Dual-Career Challenges for the Expat Family: Why Expat Employers Should Be...
Most people believe that an international assignment with a multinational footing the bill is highly sought-after amongst corporate executives. However, this is far from the truth. Americans turn down...
View ArticleRick Steves' European Christmas: Bath and the Countryside
Writing the Rick Steves' European Christmas script was a fun challenge, and I needed to tap my Europeans friends not just to be good tour guides, but to take us into their homes to be there with their...
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In the Footsteps of Robinson Crusoe: The Facts Behind the Fiction on the...
Some 415 miles into the southern Pacific off the coast of Chile, accessible in 2½ hours by small plane -- if the wind isn't blowing too hard -- or in 2½ days by monthly supply ship, lies the island...
View ArticleThe Best (Or Worst) Laid Airline Plans
Monday's merger of American Airlines with U.S. Airways, the Nation's No. 3 and No. 5 carriers respectively, means the new 100,000-employee American, has literally, overnight, become the world's largest...
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World's Best Hot Chocolate
There's something about wintertime that makes us yearn for a mug of something hot and sweet. Well, hot chocolate -- especially when it comes topped with marshmallows -- seems to be a worthy antidote....
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A Gathering at the Home of the Friend
For travelers with a sense of the world map, southeastern Turkey does not strike them as a place they immediately crave to visit. It borders Syria to the south, where a terrible civil war rages on, and...
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Chilean Chronicles, Part 11: On Claudio Contreras, Soccer and Staying Single...
"It's important not to be married to anyone in politics," Claudio Contreras declared, the mid-afternoon sun glinting off his aviator sunglasses and his slicked back black hair as he turned to look at...
View ArticleTriposo's Tripgeist - 10 Places to Go to in 2014
The dawn of a New Year brings with it many lists -- what to wear, what to eat, what to do and what to drink. If you're plagued with a constant case of wanderlust, you're probably wondering where you...
View Article5 Island Resorts You Didn't Know You Wanted to Visit
In 2014 we'll see the opening of at least two super-exclusive hideaways that have a virtually undiscovered island -- indeed, an entire pristine ecosystem -- to themselves. They're the latest of a small...
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Five Common Myths About Belize Busted
There is a unique pocket in the world that buzzes with warmth, inner peace and joy. The people are peaceful, with a quiet confidence emanating from their eyes. They smile broadly, and are filled with...
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10 More Safari Surprises: Ngorongoro Edition
In my first article on Safari Surprises, I showed you ten images from 48 hours in Serengeti National Park -- animal behaviors you could never predict you'd actually see before setting out on a full day...
View ArticleModern Airport Luxury
On any travel day, you're on edge. Whether it's due to the anxiety of flying and goodbyes or dreading the processes and long lines, something that was once a luxury, has turned into a hassle. Shoes...
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The Holiday Ornaments of Ecuador
High in the Andes south of Quito, artisans in the farming community of Tigua have been decorating drums and masks in remarkable color and detail for centuries. About 40 years ago, someone in Tigua had...
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EcoTravel Tips: Ethical Ways to Visit the Homes of Endangered Animals
Traveling is one of the best ways to learn about the world we live in, as well as gain perspective of our own place within it. However, human interaction with greater parts of the world is just one of...
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Living La Pura Vida: What Eight Days In Costa Rica Can Do For The Soul
Unless Elon Musk invents a teleportal in the next 20 years, visiting different countries is the closest I'll ever get traveling through time. I think that's why I get so unabashedly romantic about...
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Best Budget Destinations for 2014
Photo Courtesy of Dreamstime. Article by Jamie Beckman, contributor to Budget Travel. Conditions are perfect for visiting these near- and far-flung, culture-rich locales: Price-wise, 2014 is their...
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Rosa's Cantina -- One of the Most Famous Bars in the World (Though You...
"Night time would find me at Rosa's Cantina..." This wonderfully metered line comes from the Marty Robbins' classic Country-Western song, El Paso. The song, about a love struck cowboy who guns down...
View ArticleOff With Their Rude Manners! Educating the French
The service industry is an American concept, invented to gain more business from competitors with added courtesy, guarantees, favors, and pleasantry. After all, in which other country can you possibly...
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Slow Boat to Moscow
Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there someday. --A.A. Milne (1882-1956) I recently cruised the Viking Waterways of the Czars excursion from St. Petersburg, Russia to Moscow on this,...
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Gift Guide: Travel Memories (Or Make New Ones)
Holiday Lights on Philadelphia's Jewelers Row (photo by J. Fusco for Visit Philadelphia) Gifting is hard work, but I'm here to help you give meaningful items to ensure that you win Christmas the...
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