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Hooked on Healthy Travel
Don't drink too much on flights. Don't load up on fried or salty foods while traveling. Drink plenty of water. These "healthy travel tips" have been circulating for years, and they're dead-on...
View Article5 Quick Getaways During Milan Fashion Week
Hanging out in Milan during Fashion Week is like being thrown into the pages of Vogue magazine's September issue. Streets are overflowing with style and the very stylish-chic models dripping in...
View ArticleThis Is Why It Was So Insanely Cold Last Month
That incredibly cold, it-hurts-to-be-outside weather that much of the U.S. experienced last month may come back to bite the country again next week. So what's causing these temperature extremes? The...
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Use It or Lose It: 5 Awesome Last-Minute Vacations
It's that time of the year -- where you have to use your vacation days or lose them -- and why lose them? WHY? You worked your butt off all year and deserve a break. Besides, with this weather we're...
View ArticleHow to Get a Refund on a Non-Refundable Airfare and Avoid Change Fees
It now costs $200 to change or cancel a non-refundable airfare on the remaining "legacy" U.S. airlines (American, Delta, United, and US Airways), and a bit less on some other carriers. Changing or...
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Tracing the Irish Influence in Boston
By Leigh Harrington, Boston editor for Where Welcome to Boston, or as the Irish say, "Céad míle fáilte." On a trip here, we encourage you to track down all things Irish. For us, the fun of doing so is...
View ArticleWhy First Class Is (and Isn't) Worth the Extra Money
Recently on Twitter, one of my followers responded to this article about getting a better seat when you fly. True enough, he was tweeting from a first class seat on @AmericanAir for which he paid the...
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Celebrating Easter in the Eternal City
With the excitement of the new Pope revitalizing the Catholic Church, the Vatican has come to life. If you have the opportunity to travel to Rome for the Easter weekend, you're in for a celebration...
View ArticleRick Steves Is 'Tired' Of The Racist War On Weed
Rick Steves, the European travel expert and longtime advocate for legal marijuana, says newly implemented laws in Colorado and Washington are key first steps in changing the national conversation on...
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The Gulf Coast's Merry Mardi Gras Fest
It's that time again -- Mardi Gras time, that is. The Carnival season of Fat Tuesday is widely and wildly celebrated around the world in places such as Rio de Janeiro, Trinidad and Tobago, Venice and...
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Elvis the Mark, Carny Kids and the Showtown Allstars
Elizabeth, 9, and her dad Original Tommy Arnold at the Showtown USA restaurant/bar in Gibsonton, Fla., seated at the Liar's Table WATCH THE VIDEO "An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by a thrilling...
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10 Reasons Why Rio is AMAZING!
Brazil will be at the top of the travel news for some time. With the World Cup right around the corner and the upcoming Rio 2016 Summer Olympic Games, we are bound to be bombarded by Brazil...
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The Trysts of Avalon
26 miles across the sea, or so the song goes, Santa Catalina awaits. A land of Buffalo Milk and honeys, you're sure to get your wiki wacked. 90 percent of the 75-square-mile island is primitive, held...
View Article12 Travel Pet Peeves
People like to complain. It is one of our natural predispositions. Studies may suggest that we Americans complain more than others because either: a) we don't know how lucky we really are so stop...
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CityLove Goes to Boise, Idaho
Written by Grant Stevens Looking for a place to love on Valentine's Day? The Community Outreach team has a suggestion for you: Boise, Idaho. Refresher: Back in January we started a new blog series...
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The Race to Save a Rare Slice of Japanese-American History
Written by Lauren Walser Wintersburg Japanese Presbyterian Mission and manse (parsonage), with congregation, in March 1910 Six early-20th-century buildings on a five-acre parcel of land known as...
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Artist's Sea Level Rise Map Envisions A World Of New Seas And Coastlines
Imagine a scenic cruise through the Amazon Sea, or a week at a seaside resort in Arkansas. Fanciful ideas in the early 21st century, these dramatic changes could become a reality in the very distant...
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7 Places You Should Visit in 2014
Photo of Mexico courtesy by Dreamstime. Article by Kaeli Conforti of Budget Travel. Is Brazil on your bucket list this year? How about Haiti? We've got the inside scoop on some surprising places you...
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The Mistake Locals Make When Advising Tourists
This winter, be careful asking Michigan residents the question, "How cold will it be when I visit Michigan?" Our new research suggests that you're better off asking this question to a tourist who just...
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11 Books You Can't Miss This Mardi Gras
Tourists are flocking to New Orleans for Mardi Gras and this weekend it is in full swing. This year's parade season is through March 4th. Of course, there will be a wild time eating, drinking and...
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