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Retire To Nicaragua? This Former War Zone Is Emerging As A Top Retirement Haven
"Forget about the Sandinistas. They're obsolete." That was Violeta Chamorro's advice in September 1989, when asked about her chances for defeating the Sandinistas in Nicaragua's first presidential...
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Do Travel Companies Underestimate Us? (POLL)
Richard Barnes wishes he hadn't rented the car. The vehicle, which he reserved for on a business trip in Atlanta, was absolutely fine. It's what happened afterwards that makes his blood boil. Barnes...
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Wandering Between Sacred Foxes and Abraham
It is day two of my seven-day walk-and-talk with a group of seven friends. Our purpose: to test new sections of the Abraham Path between Urfa and Harran in southeastern Turkey and then climb up into...
View Article6 Places We Need to Stop Visiting Before We Ruin Them
These natural wonders and man-made marvels -- overwhelmed by thousands if not millions of tourists per year -- are being altered and eroded, some beyond repair. By Lianna TrubowitzCondé Nast Traveler...
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Philadelphia P.A. -- A City of "Makers"
Philadelphia's diverse neighborhoods have been the bastion of artisans and craftspeople since their very beginnings. In the early 1700s, immigrants sought their fortunes in the one colony that didn't...
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Cowboys vs Pirates: A Weekend in Puerto Viejo, Costa Rica
I try not to tell people our horse got bitten by a snake and died -- it tends to put some people off the idea of visiting us here. "Hmm, can't we just go to Cancun and not be bitten by snakes?" It also...
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Visiting North Korea and Vietnam: A Tale of Two Wars
From Michael -- North Korea has been in the news more than usual lately. They freed the American Korean War veteran they were holding hostage, only to follow that up with baby-faced Supreme Leader Kim...
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A Year in Review: The Craziest Travel Stories of 2013
Plenty of avid travelers have enough horror stories to fill online forums for weeks. But overbooked hotels and painfully long flight delays pale in comparison to things like sewage-laden cruise ships...
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Bradenton Area: Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing
Oh, the places they stole. Four times this year I've been to the canals of Venice, without ever setting foot in Italy. In Vegas, Macau, Qatar and where I live, Venice, California, there are facsimiles...
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New Orleans' OTHER Cemeteries, Part 1
In New Orleans we live with the dead every day. That's an odd thing to say. But the spirit of death is ever present: in the devastation of Katrina; in the evidence of Voodoo practices seen here and...
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The Ridiculous Hotel Package That Comes With a Diamond Ring
From CNTraveler.com We're always intrigued by over-the-top luxury -- $1,954 hotel dinners, $500 spiked milkshakes -- but this latest offering by The New York Palace Hotel takes it to a whole other...
View ArticleTraveling Over the Holidays? Don't Miss These Tips for Smooth Sledding!
Christmas and air travel. They go together like peppermint bark and stretch pants. Many of us can't enjoy the former without having to resort to the latter. But unlike stretch pants, air travel can be...
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Our Italian Adventure/In Italo Veritas
2013 marks the "Anno della Cultura Italiana", a year-long celebration of Italian culture in the U.S. While numerous festivities have been held in the States to fete the occasion, my family and I...
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My Best Last-Minute Holidays
Has your Christmas Day (or Druid solstice, Kwanza, Hanukah, whatever) been torpedoed? Mine has. The happy, if chaotic, family gathering I proposed months ago is history, ruined by the lure of the open...
View Article11 Places the Kids Will Never Forget
With winter break on our radar (and spring break looming ahead), Cheapflights.com rounded up 11 places to take the kids that will blow their minds. And, no, sugar isn't featured -- too much.
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Endless Summer: 4 American Beaches That Are Warm NOW
Photo Courtesy of Dreamstime. Article by Mark Sullivan, contributor to Budget Travel. You don't need to splurge on a trip to the Caribbean to spend time on the beach this winter. These four U.S....
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The Hobbit's Ultimate Guide to New Zealand
Two hundred sixty-six days, 500 people, 115 truck drivers, 263 beards, and more than 140,000 cups of coffee. These are a few of the astounding statistics behind the logistics of filming the latest in...
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Sophistication and Serenity on the Las Vegas Strip
Over the past few years, changes to Las Vegas' cultural landscape developed new draws for a visit to Sin City. In other words, gambling and over-the-top performance shows now play second fiddle to...
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You Wish You Were Here Tonight
The Christmas Market sprouted up centuries ago in Austria, Germany, northern Italy and northern France, but has now become a popular tradition throughout Europe. Generally opening four weeks before...
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8 Amazing Places Made Famous by Lawrence of Arabia
As film lovers the world over mourn the passing of Peter O'Toole, many of us are taking the time to revisit one of the legendary actor's greatest works: Lawrence of Arabia, a film whose adventurous...
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