I spent over $2,400 taking my daughter to the American Girl store for her birthday. She had tea with the dolls, got her ears pierced, and I'd 100% do it again

Driving through the dusty plains of Texas, the horizon is endless with views of rolling farmlands, miles of cornstalks, and cattle farms. While there is vast farmland as far as the eye can see, you will be surprised to learn that much of it is owned by only a few families. Many traditionally have kept their land through generations of heirs, but times are changing.

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I've worked as a South American travel specialist for eight years and have traveled to all 13 of the main Galápagos Islands.

Skiers and riders, it’s time to start plotting out your 2023/24 season.

Traveler satisfaction with North American airports climbed this year despite numerous challenges from an ongoing pilot shortage to record passenger volumes.According to the J.D. Power 2023 North America Airport Satisfaction Study released Wednesday, overall satisfaction improved by 3 points to 780 on a 1,000-point scale. The rise was propelled by improvements in three key areas, including terminal facilities, food and beverage and retail service and baggage claim.The study, currently in its 18th year, examines overall traveler satisfaction with mega (33 million or more passengers a year), large (10 to 32.9 million passengers a year) and medium (4.5 to 9.9 million passengers a year) North American airports across six factors, including terminal facilities; airport arrival/departure; baggage claim; security check; check-in/baggage check; and food, beverage and retail.The big winners among North American airports were Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (800) Tampa International Airport (832) and Indianapolis International Airport (843), which ranked highest among mega, large and medium airports, respectively. 2023 marks the second straight year that Tampa and Indy have won their respective categories.

This series of articles about credit cards, points and miles, and budgeting for travel is brought to you in partnership with The Points Guy.

“You’re here for the launch?” Ted Ebbers asked me the night of April 19, 2023, when we met on the beach of South Padre Island, Texas. The answer was obvious: We both were killing time before the next day’s scheduled flight of the world’s most powerful rocket. A recently retired Canadian federal employee, Ebbers, 58, drove from his home in Toronto to SpaceX’s spaceport in Boca Chica to watch his first rocket launch. He made the 1,900-mile trip alone, sleeping overnight at rest stops inside his Tesla Model Y.

The adrenaline rush of driving supercars at high speeds on public roads just hits different.

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Liesbet Collaert was about to blow up her life.

They’d always dreamed of owning a home in Italy, but opening a restaurant there was never part of the plan.

It's become an iconic image of travel in the United States – a red convertible with the top down, cruising such classic California thoroughfares as the Pacific Coast Highway or across the Golden Gate Bridge.