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Cheap Tickets, But at What Price?
“If you are paying over $300 for a domestic ticket this year,” says Gerri Willismily: Times New Roman; color: #000000;”> of CNN, “you are paying too much.” The folks at FareCompare.com seem to agree, and they go as far as saying that now is the best time in a decade to fly. According to the…
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Spending Fashion Week in Jail
As part of its Fashion Week coverage, New York magazine published a fascinating account of Kevahn Thorpe, a teenaged shoplifter who is serving one to three years at Sing Sing. It seems that the allure of golden Prada sneakers, skinny Dior jeans and Fendi eyeglasses was too strong for the 17-year-old honors student from the…
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Negrito Please
I recently spent some time in Mexico, where it seemed that every surface was covered by ads for Bimbo, a wildly popular baked goods company. In a country where tortillas and pan dulce reign supreme, Bimbo’s success in peddling packaged breads and sweets to the masses is no small feat. In fact, the company even…
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Black Skin, Blue Passport: Is It Me?
As is often the case in the United States, sometimes I have trouble telling when people are racist or just plain rude. When I checked into my Mexico City bed and breakfast—which had received rave reviews on from Trip Advisor—I sensed a disconnect between the pleasant tone the owner adopted over e-mail (he even complimented…
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Black Skin, Blue Passport: Recession Travel
You might be wondering what business I have recommending any kind of travel when a recession is looming. With fuel costs rising daily, even a weekend road trip is starting to look like a relic of summers past. Not to mention the fact that many airlines are beginning to tack checked baggage fees onto already…
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Black Skin, Blue Passport: Cruising Out of Our Comfort Zones
I recently came across the Web page for Black Cruise Week. The site serves as a kind of clearinghouse for African-American-themed cruises, including everything from Black Gay and Lesbian trips to Tom Joyner’s annual Fantastic Voyage. Thirteen event cruises are scheduled for the rest of this year, with ports of call in Hawaii, the Caribbean…
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Blue Passport, Black Skin
The New York Times recently reported on the increasing popularity of “Slum tourism.” For North-American and European travelers who want more from their vacations than beaches and monuments, group tours of Brazilian favelas or Indian shanty towns offer access to some of the poorest pockets of the developing world. The article explored some of the…
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