Greece: Once Upon a Spittle
I discovered two widows and a waitress in Greece. I think they may have slipped off the pages of a Grimm's fairy tale and tumbled to soft landings in mountains near the sea. These creatures are...
View ArticleVenezuela's Secret Caribbean Paradise
With several thousand visitors a year this place isn't necessarily a secret, but most people, at least stateside, don't think of Venezuela when they're looking for their next Caribbean getaway. If...
View Article10 Ways to Determine if Small Ship Cruising Is For You
Small cruise ships do not offer the bedazzled interiors, crazed casinos, Las Vegas productions, pools, climbing walls, multiple restaurants, and spas of much larger ships. If that's what you're into,...
View Article15 Masterpieces That Make Barcelona Feel Like One Big Modern Art Museum
When the modernistas were alive to roam Barcelona, Catalonian prodigies like Dalí and Picasso shared cava and anise at Els Quatre Gats Café, once a hub for artists and intellectuals near Barcelona's...
View ArticleBeat Holiday Travel Fatigue With These 6 Tips
David Mellis / Flickr Whether it's one more story from Aunt Mildred or yet another plane, train or automobile ride, the holidays -- and all the traveling that accompanies them -- can be hard on your...
View ArticleSo Downton Abbey: Gorgeous English Manors and Estates
With four seasons under its belt, and a fifth now airing in the U.K. and Ireland (we Americans will have to wait with baited breathe till 2015), Downton Abbey has been inspiring dreams of refined (at...
View ArticleWorld Schooling: When Children Study Abroad
By day two of our trip in Antigua, Guatemala, we had seen most of the town that we would be living in for the next four weeks. We had a dilemma: What in the world were we going to do in Antigua for the...
View ArticleNorth Korea Launches Bizarre Website In An Attempt To Encourage Tourism
North Korea launched a travel website on Monday that is decidedly more strange than it is inviting -- particularly since the country currently has a ban on international tourists entering the country...
View ArticleOn the Other Side of Happiness in Spain
¨Hemos conocido el amor que Dios nos tiene y hemos creido en Él.¨ -13n. 4, 16 ¨We have known the love God has for us and we have believed in Him.¨ -- The words above the door as you enter to see the...
View ArticleThe 12 Best Islands You've Never Heard Of
By: Lauren Everitt Credit: Flickr/rapidtravelchai Islands are supposed to be places to get away from it all, but if you limit your vacationing to, say, Hawaii, you'll find yourself surrounded by...
View ArticleDreamliner Battery Still Not Safe Enough, NTSB Report Says
Firefighters at Logan Airport NTSB photo How many ways did the company producing the lithium ion batteries on the Boeing 787 Dreamliner fail to meet safe standards? I'm still wading through the 100...
View ArticleLuxury Travel in Venice, Italy: The Rialto Market and a Cooking Lesson at The...
One of the best things for a vacationing food-lover to do is to set an early alarm, roll out of bed and visit a great market like the Boqueria in Barcelona, Tsukiji in Tokyo or the Rialto market in...
View ArticleFor the First Time in Forever... I Did Not Enjoy My Vacation to Disney World
I think Mickey Mouse is adorable. But let me tell you, that little guy no longer holds the entire Disney empire in his white-gloved little hands. It's simply gotten too big, too commercial, too...
View Article5 Famous Stolen Pieces of Art (and Where to See Them)
By Tommy Burson for ShermansTravel We all love a good art heist, don't we? They've been romanticized in films like Monuments Men, The Thomas Crown Affair and, of course, the unforgettable, but...
View Article10 Best Year-Round Amusement Parks in the US
Escape the dreary cold this winter and seek the thrills of one of summer's greatest highlights: amusement parks. These fantastic parks offer the best fun in the sun year-round. Indoor parks, mega...
View ArticleThe Deadliest Mountains in the World
In the past months, unfortunate news seemingly continues to stream in about missing hikers and eventual pronounced deaths. Mountains are massive, and atop sit gorgeous peaks that attract adventure...
View ArticleMuy Caliente! Miami's Hottest Beach Bods
Courtesy of iamevadavis Temperatures are dropping but that's no excuse to huddle indoors, bundled in sweatpants, eating your feelings -- beat the winter blues and escape to Miami for a little fun in...
View Article10 (Almost) Free Travel Deals, 2014 Edition
"Free." It's everyone's favorite four-letter word, and one especially dear to travelers the world over. Want to get something for nothing? Check out these 10 no-strings-attached travel offers....
View ArticleThese Breathtaking Photos Remind Us Exactly Why We Want To Fight So Hard...
When we talk about climate change, it's easy to get caught up in the politics and economic arguments and lose sight of what it is we're really fighting for. That's why we asked our followers on...
View ArticleBest Beach Destinations in the Florida Keys
While residents of cold-weather climates are shivering indoors by the fire, the lucky folks who visit the Florida Keys are snorkeling, splashing, and fishing in still-temperate waters. The shores of...
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