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What to Expect on a River Thames Barge Cruise in England’s…

Travel NewsJune 13, 20257Views
Heidi Sarna is the co-founder of QuirkyCruise.com, a guide to small-ship cruising. The narrow River Thames unfolds like a ribbon dropped onto an old map. Flowing for more than 200 miles through southern England, the waterway famously passes through London but also threads through enchanting countryside, where grand estates—some over 1,000 years old—border the riverbanks…
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What to expect from travel prices in 2025

Osaka, Japan. Jiale Tan | Moment | Getty Images The new year has many travelers thinking ahead to 2025 vacation plans — and how much those trips may cost. About half — 51% — of Americans say flight cost will determine their destination choices this year, according to Skyscanner. And 50% said hotel costs are…
January 18, 202575Views
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What to Expect on Barge Cruises in Italy

The Po River, the Canal Bianco, and surrounding waterways have always been working rivers used for trade, transport, agriculture, and manufacturing. That utilitarian past is still visible along many stretches of the waterways—so if you’re hoping for all-bucolic-all-the-time scenery, you should prepare yourself for some swathes of post-industrial detritus.  Still, for every rusting warehouse or…
November 9, 202461Views
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Fall Foliage in New England: What to Expect in 2023

It has been a rainy summer in New England, characterized by flash flooding in Vermont and the second-wettest July on record in Boston. What does that mean for the region's famous fall foliage displays? In 2022, scientists worried that a drought would result in a brief, less vibrant season of autumn colors. So can we conclude that the…
May 3, 2024273Views