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  • 10 Best Ways to Spend $20 in Chicago   12 years 7 weeks ago

    Also Family Sundays at the Cell (White Sox) are great. Tickets as low as $5!, and many at $10.

  • Ask the Readers: What Is Your Dream Vacation?   12 years 7 weeks ago

    I'm bent on a trip to Thailand with or without my significant other. :)

  • 14 Beauty Products You're Using That Actually Do Nothing   12 years 7 weeks ago

    I might agree with you on over the counter dandruff shampoos. However since going to the dermatologist I have 3 different shampoos for my seborrheic dermatitis: two you can only buy at the doctor's office, the other a prescription. I alternate between the three and they have help greatly.

  • Ask the Readers: What Is Your Dream Vacation?   12 years 7 weeks ago

    Too hard to choose just one! Maybe a summer spent in a rambling old house in the French or Italian countryside--the kind of vacation that would really allow me to be immersed in the local lifestyle.

  • Ask the Readers: What Is Your Dream Vacation?   12 years 7 weeks ago

    I would go to Hawaii to visit my sister and her husband, but I'd stay in a hotel so we could have our *away* time from each other also.

  • Ask the Readers: What Is Your Dream Vacation?   12 years 7 weeks ago

    Dream vacation is to cruise around the world - bonus if the cruise could also provide reading recommendations for each port!

  • Ask the Readers: What Is Your Dream Vacation?   12 years 7 weeks ago

    I'd love to have a romantic partner to do some of the romantic travel destinations like Venice... but separate from that, I'm really looking forward to visiting New Zealand because its nature is breathtaking.

  • Get — and Keep — Amazing Posture by Doing These 10 Stretches Today   12 years 7 weeks ago

    A professional I met advises against the "chin to chest" stretch since we already have our heads down all day - looking down at phones or papers on the desk or any number of things. She suggests instead to stretch your chin up to the sky.

  • 5 Cheap, Amazing, and Undiscovered Vacation Destinations   12 years 7 weeks ago

    What exactly qualifies any of these destinations as “cheap”? The airfare to any of these destinations is usually at least $1K for USA departures.

    Russia requires a tourist visa which is not easily obtained without showing a letter of invitation, proof of lodging, return ticket, etc. There is a way to get around it but most American’s will not being visiting St. Petersburg via cruise ship to circumvent the need of a visa. The least expensive visa is $140. How is this an “undiscovered” destination? It’s the second largest city in Russia?! Oh, on average flights to LED is $1000 out of JFK.

    Tahiti is by no means cheap. Staying with family is an option for me when visiting but the airfare is on avg. $1200 from West Coast departures add in another $300-400 for East Coast. Food and lodging is not affordable even via AirBnB and grocery shopping for most meals. The island hopper flights to get to Bora Bora (I can’t imagine taking the ferry) is around $250 RT. It’s not an “undiscovered” destination. It’s been plagued with French tourists for years and years. Perhaps you just discovered it?

    Bosnia and Herzegovina is an interest approach to start out an article. Again, how will Americans get there? Most airfare to large European hubs from USA is around $1K unless we’re jetting out of JFK and can be had for $700ish on a good day to LHR. Then another flight is required to get to Bosnia. Why not suggest Croatia? There’s the great coast line and Roman ruins in Split.

    Lesser Poland is yet another interesting pick. It’s not nearly as connected as say Prague which is what I would have picked considering there are direct flights from JFK to PRG. Krakow and the other locales you mentioned are really out of the way and would require several days devoted to visiting each area. Prague has it’s fair share of tourists but so does every major European City especially in summer months.

    I saved Cambodia for last because it’s the only destination you bothered to cite average costs of food and accommodation. Unfortunately the cost of airfare doesn’t make this a truly “cheap” destination as the airfare is around $1200 from most USA departures.

    Your article might have more relevance if you made a disclaimer about the initial cost of airfare to reach any of the said destinations. As it stands right now it’s worthless advice when there’s nothing to back it up.

  • Ask the Readers: What Is Your Dream Vacation?   12 years 7 weeks ago

    My dream vacationS, you mean? I'm planning my first next year, a week in London, a week in Paris, then 2 days at Disneyland Paris. Yippee!! I think if I had to choose a "not planned but dreamed of" vacation, it would be a week in the Maldives, all expenses paid with a clear bottomed kayak and a room over the water waiting for me!

  • Ask the Readers: What Is Your Dream Vacation?   12 years 7 weeks ago

    My dream vacation would be to travel to South Africa with my sister and go on a Wild Life Safari ride.

  • Ask the Readers: What Is Your Dream Vacation?   12 years 7 weeks ago

    I want to go back and explore the Caribbean again :)

  • 14 Beauty Products You're Using That Actually Do Nothing   12 years 7 weeks ago

    Pretty sure I used a pore strip with fascinating and disgusting success last night.

  • Ask the Readers: What Is Your Dream Vacation?   12 years 7 weeks ago

    My dream vacation is a trip to Maldives with my love and our son. It's one of the most beautiful countries I have ever seen in Pictures. Making this dream into a reality would be the second greatest gift. My first is my son. I want to show him the beauty of this world and teach him that we need to achieve dreams not matter how big or small. To believe that anything can be done if we just believe in ourselves. This dream vacation would be our first incredible journey as a family.

  • Ask the Readers: What Is Your Dream Vacation?   12 years 7 weeks ago

    My dream vacation would to go to New Zealand with my husband and three children. We love to explore the outdoors, the ocean, the vineyards and the culture. FOOD! Did I mention the food?

  • Ask the Readers: What Is Your Dream Vacation?   12 years 7 weeks ago

    My dream vacation would be island hoping in the Polynesian islands with my family. We would learn to scuba and snorkel and explore the undersea and island life. I want us to explore a new place together. I still want to go back to Australia and New Zealand to explore, but I have been there already, so it would not be new.

  • Ask the Readers: What Is Your Dream Vacation?   12 years 7 weeks ago

    My husband and I have hashed around the idea of two very different vacations. One is to visit friends in Italy and make side trips to Florence, Sienna and Pompeii. It would be great if we had at least 10 days. We almost have enough for plane fare and passports at this time. The other is to take a small trailer and travel cross country to visit touristy places and various architectural oddities. We'd like to spend two days at the Treesort in Washington state. That trip would take at least 4 weeks. We don't have anything saved towards it and have yet to determine any details. It's fun to dream.

  • Ask the Readers: What Is Your Dream Vacation?   12 years 7 weeks ago

    I would love to go to Santorini Greece and surrouding islands.

  • Ask the Readers: What Is Your Dream Vacation?   12 years 7 weeks ago

    My dream vacation would be to travel all of the UK and Ireland with my best friend and visit many of the great sites associated with history and literature.

  • Ask the Readers: What Is Your Dream Vacation?   12 years 7 weeks ago

    A vacation to the beach is always where I want to be!

  • Ask the Readers: What Is Your Dream Vacation?   12 years 7 weeks ago

    My dream vacation is an African safari for a week and then laying on a nearby beach for another week with my fiance!

  • Ask the Readers: What Is Your Dream Vacation?   12 years 7 weeks ago

    Relaxing by a beach.

  • 14 Beauty Products You're Using That Actually Do Nothing   12 years 7 weeks ago

    Shaving cream is a necessary soothing lubricant for those of us who have sensitive skin. Most brands have much less irritating scented ingredients than a body wash and the cream helps to lift the hairs. You can't leave body wash on your skin without it drying, and shaving cream is very moisturizing if you leave it on for a couple minutes before shaving. You can get perfectly good shaving cream at the dollar store for DUH a dollar and it's very cheap elsewhere unless you're springing for the flowery shaving gels. You people don't know what you're talking about.

  • Ask the Readers: What Is Your Dream Vacation?   12 years 7 weeks ago

    My dream vacation would be to backpack through Vietnam

  • Ask the Readers: What Is Your Dream Vacation?   12 years 7 weeks ago

    My dream vacation since I was 10 years old -- GREECE!