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10 Cities Where Your Travel Budget Goes Surprisingly Far
You've seen the headlines a thousand times: travel keeps getting pricier. But there are still places where your dollar goes a long way.
Pair a cheap flight with the right destination, and you can spend a day abroad for much less than you might expect. Matador dug into cost data, comparing food, entertainment, and hotels across 35 of the world's biggest cities. These 10 came out as the most affordable, where even a tiny budget stretches far.
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5 Places to Travel for Fall Harvest Season
Fall isn't only about foliage. In a lot of places, harvest is the real event: grapes come off the vine, kitchens fill with just-picked ingredients, and the weather finally cools enough for celebrations that run late into the night.
These five places each do it their own way, from Napa's harvest to Día de los Muertos in Oaxaca.
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Where to Eat in Maine Before Lobster Season Ends in December
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Plan your Maine lobster run before the season closes out the year. The touristy spots start shutting down after peak season, but prices drop too.
These are the best coastal towns to post up and eat lobster till you can't move.
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Chile's Beer Capital Pairs Suds With Rich History and Lots of Sea Lions
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A walkable city of 170,000 at the meeting point of three rivers, Valdivia has the freshwater and cool, rainy climate that made it Chile's brewing capital.
Here’s what to see and do in Chile’s “beer capital”.
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The Most Wish-Listed US Cabins on Airbnb
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Few escapes beat a cabin: a base for hiking or skiing, or just a fireplace and a good book. From A-frames in the Rockies to treehouses in the Adirondacks, these are the most wish-listed cabins on Airbnb, one for every season.
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These People Make Travel Their Entire Living. Here's How They Did It.
Lawrence Erekosima was told he was too small for college football, then walked on at Alabama alongside future NFL stars.
Speaking with Matador founder Ross Borden, Lawrence shares how that same underdog nerve took him wing-walking in China, up a sky-ladder Via Ferrata, and into a bucket-list travel series with a name that says it all: "100 Things Before I Die."
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