Roads, rails and trails make it easy to get around in Arizona

With 114,000 square miles of canyons, deserts and forests, Arizona is the sixth-largest state in the US, and the country's favorite Wild West wilderness. As you might expect, this is classic driving country, but with decent rail and bus links, there are alternatives to guzzling gas. Most urban centers in Arizona have passable public transportation…

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Getting around in Colorado: ride the rails, take a scenic drive or hop on the bus

Colorado is a large, geographically diverse state that’s best explored by car. If you’re planning to stay in one place for most of your trip, however, you can easily get around by walking, biking and taking public transit. From Denver, it’s also possible to take buses or fly to other Colorado destinations — and, if…

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Do you need a visa to visit Morocco?

Travelers from around 70 countries, including the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the European Union and the United Kingdom, can travel to Morocco as tourists without a visa. The maximum stay is 90 days, which starts on the date of your entry stamp, not three calendar months. For a complete list of visa-exempt countries…

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New York City’s best parks

It isn’t hard to find a bit of respite from New York City’s clamor. Really. World-famous landscapes, tiny “pocket parks,” community gardens and many hundreds of acres of woods (really!) make up Gotham’s archipelago of over 1700 green spaces, all of which offer an alternative to the skyscrapers and crowds. While it’s tough to pick…

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Florida’s 11 best beaches for every traveler

Palm fronds rustle gently in the breeze as sparkling blue waves kiss the shoreline, scattering sandpipers across the warm, white sand beach. Lifting your sunglasses, your eyes struggle against blinding rays to catch a glimpse of gulls and pelicans dive-bombing for afternoon snacks. This is Florida, where no matter how you define fun-in-the-sun, one –…

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The best ways to get around in the US: train, car, bus and more

Hitting the open road is a quintessentially American pursuit, romanticized by the likes of Kerouac, Steinbeck and, well, Barbie. And with thousands of miles of interstates and backroads linking cities across the continental USA, exploring by car is easy. But driving can also be time-consuming – the US is the world’s fourth largest country by…

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