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I compared several providers’ offerings for vacations in early summer to San Diego. Packages include airfare, four nights’ accommodations and hotel taxes. With the exception of the Southwest deals, sample vacations include additional taxes and fees for airfare.

Sample prices for late June are:

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I compared several providers’ offerings for vacations in July to San Francisco, testing departures from Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York. Packages include airfare, three nights’ accommodations, and all additional taxes and fees, with prices starting at $221.

The listed rates are per person based on double occupancy. Sample per-person prices are:

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I compared several providers’ offerings, testing departures from Dallas, Los Angeles, and New York. All vacations include round-trip airfare and two nights’ accommodations. Additionally, all sample vacations include additional taxes and fees.

Sample prices for June are:

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For many, Australia is the destination of a lifetime. To make it more affordable, I compared offerings for seven-night vacations to Sydney this summer, testing departures from Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York. All packages include additional taxes and fees for airfare.

Sample prices in July are:

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Known as an expensive destination, London vacations typically cost the most during summer. By comparing several providers’ offerings for six-night vacations, you may be able to save. I found rates starting at $1,060 from the East Coast.

Sample prices are:

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For many, Australia is the destination of a lifetime. To make it more affordable, I compared offerings for seven-night vacations to Sydney this summer, testing departures from Chicago, Los Angeles, and New York. All packages include additional taxes and fees for airfare.

Sample prices in July are:

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Summer flights to Europe are on sale from United. Fares start at $910 round-trip, and cities include Budapest, Istanbul, Warsaw, and Frankfurt.

United’s deal is worth a look, particularly if you’re searching for a flight to Eastern Europe. Before booking, however, be sure to compare fares from several airlines so you get the best price for your route. For more information and travel tips on visiting Europe this summer, read our new Europe Travel Special Report.

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Although Hawaii airfare is higher these days than it was in the past, travelers departing from the West Coast can still take advantage of sale fares from Hawaiian. Prices start at $569 round-trip, and Hawaiian’s offer features Maui and Oahu.

Hawaiian’s best deal among the routes I checked was for travel on the San Jose/Honolulu route. But, Hawaiian itself and Northwest beat the sale prices for many of the remaining routes I checked.

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Air Canada’s latest deal features London, Paris, and Beijing. Fares start at $748 round-trip, and departures are valid through June.

This sale is worth looking at if you’re searching for a last-minute flight to any of these destinations. Before booking, however, compare fares from other airlines to ensure you get the best price for your travels.

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South African Literature

Growing up I lived and breathed the work of South African writers like Stuart Cloete, who chronicled the history of white South Africa in factual novels that appealed very much to a child steeped in the ideals of empire. Cloete related rather one sided tales of the Great Trek, the Anglo/Zulu War, the Anglo/Boer War, as well as the various sideshows and sub-adventures that all went to build the complex human mythology of white South Africa.

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