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Katie Howell has crisscrossed the globe -- on a journalist's budget -- visiting all 50 states and several countries on a handful of continents. She only wishes her shortlist of places to go next weren't so long. Contact Katie at katie@katiejhowell.com

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What's the best Tex-Mex in Houston?

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I'm in Houston this week. We all know D.C. is not particularly known for its delicious Mexican food, so I've made...
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Save more than $3 trillion on flights to Mars

Expedia is offering a 24-hour sale on its flights to Mars. The stellar savings are due to the travel Web site’s dropping all its booking fees --...
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France to raise its drinking age

Bad news for high schoolers headed to study abroad programs in France: It looks like President Nicholas Sarkozy is set to raise the legal drinking age...
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Ski Jackson Hole on a shoestring

Our recent bout of snow here in the District has me craving for some winter weather activities. It’s been almost two years since I’ve been...
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Recession-buster travel deals

It looks as if the travel industry is in need of a bailout. Gadling reports that nearly 200,000 travel-related jobs were lost in 2008, and another...
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Northern Virginia hotels base rates on height of shortest travelers

Abraham Lincoln was our tallest president at 6 feet, 4 inches. In honor of Honest Abe’s 200th birthday this month, Fairfax County, Va., is...
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New Washington-to-New York bus line still has $1 tickets

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There’s a new kid on the D.C.-to-NYC-cheap-but-luxurious-bus block. Tripper Bus will start running the Washington-to-New York corridor this...
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Springsteen, Phish to headline Bonnaroo

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Fresh off a Superbowl halftime performance and the “We Are One” Inauguration concert in Washington, D.C., Bruce Springsteen has been named...
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Is Greensboro worth the trek?

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There’s been a lot of hype recently about the so-called greenest hotel in the nation, the Proximity Hotel in Greensboro, N.C. I’ve been...
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Hotel rate survey shows Amsterdam is hot, Moscow is not

Budget travelers beware of Moscow! According to a new survey, the Russian capital is the world’s most expensive destination for the fourth...
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