10 things I wish I'd done differently on my first cruise, from booking a better room to avoiding specialty restaurants

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Business Insider's reporter took her first cruise on board Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas.

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I worked at Sephora for over 4 years. Here are 5 products I swear are worth the high price tag.

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I've found a few products worth the splurge while working at Sephora.

Emma Freece

I'm an American who has visited Scotland around a dozen times. Here are the 3 biggest mistakes I see tourists make.

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A woman and dog sit on a rock overlooking a lighthouse and the sea, left, and a waterfall, right.
Helene Sula is a travel blogger from Texas.

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Behind the scenes of Kemo Sabe, where celebrities pay up to $900 for custom cowboy hats

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Kemo Sabe is a luxury Western apparel store known for its pricey, custom ranch hats.

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Christian Siriano wishes 'the judgment wasn't so intense' on red carpets

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Christian Siriano poses on a black carpet in a black suit.
Christian Siriano.

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I bunked with 3 strangers in a shared cabin on an overnight train in Europe. It was bumpy, cramped, and I wouldn't do it again.

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Business Insider's reporter took a Nightjet train from Venice, Italy, to Vienna, Austria.

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I've been a chef for over 10 years. Here are 10 tips for making foods everyone should know how to cook.

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A steak with a brown crust and pink center cooking in a cast-iron skillet with herbed butter on top
I like to enhance the flavor of meat with compound butter.

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'Good Bones' star Karen E. Laine is selling the 500-square-foot cottage she renovated on the HGTV show for $500,000

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Karen E. Laine is selling the home she renovated on "Good Bones."

Courtesy of HGTV

The 5 states with the longest life expectancies, and the 5 with the shortest

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Mississippi has the lowest life expectancy in the US.

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Taylor Swift brought luxury fashion to Monday night football in an outfit that cost over $51,000

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Taylor Swift attended the Chiefs game on Monday in head-to-toe Vivienne Westwood.

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