<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:thr="http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0" xmlns:activity="http://activitystrea.ms/spec/1.0/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>Newsvine - vacation</title><link>http://www.newsvine.com/vacation</link><description>Newsvine - vacation</description><language>en-us</language><copyright>Copyright 2013</copyright><lastBuildDate>Mon, 18 Feb 2013 14:09:38 +0000</lastBuildDate><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 19:17:48 +0000</pubDate><generator>http://www.newsvine.com</generator><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><item><title>3 planes breach no-fly zone over Obama vacation</title>
<description><![CDATA[Federal Aviation Administration officials say they're investigating three more apparent breaches of the no-fly zone above President Barack Obama's vacation spot along Florida's Atlantic coastline.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/16/16986414-3-planes-breach-no-fly-zone-over-obama-vacation</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/16/16986414-3-planes-breach-no-fly-zone-over-obama-vacation</guid><category>us</category><category>zone</category><category>fly</category><category>obama</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>vacation</category><category>federal-aviation-administration</category><category>us-news</category><category>treasure-coast</category><category>no-fly-zone</category><pubDate>Sat, 16 Feb 2013 19:00:36 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Police: Burglars hit LA Times readers on vacation</title>
<description><![CDATA[At least 25 homes were burglarized while residents were on vacation after lists of suspended subscriptions were taken from the Los Angeles Times, according to Los Angeles County sheriff's investigators.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/01/16811195-police-burglars-hit-la-times-readers-on-vacation</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/02/01/16811195-police-burglars-hit-la-times-readers-on-vacation</guid><category>us</category><category>los-angeles-county</category><category>vacation</category><category>us-news</category><category>newspaper</category><category>burglaries</category><pubDate>Fri, 1 Feb 2013 22:47:23 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Obama's vacation in Hawaii: Day 4</title>
<description><![CDATA[How President Barack Obama spent the fourth day of his holiday vacation in Hawaii on Saturday:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/02/16311084-obamas-vacation-in-hawaii-day-4</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2013/01/02/16311084-obamas-vacation-in-hawaii-day-4</guid><category>us</category><category>hawaii</category><category>obama</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>vacation</category><category>us-news</category><pubDate>Thu, 3 Jan 2013 02:49:48 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=df06e698-c661-4402-a01f-f4f08ea9d11f.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="468" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=df06e698-c661-4402-a01f-f4f08ea9d11f.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="140" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;President Barack Obama greets people as he visits Island Snow for shave ice in Kailua, Hawaii, during his holiday vacation, Thursday, Jan 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=159ecfb1-9607-4f50-8ccd-4835b1ff8d4f.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="395" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=159ecfb1-9607-4f50-8ccd-4835b1ff8d4f.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="156" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;President Barack Obama holds his shave ice as he exits Island Snow to greet people waiting outside, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, in Kailua, Hawaii. President Obama and the first family are in Hawaii for a holiday vacation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=558fa1c6-a098-4c5e-87bc-d6481d32a459.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="512" width="357" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=558fa1c6-a098-4c5e-87bc-d6481d32a459.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="172" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;President Barack Obama holds his shave ice as he exits Island Snow to greet people waiting outside, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, in Kailua, Hawaii. President Obama and the first family are in Hawaii for a holiday vacation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b80debef-1d09-4ce7-82b6-3a56688f3a44.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="272" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b80debef-1d09-4ce7-82b6-3a56688f3a44.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;President Barack Obama greets patrons as he visits Island Snow for shave ice in Kailua, Hawaii, during his holiday vacation, Thursday, Jan 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c29e1fcc-6cb8-4a6d-8a95-ab5d7d5896ae.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="241" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c29e1fcc-6cb8-4a6d-8a95-ab5d7d5896ae.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="73" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;President Barack Obama greets patrons as he visits Island Snow for shave ice in Kailua, Hawaii, during his holiday vacation, Thursday, Jan 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=911579a8-5fd7-4813-85a1-fd97068c78d5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="276" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=911579a8-5fd7-4813-85a1-fd97068c78d5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;President Barack Obama holds his shave ice as he greets people outside Island Snow, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, in Kailua, Hawaii. President Obama and the first family are in Hawaii for a holiday vacation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=99671d3b-0de6-4767-bbb9-d504743fa360.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="251" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=99671d3b-0de6-4767-bbb9-d504743fa360.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="76" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;President Barack Obama greets patrons as he visits Island Snow for shave ice in Kailua, Hawaii, during his holiday vacation, Thursday, Jan 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c9984294-a1aa-4d90-9ffc-94c87e699413.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="275" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=c9984294-a1aa-4d90-9ffc-94c87e699413.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Sasha Obama, left, and Malia Obama back right, eat their shave ice as they exits Island Snow with family members and friends ahead of their father President Barack Obama, Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, in Kailua, Hawaii. President Obama and the first family are in Hawaii for a holiday vacation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=60dbc7b9-d367-475c-969a-866548cd463a.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=60dbc7b9-d367-475c-969a-866548cd463a.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;President Barack Obama greets people as he visits Island Snow for shave ice in Kailua, Hawaii, during his holiday vacation, Thursday, Jan 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Obama's Christmas vacation in Hawaii: Day 5</title>
<description><![CDATA[How President Barack Obama spent the fifth day of his Christmas vacation on Wednesday in Hawaii:]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/23/16099656-obamas-christmas-vacation-in-hawaii-day-5</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/12/23/16099656-obamas-christmas-vacation-in-hawaii-day-5</guid><category>us</category><category>obama</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>vacation</category><category>us-news</category><category>christmas-vacation</category><pubDate>Sun, 23 Dec 2012 07:20:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1708300b-008d-4ca1-b0aa-9a264bb49335.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="315" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1708300b-008d-4ca1-b0aa-9a264bb49335.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="95" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;President Barack Obama arrives with first lady Michelle Obama, top, and daughters Malia, top left, and Sasha, bottom right, at Honolulu Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Honolulu, for the start of their holiday vacation, Saturday, Dec. 22, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=58cb136d-3bd5-47db-820c-a65a455320dd.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="271" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=58cb136d-3bd5-47db-820c-a65a455320dd.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="82" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama attend a memorial service for the late Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=382f54ee-13eb-4a49-8a3f-bb9ac951e355.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="283" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=382f54ee-13eb-4a49-8a3f-bb9ac951e355.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="85" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Irene Inouye, widow Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, wipes her eyes as she sits with President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama at a Memorial Service for Sen. Inouye at the Punchbowl National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=18d1fe71-9093-47fb-b442-128091d50ac5.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=18d1fe71-9093-47fb-b442-128091d50ac5.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;President Barack Obama looks down as first lady Michelle Obama, left, adjusts his tie before the start of a memorial service for the late Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii, at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Sunday, Dec. 23, 2012, in Honolulu. Inouye, 88  was the first Japanese-American elected to both houses of Congress and the second-longest serving senator in U.S. history. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=06bdfee6-d6fb-421d-a432-187910f00b6c.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="249" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=06bdfee6-d6fb-421d-a432-187910f00b6c.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="75" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;President Barack Obama waves from the window of his motorcade vehicle as he returns from a workout at Marine Corp Base Hawaii, Monday, Dec. 24, 2012, in Kailua, Hawaii. The president and the first family are in Hawaii for a family holiday vacation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a2b6abfc-8b83-41b8-bc12-f18d381af960.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="264" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a2b6abfc-8b83-41b8-bc12-f18d381af960.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="79" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;President Barack Obama waves from the window of his motorcade vehicle as he returns from a workout at Marine Corp Base Hawaii, Monday, Dec. 24, 2012, in Kailua, Hawaii. The president and first family are in Hawaii for a family holiday vacation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a57e35ca-bdda-424a-82dd-3b2428a30682.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="296" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=a57e35ca-bdda-424a-82dd-3b2428a30682.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="89" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;President Barack Obama visits with members of the military and their families in Anderson Hall at Marine Corp Base Hawaii, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012, in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. The first family is in Hawaii for a holiday vacation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8e7fe253-736a-4e79-814d-afbbde57c51e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="269" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=8e7fe253-736a-4e79-814d-afbbde57c51e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;President Barack Obama speaks as first lady Michelle Obama listens during a visit with members of the military and their families in Anderson Hall at Marine Corp Base Hawaii, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012, in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. The first family is in Hawaii for a holiday vacation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fab1fdd7-f82d-4c89-8caa-76674569dfe0.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="274" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=fab1fdd7-f82d-4c89-8caa-76674569dfe0.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;President Barack Obama speaks as first lady Michelle Obama listens during a visit with members of the military and their families in Anderson Hall at Marine Corp Base Hawaii, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012, in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. The first family is in Hawaii for a holiday vacation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e6b64c67-90e4-4f7d-b862-316c40384bad.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="278" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=e6b64c67-90e4-4f7d-b862-316c40384bad.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;President Barack Obama visits with members of the military and their families in Anderson Hall at Marine Corp Base Hawaii, Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012, in Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii. The first family is in Hawaii for a holiday vacation. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Brazilian IndyCar drivers trying stock car racing</title>
<description><![CDATA[Some of Brazil's IndyCar drivers are spending their time off from the open-wheel series racing stock cars back home. It turns out their vacation pastime hasn't been as much fun as they might have expected.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tales Azzoni]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Tales Azzoni]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/20/15332829-brazilian-indycar-drivers-trying-stock-car-racing</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/11/20/15332829-brazilian-indycar-drivers-trying-stock-car-racing</guid><category>sports</category><category>racing</category><category>vacation</category><category>indycar</category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 00:51:14 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>10 tips on taming travel tipping confusion</title>
<description><![CDATA[To tip or not to tip?]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Alex Veiga]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Alex Veiga]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/03/12547431-10-tips-on-taming-travel-tipping-confusion</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/03/12547431-10-tips-on-taming-travel-tipping-confusion</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>on-the</category><category>money</category><category>vacation</category><category>tipping</category><pubDate>Tue, 3 Jul 2012 19:25:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Romney takes summer break before big campaign push</title>
<description><![CDATA[It's a family tradition that spans a decade, as Mitt Romney's clan &#8212; all 30 of them &#8212; gathers at his New England lakeside compound for a week of home-cooked meals, sporting events and ice cream outings.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kasie Hunt]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Kasie Hunt]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/02/12529307-romney-takes-summer-break-before-big-campaign-push</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/07/02/12529307-romney-takes-summer-break-before-big-campaign-push</guid><category>us</category><category>new-england</category><category>mitt-romney</category><category>vacation</category><category>us-news</category><category>romney</category><pubDate>Mon, 2 Jul 2012 21:11:32 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bf24d865-e35a-4428-968f-56a70d0fefbc.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=bf24d865-e35a-4428-968f-56a70d0fefbc.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;In this photo taken July 1, 2012, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney arrives at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Wolfeboro, N.H.  Romney, the first Mormon to clinch the presidential nomination of a major party, attended services Sunday with his wife, Ann, five sons, five daughters-in-law and eighteen grandchildren. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f8903bc8-dacf-4e2b-9d98-6fc320745f1e.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=f8903bc8-dacf-4e2b-9d98-6fc320745f1e.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and wife Ann Romney jet ski on Lake Winnipesaukee in Wolfeboro, N.H., Monday, July 2, 2012, where Romney has a vacation home. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=689c3da1-a323-4518-a080-196527aead22.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="289" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=689c3da1-a323-4518-a080-196527aead22.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="87" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and wife Ann Romney jet ski on Lake Winnipesaukee in Wolfeboro, N.H., Monday, July 2, 2012, where Romney has a vacation home. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1f1bb61b-1883-4a8b-bccb-9dce885a4914.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=1f1bb61b-1883-4a8b-bccb-9dce885a4914.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and wife Ann Romney jet ski on Lake Winnipesaukee in Wolfeboro, N.H., Monday, July 2, 2012, where Romney has a vacation home. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6542cf58-0f87-49d3-9086-3a96630665f1.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6542cf58-0f87-49d3-9086-3a96630665f1.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov.  Mitt Romney and wife Ann Romney jet ski on Lake Winnipesaukee in Wolfeboro, N.H., Monday, July 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b64a0f1c-4903-4d73-9b97-b68b5ed4fa57.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=b64a0f1c-4903-4d73-9b97-b68b5ed4fa57.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Security personnel follow Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and wife Ann Romney as they jet ski on Lake Winnipesaukee in Wolfeboro, N.H., Monday, July 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=90bda8e4-780a-449a-a8e7-f66df62f4971.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=90bda8e4-780a-449a-a8e7-f66df62f4971.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, his wife Ann, and family members sit on the beach in front of their vacation home on Lake Winnipesaukee in Wolfeboro, N.H., Monday, July 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=76bf9aa1-1740-4594-b498-bcdb99780032.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=76bf9aa1-1740-4594-b498-bcdb99780032.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, his wife Ann, and family sit on the beach in front of their vacation home on Lake Winnipesaukee in Wolfeboro, N.H., Monday, July 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4bbb3bc5-7673-4d36-bda6-9f7e6aa5ee4f.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=4bbb3bc5-7673-4d36-bda6-9f7e6aa5ee4f.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney buys ice cream from Bailey's Bubble in Wolfeboro, N.H., Monday, July 2, 2012, as he continues his vacation from the campaign trail. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0d1f7c5c-11b2-4d09-a64a-375a8186c4b6.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=0d1f7c5c-11b2-4d09-a64a-375a8186c4b6.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, center, and his wife Ann, left, have Bailey's Bubble ice cream in Wolfeboro, N.H., Monday, July 2, 2012, as they continue their vacation from the campaign trail. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ace3e697-6cfc-4d9c-b842-f1dececcb537.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=ace3e697-6cfc-4d9c-b842-f1dececcb537.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, rear left, and his wife Ann, with their grandchildren in the bow of their boat, depart from the public docks on Lake Winnipesaukee in Wolfeboro, N.H., Monday, July 2, 2012, as they continue their vacation from the campaign trail. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=72ccfc83-33ae-4979-a733-42299f019974.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=72ccfc83-33ae-4979-a733-42299f019974.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, and wife Ann, walk with their grandchildren across Main Street in Wolfeboro, N.H., Monday, July 2, 2012, as they continue their vacation from the campaign trail. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=56392ef5-19cc-4bcd-b96f-94566bd9a84d.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=56392ef5-19cc-4bcd-b96f-94566bd9a84d.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, former Massachusetts Gov. and wife Ann Romney jet ski on Lake Winnipesaukee in Wolfeboro, N.H., Monday, July 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>At a glance: Packing health care for summer trips</title>
<description><![CDATA[Vacationers need to remember more than their bathing suits and flip-flops when packing for their summer trip.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/13/12203640-at-a-glance-packing-health-care-for-summer-trips</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/13/12203640-at-a-glance-packing-health-care-for-summer-trips</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>on</category><category>glance</category><category>money</category><category>vacation</category><category>handling</category><category>emergencies</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 16:04:11 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>3 steps to avoid health care hassles on vacation</title>
<description><![CDATA[Five hospitals sit within an easy drive of my Indianapolis home. It's comforting to know, considering that my wife will deliver our second child in late August.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Tom Murphy]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Tom Murphy]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/13/12203627-3-steps-to-avoid-health-care-hassles-on-vacation</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/06/13/12203627-3-steps-to-avoid-health-care-hassles-on-vacation</guid><category>business</category><category>us</category><category>on-the</category><category>vacation</category><category>the-money</category><category>handling</category><category>emergencies</category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Jun 2012 16:03:20 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=056c41be-6a8e-4f59-9bd4-5c927bf1c04b.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="259" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=056c41be-6a8e-4f59-9bd4-5c927bf1c04b.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE- In this Wednesday, May 16, 2012, file photo, a passenger looks out from the Maynard Holbrook Jackson Jr. International Terminal at Atlanta's airport in Atlanta. There are some health care considerations vacationers can think about to prepare for summer vacation medical emergencies. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6a77163d-d159-4488-bd17-20eb61210880.jpg&amp;width=400" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="260" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://m.static.newsvine.com/servista/imagesizer?file=6a77163d-d159-4488-bd17-20eb61210880.jpg&amp;width=120" width="120" height="78" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;FILE- In this Friday, May 25, 2012 file photo, travelers gather at the security check point at Portland International Airport, in Portland, Ore. There are some health care considerations vacationers can think about to prepare for summer vacation medical emergencies. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Boy gives Disney trip to fallen soldier's family</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/29/11943142-boy-gives-disney-trip-to-fallen-soldiers-family</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/05/29/11943142-boy-gives-disney-trip-to-fallen-soldiers-family</guid><category>afghanistan</category><category>disney</category><category>soldier</category><category>vacation</category><category>haas</category><category>brendan</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>brendan-haas</category><pubDate>Tue, 29 May 2012 23:08:38 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Zimbabwe: Leader isn't dying, just on vacation</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/10/11122318-zimbabwe-leader-isnt-dying-just-on-vacation</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/10/11122318-zimbabwe-leader-isnt-dying-just-on-vacation</guid><category>president</category><category>singapore</category><category>family</category><category>vacation</category><category>robert-mugabe</category><category>mugabe</category><category>critically</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:01:37 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Slideshows/_production/ss_070424_zimbabwe/ss_070424_zimbabwe_tease.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/msnbc/Components/Slideshows/_production/ss_070424_zimbabwe/ss_070424_zimbabwe_tease.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Zimbabwean officials have dismissed reports that President Robert Mugabe is critically ill in Singapore, saying he was well and on vacation there with his family.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>PFT: Big Ben gearing up for season with ... golf</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/07/11073376-pft-big-ben-gearing-up-for-season-with-golf</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/07/11073376-pft-big-ben-gearing-up-for-season-with-golf</guid><category>golf</category><category>for</category><category>vacation</category><category>preparation</category><category>ben</category><category>mental</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>roethlisberger's</category><category>ben-roethlisbergers</category><pubDate>Sat, 7 Apr 2012 15:11:09 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120210-big-ben.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="225" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120210-big-ben.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="68" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;He says it's for mental preparation, but Ben Roethlisberger's golf trip sounds like an extended vacation.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Planning a quick getaway? Don't make these mistakes</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/06/11053711-planning-a-quick-getaway-dont-make-these-mistakes</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/06/11053711-planning-a-quick-getaway-dont-make-these-mistakes</guid><category>border</category><category>img</category><category>vacation</category><category>satisfying</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>alignleft</category><category>weeklong</category><category>clearall</category><category>stylemargin</category><pubDate>Fri, 6 Apr 2012 12:21:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120329-travel illo.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120329-travel illo.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Travel experts share their tips for making a long weekend holiday just as much fun — and just as satisfying — as a weeklong vacation. &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>'Perfect storm' encourages sales of vacation homes</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/04/11019215-perfect-storm-encourages-sales-of-vacation-homes</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/04/04/11019215-perfect-storm-encourages-sales-of-vacation-homes</guid><category>for</category><category>border</category><category>img</category><category>vacation</category><category>rentals</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>alignleft</category><category>clearall</category><category>stylemargin</category><pubDate>Wed, 4 Apr 2012 16:55:43 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120404-rental-home1-hmed.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="268" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120404-rental-home1-hmed.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Declining real estate prices, low mortgage rates and solid demand for vacation rentals are pushing vacation-home buyers back into the market.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>'Losers' take on sun, surf and a sad goodbye</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/20/10783404-losers-take-on-sun-surf-and-a-sad-goodbye</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/20/10783404-losers-take-on-sun-surf-and-a-sad-goodbye</guid><category>classic</category><category>weight</category><category>vacation</category><category>pack</category><category>pounds</category><category>excuse</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>dished</category><pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 02:01:45 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-ent-120320-biggestloser-645p.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="278" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/g-ent-120320-biggestloser-645p.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="84" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;The players faced a classic excuse that many who pack extra pounds have no doubt dished up in the past: I can't lose weight on vacation. &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Swiss voters reject more vacation, back 'sex boxes'</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/12/10649445-swiss-voters-reject-more-vacation-back-sex-boxes</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/12/10649445-swiss-voters-reject-more-vacation-back-sex-boxes</guid><category>jobs</category><category>vacation</category><category>entitlement</category><category>swiss</category><category>competitiveness</category><category>threaten</category><category>rejected</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>employees'</category><pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 08:57:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>Swiss voters reject 6 weeks paid vacation</title>
<description><![CDATA[Swiss citizens appear to be leading the way on European austerity, rejecting a minimum six weeks paid vacation a year.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[John Heilprin]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[John Heilprin]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/11/10642092-swiss-voters-reject-6-weeks-paid-vacation</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/11/10642092-swiss-voters-reject-6-weeks-paid-vacation</guid><category>business</category><category>switzerland</category><category>eu</category><category>vote</category><category>vacation</category><pubDate>Sun, 11 Mar 2012 15:44:55 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>6 ways to save money on a cruise</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/08/10609930-6-ways-to-save-money-on-a-cruise</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/08/10609930-6-ways-to-save-money-on-a-cruise</guid><category>border</category><category>how</category><category>img</category><category>vacation</category><category>affordable</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>alignleft</category><category>clearall</category><category>stylemargin</category><pubDate>Thu, 8 Mar 2012 13:50:06 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120124-geirangerfjord.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120124-geirangerfjord.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;Cruising can be an affordable vacation option if you know how to avoid getting nickeled-and-dimed on board.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Winter family fun in Quebec's Outaouais</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/02/10560914-winter-family-fun-in-quebecs-outaouais</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/03/02/10560914-winter-family-fun-in-quebecs-outaouais</guid><category>for</category><category>ski</category><category>outdoor</category><category>vacation</category><category>flurry</category><category>adventures</category><category>qubec</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Fri, 2 Mar 2012 13:32:44 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120301-petting dog.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="267" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120301-petting dog.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="81" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;This region on the western side of Québec is a flurry of fun for families who want to share outdoor adventures beyond the standard ski vacation. &lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Miles vs. cash: When do you use frequent flier miles?</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[The Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/29/10550970-miles-vs-cash-when-do-you-use-frequent-flier-miles</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/29/10550970-miles-vs-cash-when-do-you-use-frequent-flier-miles</guid><category>travel</category><category>today</category><category>planning</category><category>vacation</category><category>expert</category><category>frequent</category><category>unsure</category><category>flier</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 18:46:00 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item><item><title>10 things to do in the first 24 hours of your trip</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/03/10311946-americas-most-romantic-hotels</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/02/03/10311946-americas-most-romantic-hotels</guid><category>vacation</category><category>stealing</category><category>sight</category><category>valentines</category><category>looming</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>alignleft</category><category>clearall</category><category>stylemargin</category><pubDate>Fri, 3 Feb 2012 19:09:57 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Video/120203/tdy_klg_getaways_120203.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Video/120203/tdy_klg_getaways_120203.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;With Valentine’s Day looming and no end to winter in sight, who doesn’t dream of stealing away on vacation?&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Tourists banned from U.S. over Twitter jokes?</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[msnbc.com]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/30/10275405-tourists-banned-from-us-over-twitter-jokes</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2012/01/30/10275405-tourists-banned-from-us-over-twitter-jokes</guid><category>tourists</category><category>vacation</category><category>jokes</category><category>tabloids</category><category>handful</category><category>kicked</category><category>ominous</category><category>only-on-msnbc-com</category><category>clearall</category><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 22:14:03 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120127_spratt-twitter-bird.photoblog400.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="300" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/j/MSNBC/Components/Photo/_new/120127_spratt-twitter-bird.120;120;7;70;0.jpg" width="120" height="90" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;A handful of ominous Twitter jokes apparently got some young tourists kicked out of the U.S. before they could begin their vacation, according to UK tabloids and our own investigation.&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Obama hits popular snorkeling spot during vacation</title>
<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama and his family spent a warm and sunny afternoon at one of the most popular snorkeling spots on the island of Oahu, where they released four green sea turtles into the water.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Julie Pace]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Julie Pace]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/27/9750618-obama-hits-popular-snorkeling-spot-during-vacation</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/27/9750618-obama-hits-popular-snorkeling-spot-during-vacation</guid><category>us</category><category>obama</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>vacation</category><category>us-news</category><pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2011 00:36:29 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/f574cd94-6b30-4220-8d4c-abf651628fb9.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="265" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/f574cd94-6b30-4220-8d4c-abf651628fb9.jpg" width="120" height="80" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;President Barack Obama is seen through a vehicle window as his motorcade returns to his holiday vacation rental home in Kailua, Hawaii Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011. President Obama was returning from a gym workout. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/ff92eaf7-7ba2-4ccb-8895-17e8f9c624fe.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="326" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/ff92eaf7-7ba2-4ccb-8895-17e8f9c624fe.jpg" width="120" height="98" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;President Barack Obama holds hands with his daughters Malia, left, and Sasha, right, as they leave Sea Life Park, a marine wildlife park, with family friends, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011, in Waimanalo, Hawaii.  (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content><media:content url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/400/2067e12f-4504-4374-97e3-1d99373e9cbd.jpg" type="image/jpeg" medium="image" height="274" width="400" ><media:thumbnail url="http://www.cdn.newsvine.com/_vine/images/ap/120/2067e12f-4504-4374-97e3-1d99373e9cbd.jpg" width="120" height="83" /><media:description type="plain">&lt;p&gt;President Barack Obama holding hands with his daughters Malia, left, and Sasha, right, leave Sea Life Park, a marine wildlife park, with family friends including Marty Nesbitt, rear right, Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2011, in Waimanalo, Hawaii.  (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)&lt;/p&gt;</media:description><media:credit role="owner" scheme="urn:yvs"></media:credit></media:content></item><item><title>Obama says he'll skip vacation to get tax cut done</title>
<description><![CDATA[President Barack Obama is emphasizing that he would forgo his Hawaiian vacation and stay in Washington for "as long as it takes" Congress to extend payroll tax cuts and unemployment insurance. Both measures are set to expire at the end of the year.]]></description>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></dc:creator><source><![CDATA[Associated Press]]></source><link>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/08/9302315-obama-says-hell-skip-vacation-to-get-tax-cut-done</link><guid>http://www.newsvine.com/_news/2011/12/08/9302315-obama-says-hell-skip-vacation-to-get-tax-cut-done</guid><category>us</category><category>politics</category><category>obama</category><category>barack-obama</category><category>vacation</category><pubDate>Thu, 8 Dec 2011 17:26:41 +0000</pubDate><activity:verb>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/post</activity:verb><activity:object-type>http://activitystrea.ms/schema/1.0/generic_post</activity:object-type></item></channel></rss>