I booked 2 business-class tickets on Amtrak's speedy Acela train 3 years apart. The second ride was smoother and sleeker.

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Business Insider's reporter rode business class on both the old and new Amtrak Acela trains.

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I spent a week eating my way through one of the world's largest cruise ships and had 10 outstanding dishes

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Business Insider's reporter dined at several restaurants during her cruise on board Royal Caribbean's Wonder of the Seas.

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I paid $560 for a 7-day Eurail pass to country hop by train across Europe. It was so much better than flying.

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The author traveled around Europe by train and preferred it to flying.

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52 photos that show Taylor Swift's rise from a Nashville country singer to the world's most famous musician

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Taylor Swift performs onstage during
Taylor Swift performs onstage during "Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour" at Lucas Oil Stadium on November 01, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana.

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I paid $860 for a night in the cheapest room at the Versace Mansion and felt like the hotel's one-and-only guest

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The author stands in front of a bed in the Versace Mansion
Business Insider's reporter was a guest at Villa Casa Casuarina, also known as the Versace Mansion.

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I paid $300 to spend 2 nights in an Airstream trailer for the first time. I'll never do it again in a city.

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Business Insider's reporter stayed in a luxury airstream trailer in Vienna while traveling by train through Europe.

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I visited the billionaire hideaway of the Pacific Northwest and clocked 5 signs of extreme wealth and luxury

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Medina, Washington, is a small, wealthy town near Seattle.

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I didn't think cruising was for me until I tried an adults-only voyage

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Business Insider's travel reporter found that adults-only cruises are more enjoyable after comparing Royal Caribbean and Virgin Voyages sailings.

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Grand staircases, state-shaped pools, and a bowling alley in the basement: What the governor's mansion looks like in every state

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The Governor's Mansion in Albany, New York.
The governor's mansion in Albany, New York.

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I went to the Caribbean for the first time during a cruise, and I wish I'd had more time in these 2 ports

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Business Insider's reporter took a Caribbean cruise for the first time and wished for a longer stay in Honduras and Mexico.

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