Boarding a cruise ship may feel like stepping onto Noah’s Ark in the sense that most passengers arrive two by two. While married couples make up only slightly more than 50 percent of the general population, according to a recent survey by Cruise Line International Association, some 80 percent of cruisers travel with spouses. Approximately 35 million adults take solo vacations, but only 5 percent of them take cruises, says Amanda Graham, manager of public relations for Norwegian Cruise Line...

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We are sitting in the dining room of a spacious, sunlit, modern apartment located only a few hundred steps from a high cliff overlooking the Pacific. Gazing through the floor-to-ceiling windows at palm trees and waves meeting the shore, we see that it would be easy to mistake Barranco, a middle-class district in the southern part of Peru’s capital city, for an upscale California beach town like Marina del Rey or Santa Monica...

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Balancing work and the rest of life is always a challenge, but difficulties are compounded when your work demands frequent travel. The patina of dining at fancy restaurants, staying at upscale hotels, or achieving elite flier status fades quickly when you are worrying about leaky pipes or sick children back home.

When travelers arrive at a destination, it’s not uncommon to encounter such hassles as hotel mix-ups, canceled appointments, lost luggage, Internet problems, or unexpected weather...

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Before embarking on a 17-day cruise to South America, I knew very little about Chilean food. Tasting my way through three Chilean ports changed that. Chilean food isn't particularly bold. Rather, it's characterized by its no-nonsense simplicity that emphasizes ocean-fresh fish and shellfish and features abundant farm-fresh fruits and vegetables...

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