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When you're planning a trip, choosing a guidebook is like choosing a travel companion. With spring break close enough to taste and summer within sight, travelers seeking an experience beyond the resort bubble will want to start reading up on their chosen destinations.

Urban Explorer and Columbia student, David Vega-Barachowitz, visits Roosevelt Island. Watch the slideshow to see photos and read captions about the sights. Click on the following link to view the corresponding article Hanging Out with the Gangs of New York on Roosevelt Island.

The speedboat sped through crystal clear azul waters, bumping across boat wakes, past beaches teaming with day-tripping tourists and resort-goers crammed umbrella-to-umbrella on the Dominican Republic’s south shore.