the perfect place to spend non-tourist hours, and on a recent trip, leading to the hip, smart University City and the Hilton’s The Inn At Penn.

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Universal’s Horror Make-Up Show and Halloween Horror Nights 2010

ORLANDO, FL – October 9, 2010 -  After an afternoon stop by the Universal’s Horror Make-Up Show, I waited for dusk and entered Universal Orlando’s Halloween Horror Nights XX. It’s an evening designed to cause Panic and Mayhem (two of Fear’s minions) to over take you, and the mission is fully accomplished. There were plenty [...]

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Baltimore’s Best: The Hotel Monaco and B&O American Brasserie

Baltimore's Hotel Monaco

Baltimore, MD — With over three centuries of growth, Baltimore, Maryland has developed into a robust travel destination with great food, architecture, history, museums, the National Aquarium as well as the proximity to some of Maryland’s greatest treasures, including Annapolis, the Assateague Island National Seashore, Antietam National Cemetery and Washington, D.C. Truly, this town has [...]

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Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey

Hogwarts Castle at Universal Studios (Photo: Jacquie Kubin)

With news that the Harry Potter The Forbidden Journey at Universal Studios’ Islands of Adventure theme park will be opening June 18, 2010, I could not help but plan to stop by to see if I could get a peek at this new interactive play zone.

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One perfect day at Discovery Cove

Dexter smiles at Discovery Cove (Photo: Jacquie Kubin)

“This was pretty much a perfect day,” said Rob Braddick of South Ayrshire, Scotland, as he toweled off, face glistening with the last of the days sun. Mr. Braddick, his wife, brother, Jack and sister-in-law Jessie were at the end of a day at Discovery Cove, Orlando , Florida. They had enjoyed a perfect, land-locked [...]

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