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10 great delights of the Jersey Shore in winter - New Jersey 101.5 FM

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And here it comes again. There's no avoiding it. Winter's on its way. It occurred to me as I was walking along the beachfront in Pier Village on Saturday night that I much prefer this bustling, buzzy cool New Jersey destination in the summer. Judi Franco photo Judi Franco photo loading... After all, rushing from your parked car to a restaurant, pulling your coat as tight as possible to avoid the stinging winds takes something away from the oceanfront experience. But then I thought about it a little more. I realized that there are some great things about the Jersey Shore in winter. Huge Snow Storm Slams Into Mid Atlantic States Getty Images loading... But my Jersey Shore is different from that of the people in South Jersey. It's a completely different experience to watch the sun setting in Margate than it is to hold hands with someone you love on the brand-spanking new boardwalk in Long Branch. Amy Rosenberg, in an article on Inquirer.com spurred my imagination when

How Personal Tragedies Launched Me Into Solo Travel - TravelAwaits

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Solo Traveler Snapshot Tracey chartering a plane on her travels Photo credit: Tracey Tischler Name: Tracey T. Age: 58  Location: St. Paul, Minnesota Material Status: Divorced  Favorite Solo Trip: Sedona, Arizona Simple, encouraging words from a co-worker and life circumstances spurred Tracey to take her first step into solo travel, and she hasn't looked back. She spends time traveling to her favorite places in a van she rehabbed herself. She's learned a few tricks along the way and discovered what's really important in life. Solo Traveler Inspiration TravelAwaits: What inspired you to travel solo? Tracey: When I was 28, my sister, Chris, died of cervical cancer and she was only 42 (she left a husband and two kids, 12 and 9). When she was in hospice and I was the only one in her room at the time, I wondered what she wished she would have done while she was alive. Ten years later, her husband, Frank, passed away at 52 of a b

Is my kid old enough to fly alone? Unaccompanied minor travel rules - USA TODAY

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Show Caption Hide Caption How you can prepare for this year's busy holiday travel season Experts are predicting a busy holiday travel season. Here's what you need to know before heading to the airport. Just the FAQs, USA TODAY Most kids as young as 5 should be developmentally ready to travel alone. Traveling alone can help kids to feel more responsible and become better problem solvers. Every airline has its own rules for minors traveling alone. "Traveling together" is a five-part series focusing on family travel experiences and how they shape our relationships. If you'd like to contribute to our future reporting and share your experience as a source, you can fill out this quick form. Carmen Wilson-Wright took their first solo flight from Baltimore to visit their grandparents in San Antonio when they were 8 years old. Their mother is a travel jo

Unbelievable Small Group Family Tours We’re Booking for 2023 - Tinybeans

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A family vacation where the planning is done by experts and your kids get to make new friends along the way? Where do we sign up? If you think meal planning and after-school activity juggling is hard enough—try planning an epic family vacation. Thankfully, you don't have to do it alone! F amily-focused group t our companies like National Geographic Expeditions and Adventures by Disney are there to handle all the travel planning details—from where you'll stay and how you'll get there to what you'll see and do while you're exploring the world. All you and your globe-trotting brood will have to do is pack your bags and go! Videos From Tinybeans Group tours are also perfect friend-finders, with families being placed together so that kids have instant BFFs (which, let's be honest, makes things easier for everyone!). So whether you want

The 1975's Matty Healy Kisses Fans, Eats Raw Meat on Tour - Vulture

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Photo: Joseph Okpako/WireImage The 1975 is currently on tour and lead singer Matty Healy is doing everything imaginable to make sure that concert clips are going viral. Before you ask which songs have been taking off, who said anything about singing? The tour might be in support of the band's fifth album, Being Funny in a Foreign Language , but at least judging by social media, the concert stops have been most effective at promoting Healy's moments away from the mic. So far during the At Their Very Best Tour, Healy has proved he's an equal-opportunity kisser, consumed raw meat, and yelled at a security guard in auto-tune. Here's a roundup of clips to serve as an archive of what he's been doing onstage (besides singing). pic.twitter.com/qu3TvTBWbX — v (@ViralMaterialz) November 27, 2022

Who Want's Go Glamping On The Watergate Hotel Rooftop!?! | BIN - Black Information Network

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                                                                                                                                                                                    Take what you like                                         ☝ ✌ 👍 👎 👦 👧 👨 👩 👪 👫 👬 👭 👮 👯 👰 👱 👲 👳 👴 👵 👶 👷 👸 👹 👺 👻 👼 👽 💓 💔 💕 😏 😐 😕 😘               [unable to retrieve full-text content] Who Want's Go Glamping On The Watergate Hotel Rooftop!?! | BIN    Black Information Network

The Newport Rising - the story of the Westgate Hotel and the Chartist Uprising - South Wales Argus

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                                                                                                                                                                                    Take what you like                                         ☝ ✌ 👍 👎 👦 👧 👨 👩 👪 👫 👬 👭 👮 👯 👰 👱 👲 👳 👴 👵 👶 👷 👸 👹 👺 👻 👼 👽 💓 💔 💕 😏 😐 😕 😘               [unable to retrieve full-text content] The Newport Rising - the story of the Westgate Hotel and the Chartist Uprising    South Wales Argus