Kimpton helps foster bo...

Filed under: Hotels and Accommodations Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants is adding to its existing portfolio of 50+ hotels across with plans to expand into Cleveland , Ohio. The brand announced their plans to launch a 161-room hotel in the city’s historic downtown Schofield Building...

News and Deals: January...

Mutiny leader replaces Papua New Guinea’s top general ‎Washington Post Prime Minister Peter O’Neill refused to step down despite a mutiny Thursday by soldiers who seized Papua New Guinea’s military headquarters and demanded that he cede power to his ousted predecessor....

Travel and Adventure sh...

Chicago’s Travel and Adventure Show runs this weekend and features stars from the Travel Channel , professional travel photographers, writers and 20 informative seminars over two days. A great way to preview or plan travel , these shows are held around the country, offering expert...

4 off-the-radar destina...

Filed under: Arts and Culture , Food and Drink , Oceania , Australia , Ecotourism , Budget Travel While many people who travel to South Australia visit the popular regions of Adelaide and the nearby Barossa Valley , there are many off-the-radar destinations that are also worth exploring....

Franz Josef glacier: Bi...

Filed under: Hiking , History , Learning , Stories , Oceania , New Zealand , Ecotourism “The Franz Josef Glacier is so singularly beautiful, so beautiful indeed, and centered amongst such vivid, exceptional, and picturesque surroundings that if it were situated in any other country...

Climbers attempting Kil...

Filed under: Activism , Climbing , Hiking , Festivals and Events , Africa , South Africa , Tanzania A team of South African climbers has traveled to Tanzania , where they hope to climb Kilimanjaro , the tallest mountain on the African continent, without wearing shoes. Over the next few...

Five Reasons to Visit J...

1. Safe and stable so far – The reverberations of the 2011 Arab Spring have been felt throughout the Middle East, and they’re not over yet. The instability in Egypt especially has had a lasting impact on tourism not only in that country, but surrounding nations including...

10 tips for doing a hom...

Filed under: Arts and Culture , Learning , Food and Drink , Africa , Asia , Ghana , Thailand , Budget Travel Doing a homestay in another country is a great way to get to know the culture from a first-hand perspective. By living with a family, you get to see how a local’s daily life...

Capturing Waffle Love i...

Chocolate or Nutella. A seemingly simple choice, especially since they’re so similar to one other, but with dozens of eyeballs boring into my back and the server at the waffle stand smiling not-so-patiently, it was suddenly impossible to decide. I hastily went with the Nutella, as...

Exploring the marine li...

Filed under: Arts and Culture , Learning , Scuba Diving , Photos , Africa , Madagascar , Ecotourism While many people may think of DreamWorks’ animal cartoon movie when they hear about Madagascar , there are many reasons the destination warrants a visit in person. The country of...