Ms. NATALIE BIONDOLILLO (Private investigator, New Orleans): Well, do you want to try it one more time or do you want me to go ahead and give it a try this weekend.

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Then almost overnight I was a guy who woke up and looked at a map with his friends saying where do you want to go today: Cambodia or Indonesia?

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We also have phrasebook apps for when you want to order a beer or book a hotel room on the go but do not know the lingo.

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You'll also be hard-pressed to find a safari on a clearance rack, but if you want to do it for the lowest price possible, go during the hotter, rainier season in southern and central Africa between November and February.

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Consider this your FYI and if you really do intend to go, comment or even host a presentation at one of the events, you'll want to hit up the links below for more details.

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But if you want a vacation that involves the art of discovery and none of the usual suspects will do, then you must go deep into the highlands of Mexico to the Hacienda de San Antonio.

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