Before you scurry off to the airport with a penciled itinerary in your pocket and a pair of natty plus-fours trailing out of your suitcase, here are 10 travel tips from an old pro who has made every mistake in the book. My tips are gleaned from years of trial-and-error. Also, while working for trade magazines covering the travel industry years ago, I joined several “fam” (familiarization) trips with in-the-know travel agents who instructed me in the art and science of travel.

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Although it might seem like Pete Dye invented the island green with the 17th at the Players Stadium course, they have been around for more than a century. The first was built at New Jersey’s Baltusrol’s original course in 1903. Then as now, island greens elicit both admiration and disgust in equal measure.

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Sunday brunch, that wonderful repast that borrows liberally from the best aspects of breakfast and lunch, is a featured meal at a handful of resorts around the nation. These establishments have perfected the art of staging a delectable buffet. A few have even put together a special menu for Mother’s Day.

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