After spending 25 days in Italy, here are 10 things I recommend to every tourist who visits

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My husband and I loved exploring Italy.

Timothy Moore

I've stayed in hostels in 9 different countries. Here's why they're my preferred option — especially for solo travel.

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Hostels are my go-to for solo travel.

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Disney superfans share their favorite things to do at the theme parks

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Let the Disney experts do the hard planning for you.

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My teens won't go to the Disney parks with me anymore. With a few compromises, we make everyone happy — and I save money.

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We spent our Disney weekend hanging out at our resort and checking out good restaurants.

Terri Peters

I was born and raised in the Caribbean. People are wrong to reduce it to sun, sea, and sand.

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Tenille Clarke, pictured at Trinidad Carnival earlier this year, was born and raised in the Caribbean.

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Residents raised over $4,000 to send their local street cleaner on vacation. His employer said he couldn't take the money.

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Locals were fundraising to send Paul Spiers to Portugal.

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I've been to 30 tropical islands. From Bora Bora to Barbados, here are the top 5 I'd visit again.

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I've been to more than 30 tropical islands around the world.

Kelly Magyarics

I'm a travel planner. These 5 US destinations are my top recommendations right now.

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People may not think to visit Milwaukee.

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I'm a scientist who moved to Lithuania from the US. I am less stressed and my work-life balance is so much better that I don't consider moving back any time soon.

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Stephen Knox Jones Jr. is happier living and working in Europe than in the US.

Justinas Auskelis

From OK vacations to so-so jobs, it's time to embrace being average

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