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If you’re planning your next cruise, there are some mouth-watering, short haul fly-cruise destinations on offer for the 2019 season. With so many popular places to choose from, you are spoilt for choice and won't have to negotiate a long connecting flight prior to relaxation on the water. Cruise destinations Spain, including the cities of Bilbao, Valencia, Malaga, Barcelona and Cartagena, along with the islands of Majorca, Menorca and Ibiza, remain high on the list of places that cruise passengers...

This month, TLE caught up with Willa and Luke, a teacher and a tech worker from Cali who packed their lives, bought a van and hit the road. They didn't choose the van life, the van life chose them... Tell us a little bit about you both? Hey all! Luke and I originally hail from Northern California. Myself from San Francisco, Luke from Merced. (Luke would like me to point out that it's in the central valley area- lot of...

Travel Money Guide: What you need to know to get the best deal on your foreign currency this summer Are you counting down the days until you jet off to exotic climes? If you’re preparing for far-flung adventures this summer, exchanging money may be on your to-do list, but how can you make sure you get the best deal on your foreign currency? If you need advice, you’ve come to the right place! With the help of the travel money...

Of the many reasons one might choose to visit Dubai it would seem culture and heritage seldom appear at the top of the list any more. In a region that is steeped in history the Emirate has almost become a victim of its own success in shifting the gaze of tourists towards its uber modern infrastructure and outlook. Where Babylon is famed for its hanging gardens and Giza is renowned for its great pyramids, Dubai is considered to be a...

On a busy coach hurtling eastwards, the urban landscape of Havana fades into the background, replaced by green expanses and farmland dotted with bison, wild horses and goats. Most visitors to Cuba do this journey too, when they travel between the capital and the ever-popular resort of Varadero. But those who restrain themselves from the turning left for Varadero’s expanse of luxury hotels and Caribbean beaches will be rewarded. Promise. The province of Villa Clara lies ahead, and shows a...

The legendary Italian city of Rome awaits you! The time has finally come to make all of your travel adventure dreams come true once and for all. It’s now your chance to unveil the magical mysteries of Rome, also known as the Eternal City, which should come of no surprise.  In order to explore the city in the absolute best way possible, we highly suggest renting a scooter for several reasons. There is nothing like traveling on two wheels with the...

Grupo Vidanta’s President, Daniel Chávez Morán, created the Vidanta Foundation in 2005 to support “Ideas and Projects for the Common Good.” The Foundation’s mission is “to promote the social sciences and democratic values in Latin America” in order to strengthen democracy, foster economic development, encourage social responsibility, and reduce poverty and inequality. These values are funded entirely by stockholders of Grupo Vidanta, whose associated companies are committed to the construction and maintenance of hotels, resorts, and other real estate ventures....

Airlines are facing a call for an international criminal inquiry into toxic exposure of crew and passengers. Campaigners are calling on anybody who may have suffered ill health linked to chemicals on board passenger jets to be part of an international inquiry into toxins in cabin air. John Hoyte, chairman of the Aerotoxic Association told The London Economic that he wants the International Criminal Court at the Hague to look at “decades of evidence” and whether passenger airlines are knowingly...

If you've ever wondered what it would be like to step into your favourite paintings,  Paris' new totally immersive art experience at Atelier des Lumières may be just the ticket. The City's first digital art centre has blown up monumental depictions of your favourite art works, digitally cast onto floors walls and ceilings. Paris' new 'Studio of Lights' is set in a renovated 19th century foundry in the 11th arrondissement, with 26-foot-high walls and an immense 21,000 square feet of open floor...