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Feeling Like a Giant in a Model Train World in Palm Desert, CA
A model train exhibit inside a desert zoo? You can find this surprising mini-world at the Living Desert Zoo and Gardens inside Palm Desert, CA. The one-acre LGB Model Train Display has the longest…
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Moving Through History in Glasgow, Scotland
Gypsy caravans, modern day police cars, vintage Volkswagens, a train car that carried royalty to the Scottish Highlands, early motorcycles, toy cars, trams that once ran the streets of Glasgow, and models of the…
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Exploring the New City of Architecture and Heritage in Paris
The new Cité de L'Architecture et du Patrimoine, with its spectacular view of the Eiffel Tower, opened to great fanfare in 2007. The permanent collection is a rather quirky conceptual mashup: a contemporary architecture…
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Poring Over the Entire City Together in Flushing, New York
The Queens Museum of Art's Panorama of the City of New York is not your typical museum exhibit, and not your typical date spot. You won't be struggling to stay awake as you read…
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Glamorizing Your Home On A Budget in Irvine, California
Deep in the land of tummy tucks, Mercedes, and orange-tiled mini-mansions is a furniture consignment warehouse in an ordinary business park. Inside Ruf, Inc., luxury brands like Baker, Marge Carson, Henkel Harris, and Karges…
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Escaping to Paradise on Jose Ignacio's Playa Brava in Uruguay
Punta del Este was once the spot for moneyed Argentines and international jetsetters on holiday. Rolling shorelines, sun-kissed afternoons befriending the Atlantic, pulsing nights befriending Wilhelmina models—what could be better? Answer: Jose Ignacio, a…
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Mixing Chic With Budget-Conscious at the Gershwin Hotel in New York
Snagging a stylish hotel room in New York City for under $250 can be tricky, but this artsy midtown hotel offers dorm-style rooms for up-and-coming models, private rooms with reading areas, and suites with…
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Striking a Few Poses at a Hamer Village in Turmi, Ethiopia
Get your money out and your cameras ready, folks! When wandering around the dusty dirt roads winding through the lower Omo Valley, the photo opportunities are never-ending, provided you’ve got the birr to pay…
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Transporting Yourself on LA's Mini-Railroad in Griffith Park
All Aboarrrrrd! Train fans big and small can't miss straddling these 1/8th scale steam, electric, or diesel engine trains barreling through pint-sized villages of water towers, coal tipples, and a roundhouse, alongside the horseback…
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Living the Expat Dream in Buenos Aires, Argentina
It's 2 a.m. on the breezy, balmy see-and-be-seen rooftop of Bar Carnal, a hotspot in the Palermo district of Buenos Aires. You've got a glass of earthy Argentine malbec in hand, and you're loving…
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Towering Over the World's Largest Temple in Siem Reap, Cambodia
The problem with seeing the largest temple in the world is that you can’t see everything. Exploring the vast grounds of Angkor Wat, you wish you were a giant, a god, or a bird…
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Honoring Lucy the Elephant in Margate, New Jersey
This is one elephant no family member can ignore. Lucy the Margate Elephant is a wooden, 65-foot tall, 90 ton, howdah sporting elephant--a wonderful example of Jersey Shore kitsch. Lucy proudly stands facing The…
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Wintering With Supermodels in Punta Del Este, Uruguay
Join the late-night, gyrating masses of supermodels, elites, and designer jean-sporting wannabes at the clubs and afterparties of the ultra-hot Christmas season in Punta Del Este, Uruguay. Known as the Hamptons of Argentina, this…
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