These 10 Gorgeous Pools Are What Dreams Are Made Of (PHOTOS)
Just as winter wouldn't be winter without at least one snowy daydream of skiing down some slopes, summer wouldn't be summer without lazy thoughts of lounging by a gorgeous pool. And no one knows this...
View ArticleAnimal Photos Of The Week: Time To Enjoy The Summer
This week has been an interesting one in the weird, wild world of animal news: Here are 8 of the best dog-friendly beaches around the country. Thought Hawaii couldn't get any better? Now you can borrow...
View ArticleTravel Trends Taking Hold in 2014
This seems like the kind of story we'd write in January, right? Well, we did. But we also want to pause at this midway point in the year, look at the trends we predicted, and see which ones have...
View ArticleFive Aircrafts You Can Spend The Night In
You need not befriend Bruce Campbell - the US aviation enthusiast who spent £130,000 turning a Boeing 727 into his home - in order to stay in a converted aircraft. Here are five options for ordinary...
View ArticleIsrael Gets Its Very Own Burning Man Festival
NEGEV DESERT, Israel (AP) — For the Bedouin Arab shepherds tending their flocks in Israel's Negev desert last week, it was almost as if aliens had landed from outer space. Some 3,000 people set up a...
View ArticleAn American Arcadia - Wilkes County, North Carolina: A Riposte to Katherine...
A friend forwarded me an 'essay' published on BuzzFeed titled 'Try To Leave Me If You Can' by a Ms. Katherine Faw Morris, the author of the recently published novel 'Young God.' One quickly discovers...
View ArticleThe Most Amazing Adventure Travel Trips for 2014
Savvy travelers know that there's more to vacationing than lying on the beach and sipping fruity drinks. Although a complimentary Cruzan Rum does happen to be part of the package when you book a guided...
View Article'Mecca 3D' App Takes You On A Virtual Hajj
Observant Muslims plan to visit the holy city of Mecca at least once in their lifetimes to complete the Hajj, a pilgrimage considered to be a religious obligation. However, it's now possible for anyone...
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Let's Go to Thailand
When one hears the words "military coup" it is natural to also think of anger and violence. Thailand changes this assumption. Over the past couple of months, Thailand has been making headlines and not...
View ArticleWorld Cup Tourists, Get Ready For 'Absurd' Prices
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — World Cup visitors, welcome to Brazil, land of soccer, sun and sky-high prices. Unlike nearby Latin American nations where a tourist's U.S. dollar or European Union euro seemingly...
View ArticleLife in a Campervan -- Lake Tahoe
I never camped as a kid. My mom's idea of camping was a night at the Holiday Inn. As a grown up, I've probably slept in a tent a dozen, maybe two-dozen times in my life, all of those times with avid...
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7 Surprising Things I Learned About Buddhism While in Thailand
I recently traveled to Thailand and learned some new (and unexpected) things about Buddhism while visiting temples in Bangkok, Chang Mai and Chang Rei. I enjoyed my visit to Thailand, but wanted to...
View ArticleTwo Industrious Innkeepers
B&B's get mixed reviews. Some find the experience intrusive, with innkeepers acting more like nosy relatives than hospitality professionals. Others relish the history seeping out of mahogany...
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Traveling Au Naturale From Icelandic Hot Tubs to British Baths
There's nothing original about our present-day affection for the spa. People have been enjoying a communal soak for millenia, and nowhere is that more clear than at the bath so famous England named a...
View ArticleAstronaut Reid Wiseman Sends First-Ever 'Vine' From Space
One small step for a man, one giant leap for Vines? American astronaut Reid Wiseman posted the first-ever Vine from space on Friday. As he explained in a tweet, the Vine is a 92-minute video taken of...
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5 Hotels That Help You Give Back... With Puppies!
By Alex Schechter, CNTraveler.com What if conscientious travel meant more than just re-using hotel bathroom towels? You could, say, clean up nature trails in St. John, or hike with an orphaned pup in...
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Wiesbaden (Why I Like It and Why Rick Steves Should Reconsider)
I was smack in the middle of wrapping up loose ends with work, deciding on what to pack and squeezing in a few last-minute doctor appointments when it hit me. "I need a Rick Steves," I thought. Two...
View ArticleExtravagant Islands You Can Actually Buy
Imagine your perfect island getaway. It probably involves clear, turquoise waters, decadent fruity cocktails, a whole lot of sun, and a beach so quiet you'd think the rest of civilization had been...
View Article10 Reasons Why You Should Move to Another City in Your 20s
1. You get to know yourself better. The most important relationship in your life is the relationship you have with yourself. Because no matter what happens, you will always be with yourself. - Diane...
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These Are the 21 Best Beer Gardens in the Country
CREDIT: Der Biergarten Now that the sun's finally out, it's time to take full advantage by enrolling in Jazzercise in the park... or, uh, drinking enormous, boot-shaped beers outside all summer long....
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