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Joan Collins excess baggage bill: $4,966 for $180,000 in luxury bags | Gadling.com

And she isn't kidding either - each trip involves a professional packing firm, 30 Louis Vuitton cases and baggage transport fees for all those bags.

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Celebrity travel: Courtney Thorne-Smith | chicagotribune.com

Courtney is also an author. Her book is Outside In: A Novel (ad link) TB 

After eight seasons on "According to Jim," Courtney Thorne-Smith returns to episodic television as Jon Cryer's girlfriend on "Two and a Half Men." Many fans still remember her as sweet Allison from "Melrose Place" or jilted Georgia from "Ally McBeal." But the 42-year-old actress also is an author, whose 2007 novel, "Outside In," took a juicy look inside Hollywood. Born in San Francisco and residing in Los Angeles, Thorne-Smith doesn't have to look far when she needs a quick weekend trip. She heads for the beauty and tranquillity of Northern California.

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Great movies that inspire you to travel | CNN.com

One of the most popular tourist photo-ops in Rome, Italy, has visitors lining up at an old church and pretending their hand may soon be devoured by a giant marble face.

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