Puerto Rico

BootsnAll — Top independent traveler destinations for 2013

by Charlie Leocha on January 26, 2013

Every year, BootnAll starts the year out with their list of “Top Indie Travel Destinations.” These lists are meant to be inspirational. They allow readers to think about places they may not have considered exploring.

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Essential for cruising: planning, flexibility, persistence, insurance

by Ned Levi on August 29, 2011

This past week, Hurricane Irene played havoc with cruise ships in the Caribbean, but there are many more reasons for cruise cancellations, early sailings, dropped ports and new port destinations than weather. Ned Levi reviews many of the potential problems of cruising and what you need to do to prevent or deal with them.

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Holiday fare insanity! Closer doesn’t always mean cheaper

by Janice Hough on October 2, 2009

My clients, who shall remain nameless, just wanted to go somewhere warm for five days around Thanksgiving week. And incidentally avoid their relatives. So from San Francisco, we looked at a number of packages to Mexico and Hawaii. Puerto Vallarta, only 1,500 miles away, was $650 for airfare alone for Nov. 26 to Dec. 1. [...]

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