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The wonderful people at Theme Park Insider have shared a photo of Diagon Alley in the Wizarding World of Harry Potter expansion. Being a ravenous Potter fan, I had to pass it along! The addition is still under construction, but rumors as…

Things happen and everyone makes mistakes. Perfection is practically unachievable, but hotels, airlines and other services have a common goal to make their guests and customers happy. We now live in time whenever everyone is plugged in and…

The ladies from Tourist Meets Traveler headed to NYC for 5 days of shopping and fun and over the next couple of weeks we will be writing several posts on all the things we saw and did during this holiday period. We were five women…

The Trail of Lights in Austin, Texas - This display is home to the self proclaimed World's Tallest Man-Made Christmas Tree. Lights shaped in colorful cone stretch 155 feet into the air. It's a tradition in the great state that endured a…

Yahoo released their list of the most searched for travel destinations. Using data from searches for hotels in specific areas, the search engine was surprised to find New York didn't even "crack the top ten." In 2012, Paris, Las Vegas,…

If you look at your bills and receipts for just about anything you find a list of charges, fees and taxes. Everything from your credit card statement to the final bill at the resort you are staying at has them. You thought luggage fees…

Everyone wants to be "home" for the holidays. According to the Bureau of Transportation, Thanksgiving day and Christmas/New Year’s holiday periods are two the busiest long-distance travel periods of the year. It's no surprise, but what may…

I am not a foodie in the sense that I have "refined" palate or must have gourmet levels of fare. I am more of equal opportunity eater. New food experiences are a hobby I thoroughly (and occasionally gluttonously) enjoy. From savory to…

Being a tourist seems to paint a giant target on your back. Con artists and thieves like to prey on foreigners who wonder into their web. Locals aren't an exception, but they tend to be a bit savvier. When you are hundreds of miles away…

It just isn't the holiday season without Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy, Snoopy, and the rest of the Peanuts gang.  When I was a little girl one of my favorite cartoons to watch during the holidays was A Charlie Brown Christmas.  Now that I'm…