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Forget trips to the Super Bowl this year. The rematch between the Giants-Patriots in Indiana is strictly for East coasters and the disinterested Midwesterers hosting this shindig.

If you’re a Niners or Packers fan, console yourself with that ultimate NFL consolation prize, a trip to the Hawaiian Islands to pretend you’re playing for all the tamales (while avoiding debilitating injury) in the Pro Bowl.

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A leading travel travel authority is out with its list of the Top 10 U.S. Travel Destinations for 2012 and one of our favorite places, the Big Island, Hawaii, has made the list.

The Big Island Visitor’s Bureau kindly draws this titilating tidbit to our attention. The Lonely Planet folks’ interesting and honest guidebooks illuminate just about every corner of this big blue marble we know as Earth.

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While it’s rightfully a buyer’s market owing to the weak economy and off-peak time of year, we dutiful call your attention to a group of travel deals that come your way courtesy of Groupon and Expedia.

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A few dining suggestions on how to best fortify yourself during a trek to San Diego’s Mission Bay area come to you courtesy of travel writer Colleen Adair Fleidner and her latest book, Quick Escapes from Orange County ($14.95, GPP Travel, 1-800-243-0495, www.globepequot.com).

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