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Sleeping in a WWII Maginot Line Bunker: What a Night Is Really Like
Sleeping in a WWII Maginot Line Bunker: What a Night Is Really Like

Sleeping in a WWII Maginot Line Bunker: What a Night Is Really Like

Destination Guides

What a night in a real WWII Maginot Line bunker in France is like: cold concrete, jug water, a sawdust toilet, solar power, a surprisingly good sleep and whether one night is enough.

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Sleeping in a WWII Maginot Line Bunker: What a Night Is Really Like

Destination Guides

What a night in a real WWII Maginot Line bunker in France is like: cold concrete, jug water, a sawdust toilet, solar power, a surprisingly good sleep and whether one night is enough.

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Little Havana Food Tour in Miami: What We Ate

Little Havana Food Tour in Miami: What We Ate

Destination Guides

Our Little Havana food tour in Miami: a Cuban sandwich, picadillo, a very strong coffee, guava pastelitos, a cigar shop, churros and an honest verdict.

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Little Havana Food Tour in Miami: What We Ate
Ruby Lake Trail Hike From Rock Creek: Mosquito Flat
Ruby Lake Trail Hike From Rock Creek: Mosquito Flat

Ruby Lake Trail Hike From Rock Creek: Mosquito Flat

National Parks & Outdoor

Our hike from Mosquito Flat at Rock Creek to Ruby Lake in the Eastern Sierra: a busy weekend, a long climb, a freezing swim, and what to know before you go.

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Ruby Lake Trail Hike From Rock Creek: Mosquito Flat

National Parks & Outdoor

Our hike from Mosquito Flat at Rock Creek to Ruby Lake in the Eastern Sierra: a busy weekend, a long climb, a freezing swim, and what to know before you go.

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Hilton Hawaiian Village Review: Waikiki’s Giant Resort

Hilton Hawaiian Village Review: Waikiki’s Giant Resort

Beach & Island Destinations

Our honest review of Hilton Hawaiian Village on Waikiki Beach: checking in, a standard Rainbow Tower room, the pools and saltwater lagoon, where to eat without resort prices, and who this giant resort suits.

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Hilton Hawaiian Village Review: Waikiki’s Giant Resort
Hyatt Regency Maui Review: Pools, Timeshare and Who It Suits
Hyatt Regency Maui Review: Pools, Timeshare and Who It Suits

Hyatt Regency Maui Review: Pools, Timeshare and Who It Suits

Beach & Island Destinations

Our honest review of the Hyatt Regency Maui on Ka’anapali Beach: the room, the lava-tube slide, the vacation-club pool, the timeshare pitch, getting around without a car, and who the resort suits.

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Hyatt Regency Maui Review: Pools, Timeshare and Who It Suits

Beach & Island Destinations

Our honest review of the Hyatt Regency Maui on Ka’anapali Beach: the room, the lava-tube slide, the vacation-club pool, the timeshare pitch, getting around without a car, and who the resort suits.

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Hilton Waikoloa Village Review: Big Island Mega-Resort
Hilton Waikoloa Village Review: Big Island Mega-Resort

Hilton Waikoloa Village Review: Big Island Mega-Resort

Beach & Island Destinations

Our honest review of Hilton Waikoloa Village on the Big Island: the saltwater lagoon, the big pool and waterfall cave, a surprise suite upgrade, the luau, and what we can and can’t tell you because the stay was a collaboration.

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Hilton Waikoloa Village Review: Big Island Mega-Resort

Beach & Island Destinations

Our honest review of Hilton Waikoloa Village on the Big Island: the saltwater lagoon, the big pool and waterfall cave, a surprise suite upgrade, the luau, and what we can and can’t tell you because the stay was a collaboration.

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