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Travel 2025: ‘Friend-Finding Tours,’ Private Islands and a Mixed Bag of Prices

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You wont have to whip out your wallet for every rum punch and sushi roll at the Princess Senses The Mangrove in Jamaica, where rooms include overwater bungalows (from around $600 a night). Troms, Norway, is another prime destination to witness the northern lights that is trending in searches on Booking.com.

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The 25 Best Restaurants in Austin Right Now

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Here, conchas dusted with Barbie-pink strawberry jamaica powder share space with a sheet cake topped with prickly-pear buttercream and a black-bean honey bun. Every creation from the baker Mariela Camacho feels simultaneously innovative and nostalgic — as if a panadería took a trip through the snack aisle of an American grocery store.

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A Mexican Drug Cartel’s New Target? Seniors and Their Timeshares

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Several victims interviewed by The New York Times said the money they had lost to scammers exceeded the value of their initial investment in timeshares in Jamaica, California and Mexico. The cartel typically preys on older, retired people who want to leave as much money as they can to their family by selling off assets. Petersburg, Fla.,

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