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Top Food Experiences
A new list ranking the best food experiences has come out. Donna and I have tried a few like Pastéis de nata in Lisbon, Portugal, Pizza in Naples, Italy (its not the same Pizza you are used to here) and of course Beef Brisket here in Texas. Check it out! https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/lonely-planet-500-ultimate-eats/index.html
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Maharajas Express
This looks like a really interesting way to tour India and see some of the many historic sites in India. India is definitely on our list of unique places to visit in the world! https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/maharajas-express-rajasthan-india/
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Emirates Sale
If you are looking to fly to the Middle East or Asia there are sales for 6 days on Emirates for the dates of August 22nd to December 6th. You can fly to places like Delhi for $819 round trip from Houston. https://www.emirates.com/us/english/book/featured-fares/?utm_medium=email-pr&utm_source=ek&utm_campaign=SFMC_us_en_winterearlybird_31072018_in&utm_term=eb_na_xx_xx_xx_xx_xx&utm_content=CCDESTPUSH_east_heroCTA-booknow&utm_pid=25374512&utm_mid=xx
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Frontier Sale
You can get pretty good deals on flights from 8/14/2018 to 10/3/2018. if you book by 8/1/2018 on Frontier. Flights out of Houston are $49 to Denver and Raleigh-Durham. https://www.flyfrontier.com/deals/flight-sales/
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Aer Lingus Fall Deals
If you would like to visit Ireland or somewhere else in Europe in the fall there are great deals available as low as $390 round trip to Dublin (a steal for going to Europe). Check the fares though since some fares do not include bags or seat assignments but its still a great deal over to Europe. https://www.aerlingus.com/plan-and-book/latest-offers/flights-from-usa/flights-from-usa-to-ireland/#/tab-0-fall-fares
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Layover tours at Airports
If you want to make the most of your trip and have a long layover you have options of going out into the city and taking a tour. Donna and I took an extra tour of Lisbon, Portugal when we had a 15 hour layover on the way to Barcelona, Spain. It was a great tour, we learned and saw a lot and beat some of the time at the airport. While you can make your own tour like we did you also have other options that include local guides provided by airlines. Here is an article going over some of those options: https://www.cntraveler.com/gallery/how-to-make-the-most-of-your-layover?mbid=social_facebook_aud_dev
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Southwest Airlines Deals
Southwest is running deals on flights from August 21st to December 19th that runs until July 20th. They looks to be decent deals so check them out! https://www.southwest.com/html/promotions/nationwide_sale_180709_offers.html?clk=1834270
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Budapest
Budapest and Hungary are great places to visit. We took a day trip from Vienna to Budapest. Its a beautiful place with interesting churches, squares, fountains, museums and an interesting culture. There are many other things you can do in Hungary and I saw this interesting article that goes over other cities you can visit that have interesting sites in Hungary close to Budapest. https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/budapest-day-trips/index.html
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Shortest Airline routes
The longest flights have been making the news a lot lately with new flights to Australia and Singapore breaking records but there are some extremely short flights out there. I have been on a couple of short flights back with Continental flew from Hobby and Ellington to Bush Intercontinental airport. It was around a 15-20 minute flight. Here is an interesting article on some of the other short flights in the world: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/world-shortest-air-routes/index.html
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Airline Paint Schemes
When you fly you can see all kind of different paint liveries for the different airlines. Donna and I have flown on a few special painted planes before like a plane painted like the State of Maryland’s flag, Shamu, the Triple Crown plane and others. If you watch closely at the airport you might be able to catch one of those special planes. Here is an interesting article about some of the unique planes that are out there in the world: https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/best-aircraft-livery-design/index.html
