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It’s still summer in these 5 hot spots

For people living in North America, it’s been an especially brutal winter. The first day of spring — March 20 — can’t come too soon.

6 must-see geological wonders in and around Nevada

From prismatic geysers, to strange rock formations, to little known lakes, Nevada and the deserts just outside it boast strange places just begging to be put on — and immediately ticked off — the bucket lists of anyone who yearns to travel off the beaten path.

Disney line cruises to top of best ships in 2015

While Disneyland has long been known as the “happiest place on Earth,” Disney’s cruise ships sound like they’re also pretty cheerful spots to vacation.

16 tips to have fun and save money at the Grand Canyon

Visiting the Grand Canyon is one of those iconic experiences that we Americans often take for granted. I regularly meet people who’ve never been, even though they grew up in the West. Meanwhile, tourists from all over the world detour thousands of miles just to see the magnificent canyon carved by the Colorado River.

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Getaways Calendar: March 2015

Those seeking a getaway with a cultural focus will find much to enjoy in the region during March.

Flagstaff offers refreshing taste of winter

Without the latest “unprecedented” blizzard someplace else, where would the Las Vegas Valley get material for our snow joke routines? We bore this question traveling to the heights of Flagstaff, Ariz.

Want to go birdwatching?

Springtime in the desert is the premier birdwatching season, when thousands of avian visitors follow a major international flyway northward as winter retreats.

‘Paying more, getting less’ when flying

As services seem to decline, it costs more money to fly. From 2005 to 2013, ticket prices rose nearly 15% faster the rate of inflation, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

 
Obama designates three sites as new national monuments

Chicago’s historic Pullman District, a World War II internment camp and a section of Colorado’s upper Arkansas River Valley were designated as the nation’s newest national monuments this week.

Star Wars headed to the high seas

In a galaxy far, far away … in the Western Caribbean, actually, Darth Vader, Chewbacca, Boba Fett and stormtroopers party with Disney Cruisers around the pool deck. Disney Cruise Line announced last week it will introduce Star Wars Day at Sea in 2016.

Here are 5 reasons to go to Beijing this winter

With Chinese New Year just around the corner and tourism to China increasing by almost 10 percent every year, Beijing will welcome a record number of foreign tourists this winter.

Moapa Valley towns steeped in history

The verdant Muddy River Valley, better known as Moapa Valley, assumes a quiet demeanor that belies a long and sometimes turbulent past.

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