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ou’ve saved up, taken the time off fromwork and now it’s time to plan your vacation. You want to go somewhere new and exciting, but where?


You can start your research by logging onto your computer and sifting through travel booking sites, blogs and websites where you’ll find lots of info to get you started.


Once you’ve narrowed down your choices one of your best resources is the destination’s visitor center or official tourismboard, generally known as a CVB. You will find one or the other inmost cities, towns and states. They are a wealth of information. Their expertise and advice can you both time andmoney and, here’s the good news, their services are free.


Interactive tools, fromsimplemaps to full-fledged apps that allow you to select and save your favorites are popping up on visitor center websites up and down


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the coast. For example, create an account on the Gettysburgwebsite,which runs a streamof the weekend’s events on its homepage for easy planning, to bookmark your favorites.


The Central Pennsylvania Convention & Visitor’s Bureau’s site VisitPennState.org is another prime example.Whether you’re looking for a specific hotel or a wine tasting trail, you’ll find a variety of options with a simple click of themouse.


Brandywinevalley.comfeatures all of the attractions housed in this charming countryside region, fromLongwood Gardens with 40 breathtaking indoor/out- door gardens toWinterthur Museumand Country Estate, once the home of Henry Francis du Pont.


In New York’s Hudson River Valley, Dutchess County farms provide a constant


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