I've been shopping at Costco for over 30 years. Here are 9 things I get there to make easy meals for my household of 2.

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A gray shopping cart filled with beef tri-tip, a bag of rotisserie chicken, shrimp, pasta, and ham
I fill my cart at Costco with various ingredients for easy meals.

Carolyn Koenig

We lived in Charleston for a year, but it was too expensive and crowded. Now, we're happily settled 2 hours north.

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Rainbow Row in Charleston, South Carolina.
Charleston is beautiful and wildly popular, but it can also be an expensive place to live.

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I've been to France over a dozen times. Skip Paris and check out these 5 must-visit cities instead.

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A colorful, hilly port city with lots of boats docked.
Marseille is one of the many cities I loved visiting in France.

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We skipped the Blue Lagoon in Iceland and went to its competitor instead — it was less crowded and way easier to get to

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megan posing at the sky lagoon sign
Sky Lagoon is located just outside Reykjavik.

Megan duBois

Before people rush to Montreal to live their best life, they should know my city's beautiful veneer is starting to crack

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Montreal is often praised for its low cost of living and high quality of life, but that's not the whole story.

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I made Ina Garten's 5-ingredient burger patties. They tasted amazing and came together so quickly.

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I made Ina Garten's recipe for high-quality burgers.

Terri Peters

I'm an executive member at Costco. Here are 13 items I buy to make meal prepping easy.

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Lara holding up her Costco executive membership card in the store with her shopping cart.
I shop for my meal-prep essentials at Costco.

Lara Walsh

The 5 US states with the best wineries, according to a sommelier

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vineyard at sunset in the finger lakes region of new york
California isn't the only place to visit wineries in the US.

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Hotel employees share the 7 red flags to look for when checking into a hotel

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Tray of food on hotel bed
Not all hotels are created equally.

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I've spent hundreds of hours on long-haul Amtrak rides. Here are my 10 best tips for first-time riders.

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An Amtrak train on a set of rails in a rural landscape.
I've been on many Amtrak rides. I'm a travel writer who's found ways to make long-haul train rides more enjoyable and comfortable.

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