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Gail Hunter gives us her view of the Hudson River Valley. As an experienced sailor, road-trip warrior and travel journalist, she lends her multitude of experiences with her readers….

“Leaving the Tappan Zee bridge behind, the Hudson continues northward unfolding one treasure after another. Tarrytown, New York is a favorite commuter town, being a major stop on Metro North. With easy access from all directions, it became home to many tycoons in the mid nineteenth century….”  Read More…..

Princess Cruises offers travel agents a rigorous training program to familiarize them with all the aspects of selling their cruises to the consumer/cruiser.  This program consists of 25 classes, each taken online with a quiz at the end of each class and an extensive final exam before graduation….read more

Research consistently shows that passengers go to Alaska for glaciers, mountains, wildlife, Denali Park, the Alaska railroad and Inside Passage cruising.  Princess Cruises has studied their passenger demographics and found that 35% of passengers who cruise to Alaska are first-timers.  This is 50% more than the average cruisers on Princess Cruises.  Princess Cruises also found that another 45% of cruisers to Alaska on Princess are past passengers of other cruise lines.  Alaska vacations are a great option for families and multi-generational groups because there are age-appropriate activities for all.  There are 4 types of Princess itineraries for Alaska.  Read more…  2010 Alaska itineraries on Princess Cruises take you places you want to go

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Is the benefit of travel insurance worth the cost of travel insurance?  Knowing you are traveling to see family over the holidays, the last thing you want to worry about is an accident or illness.  You have saved both time and money for this holiday vacation.  The time you will be spending is frequently worth more than the money you are spending.  The experience of seeing family or going to a destination to do the things you have dreamed of doing should not be wasted or marred by accident or illness.  But sometime bad things happen to good people,usually at the worst time. Read more… Travel 101: Should I buy travel insurance?

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Gentlemen, have you fallen head over heels in love with a liberated, maybe somewhat workaholic woman, as opposed to the “damsel in distress” or the “sultry redhead” of your fantasies?  You have a crazy idea that the two of you would make a wonderful married life together, but your bank account is gasping for breath when you see the cost of weddings and honeymoons these days?  Just buying the woman of your dreams the engagement ring is setting back your 401k by ten years?  Read more…Romance on the high seas for him

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