I worried I'd hate living in Portland — but just 5 years later, I've completely fallen in love with the Oregon city

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I thought I'd always hate living in Portland, where I grew up. After five years of living here as an adult, it's become my favorite city.

Elizabeth Aldrich

I went on a Mediterranean cruise in the winter and was pleasantly surprised. It's the best season for this kind of travel.

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The author and her husband posing together on an excursion from their cruise.
I went on a winter cruise to the Mediterranean and think it's the best season to visit the region.

Rebecca Deurlein

60 British slang words that will confuse anybody who didn't grow up in the UK

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From "chockablock" to a "full Monty," the Brits have a wide range of interesting slang words.

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I've worked at Costco for 20 years. Here are 7 of the best holiday gifts I'm seeing on shelves right now.

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A four-piece gift set with holiday-themed mugs, ornaments, and chocolates.
As an employee, I've found some great things to get at Costco for the holidays.

Veronica Thatcher

Tech-savvy travelers will geek out over this VPN router

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Deeper Connect Air Portable Decentralized VPN Travel Router

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Pokémon TCGs Mega Evolution Enhanced Booster Box is over $20 cheaper on TCGPlayer, but Amazon offers a gift card

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SAVE $20.58: Pokémon TCG's

I've been to all 50 states. Here are the 10 best ones to visit during the winter.

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At the top of Corbet’s Cabin in Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Katherine Parker-Magyar

Uber will let marketers target ads based on users' trip and takeout data

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Uber will begin offering customer data to marketers through a new insights platform called Uber Intelligence. The data will technically be anonymous, via the use of a platform called LiveRamp. This will "let advertisers securely combine their customer data with Uber's to help surface insights about their audiences, based on what they eat and where they travel."

Meet the new leaders who'll be stepping up as Greg Abel succeeds Warren Buffett at Berkshire Hathaway

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95-year-old Warren Buffett is retiring as Berkshire Hathaway CEO.

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I live in a Canadian town where hundreds of Hallmark movies are filmed. Here's what it's like, fake snow and all.

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simone standing looking over a balcony of decorations and Christmas trees at the festival of trees in victoria canada
Victoria is a charming town on the west coast of Canada.

Simone Paget

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