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The Parisian Birthday Disaster

By Leland Strott Special to the Lost Girls I hate my birthday.  I don’t know if it’s a rule or just a really awful coincidence, but I tend to spend at least some of my “special” day in tears. That’s why last year, since I was studying abroad in the UK, I wanted to make my birthday fail-proof...

October 5th, 2011 | City Travel, Extras | Read More

Book Review and Interview: To Hellholes and Back

By Patty Hodapp LG Deputy Editor ***** Chuck Thompson, former features editor for Maxim and former Editor in Chief for Travelocity Magazine, calls the four destinations he never wants to see-Africa, India, Mexico City and Disney World-the four horsemen of his apocalypse. In his second travel memoir, To...

January 11th, 2010 | Adventure Travel, Africa, Health & Safety, India, Mexico, Travel Books & Movies, Travel Philosophy | Read More

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