Splish-Splash, Come Take a Bath in Our New Overpriced Pool!
When I was a little girl in grade school in Paris, we had to go once a week to a pool for swimming lessons. My school, like most in the city, did not have a pool, and barely a proper gymnasium, this...
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Could These Be America's Most Exclusive Hotel Rooms?
My hotel room at the Game Creek Chalet was pretty posh. It had four bedrooms, five bathrooms, and slept 10. It includes a cutting edge chef's kitchen, complete with a six-burner industrial stove and a...
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Kid-Friendly Summer Vacations: Our Top Tropical Picks
What's the secret to a great family vacation? Finding a location that allows everyone to explore and have fun -- at their own pace. A spot where the kids (most likely bursting with energy) can have a...
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Summer Road Trip: Where to Go in the USA
Where are you headed this summer? We've collected a few highlights from our favorite American destinations to help get you started. Summer travel season is here! And what better way to celebrate than...
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Ski Gear and Apparel Preview for 2014-15
In the dog days of summer, snow may still be a long way away (except in the Southern Hemisphere, of course), but new gear is just around the corner. Ski gear and apparel companies generally put new...
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The 7 Most Annoying Things Airlines and Airports Do in Latin America
Alphabet soup: Some airlines have strange boarding processes! Attention airport and airline administrators: Prepare for some constructive criticism. (And travelers headed to Latin America: prepare to...
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Our Italian Anniversary Trip: He Went for the Soccer, I Went for Sicily. What...
For our 25th Wedding Anniversary, as a surprise gift, our friends sent us to Italy. I'm a photographer and first responder who has volunteered at Katrina and Haiti but we have never vacationed since...
View ArticleSurprising Travel Treats in London and Shanghai
One of the delights of travel, even for business, is discovering new places to explore and enjoy. Now a lot of people wouldn't associate China with luxury travel or London with good restaurants, but...
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In Bangkok: Fitting Right In
Bangkok, listen. Bangkok, no. I say, no. I do not want a suit that's specially made. I rarely tie a tie. My wife may gawk at fitted Chinese dresses, she may touch their magically thick twill. She will...
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5 Must-Sees in Skagway, Alaska
In 1897, over 100,000 would-be-miners and dreamers traveled from all over the world and stampeded into Alaska on their way to the Klondike Valley to find their riches during the Klondike Gold Rush....
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7 Reasons You Should Date a Girl Who Travels
Several years ago, I was sitting in my cubicle at work, as the coworker who sat beside me tacked up a new photo of his fiancé. He looked over at me and said, "Did you ever notice what people put on...
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10 Tourist Poses You Need to Stop Making on Vacation
By Chloe Pantazi Credit: Flickr user Vincent Lock Put a tourist in front of a camera instead of behind one, and you usually get some awesomely predictable results. From jumping in the air and posing...
View ArticleBest Hotels Near Wineries
After a long day of wine tasting, you'll want a relaxing place to call home for the night. Stay close to the winery action without skimping on style, comfort or amenities at one of these prime spots...
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Top 5 Things to Do in San Diego
In San Diego, you'll find plenty to keep you busy, whether you love fitness, the outdoors, beaches, partying, style, or eating well. There is always something happening throughout the year with new...
View ArticleAmerica's Best Burgers (PHOTOS)
When Matt McKinney took a 39-day road trip in 2012, he experienced one version of the American dream, just before he reached the Pacific Ocean: a flawless burger. "It was a really big, juicy patty and...
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Four Steps to Planning a Volunteer Vacation
If you love to travel, meet new people and experience different cultures, volunteer vacations are a great way to see the world. I've volunteered in the Canary Islands, Mexico and Jamaica. So, when I...
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Labor Day Airfares Are Likely to Increase after Aug. 9
Many Americans treat Labor Day, which falls on Sept. 1 this year, as one last hurrah to get away and seek out the sun before the fall. However, new research from Fly.com™ has found that a failure to...
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Why I'm Not Leaving Florida (Yet)
Sure, Florida is declared the Sunshine State, but it has also been cited as a destination the masses flock to when ready to retire, and a place people go to die. I even frequently hear it referred to...
View ArticleThe Space Between the Impulse to Return Home and Feel at Home Where You Are
The idiosyncrasies of spending a considerable amount of time abroad evokes many emotions. At times we seem to teeter between the sheer awe and excitement of things not seen back home and yet somehow...
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A Healer's Last Journey: Documenting Endangered Knowledge in the Colombian Andes
Mama Margarita, a Kamentsa medicine woman, holds the leaves of a frailejón plant that she uses to treat fever and migraines. Photo credit: Monika Wnuk The smell of gasoline floats through open windows...
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