Tagged: travel

Getting Up-Close and Personal with Animals at Zoos and Aquariums in the Fall

Who are we kidding? An African Safari isn't in the cards this year. Neither is a trip to an exotic island where your gang can snorkel with every variety of tropical fish.So, do the…

Affordable Villas & Bungalows in Exotic Locations

I have always been a strong advocate of private villa accommodation and wherever possible I try to track down one to stay in rather than settling for a basic hotel room. A villa can…

Travel Troubleshooter: No Refund for Canceled Vegas Vacation

Ethel Schweitzer's husband falls ill before a trip to Las Vegas, and the couple cancels their vacation. Now US Airways wants to keep their money. Why can't it offer them a…

3 Stops Along British Columbia's Wine Trail

Who could guess? For only C$18.99, you can buy a bottle of wine that the Canadian prime minister served President Obama on a state visit in February, and in the same marvelous town…

Spooky, Tasty & Furry: 5 Fall Festivals for Families

Nothing says a fall family getaway like a visit to working farm, a harvest festival, or a pre-Halloween haunted house or pumpkin patch. There are literally dozens of day trips or…

How to Avoid Orlando's Theme Park Money Pit

Eventually, most families with young children succumb to an Orlando vacation and for me, this summer was it. Even with all the forward planning, reservations, and online research, I…

This Land Is Your Land: A Conversation with Ken Burns about "The National Parks: America's Best Idea"

Perhaps Woody Guthrie said it best in his folk song "This Land is Your Land," but director Ken Burns's series The National Parks: America's Best Idea, certainly pictures it best.…

New Orleans Beyond the Beads and Bourbon Street

On first impression, New Orleans comes across as a semi-artificial city, set up for big drinkers, revelers, and those who like to party all night. Almost like a spring-break…

'No Waivers, No Favors' Reaches New Highs (and Lows)

The specific promotions described in this article have now passed, but it remains online so that the resources named will be of future use to travelers.The check-in time at the…

7 Places to Eat: From Pork Cutlets to Sushi in Tokyo

For sheer urban energy, you can't beat Tokyo -- densely populated, affluent, juiced up with a thirst for whatever's new. Even if the cultural demand for corporate entertaining hadn't…

See the Great Outdoors Without Leaving New York City

Woody Allen is not the only New Yorker who gets anxious leaving town. Many of us prefer to experience the great outdoors right here in old New York. Garden in the Sky What: The High…

How to Get Up, Up and Away in Barcelona

Barcelona is blessed with a dramatic setting: the entire city slopes from dramatic hills down to the sea. But most tourists don't get much higher than Montjuic, the complex of museums…

Stockholm Designs for Less Than You'd Expect

It's all-but-impossible to visit Stockholm without stuffing your carry-on with Scandinavian designs. Highly coveted among interior aficionados, these form-minded,…

Walk This Way: Summer Walking Tours Around the World

Choosing a walking-based tour can be an environmentally friendly option for your summer travel, one that reduces your carbon footprint, and -- let's face it -- give you that extra…

4 Affordable European City Breaks This Summer

Summer getaways to Europe can be crowded and expensive, but a quick jaunt to one of these European capitals can give you that dose of international flavor without the overwhelming…

3 Off-the-Beaten-Path Sights Worth the Effort

It's easy to tire of the road most traveled: it's crowded, frenetic and -- oftentimes -- less interesting than off-the-beaten-path destinations. Whether you head to a serene,…

The Able Traveler: New Laws and Policies Ease Travel

The times they are a changing. And although change can sometimes be a bit unnerving; in many cases it's also a very positive thing. Such is the case with the huge changes we've seen…

Taking the Kids to Kansas City, Missouri

The kids don't know what to do first.Should they make a puzzle, cutting the pieces on the old-fashioned puzzle machine? Create art with melted crayons in the "glow in the dark"…

The Early Bird Catches the Euro: 3 Ways to Book Now for New Year's Eve in Europe

It's not even Memorial Day -- and many people have yet to plan their summer trip yet -- but travel packagers want you to start thinking about going to Europe for New Year's Eve. A…

Travel Troubleshooter: Where's My Travel Insurance Check?

It's been a year since Anita Isaia's cruise, but the insurance claim she made through a company that offered traveler "protection" is apparently lost at sea. Will she ever get her…

Photo Slideshow: Exploring Italy's Piedmont Region

Piedmont offers a little bit of everything: Skiing, wine, chocolate, artisanal cheese and other culinary delights, biking and outdoor activities galore, a bounty of natural beauty,…

How to Join the World's Largest Music Festival -- in Milwaukee?

When someone says she's promoting "the world's largest music festival," then says it's in Milwaukee, the skeptic in you asks "Says who?" And the lady from Summerfest replies "The…

Park of the Week: Yosemite's Greatest Hits

Yosemite is one of those places where leaving your car behind and using the shuttle bus service is a blessing. No worries and easy viewing for everyone, including the driver, who…

New Cuba Travel Policy Doesn't Help Tourists

Bad news for tourists: President Obama's new Cuba policy doesn't change anything for would-be American tourists to Cuba, unless you're ethnically Cuban-American."There's no…

The Able Traveler: Wooden Shoes and Windmills in Michigan

Nothing says spring like a field of fresh tulips. And there's no better place to take in this colorful springtime scene than in the Netherlands. Or is there? Well, maybe not better,…