Here's How Technology Is Upgrading Your Hotel Stay [INFOGRAPHIC]
We're always looking for ways to make our travel experiences easier, more efficient and more enjoyable. In that spirit, we're taking a look at the innovations in hotel technology that could make...
View ArticleThis Perfume Is What A Well-Traveled Woman Smells Like
A bit about me, dear reader: I'm a woman who loves manly fragrances. So when I walked into Barneys New York and got one whiff of Maiyet, the latest scent in their designer fragrance collection, I was...
View ArticleThis Is How You Have A Royal Vacation In Hawaii
Alright, we get it Lorde -- we'll never be royals (rooooyals). It don't run in our blood. But that won't stop us from pretending every now and again. And what better place for a game of monarchical...
View ArticleHere's Why Where You Live Might Indicate Where You'll Go
You think you're planning your own trip this fall. But what you don't know is that your state already planned it for you, months and years before your very birth. The travel experts at Hopper did some...
View ArticleHoodiePillow Is Everything You've Ever Wanted In A Pillow
The controversial Knee Defender has caused endless drama in the skies -- but we guarantee THIS travel invention will never start a conflict...because everyone who's using it will be asleep. Behold the...
View ArticleThe Best Of Irish Country Life In Retirement
When I relocated to Ireland years ago, it wasn't as a retiree but a businesswoman and a mom. My partners and I made application for and were accepted into the investor-incentive program the Irish...
View ArticleRick Steves Books a New Kind of Tour: One to End Marijuana Prohibition in Oregon
Guidebook author and TV host Rick Steves has travelled the world for three decades with an appetite for more than just new foods and cultures. He's also had a keen interest in understanding how...
View ArticleLove Letters: Old Saybrook, CT
Viola Tagliatela has been a resident of Old Saybrook for more than 54 years. In 1980, her future in-laws bought the dilapidated Old Saybrook Inn. Today, her husband, Stephen, runs the Saybrook Point...
View ArticleThe Dorsal Effect: Save Sharks And Help Fishermen By Taking A Vacation
Kathy Xu first started her ecotourism project, The Dorsal Effect, to help sharks at risk of overfishing. But by hiring fishermen to lead snorkeling trips in the oceans they fish, she also helps locals...
View ArticleApps That Make Travel More Social
Highways Agency / Flickr Social media and smartphone apps have drastically changed the way people travel. Gone are the days when vacation-goers privately booked their flights, planned exclusively with...
View ArticleA Nostalgic Portrait Of American Life -- From The 20th Century To Today -- In...
"Traveling is irritating to me, but not driving," American artist Ed Ruscha once said. "Going to the airport makes me nervous, but when I set out to just take a leisurely drive, it's blue skies and...
View ArticleWhy Do People Climb Mountains?
Why do people climb mountains?: originally appeared on Quora: The best answer to any question. Ask a question, get a great answer. Learn from experts and get insider knowledge. You can follow Quora on...
View ArticleThe Golden Journey To Samarkand
The poem "The Golden Journey to Samarkand," by James Elroy Flecker, has no doubt launched countless journeys to the ancient Silk Road city in southern Uzbekistan. The 14th century capital of...
View ArticleThe Intense World of Flamenco in Southern Spain (Video)
It has been a dream of mine for years to go to Southern Spain to experience Flamenco. Growing up with the Gypsy Kings and hearing the music along my travels, there was something about the art form that...
View ArticleMind-Melting Footage Of Turkey Puts All Other Vacation Videos To Shame
If only our friends' vacation videos were this fascinating. Italian filmmaker Leonardo Dalessandri produced this whirlwind of a video, using footage he compiled during a recent 20-day, 2,100-mile...
View ArticleNoah's Ark Theme Park Plans To Only Hire People Who Believe Biblical Flood...
By Steve Bittenbender LOUISVILLE, Ky., Oct 8 (Reuters) - The developer of a Noah's Ark-based theme park in Kentucky said on Wednesday he would fight for his religious rights after state officials...
View ArticleThe Gay Travel Capitals of the World
There is not one travel agent or destination-marketing company that has not acknowledged -- even if ruefully -- the financial punch wielded by the LGBTQ travel industry. When it comes down to brass...
View ArticleThese Photos Prove That Yosemite Has Always Been Beautiful
It's not our oldest national park -- that title belongs to Yellowstone -- but it sure is pretty. Yosemite National Park, which was first protected in 1864, is one gorgeous spot for waterfall-spotting,...
View ArticleWhat You Need To Know Before You Go: 10 Tips For Traveling Abroad
The other morning, I received a phone call from an Italian friend, Lorenzo. He rents short-term apartments in Florence, and often to Americans. He explained his English wasn't sufficient to deal with a...
View ArticleTV Chef Curtis Stone Wants To Prove He's More Than Just A Pretty Face
If you search Google Images for "celebrity chef," the first three results -- Wolfgang Puck, Eric Ripert and Gordon Ramsay -- are certified masters in the kitchen. Together, they own more than 100...
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