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Detroit MGM Grand opens new facility

October 6, 2007

If you find yourself traveling to Detroit for business, consider combining a little business and pleasure by staying at the newly opened Detroit MGM Grand Resort and Casino. The much-anticipated $800 million luxury resort hotel opened October 2 on Third Avenue in the heart of downtown Detroit, adjacent to the previously constructed casino.
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Sonesta Sails the Nile

September 28, 2007

Taking a Nile cruise is a great way to see the wonders of Egypt without packing and unpacking and enduring hot, dusty bus trips. Many companies sail between Aswan and Luxor, but arguably the best of these is Sonesta. The same people that own hotels around the world operate five luxury ships of varying size [...]

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Luxor in Las Vegas

September 24, 2007

One of the most unique resorts in Las Vegas, and often one of the best values, is the Egyptian-themed Luxor Hotel on the south end of the Strip. This 4407-room hotel has a distinctive pyramid building, a 3/4 model of the Pyramid of Giza as well as a sphinx and obelisk in front of the [...]

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Scuba Dive in Mozambique

September 16, 2007

Mozambique, a former Portuguese colony, is located along the southeast coast of Africa, along the Indian Ocean. This nation of over 19 million residents stretches from South Africa up to Tanzania in the north. The nation is home to a spectacular coastline, a World Heritage Site, and some of the best diving in the world.

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Where to Stay on Bermuda

September 11, 2007

Bermuda, located in the mid-Atlantic about 650 miles west of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, has been a favorite of honeymooners, golfers, and those desiring a classy beach destination, unique in its combination of British flavor, pink beaches, and pastel cottages and buildings.

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Beguiling Barbados

September 10, 2007

Barbados, part of the Caribbean’s Lesser Antilles islands, is the eastern-most island in the Caribbean. The 166-square mile island, located about 270 miles northeast of Venezuela, is known for its sunny weather, British colonial architecture, and duty-free shopping.

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Visiting Victoria Falls

September 5, 2007

Africa’s Victoria Falls is one of the most spectacular waterfalls in the world. “Discovered” and named by British explorer David Livingstone between during his journey between 1852 and 1856, the massive falls measures a little over one mile across and over 360 feet high, making it the largest continuous sheet of water in the [...]

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Tony Packo’s: A Toledo Tradition

August 28, 2007

Tony Packo’s, located in Toledo Ohio’s Hungarian district, just across the Maumee River from downtown, is a Northwest Ohio tradition. Opened in 1932, the quirky cafe/bar is famous for its Hungarian hot dogs (a sort of kielbasa-type sausage). You can get them with sauerkraut, with chili, with grainy mustard, or with all of the [...]

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Niagara’s Shaw Festival

August 13, 2007

Each year, since 1962, the picturesque village of Niagara-on-the-Lake has hosted the Shaw Festival, a seven-month celebration of the works of British playwright, George Bernard Shaw and those of his contemporaries.
Niagara-on-the-Lake, located about a half-hour’s drive north of Niagara Falls, is the antithesis of the carnival atmosphere that surrounds the Falls. This 19th century [...]

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Beautiful Bermuda

August 6, 2007

Standing alone in the mid-Atlantic, about 600 miles east of North Carolina, Bermuda is a picturesque and unique getaway. The archipelago of 138 small islands was first discovered in the 16th century by Spanish explorer Juan de Bermudez, who lent the island nation its name. Bermuda became permanently inhabited when a British [...]

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