Cruise Line Builds Trop...

Filed under: North America , Dominican Republic , Transportation , Cruises , Caribbean To many cruise travelers , “cruising” means “Caribbean” and a growing number have sailed to and around the warm blue waters there many times. Tiring of the same ports, those...

Relaxing At The World&#...

Filed under: Arts and Culture , Food and Drink , Stories , South America , Bolivia , Hotels and Accommodations , Budget Travel , Nightlife , Travel Health , Women’s Travel At 11,975 feet above sea level, the city of La Paz in Bolivia is pretty high. In fact, it is the highest...

Museum Month: The Tenem...

Filed under: Arts and Culture , History , Learning , Stories , North America , United States Often, it’s the sights that are just around the corner that you somehow never get around to exploring. You say that you’ll go one day, but there’s never a real rush. You tell...

Sailing With Costa, Pos...

Filed under: Europe , North America Images of sinking ships aren’t normally the best advertisements for cruise lines, but after watching the Discovery Channel’s documentary on the ill-fated Costa Concordia, it made me want to book a cruise. And not just any cruise – a...

The DOT Gets it Right W...

There’s nothing I like more than ripping apart the Department of Transportation (DOT) for its poor rule-making abilities, but every so often, the department does something right. We might as well celebrate on the rare occasion when that happens. Yesterday was one of those days as...

Video: Pro Big-Wave Sur...

Filed under: Arts and Culture , History , Learning , Europe , North America , Portugal , United States , News Hawaiian pro big-wave surfer Garrett McNamara, 44, has officially made it into the Guinness Book of World Records for his November 2011 ride on a 78-foot wave (previously...

Autonomous Cars Cruisin...

Filed under: North America , United States , Transportation Autonomous cars promise fewer crashes, increased roadway capacity, improved parking ability and more. Carmakers plan to integrate elements of the autonomous car as they roll out new features in coming years, sneaking in the idea...

In-Flight Cellphone Cal...

Filed under: Gear , Europe , North America , United Kingdom , United States , Airlines , News Passengers on Virgin Atlantic will soon be able to make in-flight cellphone calls, send texts and browse the web on their way home from Europe, it was just announced . The new service is part of...

Museum Month: Mütter M...

Filed under: Arts and Culture , Learning , North America , United States , Video The Mütter Museum is not for the squeamish. Brimming with medical oddities, pathological specimens and antique medical equipment, it’s where you’ll find a book bound in human flesh, dried...

Museum Month: JEATH War...

Filed under: History , Learning , Asia , Europe , North America , Oceania , Japan , Thailand , Netherlands , United Kingdom , Australia , New Zealand , Budget Travel History has never been my favorite subject, but once I began traveling in earnest, I discovered something. If I visited a...