5 Places to Fall in Love in Paris
Oh, the city of lights. For centuries, Paris has enticed poets, artists, and lovers with its cobbled streets, cafe culture, and romantic views. Our love affair with the city runs deep, and we've...
View ArticleLearn, Dance and Have Fun in Colombia's Caribbean Museum
Memo to first-time visitors to Colombia, especially if you're heading to the pristine beaches, old-world colonial cities, jungles, deserts, eco-parks and diving meccas along the country's Caribbean...
View ArticleFemale Pilot Has Perfect Response To Passenger's Sexist Note
A female pilot wants one sexist passenger to know that you don't need a you-know-what to be in the cockpit. Capt. Carey Smith Steacy, who has been a pilot for 17 years, was appalled to find an...
View ArticleWhat's New in France in 2014
As part of our annual guidebook updating process, we assemble a series of "what's new" articles for each region in Europe. This is the second in a series of these articles I'm posting to Huffington....
View ArticleCameron Brooks Nightscapes Prove Hawaii Is Just As Magical By Moonlight (PHOTOS)
Think the sunshine and sunsets are the best parts of Hawaii? Think again. After the blue skies have faded into night, a different paradise emerges. Photographer Cameron Brooks has devoted an entire...
View ArticleSpring into 'ARTiculture' at the Philadelphia Flower Show!
Artists and gardeners belong together like a painting belongs in a frame, and this year the Philadelphia Flower Show is showcasing just how close the two can be. The Pennsylvania Horticultural Society...
View ArticleThe Next Anthony Bourdain: Joan Jetsetter?
For a time in my youth, the era of rock-star authors, Norman Mailer, Ken Kesey, and Tom Wolfe, it seemed everyone aspired to be a novelist. After Woodward and Bernstein investigated Watergate to its...
View ArticleThe Road to Everywhere: Why You Can't Put Off That Trip Any Longer
As the van pulled away, I stood on the porch of my Nebraska home and wondered what life would be like now that I was fatherless. After three years of watching him suffer through chemo, radiation and...
View ArticleKasparov in Zadar
Mrs. Kudrun was excited. The petite, middle-aged director of the Hotel Kolovare in Zadar pulled me aside. "Sprov! Chisspipple!" she hissed, pointing to a group of smartly-dressed gentlemen that were...
View Article7 Rookie Mistakes of First-Time Cruisers
Make sure your suitcases are shallow enough (or soft enough) to stash under the bed. Photo by Fuse / Thinkstock If you’re new to cruising, don’t fall prey to these potential pitfalls. Here are the top...
View ArticleFive Travel Destinations From This Year's Oscar Hits
Oscar nominated and Oscar winning actors, writers, directors, technicians, and other artists are riding high on waves of praise right now following the 86th Annual Academy Awards on Sunday. What is...
View ArticleWorld's First Sunset Hyperlapse Shot From An Airplane (VIDEO)
The last time we checked in on photographer and editor Matthew Vandeputte, he took us on an incredible motion time-lapse trip from Belgium to Australia. Now he has accomplished a photographic feat by...
View ArticleThe Exceptional Traveler: Travel on $1200 a Month! Part II
"Travel is more than the seeing of sights; it is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living." -- Miriam Beard Palma, Mallorca The response to my last post, "Travel On $1200 a...
View ArticleGirl Speaks Gibberish With Perfect Accents To Show What Languages Sound Like...
What do you sound like to a foreigner? 19-year-old Finnish YouTube user Sara is here to unveil the mystery. Although she is speaking total gibberish, her spot-on accents give us a clue as to how you...
View ArticleThe Airplane Smells Like Farts... And 4 Other Travel Annoyances
With the crazy expensive cost of flying these days one would think that you would have a pleasant, even 5 star experience traveling the friendly skies. But, if you're like most people, you're shelling...
View ArticleWill Carnival's Passengers Triumph in Court?
Dozens of the passengers who were aboard Carnival Cruise Line's Triumph last year when a fire left the ship disabled and adrift in the Gulf of Mexico without electricity and toilets have sued Carnival...
View ArticleGetEQUAL Issues Travel Alert In Mississippi For LGBT Travelers
Prominent LGBT organization GetEQUAL has issued a travel alert for members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community in Mississippi. Mississippi legislators are currently...
View Article21 Things You Only Know If You've Worked in Hotels
1) Much like prison it's far easier to get into than it is to leave. 2) No room service professional ever enters a room without expecting to see someone's knob. 3) Nothing causes the cold hand of fear...
View Article'The Dating Ring' Wants To Fly Men And Women Across The Country To Find Love
Got your head in the clouds when it comes to dating? You might as well earn a few air miles. The dating startup The Dating Ring has started a Crowdtilt campaign to fly eligible New York women from...
View ArticlePhotographer Asks People From All 50 States Why They Rescued An Animal. These...
Theron Humphrey knows shelter animals are first-rate companions. He wants you to know this, too. "I don't want to see sad dogs in sad cages with sad music playing in the background," Humphrey told The...
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