Tim Leffel

Msnbc.com travel columnist

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Image: Reflection of Autumn Trees in Vltava River

Celebrating fall
Around the world, autumn paints the landscape with bright, bold colors.

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Viva Las Vegas!
Sin City is a major entertainment center and business travel destination, known for its carefully cultivated image, gambling and nightlife.

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TODAY holiday guide video

Last-minute Thanksgiving cooking tips
Nov. 25: Food Network star Alex Guarnaschelli shares some simple cooking tips that will make you look like a gourmet chef.

Test your Thanksgiving knowledge

Celebrate with Thanksgiving cocktails

How fatty are your Thanksgiving favorites?

Make a no-fuss fruit crisp

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Ready, set, shop!
Nov. 26: Retailers prepare for Black Friday madness. NBC's John Yang reports.

Uninvited couple sneaks into state dinner

U.S. troops overseas celebrate holiday

Prisoner walks out of jail

Burned boy’s mom: His ‘courage is incredible’

Tim Leffel is an award-winning travel writer, author of “Make Your Travel Dollars Worth a Fortune” and co-author of “Traveler's Tool Kit: Mexico and Central America.”

He is editor of the narrative webzine Perceptive Travel, home to stories from talented book authors from around the globe.

Leffel has contributed to a wide variety of trade and consumer publications in his long writing career. He is a columnist for Transitions Abroad magazine, a columnist for Tripso and a contributing editor at HotelChatter. You can see Leffel's regular rants and value travel advice on his Cheapest Destinations blog.

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