• Are you an independent traveler making your first trip to Brazil? Read these 10 travel tips before you depart. [Travel Dudes]
  • From new passenger protections to aircraft controllers caught asleep on the job, recall the best and worst travel moments from 2011. [Frommer's]
  • 10 places to celebrate Christmas around the world. [CNN Go]

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Comments

  1. Alexander
    December 20, 2011, 10:44 am

    Interesting tips! And talking about Brazil, – Rio de Janeiro is a place definitly worth to visit on Christmas if you ‘re making your trip at these places. The biggest Xmas floating tree is waiting for you http://travel-europe-eu.blogspot.com/2011/11/christmas-tree-in-rio-de-janeiro.html