You might ask, why would anyone pay that kind of money when that same amount could go toward a luxurious vacation on a tropical beach or a four star hotel in a historic European city?

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For Obama, I think really has a kind of open field between now and the week before his convention in Denver, although if he wants to go on a vacation with his family and leave his vice president to do the campaigning, maybe he wants a good week with him, whoever it may be, on the trail before he does that.

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The 20 Most Popular Cities In The World To Visit In 2012 I was just getting ready to go on a European vacation when my e-mail pinged with a press release from MasterCard about the second annual list of the 20 most visited cities in the world.

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She's already hit a bachelorette weekend in Nashville and plans on a beach getaway for another bride in Florida, but she ran out of vacation days and can't go on a cruise with another close friend and bride-to-be.

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