Monthly Archives: June 2010

Best Places to Eat in Grand Prairie

Well your in Grand Prairie Texas and your hungry. What are you in the mood for? They have some great restaurants serving up all styles of cuisine. A really special spot is found right along Lake Travis. The Oasis at … Continue reading

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Financial Aid: Scholarships and Grants vs. Student Loans

Financial aid can seem like a nightmarish maze of incomprehensible decisions to the returning student. Unfortunately, since most adults have jobs and bills, figuring out financial aid is a necessity if you want to go back to school. There are … Continue reading

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Mission of Boston

In the history of Boston, the movers and the shakers are often the intellectuals of the time. In Boston, this isn’t a bad thing, being home to some of the most interesting minds of any generation at any given time. … Continue reading

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The Fox in Tucson

Tucson is a perfectly charming little city in the middle of the desert. It’s close enough to Phoenix to have the draw of a large city, but far enough away so that it’s a little cooler (about 5 degrees) in … Continue reading

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The California Academy of Sciences in San Francisco

Golden Gate Park in San Francisco is the home to one of the ten largest museums of natural history on the planet, the California Academy of Sciences . Since the building was remodeled two years ago, it may be thought … Continue reading

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The Menil Collection in Houston

Want to schedule some inexpensive time in Houston? Why not take in a free day at the Menil Collection , a museum whose purpose is to exhibit the art collection of this city’s philanthropists, John and Dominique de Menil. The … Continue reading

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Romantic Florida

Florida is often thought of as being the land of the newly wed and the almost dead. Because of this there are a lot of family oriented areas as well as being a lot of romantic getaways for those who … Continue reading

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London’s Oxford Street

The Westminster part of London has some of the most iconic landmarks and it also has one of the biggest, busiest shopping streets in all of Europe, Oxford Street . There are over 548 shops, filled with everything you could … Continue reading

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