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Top 10 Family Villas
A fabulous villa is the holy grail of a successful family getaway. You can all chill out, claim your own space and not fret about what time breakfast is served or whether your kids are annoying the...
View ArticleVacations Just Like Home, Only Better
Some travel is a lot of work, and I don't mean that in a negative way. Having just returned from a five week round-the-world trip that was 90 percent business and involved a lot-of-on-the fly booking...
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Why Swim When You Can Slide? Water Park Where You Can Play and Stay for Days
When the kids aren't in school, all they want to do is play video games or get out of the house. Resorts with water parks are an easy escape that will keep them active and entertained for days!...
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Barcelona Journal III: Placa d'Espanya
Just a few steps from the Catedral de Barcelona an English couple are fighting. He has tattooed arms and her face is covered with a hat. Hoards of tourists feed from the Portal de l'Angel into the...
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The Festival Is Over in Spoleto
It is quiet again here in Spoleto, and that feels so good. The FESTIVAL DEI 2MONDI (Festival of 2 Worlds) ended with a glorious Final Concert in the Duomo Piazza, complete with American show tunes from...
View Article6 Ways to Incorporate Wellness Into Your Next Trip
By Ed Hewitt, Features Editor of IndependentTraveler.com The expanding concept of "wellness travel" has come to include not only incorporating (or just keeping up with) fitness goals in your travel,...
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Would You Eat at This Restaurant Completely Run by Kids?
What happens when several groups of 7-year-olds take over a restaurant to plan, prepare, cook, and serve a meal? If you answered a 5 alarm kitchen fire, you're surprisingly wrong. Well, at least in...
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Spend a Night in Some of America's Coolest Airstream Hotels
Ah, the Airstream… Just seeing one makes you want to buy a truck and start scouring Craigslist for a good deal on one of these aluminum beauties. But what if owning one isn’t an option, or you’re not...
View ArticleThe World's 10 Most Extreme Eats: How Many Can You Stomach?
From belly-busting portions to deadly dishes and creatures you didn't think it was possible to fry, Cheapflights.com's list of 10 unbelievable, extreme foods will test your appetite.
View ArticleWhich Hawaiian Island Is for Me?
Each Hawaiian island offers something unique to travelers. There is an island for all: lovers, adventurers, beach dwellers and city seekers. Six distinct islands are open to tourists to visit, the main...
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Chug Along Ecuador's Epic Andes Mountains on the Luxurious Tren Crucero
Possibly one of the most difficult train routes to build, the railway that weaves through the Andean Mountains in Ecuador offer some of the most beautiful views of the countryside. Giving you a front...
View Article5 Things Not to Do on Your First Cruise
By: Shayne Rodriguez Thompson, Cruise Critic Contributor So my first cruise -- a weeklong Bermuda cruise sailing on Norwegian Dawn -- wasn't perfect (credit the rain, a couple lackluster shows and...
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The 2015 Acura RXD Takes a Trip Across the Border
It's the third largest city in Baja California and one of Mexico's key Pacific ports. Visitors to the cool little town of Ensenada will find as well, the ideal coastal Mexican experience and it is also...
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A Visit to Kentucky's Horse Country
Horse sense is the thing a horse has which keeps it from betting on people. -- W.C.Fields I recently found myself thinking about horses -- a lot. Maybe it was the particular brouhaha that surrounded...
View Article6 Ways Travel Is Better Than It's Ever Been
By: Ed Hewitt, Features Editor of IndependentTraveler.com While there were plenty of great things about travel in the good old days, it's not all bad today -- in fact, there are plenty of "good old"...
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Barcelona Journal IV: Picasso
Picasso was born in Malaga in 1881 and in l895 arrived in Barcelona, as a young art student. If you'd seen his work for sale on a street corner would you have snapped it up? If it was the painting of...
View ArticleThe Most Beautiful Libraries in the World (PHOTOS)
The ingeniously simple concept for the library at Tokyo's Musashino Art University speaks volumes: it's made entirely of wood bookshelves, with a glass exterior. Inside, architect Sou Fujimoto's...
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9 Breathtaking Destinations You Must See While Visiting Australia
One of the pleasures of travel is the feeling of discovery. In a time when there is a proliferation of information and everyone is connected all the time, it is a joy to realize there are still...
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Top 10 Reasons to Travel the Ex-USSR
Ancient Church in Kazbegi, Georgia. I am asked pretty regularly why I go to countries like Russia, Ukraine or Tajikistan. At first glance, there is not much to attract visitors, what with the civil...
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Visiting Bali, Indonesia: Earth's Paradise
Written by Scott Bosco If you have as much wanderlust as I do, then you could imagine how often I dream of Bali's Bukit Peninsula. Kneading my toes through the island's chalky-white sand beaches, while...
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