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I used the free photo sharing site Flickr for a long time. But then I got an e-mail from Flickr threatening to delete my photos unless I was willing to pony up $50 a year. I wasn’t willing. What to do?

The design-built, 50-room hotel, with its steel-framed, boxy, neo-industrial look, gives a faint nod to the 1800s, when Porter Square was a center for commerce and light industry.

This winter my husband and I decided it was time to learn alongside our own kids how to tap a few sugar maples and make syrup of our own. With the help of a few neighbors and plenty of reading, here’s what we’ve learned.

Bowen is host of the weekly WGBH series “Open Studio With Jared Bowen,” which showcases the best that the New England arts scene has to offer. We caught up with Bowen to talk about all things travel.

When Marriott charges Elizabeth Maglione’s gift card twice for one night at the Courtyard Marriott Miami Downtown/Brickell, she asks for a refund. The hotel wants to issue a credit. Who’s right?

Intrepid Travel’s launch of Women’s Expeditions, which started with trips to the Middle East, proved so popular that it grew from four to 36 departures last year.

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At Craftsbury Outdoor Center in the Northeast Kingdom, good conditions and grooming can continue through April, perfect for introducing kids to the joys of cross-country skiing.

New England’s inn-based spas offer a place to escape into a cocoon of cozy, featuring luscious seasonal treatments that will make the long road to summer a bit more comfortable.

Last year just when colleges notify applicants of admissions decisions, I took my son, his best friend, and his best friend’s dad to a place that always helped me put life in perspective.

We caught up with Kelleher, who takes regular trips to Cuba, where he conducts yoga and cultural retreats, to talk about all things travel.

Just in time for the 100th birthday of Grand Canyon National Park, accessible travel expert Candy Harrington has released “Barrier-Free Travel: The Grand Canyon for Wheelers and Slow Walkers.”

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Iberia Airlines offered Daniel Brennan 250 euros for his delayed flight. But it delayed processing Brennan’s claim for two months. How can he get the airline to pay?

I have never traveled to a country that so overwhelms the senses. The colors, the noise, the smells.

In the age of the plush multiplex, when the big cinema thunderdomes are doing everything they can to create an “experience” that will shake customers from their streaming devices, smaller theaters are concocting their own methods to lure us out of our cocoons.

Consider these fun, out-of-Boston escapes when you and your little folk have gotta get out of the house already.

Benedict Valenti’s wife’s luggage is lost — and then found — by Iberia Airlines. In the interim, she buys $495 worth of clothing and toiletries. Why is the airline balking at reimbursing her?

The singer, actress, best-selling author, successful entrepreneur, and philanthropist will appear in Medford with her brothers Merrill and Jay, and nephew David.

Despite the monument in Ecuador’s Middle of the World City, that is not the actual site of the equator, which modern GPS has pinpointed about 790 feet down the road. (And that spot is in dispute, too.)

Filmed in black and white, the movie captures the spirit of the past. On a recent visit, I was curious to see this other part of Mexico City, outside of its impressive tourist destinations. Visiting places where the movie was filmed, it was easy to imagine the area as it looked half a century ago.

Does this sound like a dandy girlfriend’s getaway? For sure.

A local company is offering commuters a new option for traveling from Boston to NYC — a $99 ride in a Tesla.

There are reasonably priced and free attractions throughout Boston, if you know where to look.

Several airlines fly nonstop from Boston to Dublin, Ireland. Trains connect the two cities, or rent a car to make the hour-and-a-half drive.

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This once beleaguered, bitter city is young, eager, and energetic — more than 40 percent of the population is under the age of 30 — and fast-becoming a cool destination.

It’s quite fitting that the resort three and a half hours from Boston would have some of the flavor of the storied hills of the Intermountain West, like Aspen or Deer Valley.

Travel writer Christopher Muther attempts to improve his skiing skills, and quickly learns that the hills are alive with the sound of fear.

All the people the author meets in southern Sardinia are especially friendly and helpful. They want you to like their region.

The fact that more than two-thirds of Sanibel is held as a nature conservancy engenders reverence for exotic birds and wildlife, as well. It’s easy to encounter them on Sanibel’s 25 miles of bicycle trails.

The country doesn’t need the Disney touch to feel like a magical playground for your own little leprechauns.

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When Alitalia loses Jeffrey Reed’s luggage, it promises to pay him $1,579. But four months later, he’s still waiting.

Van Diemen was asked to be the first female to join the national touring production of the Broadway hit “The Illusionists,” coming to the Emerson Colonial Theatre March 5-10.

It still may be winter, but it’s never too early to plot your beach getaways for summer.

Sarah Beatty Buller and her husband bought 13 buildings in Montgomery, part of a major revitalization in a community that resonates with history.

It’s a collection of five village-style vacation parks, each secluded in woodland and devoid of cars. Bring your bike, or rent one at the cycle shed adjacent to the parking lot. Or walk.

We caught up with Pizzi to talk about all things travel.

After Vivian Pisano experienced a 10-hour delay, the motorcoach operator left her waiting for a refund. It’s been weeks since her bus trip to nowhere. Maybe it’s time to call a consumer advocate.

JetBlue is weighing plans to begin transatlantic flights. Its first route would likely be Boston to London.

Tourists can now find marijuana in several cities across the state, and suddenly people are traveling hours to places they might know next-to-nothing about. So what else do you do once you’re there?

March is the ugliest month. It’s almost spring, which is a tease because it’s still cold. If there’s snow, it’s dirty and you’re tired of it. Here are some fun things to see and do to help you make it to April.

Despite new travel restrictions put in place by the Trump administration, it’s still possible for individuals to explore Cuba without taking part in a group tour or cruise.

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She and her fiance, Jared Haibon, are getting married in Newport, R.I., this summer.