I got $2,500 for switching to a later flight. Here's how to decide if you should take an offer like mine.

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I stayed in Royal Caribbean's 'promenade' cabin for the first time. The window wasn't perfect, but it was worth the upgrade.

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I stayed in a Royal Promenade-view interior cabin on Royal Caribbean's latest Utopia of the Seas mega-ship.

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The most famous book set in every state

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We identified the most famous book set in every state.

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I changed my retirement plans at 57. Now, I travel full time in an RV with my wife and live off of investments.

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Kumail Nanjiani books hotels with good gyms. These are 2 workout machines he looks for — and 1 he hates to see.

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Comedian and actor Kumail Nanjiani said he scopes out hotel gyms before booking to make sure he has the right fitness equipment on his stand-up tour.

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I spent a week in a hospital in Ecuador when my lung collapsed. It confirmed that moving here was the right decision.

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Sinead Mulhern started having trouble breathing one day while walking near an Andean town.

Sinead Mulhern

I toured the world's first Airbus A321XLR business class. The lie-flat seats lack one popular feature — but are easy to love anyway.

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A selfie of the author in Iberia's A321XLR business class.
I don't think Iberia's lack of business-class doors on its new A321XLR is a big deal.

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I took an ultra-luxury river cruise with only 40 other passengers. I'm not sure how I'll ever sail with the masses again.

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The riverboat I sailed on with Scenic Luxury Cruises and Tours could only hold 68 passengers.

Jill Schildhouse

I paid $400 for my family to take a Vespa tour of Rome. It was worth it, even if we just swung by all the major tourist attractions.

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I took my kids to Rome, and we did a Vespa tour.

Jamie Davis Smith

I moved to the UK to be with my husband but it ended in divorce. I could never move abroad for love again.

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I don't regret moving to the UK for my husband, even though the relationship didn't last.

Maja Proescholdt

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