Ranked: The 10 Best Island Beaches Around the World
By David Jefferys, CNTraveler.com Beach season is officially here, and though there are many amazing shorelines to explore, our readers are partial to island beaches. Here are their ranked favorites in...
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9 Ways You're Driving Flight Attendants Insane
By: Matt Meltzer There was a time, not so very long ago, when flying was a genteel endeavor; where people dressed up and dined on board, and flight attendants were more like skyborne hosts than mid-air...
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Movies That Make You Want to Travel Every Time You Watch Them
By: Chloe Pantazi Credit: 20th Century Fox Movies embody escapism at its best: They transport you into another world for an hour or two, often taking you places you couldn't otherwise go. Essential to...
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Travel Musings
Why is it that people (no matter their age) turn into my grandmother before a trip, consuming themselves with packing, so much that they're incapable of doing anything else? This past weekend I took...
View ArticleSummer Travel Tips for Breastfeeding Moms
The beginning of summer means more family road trips and extended vacations. Though vacations are a great way to rest and recharge, traveling while breastfeeding can be tricky. Here are some tips to...
View ArticleBest Hotels for Watching Fourth of July Fireworks
Watching fireworks is an exhilarating, can't-miss Fourth of July experience, but finding a spot to watch them is not. Avoid the lines and hassle this year by booking a room in one of these prime...
View ArticleJustin Klein Sentenced For Throwing Japanese Tourist From Cliff In Kauai
A Hawaii man who critically injured a Japanese tourist by throwing her from a cliff was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison. After being on the lam for four months, Justin Klein, 38, turned...
View ArticleSpiritual Lessons from Life's Travels: Being Mindful
A great lesson in mindfulness from Italy, well, it looks like Italy! Check it out!
View Article10 Tips for Visiting Mongolia
For my 23rd birthday, I was lucky to be able to take a trip to the pristine Khuvsgul Lake in Mongolia. Khuvsgul Lake is the second largest freshwater lake in the world, the next best thing to Lake...
View ArticleAmerica's Coolest Rooftop Bars (PHOTOS)
When the golden hour hits on summer evenings, a ritual unfolds in cities across America: cubicle dwellers rush for the exits; lines form waiting for elevators to open; and social media is flooded with...
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Baby, Don't Buy Me Roses -- Take Me Somewhere New
Baby don't buy me roses. Take me somewhere new. I'm single, and I guess I really like it. I feel free to roam and travel. To explore and adventure. To take cliche travel quotes and associate them to...
View ArticleThe World's Zaniest Water Slides
With the dog days of summer right around the corner, cool off in the most memorable way possible with the world’s newest, zaniest and best water slides. While your littlest might not meet the height...
View ArticleWhere Is Amelia Earhart's Plane?
"Never interrupt someone doing something you said couldn't be done." -Amelia Earhart "Check out the video at the end to solve the mystery." -Richard Bangs A couple of years ago, while visiting Belfast,...
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25 Years Later, Ways to Explore the Rise and Fall of the Berlin Wall
This November, the world celebrates the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. Berlin has spent a quarter of a century reconnecting, rebuilding and redefining itself around this painful...
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The World's 10 Best Castles
Formidable stone bulwarks and soaring medieval keeps, romantic palaces and regal mansion homes that ooze with opulence from every nook and cranny; the castles of the world are so varied in their...
View ArticleWATCH: A Shark-Deterrent Wetsuit (And It's Not What You Think)
Ocean swimmer Hamish Jolly wished there was a wetsuit that could keep sharks at bay -- so he invented one. Find out how he did it, and how you could apply the same techniques to create an innovation of...
View ArticleAmerica's Best Towns for July 4th (PHOTOS)
The Tillery family has vacationed in Boulder, Colorado, every summer since 1998. Pat Tillery, a native of Poulsbo, WA, says all three generations love to "see the mountains, walk the trails, and stroll...
View ArticleWhy Doesn't Anyone Want to Kiss Me?
When I returned to the US from Ecuador, I didn't understand why no one wanted to kiss me. I was dumbfounded at the realization that my native United States felt like a foreign land upon return from...
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A Woman Named Amelia Rose Earhart Just Took Off On A Flight Around The Globe
Seventy-seven years after iconic aviator Amelia Earhart disappeared while attempting to circumnavigate the globe, a woman who shares her name hopes to finish the flight that began all those years ago....
View ArticleHow A Road Trip Can Make Your Family Stronger
Oh, the milestones of a good ol' family road trip. Whether it's throwing your suitcases in the car, singing on the road or dealing with the unexpected flat tire, cramming into a vehicle and driving...
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