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By Gita Sitaramiah
From Star Tribune
Europe in winter: You can enjoy an espresso at a sidewalk café in Rome or Barcelona, but you may be bundled up in a jacket and scarf.
With the strong dollar, travel experts are seeing high interest right now in bucket-list trips to destinations such as London, Paris, Rome, Amsterdam, Prague and Barcelona.
Brave the cold, they say, and book in January or February often for $600 to $800 round trip. That’s a savings of more than $1,000 in some cases vs. paying peak fares during summer and the Christmas holidays.
“You’re able to find deals to Europe sometimes 70 to 80% off,” said Katy Nastro, a travel expert for Scott’s Cheap Flights, which emails subscribers flight deals....