Tips for solo travel

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Solo travel used to be an anomaly, but now it’s so common that some hotels even have special packages just for men and women holidaying alone. Read the original post: Tips for solo travel
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Expanded wizarding world at Universal’s Florida theme parks

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Last summer, the Wizarding World of Harry Potter expanded immensely extending into two Florida theme parks, Universal Orlando and the Universal’s Islands of Adventure. The original Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Hogsmeade was located at the Universal’s Islands of Adventure theme park. However, Universal converted its Jaws theme park area that is located within Universal Orlando into The Wizarding World of Harry Potter: Diagon Alley which was opened to the public last summer. To get from one park to the other you need to run through a brick wall and enter onto platform 9¾ and board a full scale Hogwarts Express that is equipped with steam and whistle. Just like in the movie. Unlike in the movie, this journey takes only seven minutes. But the journey is full of other…
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Rail chief swerves bonus question

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The head of Network Rail (NR) has refused to say whether he will be turning down his annual bonus following the over-running of Christmas engineering work which created weekend travel chaos. Here is the original:  Rail chief swerves bonus question
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Gigantic cruise ship, Carnival’s Vista from the industry leader

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The world’s largest cruise line, the Carnival Cruise Lines is set to introduce its gigantic new ship, Carnival Vista in the spring of 2016 according to a recent event they conducted in New York City. With an estimated total guest capacity of 4,980 passengers, the new cruise line is expected to come with immense food options, entertainment venues and family friendly activities including the largest sports square known as Skyride and an IMAX movie theater, a first of its kind in a cruise ship. The ship is being built by Fincantieri, Italy at an estimated cost of $800 million. The cruise liner will host 8 to 13 day trips. Ship weighs more than 133,500 tons, 1,055 feet in length and powered by diesel and electric. Carnival Vista will be the…
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