The Hawks Cay Resort in Duck Key, Florida (near mile marker 61 on U.S. 1), has discounted rates available for spring. Book a spring getaway rate and get a garden-view room from $205 for weekend nights, and $175 for weekdays. This offer is available through June 19.

The resort is especially friendly to families, with multiple daily children’s activities, a teen center, and educational programming. The property also has five pools, a natural saltwater lagoon, a marina, and several restaurants.

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Taos, New Mexico appeals to both cultural and adventurous travelers. Its historic district is home to galleries, shops, and fine restaurants, and visitors can also explore the valley of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains by hiking, biking, horseback riding, and rock climbing. Hot air balloon rides are another popular pastime.

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An African Oddity

Swaziland certainly is an oddity. It is a tiny landlocked country that is viable as an independent nation only in the loosest sense of the word. It is also one of the few remaining absolute monarchies in the world. Statistically notable for both its extreme rates of poverty and having one of the single largest concentrations of aids sufferers globally, Swaziland is ruled by a fickle, anachronistic, self serving, preening and pampered multiple polygamist who goes by the name of King Mswati III. Bordered to the west by fiercely republican South Africa, and to the east by thoroughly revolutionary Mozambique, it is hard sometimes to determined exactly where Swaziland fits in.

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Bali flights are on sale in Cathay Pacific’s May Deal of the Month. Fares start at $865 round-trip for travel in September, October, and November.

At first glance, Cathay Pacific’s fares seem very competitive for travel to Bali, but you should still compare fares before you book. When I searched, I had trouble finding availability for return flights from Bali. If you run into the same problem, you might try calling Cathay Pacific for assistance, as its website does not offer a “flexible dates” feature, which can make finding availability very time-consuming.

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The Hillcrest Inn and Carriage House in Burlington, Wisconsin (just under an hour from Milwaukee, near Lake Geneva), is celebrating its 100th anniversary with discounted rooms through late May. Rooms typically costing $120, $170, and $220 are available for $100, $150, or $200 depending on accommodations class. All guests receive a full breakfast each day, including a chocolate dessert.

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If you’re planning to do a little shopping in Salt Lake City, you may want to consider the Fashion Place Mall Shopping Package at the Residence Inn Salt Lake City Cottonwood. Rates start at $129 per night and include lodging in a suite, daily breakfast buffet, and a $30 gift card for use at the nearby Fashion Place mall.

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The great outdoors, historic sites, and fine wine and dining can fill a weekend in Livingston County, New York, the western section of the Finger Lakes region, 36 miles outside Rochester. Home to Letchworth State Park (nicknamed the “Grand Canyon of the East”), Livingston County offers hiking, mountain biking, hot-air ballooning, and other adventurous pursuits, plus charming small towns.

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© EggybirdTripwolf a new travel social guide site is launching. Nothing like a bit of flattery to get our attention with an email from TripWolf describing Wandalust “as representing the discerning traveler of the UK and Europe” and as befitting such esteemed readers offering Wandalust readers 200 beta invites to try Tripwolf. The first question that crossed my mind is what is going to make Tripwolf unique? Well here's what Tripwolf claim as some of their differentiating features: 1 Professional content from partner site
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The Lodge at Sedona in Sedona, Arizona, has a 2008 Sedona Escape Package including two nights in a king-bed suite or queen-bed room, a welcome gift and fresh flowers, a $50 gift certificate to Rene at Tlaquepaque restaurant, and discounts at the Merchants of Tlaquepaque shops. Rates are $550 ($275 per night) for the king suites and $450 ($225 per night) for the queen rooms. All guests at the inn receive daily breakfast, afternoon snacks, use of the neighboring fitness center, movies from the inn’s library, and wireless Internet access.

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JetBlue has just started flying between Austin and California and Florida, and is offering limited-time fares starting at $99 one-way or $198 round-trip.

The introductory prices in this offer weren’t competitive for the date range I checked. JetBlue topped its own prices for the Ft. Lauderdale, Long Beach, and Orlando routes. American and Northwest also beat the sale fares for the Orlando route, and US Airways offered a lower Long Beach price. Frontier, Northwest, and US Airways beat JetBlue’s price for travel between Austin and San Francisco.

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